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jon5986

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Originally Posted by greekonomist
Those boots on the left...oh my...
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Agreed. Love the color!
 

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Originally Posted by greekonomist
Luk-cha, both the "Arca" and the whiskey shell ones are amazing.

cheers!

Originally Posted by fritzl
they are both great. i especially like the natural sole treatment on the first pair. the arca reference might not be too evident for me...

i have to have some cordovans from vass.

btw, these are setting the bar rather high for the paprika. it will work out for you.


yes you do! well we are stage one complete on the pap's request is for suede please, no black derby for moi!

Originally Posted by ThinkDerm
love the look of the OE cordo shoes

you bet the are - better than anything in whisky that have come from Alden IMO
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Originally Posted by oshinex
You met with DTO?

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
part 2 of today's little pictorial, Vass Old English with Medalion in Horween Whiskey Shell Cordovan which i treat quite meanly, as perhaps you can tell from the scrape's and guage's.

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You give me idea.
It very good.
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Me want it.
 

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
well we are stage one complete on the pap's request is for suede please, no black derby for moi!

yep stage one is complete now
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, but you funny. i mentioned the black one time and then never again... it was more to show them on a hkg meet up and have a quality check, as it was too big for you. i'll take care of your wishes.
 

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Originally Posted by fritzl
yep stage one is complete now
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, but you funny. i mentioned the black one time and then never again... it was more to show them on a hkg meet up and have a quality check, as it was too big for you. i'll take care of your wishes.


cool! back to basics, make sure the are wood(jake the)pegged ones too pls
 

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
cool! back to basics, make sure the are wood(jake the)pegged ones too pls

what else?
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luk-cha

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Originally Posted by fritzl
what else?
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i'll let you know as and when i think of them!!!

oh i want them to be special!!!!! more like a premium smoked paprika
 

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F-Last Windsor in Horween Saddle SHell Cordovan
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Originally Posted by gazman70k
Latest addition to the flock.

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Particularly lovely. I presume this is Vass's 'Dark Brown'?​
 

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Luk-cha, I love the brogued wiskey shells.
 

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Originally Posted by emptym
Luk-cha, I love the brogued wiskey shells.

+1,putting on my list,hopefully I can get them in the near future.
 

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
F-Last Windsor in Horween Saddle SHell Cordovan
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saddle shell cordovan?
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I never really liked u-caps, but those are, once again, fantastic. Vass does amazing things with shell.
 

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Originally Posted by emptym
Luk-cha, I love the brogued wiskey shells.

me too, i have some more OTW too

Originally Posted by greekonomist
saddle shell cordovan?
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I never really liked u-caps, but those are, once again, fantastic. Vass does amazing things with shell.


IMO i have not seen anyone work with Shell better than Vass!
 

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Gabor Halmos showed me some Shell Cordovan Vass shoes over a year ago. They had the most unique smell to them and I've never come across such a pleasant smell on any other companies cordovan shoes.

Do any other Vass Shell Cordovan shoe owners concur?
 

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Give me some saphir and I can make the cordovan smell nice. I suspect that it is more a function of some burnishing with a premium polish that gives it the smell, since the shells come from Horween as well but I could be wrong.

Although Horween claims the same process is used for all their shell, Aldens, AE and Vass all seem to have their own subtle characteristics.
 

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