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Show us your SHOES !!!

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England's finest...arriving chez Cookie = C&J Clifford Handgrades

Got these tonight on Down Under eBay no less and topyied already.





 
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HarpPlayerGene

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Excellent, and elegant. :eusa_clap

Who made them?
 

randooch

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I'm so envious of you folks with normal size feet! I'm a 14-D, woe is me. Selection is terrible, and styles that look great in a 9 or 10 look hideous when stretched out. :mad:
 

jswindle2

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Papa Got some brand new shoes!

I broke down and bought a brand new pair of shoes today(not at Goodwill). I went to the Florsheim outlet store and found a pair of shoe I'd never seen before. I did'nt like them at first but they quickly grew on me.
They're called Killian by Stacy Adams. They are the antiqued black like on the Kingsman. They're not very vintage,but becoming interesting.
 

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Here's what the shoes look like from my end...

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I love this shot....it's the type of shot that could make you a shoe tragic... and then get enabled by various sellers around here!;):D

What is so nice is the different burgundy shades in the leather patina with the high polish accenting the nice brogueing ...and the last looks a good fit. Of course the perfect colour for a grey suit....IMHO of course!lol
 

Todd V

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Florsheim Pennys. Not terribly vintage, but less than $20. Any thoughts on how to reshape them?

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Dinerman

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John McHale Custom Shoes. I think these are some of the nicest put together shoes I've laid eyes on.
Massive triple soles with a huge overhang. Look at the finishing on the inside. I've polished and conditioned them since taking the pics, but the light was failing so I thought better to get some shots. Any idea on age?

Here's a killer pair of spade soles by the same company.

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Dinerman

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And another pair- this time gunboats by Dack's. They look a bit rough in the pics, but some polish and they look almost brand new.

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Dack’s Shoes was born in 1834, when Irish immigrant Matthew Dack opened a shop for the well-heeled at the corner of King and Jordan streets in downtown Toronto. The surname became synonymous with quality men’s footwear among those who could afford made-to-measure shoes and boots.

In its first 80 years, Dack’s Shoes remained small; during the First World War, it consisted of a small King Street store with a factory at the rear. Expansion began shortly after, with new stores opening in Winnipeg, Montreal and elsewhere, not to mention a thriving mail-order business. By the Second World War, it had stores and agents across the country. The last family owner, Stanford Dack, personally inspected finished shoes wearing a white glove, says one longtime employee. “If he saw any black or brown polish on his white glove, there was hell to pay. He’d cut a shoe in half rather than send it out with a missed stitch. That’s the type of guy he was, and that’s how the company was run.”

Dack sold out in 1948 to AH Marston Corp. of Toronto, which in turn sold the company to the prestgious English shoemaker Church & Co. Ltd. in the 1960s. Under Marston, Dack’s bought a plant in Fredericton, N.B., in 1957 and moved production there.

The recession, during which shoe buyers became even more frugal, ended the sad decline. Claiming assets of just $600,000 and liabilities thrice that (mostly to trade creditors), Dack’s filed for bankruptcy in December. As perhaps a last testament to craftsmanship, liquidator Danbury Sales discounted lesser mass-market shoes by half. Those who wanted the last pairs of Dack’s, some priced as high as $900, could get only 25% off.
 

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