Adelya Kamalova

05.06.2015 | 2870

“Gladiators” is one of the trends of this season. Let's make ourselves a couple for the summer!

Gladiator sandals and tie sandals are everywhere now. And this is not surprising: such shoes are the main hit of the season along with platform sandals. As always, it turns out that what is fashionable is indecently expensive and is sold out so quickly that you will not have time to blink an eye!

If you haven't managed to buy yourself "gladiators" yet, we suggest making them yourself. Of course, these sandals won't last long. But who knows, maybe they will just go out of style next season?

Method 1

The easiest way to make gladiator sandals is to tie leather laces to your existing sandals.

T-strap sandals work best. You just have to pick up the laces to match the shoes, thread them through the strap and tie them around your legs.

This perfect option if gladiator sandals you need as part summer look in the style of the 70s. For example, if you are going to music Festival or a theme party.

Method 2

This method takes a little more work. As a basis, you can take flip flops or old sandals, from which you do not mind cutting off the straps.

So, you will need:

• Base for sandals (at your discretion).
• Elastic band to attach the straps.
• Leather strap cord. The width depends entirely on your taste. If desired, you can use two cords of different thicknesses at the same time. The only requirement is that the material must be soft and not chafe the skin.

1. Loops for straps

If on the basis of not fasteners for straps, you will have to make them yourself. The optimal number of loops is five (1 in the front center and 2 on each side).

Poke holes with an awl and pull the elastic through them to match the sole.

2. Thread the straps into the eyelets

Before you cut the laces, loop them through the loops and tie them around your leg. Chances are you'll need more cord than you thought!

Cut the lace to size.

3. Be more creative

If desired, you can use a thin gauze scarf, tape or braid as straps. The main thing is that you like it!

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We are trying to make ultra fashionable gladiator sandals with our own hands.

Perhaps this is the most important fashion trend shoes in this year... Gladiator sandals, which are so reminiscent of the footwear of people of distant antiquity, came into fashion relatively long ago, but acquired their true "gladiatorial" form this year. Now they are sandals or high open boots with many straps and laces. There are such models of gladiators as on high heels, and completely without it.

Gladiator sandals photos

I especially want to note that high gladiator sandals that reach almost to the knee, they have become a real must-have of this season.

How to wear gladiator sandals

Wearing such beauty in Roman greek style as with short dresses and skirts, and long straight to the floor.

Without a doubt, they will look great with a wide variety of shorts, both classic cut and any fashionable denim shorts and overalls.

Ideal - dresses slightly above or below the knee. The style can be almost any.

Well, for short "gladiators" options with trousers, leggings and jeans are suitable.

DIY gladiator boots

Now let's try to make gladiator sandals with our own hands in the style of Alexander Wang.

You will need:

- some leather fabric,
- scissors,
- glue,
- old sandals,
- hole punch and buttons.

We decide how long you want to get gladiator sandals or boots. To do this, we measure the length of the leather strips in different places of the leg. For example, from the calf to the ankle.

Cut the strips to the required length. The width of the straps is the same. The two longest stripes are for the front of the sandals (see photo).

We begin to glue with the longest, front strap strip.

This is how you should get it.

For greater convenience, you can glue something solid under the same front strip (for greater fixation). For example, a strip of PVC.

So, in view of the upcoming festivals and the influx of people who wish, we continue to create a manual for "children")

The first two parts, on fabric and color, can be viewed in this blog, but now let's take a quick look at the men's suit. In this part, we will not delve into various ancient Greek subtleties, the variety of names, the evolution of the costume, etc. Let's focus on the applied part and simplicity: so that the fool would understand what, how and from what to do. Taking into account the experience of the previous narration, we simplify, exaggerate and reduce even more, because otherwise people do not understand.

Starting the main part of the report, I will draw the reader's attention to the fact that the very logic of ancient Greek clothes was very different from modern ones: the Greeks cut their clothes to a minimum, almost all Greek clothes consist, roughly speaking, of rectangles tied, hemmed or stabbed into the body in a certain way. To achieve the same decorative effects, drapery and fabric finishing were used. In this regard, the choice of fabric must be approached very carefully.

Chiton.

This is sleeveless underwear, which, for some reason, is often incorrectly called “tunic” in our country. The chiton could be worn without any other clothing, but more often with a cloak (himation, chlamydia).

Chiton in the literature is often divided into two types (besides a bunch of others): Dorian and Ionian (the name, respectively, from the Dorians and Ionians). A “simple” short chiton is considered to be Dorian, and a long one is considered to be Ionian. Sometimes you can find the definition of Dorian as wool, and Ionian as linen. If you look at the nuances, then confusion ensues. We will not bump into this casuistry here, we just remember that there is such a division, but how it was in men's suit in reality, no one seems to really know. Most likely, the Ionian chiton was indeed longer and wider (which determined the choice of a thinner fabric), and the Dorian chiton was simple, short “for men”. In reality, where one type ends and another begins is difficult to say, since the chitons were quite diverse, and it is difficult to find any clear boundaries for the use of long / short / wide / woolen / linen chitons. Well, in Sparta, for example, a lush linen chiton is definitely impossible.

Material: linen, wool.

The design of the chiton is extremely simple: it is a rectangular cloth wrapped around the left side, sewn on the right side, or simply tied with a belt so that the edges on the right are on top of each other (remember that in the second option, an embarrassment, unpleasant for a modern person, in the form of unintentional exposure sirloin). On the collarbones (in the picture below from the net - at points A and B), the chiton is either pinned onto brooches or stitched together.

This design allows, if necessary, to release the right hand completely, as also shown in the figure below (this was used, for example, by warriors and artisans, for the latter there was even a special type of working tunic made of coarse fabric, sewn only on the left shoulder - exomis)

We measure the length of the fabric from the top of the collarbone to the middle of the knee (+ stock for hemming). The width of the fabric for an average person will be about 2 meters (ie in the finished, "folded" form, the width of the tunic will be 1 m) and more. It should be noted that increasing the width will create more draperies, and in general it will look better, but overly dense fabric may not fold into the folds and puff up slightly on the sides.

Here you can clearly see what size it is, and how the armholes of a linen chiton formed for the arms "behave" (here the total (! That is, two sides) width of the fabric is about 2.4 meters)

The bottom of the chiton was necessarily hemmed (an unsewn bottom is a sign of mourning, insanity or slavery).

The chiton could be longer, up to the feet. But it seems that its use was mainly associated with the rituals, the execution of public office, acting or the venerable age of the wearer. In general, this is a very "decent" option.

With such a pattern, especially if the sides are sewn together, the rule applies: the longer the chiton, the wider it should be. For convenience, it could be tied with a cord, as was done by the Delphic charioteer.

Thus, a shorter chiton could be tied. In this case, a kind of "sleeves" are formed.

The same sleeves could be obtained by tightening with a belt another type of tunic, which was sewn according to the more familiar logic of making clothes: approximately like a sleeveless shirt. Perhaps we see just such a variant on the Taman relief.

Perhaps this design was used when using a denser fabric.

Belt.

The tunic was girded with a belt. The belt was woven. On a machine, reed or planks. With or without brushes.

Usually, attention is not focused on him in a suit. Often it is under the overlap of a chiton; even a braided cord or, for example, a sling will do.

Fur / leather "tunic"

Images of similar clothing have come down to us, obviously made of leather or skins. Considering that our climate is very different from warm Greece, such findings are extremely important for us.

Chlamyda

Mostly a travel and military raincoat. She could be worn both with a tunic and as the only garment.

Material - wool. Judging by the descriptions and logic, it can be quite dense, including with fleece. Homer's "shaggy cloaks" just belong to chlamyd-like clothing.

The design is also nowhere simpler. On average, this is a rectangle of 2 by 1.5 meters. Maybe a little more or a little less, depending on the build of the chlamydian.

It is worn as in the picture, on the right shoulder it is fastened with a brooch. The right hand remains free.

Pay attention to the pictures: if you look closely, you will see small weights on the hanging corners of the cloak. They could be either bronze (copper, gold) or lead. The latter were most likely sewn into a kind of woven "bags". The weight of such a weight is quite small. In size, it is about the same as an early medieval button, maybe a little bigger. Its purpose is to slightly weight the edge so that the garment drapes better. It is not necessary to do too healthy. Of course, with a raincoat with heavy weights, it will be possible to effectively get telephones in the alleyway, but when worn (especially when running), such a mantle beats its owner quite hard.

There were also other ways to wear these cloaks.

Again, see the Taman relief in the chitons section. There, a cloak, most likely a mantle, is wrapped in an example of a roll and tied with a belt on top.

It should also be noted that cloaks of this type were also made of other materials: Aristophanes mentions a leather cloak in the comedy "Birds" (alas, the author does not speak Greek and is not familiar with the original source, but perhaps this cloak was like a chlamydis. another translation, where all this is translated as "bib" (possibly a chiton).

In addition, sometimes the images reflect the use of skins in a manner similar to chlamydas (as a vivid example, Hercules with his lion skin, which he often wears in the art, like a cloak), as well as fur cloaks, as in the chthonic image below. Such products, presumably, had a purely utilitarian meaning and were used mainly by dense rural population or in some extraordinary cases when protection from rain or cold was needed. Note, by the way, that the fleeing shepherd's cloak is tied with a knot.

Gimatius.

This is, as they say, a decent cloak for a decent Greek. In this form, you need to be, for example, in a national assembly, to recline at a symposium, to make sacrifices to the gods, or simply to walk in high esteem in your native polis.

Material - wool. Special attention should be paid to the choice of wool here. It should be soft and textured enough to drape well and not slip when wrapped. The stiff fabric will puff up, and the “slippery” fabric will not let you wrap yourself up - a couple of movements, and the himation will be on the ground.

Too thick, coarse or boneless wool for himation will hardly work. When buying, attach the fabric to your shoulder, see how it drapes, slips or not.

In shape, it is still the same rectangle with an approximate size of 1.5-2 by 3.5-4 meters. BUT! Before making your own himation, I would recommend experimenting with a cut of some cheap fabric, such as coarse calico, to see how it all looks in the end. The dimensions of the himation are quite individual, and taking into account the amount of tissue spent on it, it will be very offensive to make a mistake in the calculations. Take coarse calico with a margin, try to wrap yourself in it, both in the images and in such a way, look what happens.

They usually wore it "to the right": they left the end hanging from the left shoulder, passed it along the back, under the right hand, and brought it back either back to the left shoulder or the left hand, as in the picture.

However, Greek clothing is so good because it can be draped in different ways.

Not forgetting, however, about the rules of decency. In general, the Greeks paid increased attention to the decency of clothing. Appropriate wearing of clothing, the ability to drape it properly was considered a sign of education, civilization, nobility and in general. This was especially true of himation, as a "ceremonial-weekend" attire. Let's draw a very simplified, imprecise and crude, but hopefully understandable analogy. A hoodie with the inscription "enemy of man" can be worn on a T-shirt or on a white body, even with jeans, even with shorts, even with ankle boots, even with sneakers, even with conceptual slippers. But if we put on a three-piece suit with green boots, then 99% that it will not be very much.

There were many features of wearing himation. So, it was bad form to "stretch out the left hand", only the right one was open. Only closer to Hellenism did some figures like Aeschines, speaking in front of the audience, open it. Decency also concerned the size and type of himation: a too short cloak was a sign of a redneck who was used to walking on Guanoterra, and, for example, Alcibiades his ill-wishers tried to mock him for an overly long and lush cloak dragging along the ground ...

Such nuances "die" in the first place. Already a hundred years later, our descendants will hardly understand why and by what unknown signs in people in seemingly identical jackets from the beginning of the 21st century, their contemporaries guessed: a participant in the congress of agronomists, a homosexual director, a brother or a museum worker.

To summarize, we will probably never know all the features of decent behavior and wearing clothes.

And this is not the main thing, you need not only know, but also be able to. You will not be able to wrap yourself up in himation just like the dear people depicted above, not on the first try.

In general, most likely, the ancient Greek, if he saw our modern attempts to dress properly in ancient Greek, would have decided that this action is from an unfamiliar genre of tragicomedy. But so that he does not feel bad at all, before wearing clothes, especially solemn ones, it would be nice to learn in detail, study and try in practice at least what modern mankind knows. And, of course, focus on images.

Hats.

Pylos - most likely an all-felted felt hood.

A helmet of identical shape has the same name. It is possible to assume the use of such a thick cap by "homeless people" instead of a helmet.

Petas - the hat is probably most often also a felt all-felted hat, but one can, it seems, admit the existence of straw variants. Used for travel and also by horsemen. The shape of the petasa was quite varied, from a clearly defined hat-hat to a strange design, where the central "extruded" part is clearly less than the diameter of the head.

Often the hat has a kind of "pipka" at the top. It is also worth noting the presence of straps with which the petas was tied on the chin and held in case of leaning back from the head.

Kine (kuehne) described as a sailor / artisan felt or leather cap

Canonical is presented in the form of a kind of camelave (for some reason I cannot find a suitable illustration, how I can find it, I will definitely add an article).

It appears that this definition could have included a fairly large group of headdresses that were also knitted and possibly sewn from pieces of woven fabric / leather.

Notice the pumpon-like appearance and the circular stripe at the top of the cap.

probably, knitted hat with "pipka".

It should also be noted other hats ... First of all, it is a kind of, probably, a fur hat, which is present in the images of rural people.

The headdress, which looks like a pilos, but has small curved brims, thanks to which it is somewhat remotely similar to a "tyrolka", is also most likely all-felted. It is also likely that this was one of the ways of wearing the pilos.

Here we also mention comforters :

Sticks out from under the helmets

Wreaths and ribbons

Here it should be borne in mind that these are rather specific headdresses, often used on special occasions (for example, at symposia) and having different meaning... So, for example, ribbons (woven, embroidered), with which the head was tied, were often the reward of athletes for winning competitions and at the same time evidence of this.

They played an important role in the life of the ancient Greeks and were distinguished by a rare variety. Wreaths were awarded to athletes - winners of competitions, the wreath was used as a state award, and finally, the wreath was an integral part of the celebration.

The most famous for modern man is the laurel wreath, an integral symbol of winners and triumphants of all stripes.

It was also a reward at the Pythian Games known in Ancient Greece. At other games there was a kind of wreath - at the Olympic Games - olive, at the Nemean - from celery, at the Isthmian - from pine branches. Each type of such a wreath had its own special meaning. So, the laurel is a symbol of Apollo, in whose honor the Pythian Games were held, the wedding with a wreath of wild olive trees was explained by the fact that it was established by the founder Olympic Games Hercules. In addition, the plants also carried a certain semantic load. For example, celery was very closely associated with mourning, funerals and others like that.

In addition to the four above-mentioned general Hellenic games - agons, there were many more, both large and small-town sports (in fact, competitions, which were also a peculiar way of worshiping the gods, were organized by the ancient Greeks for and without a reason: Patroclus died - they staged games, went to the sea - they arranged games), in which a certain type of wreath could also serve as a prize.

Premium wreaths could also be made of metals. In the surviving written sources about the life of the Black Sea policies, there are descriptions of the award for special merits with a golden wreath (in this case, as a rule, the weight of the wreath is indicated). Such wreaths are also found in burials. Moreover, one should pay attention to the fact that some of them are clearly votive, i.e. in this case, made directly for the funeral rite - they are very thin, fragile and clearly not intended to be worn. Others were worn during the life of the owner - the structure is more massive, and sometimes there are traces of repair.

Wreaths were also used during ceremonies. During all sorts of holidays dedicated to Dionysus, there were wreaths of grapevine or ivy.

In addition to premium wreaths, as already mentioned, there were also household wreaths used on holidays (wedding, symposium, religious celebrations, etc.). Such wreaths, in addition to those established by tradition for certain festivities, could be very different: they were selected according to colors, even by the scent. For example, the case of Alcibiades coming to a symposium in a wreath of violets is described. There was even a kind of wreath vendors that were already selling finished goods woven from the most different colors... Well, the soldiers of Xenophon, resting in an unknown shed in an unknown hole at the edge of the world, for lack of anything better, crowned themselves with wreaths of hay and straw.

In short, you cannot ban a beautiful feast, crowned with wreaths.

Embellishments

Here we have two conflicting points. On the one hand, the Greeks considered the use of any costume jewelry unworthy of a man. On the other hand, it is understandable that the fashion of decorating oneself, pampering and falling into insignificance has always pursued humanity.

But still, we can confidently say that the abundance of dartsupags, especially the presence of such things as hryvnias, earrings, rings, bracelets, is a sign of a modern Vikingos woman-like husband, a barbarian, and, in general, something obscene and not worthy of respect. Such objects can be found among a Thracian, a Persian, a woman, but not a Hellene.

However, this does not mean a complete lack of jewelry.

Brooches

For fastening cloaks and for stabbing a chiton on the shoulders, brooches were often used. I will not dwell on them. Since the ideal that the article unsuccessfully strives for is simplicity, pragmatism and minimalism. Besides, I don't understand them at all.

Well, an example for drooling.

Rings

Another type of breakpoint available to the peasants was rings. They were different and, as a rule, with a seal.

Amulets of any kind could also have been used, especially in Hellenistic times.

Shoes.

Honestly, I really don't want to go into shoe topics in detail. This is, at least, a very long time. Therefore, in short.

Ancient Greek footwear is far from limited to all known sandals. There were a huge variety of types and options for shoes. Here we will touch on some aspects of manufacturing and interesting, from the point of view of the Russian people and our climate, options.

We remember that the modern one centimeter or so saddlecloth was absent in those distant times. The maximum skin thickness could be 3-4 mm, well 5 =). At the same time, the dressing was quite varied, and the skill of the shoemakers was extremely high.

Shoes could be decorated with various ornaments, could be painted.

On the soles, they could do everything with carnations, up to the inscriptions like "follow me" or something like that of one hetera.

Very little of the footwear of the ancient Greeks has survived. Personally, I know (although this does not mean anything) only "sneakers" of the 3rd century BC. from Hellenistic Egypt.

There are still enough finds of late Roman shoes and Roman caligas - soldiers' sandals. There is reason to believe that the design features of tapko-making schools were similar: this is a sole, to which such a thing is nailed

Then we put / glue / sew on a leather insole on top.

In some cases, the upper could be sewn to the sole, as on modern boots. We catch the difference - we will have at the base a multi-layer sole, reinforced with studs, and not a thin sole sewn with an inverted seam to the top, as in early medieval or medieval shoes.

However, there were also exceptions. First of all, it is worth noting the so-called. Scythians, that is, borrowed Scythian shoes, which could be worn by the inhabitants of the Northern Black Sea region (naturally, not in a pretentious setting). In order not to explain for a long time, we will give an example of an excellent reconstruction performed by Yakov Vnukov.

The local version of the pistons, apparently called "carbatids", was widespread.

Sandals with rigid soles could have a similar upper shape.

In addition, it should be noted all different boots, most likely of Eastern or Thracian origin.

Thracian "boots" were distinguished by their characteristic scallops.

Let's note some more interesting types of footwear.

Socks and windings.

All this, upon closer examination, was found in abundance.

The windings were most likely woven whole, the socks were knitted with a needle and possibly crocheted.

Hercules has windings with a pattern (apparently woven)

Alternatively, perhaps as an owl pulling on the globe version, the use of socks and gaiters made of fabric / felt from the northern neighbors

Handbags

Handbags and purses, hanging on the belt, in which all the good is stored, this, alas, is not about the Greeks. In general, it must be remembered that a free and well-to-do citizen, going to a national assembly or somewhere else to make noise and drink, had a specially trained slave to carry things, which is much more convenient than any purses. Well, he, as well as a person who went somewhere for a long time, was already taking more serious bags.

However, there were pouches and purses, although any clinging of them to the belt was not noticed anywhere. Such wallets are fixed, as a rule (which gives an idea that shekels were placed there), when buying a girl

Or boy

Pay attention to the grid in the last picture. They are quite common.

There are also all kinds of bags, which are usually called "shepherd's" and "slinger's bags", although their purpose is clearly not limited to this.

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Gloves

There are references to them. In particular, the Persians mocked that they used gloves not to protect them from the cold, but so that nothing happened to their delicate skin. But, alas, I do not know of any images.

Staff

I almost forgot about one important thing. The costume of a free man was often complemented by a staff. It could be as simple as a sanded wooden stick

So is a carved staff with a carved head, sometimes painted or covered with patterns.

Bosporan men's costume

Well, finally we come to the most interesting thing. As we can see, the Greeks kept themselves warm. We have already seen fur tunics, warm raincoats, socks and closed shoes. But for you and me with our climate, this is clearly not enough.

As it was for the colonists in the Northern Black Sea region. Who thinks that it is dry and warm all year round, here are some of the consequences of Bora, not that very far away from the Kerch Strait

It is believed that by the 5-4th century the so-called. The Bosporan costume is already fully formed. In short, this is a kind of tunic with sleeves, most likely worn under a chiton, as well as rather narrow pants worn with closed shoes. Such a costume is believed to be based on the borrowing of local (Scythian) costume elements by the colonists due to climatic conditions and a certain mutual influence. However, one can argue with this, since the pants of the Greek colonists, unlike the Scythian ones, are rather narrow in the images that have come down to us. And if this can be attributed to the peculiarities of iso-sources, then obviously unbuttoned clothes are a "tunic" with long sleeves worn under a tunic is completely uncharacteristic for a Scythian costume. Moreover, both female and male.

I cannot argue reasonably enough, but it seems that these could have been elements of the costume that the Miletans (Miletus is a city in Asia Minor), who brought out all the Bosporan colonies, borrowed in an earlier period from the Persians (Persian trousers - Anaxarids were probably narrower than the Scythian "wide trousers", they also had an open shirt), or some kind of Greek development, which is sometimes recorded in non-Spore images, again, eastern, i.e. presumably Persian clothing that occasionally penetrated into the Greek costume (tight pants, sleeves, etc.)

compare.

Two below. Here we see a shirt like the Persian shirt, worn without any chiton.

Somewhere from the 3rd century, the fixation of such a costume has already been common in pictorial sources.

It is likely that the Greeks up to this time, in a sense, shunned these elements of "barbarian" clothing, since wearing a Greek costume emphasized their (as well as the Hellenized representatives of the local population) belonging to the Hellenic civilization. Purely Greek clothing, most likely, was used on solemn occasions, as well as, as they say, "decent companionship." The clothes of the device described above could be used during work and everyday life, as well as in hikes and travel. Gradually, presumably, it became more and more familiar, until it finally squeezed out (perhaps by the turn of the era) the classic Greek costume. Along with it, a really local (in our case - Scythian) costume was also used, in whole or in the form of separate elements. It is logical to think that it was used in the first place, local population, settled in the Bosporan cities and villages, and, of course, the Greeks themselves.

Most likely, the material used for this kind of clothing is wool, which is due to both its purpose and the traditions of the Iranian costume.

But this is so-so theory.

As for the reconstruction, no one knows the exact cut of this garment. Everything has come down to us in the form of images. Moreover, we will not see the pants above the middle of the thigh anywhere, the cut of the tunic is also difficult to recognize.

When cutting pants in the pattern itself, free interpretations are allowed, taking into account, however, the simplicity of such an archaic cutting. Here you can also focus on the neighboring steppe samples, which had a fairly simple cut from rectangular trousers slightly tapering downwards and a diamond-shaped gusset. Most likely, there was no internal gashnik. A cord that was used to girdle directly over the fabric. However, since the Bosporan pants are not just worn, using a cord threaded inside will not be a big sin;)

You can also try to make such indecency as on these Pazyryk trousers.

Clothes with long sleeves, as mentioned above, are also found in Greek images proper, but they are usually hidden under a chiton.

Sometimes these sleeves are decorated in an "oriental" style - printed with a printed pattern or a multicolored "herringbone" texture. Perhaps this emphasizes the non-Greek origin and perception of such clothing.

The cut, as already mentioned, can probably be correlated with the alleged cut (no surviving shirts have survived to us, including here fortune-telling on coffee grounds) of Persian loose-fitting clothing. Or with a later cut of Byzantine tunics.

With a flat neckline, slim sleeves and no gussets.

Something like this. About finishing (embroidery, takchestvo, printed cloth, somehow later).

How sometimes they suddenly come to mind good ideas... I was wandering around a shoe store, and suddenly my gaze fell on women's sandals in the Greek style. Sandals that were almost completely gathered with laces. Why, this is an excellent solution for hastily, especially for those who don't get along well with sewing and shoe business!

So, I present to your attention doll sandals that do not need to be sewn. They do not require any special skills or time to create them.

You will need the following materials:

1. Thick suede, leather or leatherette ... Keep in mind that the wrong side of the material will be visible in the area of ​​the insole. Suede in this case is best suited.

2. Thick cardboard to stiffen the structure. Not corrugated, but one that is used in packages as a substrate. If you find material for the outsole that doesn't bend, you can do without cardboard at all.

3. Outsole material ... Everything that is at hand - linoleum, rubber foam or fom, leather, shoe materials.

4. Thin cord , as thick as waxed and similar. For large legs, you can use soutache and other thicker cords.

5. Two types of adhesives - "Moment universal gel" and "Moment super-glue gel" ... The universal gel is good because it sets quickly, but gives time for correction. It easily rolls off your fingers, and after drying, you can simply pull it off from the soiled part with a film. Super-glue is needed for instant and rigid fixation of small parts, it is more convenient for me to work with the gel, it sets faster than ordinary superglue, but it does not dry so quickly in air.

6. Tools - scissors, punch / awl, hard backing.

Here is our pattern. It is designed for the leg of paolok and similar dolls; when printing, you must set the scale to 100%. For other feet, you can easily adjust the size.

I give a description for my materials, and you adjust according to the situation.

STEP 1. Cut out 2 pieces of sandals (I have natural furniture suede), punch holes for the cord. Cut out 2 interlayer parts from cardboard. Cut out 2 parts from the sole material (I have a thin prophylaxis for shoes). Cut out the parts right and left, respectively. For the first time, in a fit of inspiration, I sewed two left sandals :)

STEP 2. We glue the details. First, we smear the cardboard piece with "universal Moment-gel" and IMMEDIATELY press it against the suede pattern from the FRONT part. You do not need to withstand anything, contrary to the recommendations of the manufacturer. In 10 minutes. a thin layer of glue on the small part will dry completely. Therefore, lightly press and set aside for a couple of minutes. At this time, we glue the second sandal. A couple of minutes have passed - now you can squeeze it well. And here the manufacturer is right, "the compression force is of decisive importance, not the clamping time."

Similarly, we glue the sole to the cardboard, only we smear both parts - first the cardboard, then the sole.

STEP 3. We put off the glued parts for 5 minutes to dry and press firmly again. Take the "Super Glue Moment" and glue the back seam with an overlap.

STEP 4. We decorate the unaesthetic edge of the sole. You can use a fom, a strip of suede, a decorative cord - for which there is enough imagination. I took a rubber foam. Gently glue on super-glue, smearing only the end of the sole (both layers). We also coat the sides of the sandals at the junction so that they stick to the edging from above and do not come off from the sole when lacing.

STEP 5. We insert the cord, put it on the leg, tighten it. Voila, your doll is wearing shoes!

Please note that here the back seam is glued in the wrong direction. It is necessary that the cut looks inward, not outward

Summer has come, and we began to select sandals to match our outfits. They are comfortable, beautiful and versatile. Many of us have several pairs at once and every season they continue to replenish their collection. How would you like to have personalized sandals? Not like everyone else? Agree, it sounds good. You can make them yourself. You will save money on buying new ones at the same time and get a unique pair of shoes. Any fashionista can make them, without having special skills for this. We offer you, which will explain you step by step how to get this or that result. Knock out the right option and get creative!

Any dark shoe will look smart if you decorate the heel and leather strip with a zigzag pattern with scissors using a metallic gold-colored material.

You will also find metallized stickers in advisory stores that can be easily applied to leather shoes completely changing their appearance.

You can create real gladiator sandals. To do this, you will need the simplest leather sandals and leather bands that match them in texture. The length of the ribbons depends entirely on how high you want to tie them on your shins. There is another option for decorating a pair of gladiator-style sandals. For this method, prepare skeins with colored threads and create any patterns with your own hands, braiding the straps with threads.

Buy large stones from the store of various shapes and metal frames for them. Use pliers to secure the latter to the stones, and then use glue to decorate the sandals with the stones. Also glue colored beads on shoes, creating patterns from them, or make tassels from colored strips of leather. You can decorate the sandals by stringing beads or coral jewelry on the fishing line and fastening them to the sides of the sandals by decorating with a leather strip.

Sandals that have a simple thin strip and an ankle strip can be decorated with a decorative contrast insert.

New way, to decorate sandals with your own hands - explore a whole selection of tutorials in pictures.

A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures. A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures. A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures.

A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures.

A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures. A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures. A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures.

A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures. A new way to decorate sandals with your own hands is to study a whole selection of tutorials in pictures.