countryclubjoe
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Show us your SHOES !!!
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countryclubjoe
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Hi Folks
Hopefully spring weather will arrive real soon. I need some recommendations for the best cleaning solution for the white areas of my spectators. Along with any and all suggestions for keeping them looking good... Thank you to everyone and best regards.
PT Monteith
New in Town
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Some new ones to relieve the beat up daily workhorses.
countryclubjoe
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Giftmacher
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It was most probably made in Czechoslovakia although any markings was long ago wiped away, but when? 60's? I don't know, the owner is unfortunately no longer with us.
Isshinryu101
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Wovens were popular in the US from the 40's thru the 1970's. Mostly lace-up models.
The Shooman
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My brand new shoos - Anthony Cleverley
Have the elegance of bespoke, but still not a touch on Vass and the better handmades, none-the-less, one of thje world's finest goodyear welted shoos.
Have the elegance of bespoke, but still not a touch on Vass and the better handmades, none-the-less, one of thje world's finest goodyear welted shoos.
Isshinryu101
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unbelievable shoes, shooey. Very elegant and wonderful. Congrats. Slightly squared toe is interesting.
The Shooman
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Thanks guys. The toes are cheseled.
Isshinryu101
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HA! When the Italians do it, it's "square toe". When English do it, it's "chisel toe".
The Shooman
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Indigo blue alligator wholecut - the first Cleverley client to have that beautiful colour George carried out my requests perfectly with the alligator - l wanted small scares near the heal, sides and toe areas and wider scaled in the middle on the instep area. Perfect!!! The clicker did an excellent job.
The length is too long and too snouty, so it will need be be slightly shortened and adjusted.
The heal will be removed, the shoes undone and the fittings made for the next try on. The plastic support will also be replaced by a wood and leather shank. The insole will be covered with felt instead of cork, and l am glad. My maker John did my shoes in felt also.
Will take a total of 18 months for the final product. Two fittings in all.
The length is too long and too snouty, so it will need be be slightly shortened and adjusted.
The heal will be removed, the shoes undone and the fittings made for the next try on. The plastic support will also be replaced by a wood and leather shank. The insole will be covered with felt instead of cork, and l am glad. My maker John did my shoes in felt also.
Will take a total of 18 months for the final product. Two fittings in all.
Isshinryu101
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HA! You are a SERIOUS Shooman, Shooman! Bravo. You put your $$ where your passion is... and I can tell you are having a LOT of fun. Well deserved for a true Shoe Afficionado. BRAVO!!!!!
The Shooman
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I have entered the world of the serious BIG shoo daddies now. It's an exciting journey and feels really good. Not just good, but reeeely good. Money is never wasted on great shoes, they are worth every cent, and the experience is priceless. The story behind the shoes is a big part of it.
I was always a shooman, but now l am a REAL shooman, or as l always say, a BIG daddy shooman.
I still would like to get some Lattanzi or Santoni norvegese/bentivegna from you one day. Buying the good shoes make dreams come true.
I was always a shooman, but now l am a REAL shooman, or as l always say, a BIG daddy shooman.
I still would like to get some Lattanzi or Santoni norvegese/bentivegna from you one day. Buying the good shoes make dreams come true.
countryclubjoe
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Hi Folks
Time to unleash some spring oxfords. While these are not vintage shoes, I trust no one will be offended.
Regards.
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Well said.
I agree wholeheartedly though I do wish that our feet didn't expand as we age. I have prit near a dozen pairs of twenty year old EG that are in great condition but, sadly, unwearable.
countryclubjoe
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I agree wholeheartedly though I do wish that our feet didn't expand as we age. I have prit near a dozen pairs of twenty year old EG that are in great condition but, sadly, unwearable.
Since I joined FL two years past, my size when from 9.5 to 10.5 however I haven't grown any.. LOL
Regards.
The Shooman
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I agree wholeheartedly though I do wish that our feet didn't expand as we age. I have prit near a dozen pairs of twenty year old EG that are in great condition but, sadly, unwearable.
That's why you need to wear all your good shoes as often as you can. Never wear the good ones sparingly (eg, special occasions)...wear the good ones everyday. I will try to wear my bespoke alligators once a week just in case they don't fit me in 15 years time. I would rather wear them out then not wear them out, at least i'll get my moneys worth.
My bespokes will be a close fit, so if my feet change they will no longer fit. This means l need to wear them a lot and get my moneys worth.
Moral of the story = try to wear you best shoes out, never baby them...make them fall apart!!!
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Huertecilla
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Not experienced that, yet.
Is that a law of nature?
I am nearing 60, have done a LOT of running, walk a LOT, run a hobby eco/farm, love going out with a date as local guide to see cities etc. so it is not that my feet are not (ab)used.
They are still the EXACT same size they have been for 40 years. Ditto my calves. The only variable I experience is the size indicated by the manufacturer. That is not allways as standard as standard sizes suggest.
A very usefull size too as they are on the small end of normal so my size usually ends up on sale.
Just wednesday I bought a nice pair of 'dress boots' and this afternoon I plan to buy the another pair which I should have bought too.
The variable is illustrated by them. One pair is marked size 39.5 and the other 41...
Is that a law of nature?
I am nearing 60, have done a LOT of running, walk a LOT, run a hobby eco/farm, love going out with a date as local guide to see cities etc. so it is not that my feet are not (ab)used.
They are still the EXACT same size they have been for 40 years. Ditto my calves. The only variable I experience is the size indicated by the manufacturer. That is not allways as standard as standard sizes suggest.
A very usefull size too as they are on the small end of normal so my size usually ends up on sale.
Just wednesday I bought a nice pair of 'dress boots' and this afternoon I plan to buy the another pair which I should have bought too.
The variable is illustrated by them. One pair is marked size 39.5 and the other 41...
