Just received this buffalo shawl collar Thedi from stuff in Germany.
The leather is incredibly beautiful, the craftsmanship is impeccable and the jacket is very comfortable from the get-go(although I'll definitely shorten the sleeves)
I'll concede that hand lasting doesn't effect the quality but it does effect the shapes you can use for the last, so if you want a more exaggerated shape to the shoe hand lasting is the way to go.
I think handwelting is really underappreciated, the chances that a handwelt will fail is almost...
Carmina also offers some nice pairs and they have stores in the US but their shoes are machine lasted and Goodyear welted in comparison to hand lasting and handwelting
Imo the best value (and one of the best makers in the world in general) is Winson.
It's an Indonesian company but the prices start around 400$ and the quality is comparable to 2000$+ bespoke shoes.
If you want something rtw enzo bonafe has some really good value handwelted dress shoes.
(I know...
My 1930's half belt in pinnacle hh from Aero arrived a couple weeks ago and I couldn't find too much information about this leather when ordering so I thought I'd share my impressions of it.
I'd characterize it as the pollar opposite of cxl before break in, from the moment it came out of the...
After consulting with Holly from aero's cs I ordered a size 44 pinnacle 1930's halfbelt from their stock collection.
In the past I ordered 1930's premier in hh cxl in size 42 and the combination of the fact that it was a little too small for me, hh cxl being super high temper and my upper arms...
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