Only if you want to sport the look termed a "Full Cleveland"...Do I need a white belt?
Only if you want to sport the look termed a "Full Cleveland"...Do I need a white belt?
only if you want to sport the look termed a "full cleveland"...
9 1/2UK so too small I'd guess?
Iish, The quality and condition of the shoes you find are just amazing! Most of the 1930s/1940s spectator shoes that go up on ebay are pretty worn and the one's you find are almost prestine. Congrats!
My LORD have mercy, that is exactly what my white belt looks like! Weeeeeee Doggies!
I've got little issue with my Weyenberg Massagics that I posted here a while back. It's not that serious, but I figured it couldn't hurt to get expert advice.
Three very small cracks have appeared on the rear of the shoes, one on the left shoe and two on the right. They possibly arose from my reckless and stupid attempt to hurriedly put them on without a shoehorn in the dressing room at Macy's.
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Putting the shoes on or taking them off doesn't seem to cause the cracks to get any worse, and that part of the shoes doesn't see much action when I walk. I've taken very good care of the shoes, kept them on shoe trees and conditioned them frequently with more than one type of conditioner. The rest of the shoes are in excellent condition.
Is this sort of thing normal or to be expected with vintage shoes? What, if anything should I do about it? These are my favorite pair of shoes and presently my only pair of vintage shoes, so I'd hate to ruin them with my own ignorance.
Thin conditioner (Cadillac) take a bottle of it, pour it in the shoes, elevate the shoes "toes up" and "heels down" so that a pool of the conditioner sits as much as possible on that area of the shoes.
I've got little issue with my Weyenberg Massagics that I posted here a while back. It's not that serious, but I figured it couldn't hurt to get expert advice.
Three very small cracks have appeared on the rear of the shoes, one on the left shoe and two on the right. They possibly arose from my reckless and stupid attempt to hurriedly put them on without a shoehorn in the dressing room at Macy's.
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Putting the shoes on or taking them off doesn't seem to cause the cracks to get any worse, and that part of the shoes doesn't see much action when I walk. I've taken very good care of the shoes, kept them on shoe trees and conditioned them frequently with more than one type of conditioner. The rest of the shoes are in excellent condition.
Is this sort of thing normal or to be expected with vintage shoes? What, if anything should I do about it? These are my favorite pair of shoes and presently my only pair of vintage shoes, so I'd hate to ruin them with my own ignorance.