Synopsis

Laszlo Vass, born in Budapest in 1946, worked in the Hungarian fashion house of Magyar Divatintezet as a clicker, closer, shoemaker, and designer from 1964 until 1969. In 1970, having gained his professional shoemaking qualification he joined a private workshop specializing in hand-made shoes and ladies' boots as assistant chief designer and shoemaker. In 1978 Vass founded his own workshop and opened a business in the centre of Budapest. Since 1988 he and his 20 staff have concentrated on traditional shoemaking. Today the exquisite quality of the shoes made by the firm of Vass has earned the workshop enormous respect throughout Europe. Magda Molnar, born in Budapest in 1943, studied English literature at Budapest University. A publisher of art books, she was initially chief executive of Helikon Verlag, and since 1991 head of Vince Books; she is active on the international publishing scene. Magda Molnar's particular interest in shoemaking is rooted in her family history: her grandfather practiced the profession of shoemaker for 50 years, specializing in handmade shoes and gentlemen's boots.

"拉斯洛•瓦斯（László Vass），1946年生于布达佩斯，1964—1969年在匈牙利玛克雅• 帝凡汀特茨（Magyar Divatintézet）时装商店担任下裁师、制帮师、制鞋师和设计师。1970年，他通过制鞋师考试，之后成为一家私人制鞋工坊的首席设计师助理和制鞋师，这家工坊专门从事手工皮鞋和女靴的制作。1978年，时年32岁的瓦斯在布达佩斯市中心哈里斯克孜大街2号创立了VASS Cipö (匈牙利语“皮鞋”)，开启了他终身热爱的独立制鞋生涯。因其精湛的技艺，以及在手工制鞋领域的突出贡献，拉斯洛·瓦斯被匈牙利国家元首授予了国家最高荣誉。

玛格达·摩尔纳 Magda Molnár

1943年生于布达佩斯，并在布达佩斯大学攻读英国文学专业。曾任赫利肯出版社（Helikon Verlags）社长，后任文斯图书（Vince Books）的总裁。她主持出版了一系列艺术图书，活跃于国际出版界。玛格达·摩尔纳对于制鞋的特殊兴趣源于她的家族历史：她的祖父以制鞋为业长达50年，专门从事手工皮鞋和男靴的制作。

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