Posts by ncdobson

Quote: Originally Posted by EMartNJ  I'm getting the itch for another pair of Simpson shoes. Easily my favorite last in my fleet.   Ruby shell brogues now on the website. I'd buy them if they WEREN'T on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cuttingboard  Do we pay import duties in the US?   I have yet to pay duties on any shoes ordered from England, Spain, or Hungary, but it sounds like I must just be lucky. Lots of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cuttingboard  I found a basic black wingtip on Carmina's E-Boutique website that's quite a bit less expensive than other online retailers. I'm curious whether anyone has had experience buying...

Quote: Originally Posted by mr monty    Wow! Great pic. I've been wondering what the 2-toned traditional models look like in real life. Bordeaux toes & antique cognac?

Group shot: Vass 3636, AS 87, Carmina Rain, Paprika, Alden Barrie, AE 5.        

Last shoe-dialogue (for a while, at least): The grand old man of American shoes, the Alden LWB in #8 shell cordovan. Barrie 10D in LWB: 43.5 (I think) in...

Co-starring Allen Edmonds shell cordovan Strands (AE 10E, Paprika 43.5 [I believe]):                    

Quote: Originally Posted by potemkin_city_limits  I only really learned through trial and error. You lay two pieces of fabric on top of each other with the facing sides together, sew the shape of half the bowtie. Cut...

Cappuccino shell Dundees in the wild.    

AE Dundees in cappuccino shell JCrew socks