Posts by Roger

Quote: Originally Posted by videocrew Tons of non-welted shoes have stitching on the sole. Weejuns, almost everything Cole Haan makes, etc. Of course, like any Blake-stitched shoe, for example. However, xm80...

Quote: Originally Posted by xm80 I work for a welted firm based in Northampton....in my opinion they are not welted. They are more than likely cemented with a "rand" which is stuck to the edge of the...

Just great stuff, Allen--the kind of thread that adds something of true substance to this forum. It's really interesting to hear that a Canadian company is producing for Allen-Edmonds. For years it was Crookhorn, and then another US...

Quote: Originally Posted by SirSuturesALot How are these not sold yet? Uncertaintly about the size and its US equivalent.

Quote: Originally Posted by wetnose In the second picture it doesn't appear welted. But the third picture says otherwise...as I can see the channel outlining the sole. Ask for more pictures. If by that you mean...

They appear to be reverse welted--i.e., having a "storm welt" (C&J) or "fudge welt" (EG). I've seen this occasionally simulated (without any welt), but here it appears to be the real thing. Who is the maker (I...

Zegnamtl, another phenomenal photo essay! Many thanks. One question and one observation. Where is the factory located?...and...I found it interesting to see the way that they seem to have joined the pieces of the shell cordovan...

Quote: Originally Posted by srivats What is the condition on the onslows? have you worn them more after your year-old post? At most once. They're in almost 'as-new' condition.

After selling off one pair of shoes recently, let me keep going with two pairs I had up for sale on this forum more than a year ago. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to bump my earlier thread (from more than a year ago) to provide new,...

More than a year later...but since I've just sold off one pair of shoes, let me keep going and bump this thread to make further price reductions. Now: $300 for the shell cordovan Onslows and $150 for the shell Alden LHS loafers. For...