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Isshinryu101

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Not really "vintage", but the "balls to the wall" styling and use of "non-traditional" shoe leathers/ skins makes them relevant, i think.

Actually, these should be similar to the pair Cookie recently got.

Lidfort Norvegese stitched Crocodile Derbies.

For shoes, you usually see the belly skin used, since it's smoother & more elegant. Cowboy boots tend to use the rougher croc skins, like these do. + I tend to call the Norvegese stitch the "spade soles of today". The styling adds just a touch of toughness and an "I don't give a F*CK" attitude, I think

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Isshinryu101

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My first pair of vintage NOS & my first pair of "exotics".

Dack's, a nice Canadian maker who exists in name only now. Camel skin brogues from the 1970's. My 1st ebay grab. From the same seller, I lost out on some Church's lizards, elephant skins, fighting seal, and sea lion shoes. While everyone else fought over those, I snagged these for something like $25.

These are gone now, but... "memory, all alone in the moonlight..."

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What a deal! What can you tell me about Lotus? I've been looking at a pair, but know little about the shoemaker. Thanks.

I have had to pairs. One vintage pair NOS I think I sold to Fletch and they we top flight. The second pair was corrected grain I discovered and quickly dispensed with on that account. There is also the magnificent Lotusse shoe company which is one of the top in the world.
 

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Not really "vintage", but the "balls to the wall" styling and use of "non-traditional" shoe leathers/ skins makes them relevant, i think.

Actually, these should be similar to the pair Cookie recently got.

Lidfort Norvegese stitched Crocodile Derbies.

For shoes, you usually see the belly skin used, since it's smoother & more elegant. Cowboy boots tend to use the rougher croc skins, like these do. + I tend to call the Norvegese stitch the "spade soles of today". The styling adds just a touch of toughness and an "I don't give a F*CK" attitude, I think

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Record number of Crocs captured in the NT http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/record-number-of-crocs-captured-in-nt/story-fn6bfmgc-1225980205510

No shortage of the suckers....
 
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Isshinryu101

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My favorite Pebble Grain Wingtips and a recent acquisition. Actually, the leather on these is simply incredible. Extremely soft to the touch, very deep grain, and the patina (developed over something like 60 years) is fabulous. I LOVE textured leather, and the closest thing I've seen to these is a pair of vintage C&J's I used to own. I like these more.

Research tells me these MAY be actual American Buffalo. Most of the "buffalo" skin shoes out there are actually water buffalo (of which I own a pair of Nunn Bush- posted some pages back). They both have a wonderful texture & are very durable. The American Buffalo, however, is known to be softer and to age better. No more American Buffalo shoes, because of law.


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Very interesting to note, I think is the design of the wing on these. I had always thought that Church's had originated the design of the Grafton "longwing". Although not a traditional "longwing", the Grafton DOES have a longwing (a different part of the broguing that goes straight back down the length of the shoe. First time I saw that design on a non-Grafton. I believe these were made in the '50's and have never seen a Grafton that old. Did Church's take the Grafton "wing design" from Florsheim?

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flyfishark

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Great shoe, Issh.

Is anyone familiar with Antonio DeFalco Imperials? I can find nada on this shoemaker. I just got these, and I this is a really substantial, Goodyear welted, shoe. At the heel, instead of a V-Cleat, there are a number of nails randomly place. I'm not familiar with that treatment either. They are every bit as heavy as Kenmoors. Still some work to do on them, but I really llike them.
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flyfishark

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May I suggest 'staight lacing' on gentlemen's shoes?

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

a couple of different methods are to be found on the web site linked to above and I find them a more attractive look on decent shoes, pip pip, MP

Appreciate the suggestion, but I change all straight laces to cross-laces. Guess I'm old enough to consider cross-laces THE dress lace. Anyone else have an opinion??
 

Isshinryu101

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Funny thing, I seem to favor the straight lacing myself.

The one advantage of straight lacing is that, if the shoes I'm wearing are a bit roomy, the straight lacing will lace the shoes tighter (no laces stuck between the pieces of leather, the pieces touch).

Tightening them can be a pain in the @ss, but I do like the look. All that said, if you're talking vintage shoes, often times the style of the lacing they already have has put grooves into the leather. At this point, I just leave the lacing the way it is, so as not to "reveal" the grooves.
 

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