These shoes are a mess and clearly have been altered extensively. That said, two additional pictures would help if you could please, one very clear shot of the crystals so I can see the exact shape of a crystal, obviously Manolo would never sell a shoe with gobs of glue oozing out the front so when you say they did no work on the brooch I don't know if you mean just the brooch or how it's affixed. Also the heel, you say they attached new heels but do you mean just the lift with the three nails as shown or do you mean the entire heel? A shot of the inside blue satin portion of the heel which is affixed to the sole is needed as well. Fonts do change on all his shoes from time to time. Thanks.Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Flats
Seller: Bought at an estate sale.
Comments: Needing these Hangisi flats to be authenticated please but this will be a difficult task as they were severely damaged. The areas of concern for me is the glue on the brooch attachment and how the brooch is attached. The font on the inside label (particularly the fact that the “A” in Manolo is different than the “A)” in blahnik when you zoom in) and the font on the bottom sole (seems very small to me especially the made in part). These shoes were extremely damaged due to a house flood. They were taken to the Restory in London for refurbishment where they did some regluing to the inner sole as leather had peeled up. They did some reshaping to the structure of the shoe due to the water damage but one can still see the misshapen structure/form especially around heel. They also attached new heels and a toe piece to cover the satin that had rubbed off. They did not do any work on the brooch part.
Thanks in advance
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