“Green” Fashion: Vintage Velvet Tapestry Boots by Edoche

August 5th, 2008

A Selection Vintage Velvet Tapestry Boots by Edoche

Men love them, ladies covet them! One thing’s for sure–you’ll get noticed in a pair of Vintage Velvet Tapestry Boots designed by Edoche. We wore our Edoche boots on a buying trip to Milan, the shoe capital of the world, and were amazed that women stopped us on the street to ask us about them.

Turkish native and Seattle resident, Eda Tupor, started Edoche in 2003 with a line of purses and bags made in Turkey from vintage “Suzani” tapestries. She soon discovered that boots were a much better medium to showcase the rich florals of the fabric.

The vintage cloth from which these unique boots are fashioned is called “Suzani” which means needlework, but to most collectors, the word has a more specific meaning: “suzani” is synonymous with the glorious embroideries of Uzbekistan, in Central Asia. The fabric is known for its beautiful vibrant colors embroidered with an array of flowers and foliage. During the nineteenth century, Uzbek women produced fabulous embroidered hangings, bed covers, wrapping cloths, table covers, and prayer mats for their households and their daughters’ dowries.

Now these beautiful weavings have found new life in the form of fashion-forward footware and Poggi Bonsi is delighted to offer this new collection to you.

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