Posts by chogall

Quote:Originally Posted by bengal-stripe Presumably not! - But Cleverley does supply a pot of conditioner. - That's something, isn't it! To sniff? Smell any different than its conditioner for reindeer hide? I thought all...

Ya looks like unfinished crust leather being painted with dyes not creams. That takes much more skill than cream based paints!!

Oh wow. Are they the original Russian calf? Very interesting pattern; the shaft is pretty thick!

Quote:Originally Posted by RIDER Ahhh....well, like many terms in our business, the younger, more marketing savvy folks have 'co-opted' some of the true definitions. Crust is crust - there are not various degrees of 'crust'. There...

http://www.styleforum.net/t/62984/aniline-vs-crust-calf-pros-cons/0_100 Terminalogy might be different or incorrect as states in the above thread from '08. See Mantons and BStripe's comment. According to my conversation with G&G, their...

For me, yes. For G&G thread, it's sublime!

The published website usually underestimated the mentality of first time buyers of expensive shoes who eagerly want to "take care" of their brand new loot by going the whole nine yards, using some product that's designed for boston...

Quote:Originally Posted by Kai Really? You think that a proper response to a question of "when will the item be back in stock?" is "we don't know." I guess I'm just used to a higher level of customer service than this. From my...

Quote:Originally Posted by laufer Chogall, What do you recommend for the crust leather shoes from Edward Green? I do not care about the mirror shine or changing the color of the leather. I would like to nourish and maintain the...

Quote:Originally Posted by RIDER RenoMat on brand new shoes? What the hell would anyone need to do that for? I've heard the Dubbin on finished calfskins before, and don't know where that comes from......I need to look over some of...