Posts by Winterbourne

Actually, I don't have any suspect thread issues at all. This is 6-7 months with only water, cloth, and a horsehair brush. The waxed laces I got from Red Wing at no charge.

Quote:Originally Posted by Don L  This looks great. I've batted around the idea of turning my pair into one where they'd be more versatile with different weather conditions. Did you have the commando sole put on when it came time...

I stuffed mine with newspaper for 24 hours and laid them on their side. I also kept them away from any direct source of heat and they looked great after doing the Mac method on them the following day. The leather soles still look good,...

SotD: Kouros And it has been for the past two days as well. I'm not sure why I really like this stuff. It's not like I'm old enough to remember its heydays in the '80s or lament over its reformulations or whatever. Sometimes I'll...

Can someone recommend a citrus and/or vetiver fragrance? I've been considering doing a blind buy of either Creed OV/Vetiver, Guerlain Vetiver or one of its flankers, or else TF's Grey Vetiver. Unfortunately a lot of these, according to...

Quote:Originally Posted by Petepan ^^^ Is it just me or does Platinum remind you of Drakkar Noir? Also, just out of curiosity, what do you think of Egoiste? I am tossing up between FB of Antaeus or Platinum.  We do not have...

Quote:Originally Posted by mg2380 Quick question for you guys: I scuffed the toe of brown 1K’s going up some stairs recently, and I was wondering the best way to help hide the scuff. Will a coating of Montana Pitch Bland help hide...

Ok, so these are my first shell purchases, which were largely funded by money I shouldn't be spending right now, given the fact that I'm still in grad school... Each photo is a first time wear. LWB #8 WTB #8 Cigar chukka (received...

SotD: Havana by Aramis This is an incredibly complex scent that I haven't worn for some time. Regarding Leather Oud, Dior's site states this frag is only available in their las Vegas store and to call for availability. Does anyone...

Regarding cedar shoe trees, I worry my large ones from Nordstrom are too big for my Aldens in 10d; they seem to fit pretty tight. Fearful I'd stretch the leather over time, I stopped by jos. A bank and bought a medium shoe trees. While...