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  1. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    The only hand stitched bespoke shoo you will probably ever see made in Australia. lt is made by an old timer at home who is considered the states best cordwainer in the last 60 years. No man in Victoria has had such a shoo made to such a level in at least the last 60 years, probably much longer...
  2. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Nice 1930's soles. Also love the brown captoes alot.
  3. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Haha, no way mate! Pity they were posted here.
  4. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    A one off shoo that will never be made in Australia ever again, a goodyear welted bespoke shoo. Not only will such a pair ever be made in Oz again, but it is quite likely that no goodyear welted shoos have ever been made bespoke in Oz...bespoke and the factory mentality doesn't match. This was a...
  5. The Shooman

    New AE's

    l think that rugged shell calls for a double sole shoe, a single sole would be a mistake.
  6. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    The soles of the only bespoke goodyear welted shoe to be made in this day and age in Australia. lt was a trial shoe, but l ended up ditching the project and starting again because the last wasn't to my liking, so my shoemaker ended up doing a gunboat style to suit the last. Mr X couldn't close...
  7. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Some shoos l photographed at a shoe suppliers place a couple of years ago: 1880's boots. Actually has the finest leather l have ever seen, blows away anything l have seen on highend shoos, even surpasses bespoke leather quality on some of the great makers like George Materna and Vass...
  8. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Nice to see some old Kenneth Cole. Still very cheaply made...look at the cracked sole.
  9. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Unable to see the pictures anymore. Marc, are you able to post the pictures here or somehow make them available so other posters like myself and Isshy can view them? Would appreciate it very much if you could make something happen. Regards: The Shooman
  10. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Marc's vintage shoes have been really really interesting and incredible. Definitely a highlight here.
  11. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Been looking for a pair of black double monks for years and finally found my first pair (so hard to find): The pair are C&J. lt'll do.
  12. The Shooman

    Square toe shoes

    Yeah, square toes have been around for nearly 100 years that l am aware of. lt's a very traditional toe shape, however many modern versions aren't so good.
  13. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    The sole stitching is very wide apart on that pair. Not a good sign when things are done like that.
  14. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    l have wanted green shoes for a very long time, but if l was going to pay $850 l would want the design to be perfect instead of slightly off. + l think they may fit too narrow for my foot. A return policy would be essaential [also] just in case they didn't fit.
  15. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Nice to see such historical shoos from the big names. Thanks very much for sharing them. Where did you find them?
  16. The Shooman

    Raoul Merton shoes.

    l was speaking to an old shoemaker friend (Mr X) tonight about this very subject, and l have spoken to my father about Raoul Merton shoes because he was an old customer because of them advertised on t.v by the late Graham Kennedy. While my dad couldn't really say much about them, he did say that...
  17. The Shooman

    Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)

    Repairing the lining is one of the hardest things possible for a factory to do with goodyear welted shoes, almost impossible considering the time it would take and the special extra handwork needed to do such extensive work. Even if AE had the special skill to carry out the job, the cost of the...
  18. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Those longwing specs are amazing! Sooo lucky,. Isshinryu101: you and l have exactly the same number of posts.
  19. The Shooman

    Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)

    The shoes are very decent shoes and well worth the price paid for them. Will they last a lifetime?...well it depends on lots of factors. For some people with a good rotation of shoes, they might last forever. For other people who are hard on shoes and wear them everyday, they might only last 3...
  20. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Thanks for the explanation, the welt does look cut closer.

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