Posts by chogall

Cigarette is the mandatory #menswear accessory?

Stopped smoking for 4 years now. It's really psychological. Find a substitute for smoking for occasions that you used to smoke, eg driving, after meals, drinking, after sex, etc. You won't feel any different unless you starts to...

Quote:Originally Posted by Beach Bum While the idea of shipping shoes to get shined seems ridiculous on the cover, I quickly forget that many of the owners of numerous high end shoes are CEOs, other executives, etc... Many of which...

Quote:Originally Posted by wombus I think you've done a great job so far! I don't have the imagination to turn a last into a shoe shape so I'm looking forward to seeing how the leather wraps around the last. but not too pointed,...

Quote:Originally Posted by terrorsquad Ok guys, here is the last for the hatchgrain MTO. According to Pepe, its an E width. Just wanted some feedback on this last. Pepe will be making a sample of the hatchgrain shoe next week and...

Mail order shine is for those too rich who have too many shoes and who doesn't give a damn. Besides, don't some shoe retailers offer free shoe shine anyway? Take your lobbs to lobb for free shine, same saphir product. Or leather soul.

Quote:Originally Posted by dieworkwear Have you looked into Zonkey Boot? It was started by Michael Rollig, the man who previously did Saint Crispin's. What you described is pretty much the raison d'etre behind Zonkey. Rollig thinks...

Chukka for winter. Suede driver for summer. For suede driver, very hard to beats the cheap eBay ones unless its cheaper.

43.5 F last, wide (G fitting). Or try F fitting first since you fit in narrow lasts still okay.

Some of the best creepy pix did come out of this forum.