Posts by bengal-stripe

Quote:Originally Posted by isshinryu101 French maker Helstern & Sons. Bespoke, of course to keep with the spirit of this thread.Hellstern was founded in the 1880s in Paris as a maker of ladies’ shoes. Subsequently they embarked into...

Quote:Originally Posted by mimo But seal...hell, I'd do seal.... Quote:Originally Posted by mimo You wouldn't wear seal then?'......endangered species need to be protected.   I believe most species of seal (in particular the...

Quote:Originally Posted by bengal-stripe Traditionally in English bespoke shoemaking, black town shoes would have had a 'painted waist', while country-type shoes and 'casuals' (loafers) would have had a natural (stained) sole. But...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ilovelobbs I went back 5 pages and couldn't find the Bespoke Pron Thread...... Here you are! http://www.styleforum.net/t/187914/the-ultimate-hardcore-shoe-porn-thread-bespoke-only/1875

Quote:Originally Posted by DpprDr .....is there any specific difference between the all brown soles vs. the soles with the black dye (besides obviously the black dye)? I've seen both used on RTW lines, with the all brown soles used...

Quote:Originally Posted by SHS What is it with the dainite soles though? I only see stitching on the front of the sole. Does Vass do closed channeled stitching on dainite now? The shoes (bar the 2" around the toe) are stitched to...

Quote:Originally Posted by atia2 It looks like each style would need to be ordered in a minimum batch of six. I don't know what "consecutive" means in this context. Consecutive sizes? A "run" is at least 6 pairs in the same style,...

Quote:Originally Posted by jerrybrowne Actually, I'm PC, the person who "designed" the shoe with Tom..... So, you'll have the honour to be one of "Mightiest Monsters of all Time"!!! You can even have the pick: Do you want to be...

Quote:Originally Posted by jerrybrowne  First made here. http://leathersoulhawaii.com/2012/11/04/saint-crispins-pc-norwegian-lsw-lsbh/ Quote:Originally Posted by nutcracker hmmm....Japanese blogger "Jun" (Cobbler's Web) had a...

Quote:Originally Posted by chogall Reto, who made the bottom pair? [[SPOILER]] Saint CrispinThey are the bespoke shoes made for Jun Kuwana (or at least it is the same design)http://cobblersweb.style.coocan.jp/stcrispin02/stcrispin02.html