Posts by Roger

Quote: Originally Posted by edmorel Not sure where all this is coming from but of course I care enough about clothes to post on an forum and have the occasional discussion on what is good/bad. I do not care so much as...

Quote: Originally Posted by edmorel There is no debate here and if you can't see that you are either blind or have not been around long enough. This is simply another installment in the "FNB thinks Manton is an...

Quote: Originally Posted by edmorel Fine but this is easily one of the most boring threads ever, already. Even the penis jokes aren't funny in this one. If you're bored, move on to another thread. It's easy. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by rjmaiorano ^^^ And that last link, of the small paisley; would that be considered a small paisley in a foulard pattern then? Good point. I'd think that a small paisley in a foulard...

Well, I think that there's a little more to it than merely a fabric difference. (Actually, I wasn't aware of the fabric distinction here, but I'm not questioning it.) As I have seen the term "foulard" used, it references a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tarmac They do have some unusual offerings. I have a pair of 330 Mortimers and they are great. It seems like 330 is the "old" last for CJ handgrades, but Ben Silver requests it...

Lawman, yes the Albany is a Handgrade C&J on the 337 last. Although it looks a lot like the Westbourne--both being perf captoes with Adelaide throat and brogued heel counter--the latter is on the less-forgiving 348 last. The Albany...

No the burgundy wingtips are the Downing, on the 330 last. I bought a pair years ago because it was the only C&J wingtip I could get in burgundy. Ben Silver have sometimes offered C&J Handgrade shoes in colors not offered...

Quote: Originally Posted by Harry Lean Roger, do you still think a blake construction is a good shoe construction? H. Harry, I think it depends on the particular purpose you have for a pair of shoes. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by A Harris Ok then, Redenbach must be crap... I'm a little confused. For some reason, I've always assumed Vass used Rendenbach all along. Not true?