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5 About Contribute Advertise BUY Contact Privacy Policy Posts Comments The Au Courant The Gourmand The Jet-Setter The Lush The Scholar Advertisment: Shoes: The Wearable Travel Souvenir By Becca Hensley | October 18, 2013 | Destinations, The Jet-setter | No comments It’s snowing in Zurich. But that doesn’t prevent me from scurrying across the cobblestones in Old Town along a route I could manage with my eyes closed. Giddy with anticipation, I’m headed to Stefi Talman’s—possibly my favorite shoe store in the world. A tiny shop, resplendent with handcrafted shoes and bags, it’s my de rigueur ritualistic first stop every time I visit Switzerland. The Alps, the Chagall windows, the lake—I’ll see them, but only after I’ve yielded to a “solefull” indulgence in Stefi’s store. Preston Zly in Melbourne The scene at Bob Ellis in Charleston While most travel souvenirs go from suitcase to shelf never to be mulled over again, shoes allow savvy travelers to have their collectible and wear it, too. I scour shoe boutiques as art collectors seek out galleries. Around the world, unique shoe stores and shoe designers evoke sense of place, reflect a cultural history and provide vacation memorabilia that can be worn for years to come. Below find a few of my favorite shoe shops. Warning: Indulgers may be required to bring along an extra suitcase for their purchases. Generated with www.html-to-pdf.net Page 1 / 4 Preston Zly in Melbourne Miami Morgan Miller Inspired by a trip to Capri, Morgan Miller’s inventive South Beach store allows customers to craft their own glitzy sandals while they wait. www.morganmillershoes.com Melbourne Preston Zly Producing only 1200 shoes a year, Preston Zly’s shoe artisan owners design and handcraft vintage enthused works of art. Find them on the runway around the world. www.prestonzlydesigns.com Charleston Bob Ellis Shoes Affable service and the uncanny ability to stock shoes in vast ranges of sizes make this the South’s—if not the world’s– heart throb of a shoe hall. Sizes from 3.5-12 AAAA-B for women and from 6.5 to 15 for men. www.bobellisshoes.com Zurich Stefi Talman Whimsical, architecturally influenced shoes surprise with sensible Swiss comfort and stunning good looks in Talman’s eponymous store. Think: bright orange cowhide or two toned boots of polished leather. www.stefitalman.ch Helsinki Hanna Saren Edgy Finn Saren joins the ranks of well known Finnish designers like Marimekko with sexy, yet functional footwear. Sex and the City liked Saren’s shoes so much, they requested some pairs for the cast. www.hannasaren.com Vienna No 1: Rudolf Scheer & Soehne Once the cobbler for the Austro-Hungarian imperial court, this family owned company has been crafting bespoke footwear for men and women since 1816. More than 60 hours of labor goes into each elegant pair. Generated with www.html-to-pdf.net Page 2 / 4 http://www.scheer.at/ Shanghai Suzhou Cobblers Boutique As elegant as a Ming vase, Suzhou Cobblers Boutique specializes in swoon worthy satin slippers that evoke Shanghai’s bygone Jazz age mystique. Located ner the Bund, the store’s handsewn slippers have leather soles and are reasonably priced. www.suzhou-cobblers.com. Oslo Swims Norweigians know how to dress for the weather and still look cool. All the rage, these colorful, whimsical galoshes defy the rain with a stylish, modern solution. www.swims.com London Dickens Old Curiosity Shop Within this Bloosmbury building, immortalized by Charles Dickens and dating from 1567, find a treasure trove: hand-made shoes by Daita Kimura. This fairytale-like footwear for men takes brogues and boots to another world. www.curiosityuk.com Stefi Talman in Zurich Milan L’Artigiano di Brera Located in the Brera District, this is the bargain secret of Italy’s fashion capital. Best bet are the ballerina flats offered in a panoply of colors for just 89 euros a pair. www.lartigianodibrera.com Becca Hensley Austin-based Becca Hensley has never met a stranger. Award winning, this travel and lifestyle writer, poet and essayist can't resist the unexplored alley, that glass of champagne in an unknown bar or taking the train far beyond her planned destination. An ebullience addicted curiosity seeker, a peripatetic globe trotter, an expert in all things luxe, her work has appeared in hundreds of magazines and newspapers and on myriad websites. She dishes on hotels, food, drink, spas, art, design, Generated with www.html-to-pdf.net Page 3 / 4 people and nature. Read her monthly dispatches in Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine. 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