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Mmmm... I see there's cheap options from Samuel Windsor and Chums, which in any other situation would be very avoid. The R&B are nice, John Lobb is clear winner for style but who has £thousands to spend on slippers? Not sure how many full leather options are out there. I'd love to find a pair with classic horseshoe heel blocks.
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Made a pair. All leather. Need to work on the back as they're too loose, but I winged it without a pattern, so not too upset.
Single leather heel block + regular rubber heel for added
durabilitynoise - should have gone leather only. Black-painted JR (Rendenbach) sole, rough-side out for traction. Dark brown (almost black) leather jacket cut up to make the upper, and leather insoles.
pdlouche
Anyone know if there's a proper name for this style of slipper?
It's like a babouche, where the upper's heel and vamp are separate, forming a V toward the midsole.
http://www.russellandbromley.co.uk/slippers/domino/invt/580114
Saw something similar on a clip on the BBC docu about bossa nova, so I'm guessing it was the style in the 50's or 60's.
EDIT: Never mind, looks like I found it - Grecian Slipper.