lt's not a shell v's pebble thing. Both of my shell and pebbles have identicle welts and soles.
Could be a number of reasons why the sole is heavier on the pebblegrains.
Yeah yeah...now l understand.
They are a pair of burgundy shell cordovan Florsheim lmperial v cleat longwings in my exact size of 8D. l now have five pair with another pair of NOS on the way (been in the post for a month so far). These were not nos, but the wear is quite minimal. A good price...
It's amazing that John Lobb still bother stitching on the soles by hand in this day and age. l wonder why they bother doing that. Maybe l should ask them. *idea*
l am a critic of shell cordovan (many reasons), but l find they are most valuable when worn in winter. l was wearing a pair of my shell shoes yesterday and was blown away by how good they are looking, they look like really old shoes (despite being only a year old) and have the classic...
Nice wingtips gunshot. The dinnerman has nice ones too.
Lots of people posting wingtips in the last few pages. l'll have another pair coming soon too. Woot.
Here's my longwing collection, still l feel very depressed about it all because l could have easily snagged another two pairs of the NOS v cleats in pebblegrain tan and burgundy shell cordovan in exactly my size. l'm absolutely kicking myself for not buying them, it hurts...reeeely bad.
The...
How does the tradional Florsheim v cleat Kenmoor longwing (early 90's) fit compared to the Nettleton longwing (early 80's)?
l gather the Nettleton is slightly shorter and wider.
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