Hand Made Norwegians, size 11D Great Shape!!!!

[LuvMyMan]

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[LuvMyMan]

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[LuvMyMan]

Some rather ultra expensive hand made shoes, they have really very little wear at all, no wear on the edge of the heels and soles....I would put the shoes at a 9.7 or 10 as to rate how close to new they are...look at the finish, and the insides of the shoes are completely leather lined and cushioned, the soles/heels are like gunboats, thich and no real wear and all leather, of course. You can find very very similar shoes in both style and materials hand made from I think Santoni. and maybe they start in a price range of about $2,000.00 These gems are well taken care of, no issues anywhere....almost like new, have been well conditioned, cleaned, all ready to go.....$175.00 shipped any place CONUS and if you live any other place, contact me and see what I may work out with you on these.

The color and finish on the shoes are just fantastic. The insides are really like new yet, great shape.....size 11D and plenty of room in them.

Ready for you to wear.....

 

[Geldoc]

Nice looking kicks. Who made them?

 

[LuvMyMan]

Nice looking kicks. Who made them?

Oh geez, wow, lol, I forgot to place that information here on this....they are made by Lidford.

 

[Geldoc]

Thx. Lidford makes a very nice shoe, including a Norvegese construction line (sold in the US at Barneys). They are well priced (new) for what you get (new), and their soles tend have a comfortable flex to them.

 

[Isshinryu101]

Actually, it is Lidfort. I am a huge fan of Lidfort, and they make excellent, very sturdy shoes. Sadly, that is not a norvegese pair. It is goodyear stitched.

Lidfort Calfskin Norv shoes retailed for around $1100.00. Goodyear for around $700-$800.

Look at the topstitching on the topsole. You can see the welt. Norvegese would feature an upper that is turned out and stitched straight into the topsole (no welt). A bit of the topsole would stick up on the topsole.

Here is a pair of crocodile norvegese by Lidfort.





Same shoes in brown croc.



For reference, here are some closeups of true norvegese.

 

[Geldoc]

I concur that these are welt stitched in the goodyear way, not the Norwegian way. Still they are great shoes, and the price is outstanding. GLWS.

 

[LuvMyMan]

It would appear they are as what Isshinryu101 has mentioned, I was under the belief these were Norvegese , but looking close at the comparison clears that up. I have no idea why the stitching would be a double run like it is?

But all in all, these are still great shoes, well made.

 

[LuvMyMan]

I concur that these are welt stitched in the goodyear way, not the Norwegian way. Still they are great shoes, and the price is outstanding. GLWS.

Thank you!

 

[LuvMyMan]

Actually, it is Lidfort. I am a huge fan of Lidfort, and they make excellent, very sturdy shoes. Sadly, that is not a norvegese pair. It is goodyear stitched.

Lidfort Calfskin Norv shoes retailed for around $1100.00. Goodyear for around $700-$800.

Look at the topstitching on the topsole. You can see the welt. Norvegese would feature an upper that is turned out and stitched straight into the topsole (no welt). A bit of the topsole would stick up on the topsole.

Here is a pair of crocodile norvegese by Lidfort.





Same shoes in brown croc.



For reference, here are some closeups of true norvegese.

Having examined these real close, and looking at your example, you are correct. As anytime a welt is sown on the outside of the insole and on a welt, it is a goodyear construction style, rather than Norvegese. I changed the heading on this listing to reflect the difference.

Still for sale however at the listed price, $175.00 shipped anywhere Conus, and I will work with anyone as you know, we are Loungers!

And THANK YOU Isshinryu, for helping resolving the "welt" issue! lol!

 

[Geldoc]

The double stitching on a goodyear welt is a bit of an oddity. Santoni did it for a while in the 80's, but other than Lidford, I haven't seen it elsewhere. It is often confused as being Norvegese. Many faux welt stitched shoes do have multiple rows of exposed stitches; you can usually tell the faux welt stitching because you can see rows of stitches inside the shoe, through the insole to the outer sole. Here's a nice summary:
http://www.theshoesnobblog.com/2011/07/shoes-part-1-construction.html

 

[Isshinryu101]

The double stitching on a goodyear welt is a bit of an oddity. Santoni did it for a while in the 80's, but other than Lidford, I haven't seen it elsewhere. It is often confused as being Norvegese. Many faux welt stitched shoes do have multiple rows of exposed stitches; you can usually tell the faux welt stitching because you can see rows of stitches inside the shoe, through the insole to the outer sole. Here's a nice summary:
http://www.theshoesnobblog.com/2011/07/shoes-part-1-construction.html

This multiple rows of stitching on the welt began in the 1940's in US "early gunboat" style shoes. Today, it is not uncommon to see this detail on thick soled "country shoes" made in Italy. And yes, the Italians started doing it sometime in the 1980's as they were and still are heavily influenced by US Vintage Shoes.

 

[LuvMyMan]

This multiple rows of stitching on the welt began in the 1940's in US "early gunboat" style shoes. Today, it is not uncommon to see this detail on thick soled "country shoes" made in Italy. And yes, the Italians started doing it sometime in the 1980's as they were and still are heavily influenced by US Vintage Shoes.

Yes you are 100% correct! I was shocked that I did not catch all this before I listed the shoes, however, they are some very well hand made shoes, and really have a heft to them like a gun boat, maybe could even be classified as such? They have a very nice finish to them. Clean inside and out, fully lined and padded on the inside.

 

[LuvMyMan]

Still up for grabs, $175.00 shipped CONUS.....

 

[LuvMyMan]

Still waiting for you to purchase! LOL

 

[LuvMyMan]

I will be adding a pair of shoes as Bonus to this sale, will post pictures later.....

 

[Seraph1227]

can't wait to see them.

 

[LuvMyMan]

can't wait to see them.

I will be posting them shortly....lol!

 

[LuvMyMan]

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These are Moreschi brand, top of their line at the time or purchase and very expensive. The leather is flawless on these and they are two different leather, peccary is the deeper grain and the smooth on the toe and heel area is Italian Calf. These have very light wear or use on them only worn one or two times at the most. No wear on the soles and no edge of heel wear at all. They look twice as nice as my darn cell phone pictures, they shine like mirrors. They will come with the brand new never used shoe bags that most hand made shoes come with and some nicer brand shoes will include.

What a deal? You get two pairs of very expensive mens dress shoes for not so much of a cost.....oh yes, these Moreschi shoes are size 11 M as the soles near where the maker of this pair writes the numbers down for the shoes on the soles near the waist of the shoe sole. Both pairs shipped anywhere CONUS for a total of $175.00....