Show us your SHOES !!!

[L@dyb1rd]

These are my favourite:

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

I can see why, they're very glamorous.

 

[MET]

Tricker's 150th year veldts. in brown zug grain.

 

[dddrees]

Tricker's 150th year veldts. in brown zug grain.

Another great source for Zug!!

Very nice.

 

[LuvMyMan]

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Bullet proof awesome...the real deal....true spade sole Florsheims....

 

[LuvMyMan]

These are my favourite:

Wow those are super nice! LOVE that blue color, too!

 

[MET]

Lotus veldt. boots in brown zug grain from late forties.

 

[dddrees]

Lotus veldt. boots in brown zug grain from late forties.

Very nice, and they look to be in real good condition as well.

I also like how they have the full bellows tongue.

 

[MET]

Real zug gets more supple with time. Thanks to my friend Ben aka "CrashTestBrummie" who sold these to me. It is nearly impossible to find such old boots in such a condition.

I have 3 more zug grain shoes and boots to post here.

 

[Isshinryu101]

Did you add that sole and heel??

Lotus veldt. boots in brown zug grain from late forties.

 

[MET]

Did you add that sole and heel??

Actually the owner before me had them added by a cobbler.

 

[dddrees]

Real zug gets more supple with time. Thanks to my friend Ben aka "CrashTestBrummie" who sold these to me. It is nearly impossible to find such old boots in such a condition.

I have 3 more zug grain shoes and boots to post here.

Actually I thought of him when I saw these. I thought it was rather odd to see two different pairs of the same type of boot from the same time period, although if possible one would certainly believe so of this particular boot. Built tough and built to last.

 

[MET]

He bought them from a lady, daughter of a Czech officer who fought with UK army during WWII. The double leather soles are still the original ones. There are no marks but the shape of the vamp indicates that they are made by Lotus. The only downside for me that they are in a size UK 11E which is narrow for my G width feet.

 

[MET]

Cheaney for Frank & Meier of Portland. 270° stormwelt. in oxblood zug grain.

 

[dddrees]

He bought them from a lady, daughter of a Czech officer who fought with UK army during WWII. The double leather soles are still the original ones. There are no marks but the shape of the vamp indicates that they are made by Lotus. The only downside for me that they are in a size UK 11E which is narrow for my G width feet.

Great story.

Wow, these are probably in my size. Would you say These are a half size or a full size down from a U.S. Size?

 

[dddrees]

Cheaney for Frank & Meier of Portland. 270° stormwelt. in oxblood zug grain.

Fabulous and a split toe as well.

How many Zugs do you actually have?

 

[MET]

Great story.

Wow, these are probably in my size. Would you say These are a half size or a full size down from a U.S. Size?

UK11E most probably corresponds to a size US11.5D.

 

[MET]

Fabulous and a split toe as well.

How many Zugs do you actually have?

Thank you.

2 pairs from Lotus, one pair from Cheaney (frank & meier), 2 pairs from Tricker's, 1 pair from Crockett and Jones, 2 pairs from Hoggs of Fife (which are most probably made by Cheaney) and a pair from Alfred Sargent.

 

[dddrees]

UK11E most probably corresponds to a size US11.5D.

Yep, my size. LOL

 

[dddrees]

Thank you.

2 pairs from Lotus, one pair from Cheaney (frank & meier), 2 pairs from Tricker's, 1 pair from Crockett and Jones, 2 pairs from Hoggs of Fife (which are most probably made by Cheaney) and a pair from Alfred Sargent.

Wow, I imagine most of those shoemakers stopped using Zug a little while ago. Although I still see a limited amount of EG Zug out there, but very little.

It's a real shame in one aspect, but since I have a pair it's also kind of cool in another aspect.