Posts by Shoe-nut

Breaking in new shoes is relative to an almost infinite number of variables. If you think about it, trying on a shoe is really never an indicator of how the shoe will ultimately wear on your foot. The fist few steps around the shoe store...

For what it is worth one definitely should not go overboard on one of these hats. It is only a hat and hats take a beating in the wearing of them for sure. This is why when it comes to straw I only wear the ordinary ones. Sure a nice...

Hat is from the 40's or 50's but that is only a guess and the leather hat band has the marking Genuine Montecristi with no maker showing.

I am never fearful as the end of the day will always eventually arrive.

I got involved in this Panama Hat thing many years ago and I can't say I understand what all the fuss is about. Now that I own a few and seldom wear them I don't feel that the added expense is worth the end result. Very few people have...

Here is a great shoe I picked up some 15 years ago that is way too small for me but it looked so nice I had to buy it. A great shoe for that 1940's look and very high quality the equal of Alan Edmonds if not better. Inside is beautiful...

Sometimes you just have to spring the dough for what you want. I know I wanted this tool one time for my workshop and looked for 5 years to find one used at the flea markets. Never came up with a find though so I finally dished out the...

I am an old fan of Spectator Shoes and love the color combination that you have selected. I have met a fair share of individuals who can't or won't wear any type of Spectator as they feel too self conscious about wearing a shoe such as...

He can afford to dress well.

I once read a story of a British hunter who cleaned all his guns every week even if he had not used a particular one. The moral here is he eventually wore the rifling out from over use of the cleaning brush not from the shooting of it....