Through the Magpie Eye: Assorted Mephisto Imagery

17.11.2015

Someone in a red jumper, cap, glasses and jeans with brown shoes, sat in a director's chair before a board of storyboards

The French footwear witchdoctors at Mephisto recently sent us a big ol’ book celebrating 50 years of making ultra-comfortable walking shoes. As you might expect, there’s loads of amazing photos in it. Here are a few standouts…

Someone in shorts lacing a trainer with one foot up on a van lettered Mephisto, Zurück zur Natur, in black and white

Raised legs in striped socks and chunky lace-up shoes on a park lawn with a crowd behind, in black and white

Close-up of a red suede Mephisto shoe with a woven Mephisto tab, sand laces through metal D-rings and diagonal stitching

Black Mephisto advert from 1971 reading Sehr gute Paßform, wertvolle Materialien, saubere Verarbeitung, above the M logo

Red line drawing for Sherpa's of someone lacing boots on a hillside, Votre amour de la montagne passe par des Mephisto

Mephisto Sherpas advert, Shoes for Adventure, with three tan leather boots and shoes before a painted mountain lake

Dutch Mephisto advert, Energie, Trampolins, showing a low and a high lace-up shoe with a Wij zijn de originele badge

Close-up of an olive leather Mephisto lace-up with black laces, metal D-rings, diagonal stitching and a chunky black sole

Mephisto Trekking advert, Active Outdoor Living, with three hiking boots before a painted canyon and two hikers

French Mephisto advert, Le monde entier a adopté un produit français, with three leather lace-ups and a cine camera

Mephisto catalogue page, Originals: The Original Walking Shoe, with the Lady, Grace, Rainbow and Celtic lace-ups

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