Posts by sysdoc

Quote: Originally Posted by Roikins That's interesting to know... any special considerations then when I decide to polish the shoes because of that waxy layer? I've worn it a few times for break-in, but I figured I'll...

Quote: Originally Posted by RIDER They are not corrected grain. Quote: Originally Posted by RIDER Oh, and Bengal-Stripe, this is just a gentlemanly disagreement over a simple term...I...

Thanks Bengal-Stripe. Why did I not say "these shoes suck"? ... Because I have the same pair. I had a major discussion with C&J officials at the factory about what they call "nubuck" and thought they were alright...

Quote: Originally Posted by Roikins Some C&J Tetburys I ordered from PLAL a few weeks ago and had forwarded on to my hotel while I was traveling... wish I had photos of my JL Chapels, but they're at home on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by RJman Jermyn II. If you put a gun to my head. The Vale and the Chapel are symptomatic of Lobb's new overdesign philosophy. +1 I used to like the Vale and Chapel at first, but...

Hey guys, nobody has to subscribe to anything I write here whatsoever. If you cannot follow my reasoning because you got your knickers in a twist over something I stated in the past that your sensitive soul was not able to stomach, then...

I am surprised that nobody else has noticed it, and Matt, I am sorry to spoil the fun, but this pair of shoes is badly flawed! Check this out: Matt's shoe has two nasty bulges that are not supposed to be there, warping and destroying...

Nice picture you got of the C&J Albany ... looks strangely familiar! I got that pair in a shop in London (I think) and this is the way you have to go about finding e.g. the Albany, or the Hanover or all the other models C&J...

Quote: Originally Posted by stilmacher I think I may well get one pair made for a trial. So that means you have no first hand experience just yet, right? Quote: Originally Posted by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Clark You're welcome! Me and my brother also bought the Swansea on the 341 last as a 60th birthday present for my father. It is a derby brogue in dark brown with Dainite sole. Also very nice...