I travelled 4,990 miles to get the Best Chelsea Boots

Raphael journeys to Vienna to commission a pair of shoes from Alexandru Maftei, one of Europe's largest bespoke shoe operation. This is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the 200-step process of Austro-Hungarian shoemaking: https://gentl.mn/maftei-bespoke-shoes We are grateful to Maftei for sharing 63 years of mastery with us. For a closer look at their Viennese craftsmanship, follow the atelier on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maftei.at/?hl=en SHOP THE VIDEO: → Pale Yellow Silk Knit Tie: https://gentl.mn/pale-knit-tie-in-yellow → Straw Yellow Art Deco Egyptian Scarab Pocket Square: https://gentl.mn/art-deco-scarab-p-yellow → Orange & Red Mottled Silk Knit Tie: https://gentl.mn/red-mottled-tie → Dark Rust Orange Motif Silk-Wool Pocket Square: https://gentl.mn/rust-orange-sq → Navy & Blue Shadow Stripe Midweight Cotton Socks: https://gentl.mn/navy-shadow-sock-midweight → Orange Yellow Exotic Caribbean Boutonnière Flower: https://gentl.mn/orange-ylw-exotic-lapel-flower → Forest Green Zigzag Silk Knit Tie: https://gentl.mn/forest-green-zig → Goldenrod Yellow Stancliffe Corduroy Trousers: https://gentl.mn/goldenrod-corduroy-pants → Fox & Goose Yellow Gold Vermeil Cufflinks: https://gentl.mn/gold-fox-predator-cufflinks-fb GUIDES YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS: → Inside Rudolf Scheer & Söhne: 200 Years of Bespoke History: https://gentl.mn/scheer-bespoke-deep-dive → John Lobb Paris Shoes: Is It Worth It? (RTW Shoe Review): https://gentl.mn/john-lobb-shoes-worthy → Monk Strap Shoe