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Wow, haven't seen such beauty in a long long time.
Thanks Eric. I never knew how good they were until l first tried them on. They have a style unequalled by any loafers l know of. It is the combination of everything that makes it a perfect shoe. I feel lucky to own it.
I have never seen a pair of Lloyd made like those ones. Normally Lloyd are poor quality. Please tell us more about them.
Got a summer pair shoes. Vass are some of my favourite shoes, they provide a proper footwear experience that few shoes do. They are not as beautiful as the other shoes, but sometimes a man needs something different.
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I have never seen a pair of Lloyd made like those ones. Normally Lloyd are poor quality. Please tell us more about them.
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I think they have a distinct beauty. Perhaps not as sculpted. They do appear like a comfy pair of braided shoes. The London Braided Vass shoes I do like.
Best, Eric -
The way a Vass shoe is built makes all the difference, and the hand welting and hand stitched soles makes all the difference and the feel completely different from goodyear welted. A machine stitch is completely different to a hand sewn stitch when soles are concerned, and when a plastic feather is replaced by hand welting a man will enjoy the best experience a shoe can offer, ie, it can mold to his feet like a gyw shoe never can. See, the machine stitched soles and plastic feather in gyw provide a rigid shoe which has limited molding to the feet.
Example 1 = when you wear a double soled Trickers it will feel like a stiff heavy battleship. Why? The plastic feather and machine stitched soles.
Example 2 = when you wear a double soled budapester it will feel like wearing a solid sneaker and walking almost on a cloud. Why? Because it is built properly and molds to your foot because it was made by hand.
Eric: few men know the secrets of a hand stitched sole, not all stitches are equal. It is the way a stitch is done that makes the difference. That is why l recommend trying Vass and returning if necessary, because if you strike the jackpot your shoe experience could significantly elevate.
You have put it succinctly Eric, just how much do we "need?" Throughout this lockdown, I have looked around my home and thought that one day someone is going to do a house clearance on this lot. They will need a decent size van just to carry away our shoes.The pandemic has reinforced to me that I do not need anymore formal shoes and that a pair of budapester's would suit me well.
Thanks sir. Cheers tonight, Eric -