Posts by isshinryu101

Quote:Originally Posted by sinnedk +1 Old shoes are old shoes and thats that. I wouldnt want them and wouldnt want to wear them. They just look goofy like a 1920s/1930s gangster. I understand the last and types of shoes have been...

Quote:Originally Posted by gyasih My three latest purchasesEG Dover [[SPOILER]] Meermin MTO [[SPOILER]] G&G Cannes [[SPOILER]] Really like that Dover with the different leather grains.

Quote:Originally Posted by VRaivio ... I feel collectors like Isshinryu are crucial: they preserve, value and inform fellow shoe nerds about the the days and shoes of yore. These are the true rough diamonds, waiting to be...

Quote:Originally Posted by rikod What if you don't like vintage things?(I don't) or what if you don't like most of the styles/lasts?. I personally prefer modern Vass, GG etc. even if I had access to vintage stuff, honestly. I...

Sent wife out for a Mother's Day massage... so put the kids to work with a coupla bottles of conditioner (I am a cruel taskmaster)! About 2/3 of the collection of full skin Reptiles. Will give them food and water before starting the...

Quote:Originally Posted by claes500 I thought it was time for a group photo of some of my shoes! From top L to R Anthony Cleverley Bodie in Bourbon Calf, G&G Deco Bowlly in Midnight Blue, G&G Deco Holden in Deco Black, John...

Quote:Originally Posted by claes500 (my GF thinks I am a mad man when I arrange my shoes on the floor so I will try when she's not around ) This is +10000. Imagine what happens when she's your wife!

Quote:Originally Posted by Pembers Sorry, I missed your reply to my earlier post! Bontoni was indeed at the front of my mind when I wrote that. Good price for Vass, with Best Offer...

Quote:Originally Posted by bengal-stripe Berluti shoes are "Made in Italy" (so it says in the shoes). Shoes made in Italy (whether for Berluti or Cole Haan) are Italian, aren't they? 100% agreed. Even though the home office in...

Quote:Originally Posted by mimo Gorgeous! many thanks!