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Vintage Spectator Shoes

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It's officially the last day of summer, so the last of my vintage Spectators are loaded in their shoe bags & boxed up for the winter. These are some of my fave's.

Stenchever's Captoe Spectators circa late 1930's. Note the spade sole... less severe than some of my others, but it's there nonetheless.

By the way, this is why the Classified section on this site is so GREAT!!!! Thanks Johnny J!


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Unusual treatment on the heel counter with the different coloured brogueing detail. Me likey.

Interesting about summer isshi because it has started in Sydney this week already.
 

Johnny J

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It's officially the last day of summer, so the last of my vintage Spectators are loaded in their shoe bags & boxed up for the winter. These are some of my fave's.

Stenchever's Captoe Spectators circa late 1930's. Note the spade sole... less severe than some of my others, but it's there nonetheless.

By the way, this is why the Classified section on this site is so GREAT!!!! Thanks Johnny J!

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Hey, you cleaned them up nicely! I'm glad someone gets to enjoy wearing them. My wife enjoys seeing me wear my vintage shoes and suits, but when I originally bought these she liked them, but not on me. Can you believe it? I even showed her with a nice matching vtg brown 1940s suit and she said "Nope". So there you go Isshinryu101! Enjoy!!
 

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Wives can be troublesome on the subject of spectators. For most people they are a bit "out there" so males besporting spectators/co-respondents are seen as peacocks by spouses and chastised suitably as that role is reserved for female members of the household....IMHO of course:D.
 

Tomasso

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Just tell her that you would sooner change wives than shoe styles. That may set her straight.
 

Johnny J

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Just tell her that you would sooner change wives than shoe styles. That may set her straight.

Wives can be troublesome on the subject of spectators. For most people they are a bit "out there" so males besporting spectators/co-respondents are seen as peacocks by spouses and chastised suitably as that role is reserved for female members of the household....IMHO of course:D.

Thanks guys. Back in the day everyone wore them. Wish it was the same today.
Cookie, those are a great pair of suedes on your avatar!
 

flyfishark

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I wear specs and white bucks all season. I don't wear anything else. Maybe age has something to do with it. Plus, I'm lucky...my wife loves them!
 

Dinerman

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I might have a friend across the river who might be interested in this shoe, but I have no idea if it is skin, printed leather, vinyl, naugahide, copolymer, ethylene vinyl...the list can go on, but I'm tired of looking up synthetics. I don't want to send them until I know they are actually made of something that occurs on this planet in living form. Here are the shoes:
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I'm afraid they may have slaughtered the same poor innocent nauga to make this pair I just got in.

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Tomasso

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When I last visited Dimitri Gomez he had just finished a pair of shoes identical to these. Well, except that they were beautifully done, as is everything he touches.

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