Posts by Wes Bourne

Quote:Originally Posted by bengal-stripe  Quite a few years back (maybe the mid-90s), EG changed the basic pattern of their Oxfords i.e. "Chelsea", "Berkeley", "Cadogan", "Malvern". The revised design has a longer toe cap, a higher...

Quote:Originally Posted by gyasih I sent them back, cost me $55. In the end, all things considered, I paid full price and got free trees. Ah yes, the cost of buying shoes from overseas without the benefit of trying them on first to...

The note I included asked for a full recraft with HAF soles, sunken metal toe taps and new insoles. If I'm not mistaken, unless you specifically ask for new insoles, they'll only replace the sock liners. And SF member Imakeyourshoes...

Quote:Originally Posted by DpprDr For those that send shoes back for recraft, do they return them in the same way you sent them (e.g., sent in a bag, returned in a bag) or they return them in a box with the polishing mat (I assume...

C&J Cornhill:

Quote:Originally Posted by BeSpiffington My so-called friend who is also a girl said she was just moving my boots for some unfathomable reason and inadvertently put a scratch in the upper. No biggie. This requires a good boning.

So, do we get to see the finished jacket?

If you're a 36S in Madison and a 38S in Milano, then you'll fit a 38S in Fitzgerald (as well as Regent). Fwiw, that's what works for me.

Quote:Originally Posted by TATE and YOKO You can see our door from Google Streetview, we're here ! It looks locked up but the store is open from 11-6 everyday. 9096 St laurent !  And for the chainstitch, we use a Vintage Union...

@ Tate and Yoko: do you guys have a street level storefront? All I see at that corner is a tiny shoe store that sells knee high fuck-me boots. Oh, and do you have an old chainstitch machine?