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  1. The Shooman

    Which shoe brand is favourite?

    Trickers are great. Solid construction. Better than AE or Church. l love my big solid gunboats.
  2. The Shooman

    Which shoe brand is favourite?

    Getting the Crockett & Jones `Onslow' model in burgundy shell cordovan has been a nagging dream too. Getting this Vass F last high boot made in shell cordovan (horse leather) is a dream i've had for a while. lt is on my top 5 must haves. l desire this boot badly. l hope l can special order...
  3. The Shooman

    My custom-fitted Otabo oxfords

    Quite nice. l don't really like the colour though [but that's just me]. ls your heal a combination or rubber capped heal? What type of construction was used on your shoos?
  4. The Shooman

    Which shoe brand is favourite?

    Yeah, R.M.Williams are by far the most comfortable shoos i've ever worn. They are a `Goodyear' construction too. The main complaint l have is leather quality. The R.M's have full grain leather on the uppers, but l find the soles are made from very average mid quality leather that wears out...
  5. The Shooman

    Custom Allen Edmonds "Chestnut" Spectator Wingtips

    Shooey wrote: Here they are. $930.00 down the drain after only 5 minutes of wear folks. Buy grain corrected shoos at your own risk. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Marc_au/PIC_00022-1.jpg
  7. The Shooman

    Custom Allen Edmonds "Chestnut" Spectator Wingtips

    Completely true, you are right. But high shine full grain footwear are much more in the minority. Grain corrected shoos are much more common.
  8. The Shooman

    Custom Allen Edmonds "Chestnut" Spectator Wingtips

    Some Allen Edmonds are definately grain corrected (polished cobbler leather). Grain corrected shoos are horrible because the leather won't absorb any polish, and if you scuff them they will be damaged for life (if you scuff full grain shoos, you can always polish the scuff out, with grain...
  9. The Shooman

    Cordovan Allens??

    Cordovan shoos will have a smooth [slightly] oily feel to them (they have NO grain). The creases are also wider and less sharp than normal calfskin. The leather is also richer looking than ordinary calf. Study this Cordovan boot below and you'll see what l mean about wide creases...
  10. The Shooman

    You don't have to buy vintage to look good

    l tried on a Borrelli cashmere sportscoat the other day and it was a work of art. STUNNING!!! The most beautiful sportscoat i've ever seen. The cashmere was gorgeous. lt was out of my price range :mad: ($5,000 Aust).
  11. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Why can't more men wear shoos like us? [huh] Only about 1% of men would wear welted footwear. Shoos tell more about a person than any other piece of clothing. First thing l do [when l see a man] is sneak a peep at his footwear. All the pictures posted of the longwings here are awesome.
  13. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    WOW.What brand of shoo are they? Specially made? http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/marcchevalier/ChevaliersVintageShoeImages/1920sUnusualOxfordShoes2.jpg
  14. The Shooman

    Custom Allen Edmonds "Chestnut" Spectator Wingtips

    l've heard different. l think l even saw a grain corrected pair a few years ago, however i'm not certain.
  15. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    MOUSTACHE: l admire your enthusiasm for shoos. l like the Mc Neil and the J&M loafer wingtip the best. Nice. Regards: The Shooman.
  16. The Shooman

    Custom Allen Edmonds "Chestnut" Spectator Wingtips

    Very nice indeed. Are they a full grain or corrected grain leather? That's one thing which puts me off getting a pair. But l do hope to get a pair one day.
  17. The Shooman

    The Shoomans highend ltalian shoo photos.

    l now regret waxing many of my Santoni's, because it has left unsightly crease lines [even more visible] on the top of the toebox(s). l also suspect that wax has dried the shoos out. l never used to use wax and l never will again. l strongly believe wax ruins your shoos. Best to stick with paste...
  19. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    l suppose my dream shoos would be: 1. Tony Gaziano bespoke captoes 2. George Cleverley bespoke ankle boots wingtips with a chissel toe. 3. John Lobb Prestige monkstrap model limited edition shoos 4. Kiton shoos with heavy antiquing (not sure of type) 5. Lattanzi norvegese constructed...
  20. The Shooman

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Here is a pair of Trickers (top range) l picked up last week. (Click on picks to enlarge) The sole of an Allen Edmonds Shell cordovan double brogue (Cambridge model....no longer available) on my foot The sole of a Grenson Masterpiece on my foot. l believe that they are slightly...
  21. The Shooman

    Johnston & Murphy Handmade shoos.

    Hi Undertaker. Thanks for your kind words. l'm unable to view your picture at the moment (small red cross instead, even when l right click to show the picture) The J & M's i'm talking about are worlds apart from the J & M stuff they sell these days. 12 years ago, The J&M Handmades retailed for...
  22. The Shooman

    Johnston & Murphy Handmade shoos.

    Thanks. l've been reading the forum with great interest lately.Your loves for vintage clothing and hats amaze me.
  23. The Shooman

    Johnston & Murphy Handmade shoos.

    RTW = ready to wear off the rack shoos. The shoos are largely handmade, but made on a common stock last. 18 spi = stitches per inch on the leather uppers. Very few RTW shoos in the world have this feature. The stitching is very fine indeed. l am very much a shoo person. l've been in love...

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