Do they still make high heels? lol! hahahaha! (for my Wife).....lol!
I am heading to the post office soon Cookie.....have several things to ship, and of course something to you.....weeeee haaaaawwww!
Im right on it !!Wow, you did good, they look really nice now! Looks like they are not too worn either! When ever I obtain a shoe that has any creasing in them, I condition them like crazy and put my shoe trees in them adjusted up to where they pull the shoe so tight, you can about "hear" the shoe cry in pain! lol! Then I just keep using the conditioner for a few days in a row, keeping the leather as tight as I can get it, you could do that with those shoes and they would look almost brand spanking new! I like the color you have there.
Im right on it !!
VM
hi there LMH2 there are an old pair of Clarks, they dont do them any more thoughHonestly those wingtips are very nice looking shoes, they look nice as they are now, but if you can pull some of the ceasing out they would look newer! If I had them I would condition them until the leather was "sponged" from all the leather conditioner, then I would grab a old towel, spray bottle of distilled water, soak them even more with the water, put in my wooden shoe trees, pull them tight as ever, and iron the creases out of the leather. But it takes some practice to iron a shoe, I tell people if they do that, grab some junk shoes to learn on first. As you have to keep a towel between the shoe leather and iron and the leather has to be wet as all hell and well conditioned before hand and I would not use a good new clean iron either, as you will find out this will ruin a iron for doing clothing with it after doing shoes (unless you are great at cleaning the surface of an iron off). I say all this as when I look at those wingtips they just seem to be so nice, I am sure they are a high end brand of shoe and just trying to figure out the make of them?
Picked these up from a local thrift shop for a couple of bucks. A little creased and scuffed from storage (still need a clean and polish), but otherwise in unworn condition. Can anyone take a guess as to the vintage of these shoes? I'm not too knowledgeable on shoes, but I'm guessing they're quite old.
They are very well made, and a good brand too! A few dollars well spent
Shoe trees are out! Thanks for the tips! It didn't occur to me that leather this old would need conditioning, they don't feel dry/brittle at all, but I definitely don't want to run the risk of ruining them! Never heard of putting conditioner inside the shoe, but it makes sense. I'll try to track down some decent conditioner next week and get them soakedThey may be 1940's? I would strongly suggest you soak those shoes with leather conditioner for a week (inside and out) before you wear them. I would for now also take out those shoe trees until you get some leather conditioner on them. Don't worry about waxing them until you make sure the leather conditioner has soaked in very well. Get it everywhere on the shoes, pour it right on inside the shoes, rub it in with your fingers. If not you will risk those shoes having some "splitting" apart possible issues. Old leather needs to be brought back to life. You got a very wonderful looking pair of shoes!
Aha, pleased to hear they are as old as I expected! I was getting a 20s feel from them too, but 40s is just as good. I was hoping you'd chime in, as I did wonder if the soles were of the spade variety.I'm thinking 40s but the fronts are pure 20s though they could have been even a bit 70s. The heels and spade make them old. The heel is wider than the waist which makes me think 40s. Hullo! time for my bath they say = in Mr Pecards.
Cookie, can you please explain your definition of 'spade' ?
i know there are mild and extreme versions, and this might just be a mild, but when does it stop being a spade altogether ?
Shoe trees are out! Thanks for the tips! It didn't occur to me that leather this old would need conditioning, they don't feel dry/brittle at all, but I definitely don't want to run the risk of ruining them! Never heard of putting conditioner inside the shoe, but it makes sense. I'll try to track down some decent conditioner next week and get them soaked
Aha, pleased to hear they are as old as I expected! I was getting a 20s feel from them too, but 40s is just as good. I was hoping you'd chime in, as I did wonder if the soles were of the spade variety.
No kink/jut out = no spade.