You're welcome!Sorry I didn't mean to doubt anyone, just a little paranoid... they're a present for my fiancé so really wanted them to be right! Thanks again for all the help
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I own about 15 pairs of hangisi and none of mine have stitching on that part of the shoe.Sorry I didn't mean to doubt anyone, just a little paranoid... they're a present for my fiancé so really wanted them to be right! Thanks again for all the help
We've been through this on this thread with another shoe called Nadira, I own one pair of this model and it is the only Manolo Blahnik shoe I've ever purchased that has this stitching that you see. Some things in his manufacturing will vary from time to time. This stitching, with or without it, is nothing to worry about.
Please refer to the first post to see pictures needed for proper authentication. There are a couple of things here that are not consistent with hangisi as I know them so more detailed photos would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hello Audreylita, I took more pictures.the buckles and the insole are wired , at first I thought it could be a very old version..but now I have a bad feeling.View attachment 3621906View attachment 3621908View attachment 3621909View attachment 3621911View attachment 3621912View attachment 3621914View attachment 3621915
Can anyone authenticate these boots?
STUART WEITZMAN
'Schizo' stretch boots
Farfetch ID: 11553049
Quantity: 1
Size: 36.5 IT
Purchased from Farfetch but sold by Chuckies New York.
They arrived in a SW box, but the box is very beat up. The shoes look brand new, but have an odd odor - I am not sure if they are chemically smelling or mildewy. I left them out of the box for a couple of days and most of the smell has dissipated.
My concerns are they are either fake or were subject to something such as water damage. Here are the pics - I hope I did this correctly! Thanks in advance.
STUART WEITZMAN
'Schizo' stretch boots
Farfetch ID: 11553049
Quantity: 1
Size: 36.5 IT
Purchased from Farfetch but sold by Chuckies New York.
They arrived in a SW box, but the box is very beat up. The shoes look brand new, but have an odd odor - I am not sure if they are chemically smelling or mildewy. I left them out of the box for a couple of days and most of the smell has dissipated.
My concerns are they are either fake or were subject to something such as water damage. Here are the pics - I hope I did this correctly! Thanks in advance.
We really need to wait for Audreylita on these-she's such an MB expert and really expert on your specific shoe. I'm just wondering if AL knows when the first Hangisi came out and what the sole stamping was like.
Hopefully Audreylita will chime in as she owns them and I don't but even though stamping is not current there is no question in my mind that your shoes are Italian and I wonder if they're a first generation of that shoe. Come on you gals who own early ones-can one you post the stamping?
Your boots are genuine IMO. (I think I should always say IMO). I have thoughts about your other questions as well but you need to start a new thread or find one to continue and send me a link. Leather Deterioration, Mildew, something and I'll post my thoughts there over the weekend if you do it. That conversation is not appropriate (IMO) for an authentication thread but certainly a valid topic for discussion.
Thanks Audreylita! I have one older mb bb, the vero Cuoio sign is at the same place, but doesn't have the lavorazione artigiana .
Please report back what you find but that stamping looks older to me than 2008 which is when the film came out. I don't know whether Blahnik ever used that stamping (the "artisan made " in Italian) but I also don't know that he didn't but if he did Audreylita will most likely have one but that's just something that's hard for me to imagine on a fake but I also haven't seen it used since the 90s so all please dig through Hangisi's and report. Thanks.