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Shoe Damage Report & Appreciation Central - Part I
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Tomasso
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Seems to me we have a definitional problem here. I think the besty analogy is a suit jacket. There are degrees of handwork, the 18 hour coat, the 22 hour coat, the 25 hour coat, etc.
In all these discussions you have lots of handwork but it is hard to find out exactly how much there is. There seems to be maker specific judgment on what is called "handmade"
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Those Lobbs and Santonis are beautiful.
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My EG Elmsbury got soaked in London a couple of years ago and came out A ok.
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The Lobb rubber sole is real nice. Z, you've come to a point where you have enough leather soled EG and JL that you need to stock some rubber sole version for rainy days.
John Lobb Osner 8695 last Ardilla:
John Lobb Osner 8695 last Ardilla:
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I'm not a big single buckle monkstrap guy but I kinda like these. Different in a good way.
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Crockett & Jones Handgrade Rosebery, 330 last, UK 7E:
I don't usually like penny loafers, but I was quite surprised at how sleek and elegant these looked on the 330 last. They also seem to fit small - the shoe trees in them are the ones I usually use for my UK 6E shoes. I'm not sure if this is due to the 330 last or the model (I'm guessing loafers need to fit tight?).
Crockett & Jones Handgrade Savile, 337 last, UK 10E:
These were huge.
Click here if you're interested in buying either pair.
I don't usually like penny loafers, but I was quite surprised at how sleek and elegant these looked on the 330 last. They also seem to fit small - the shoe trees in them are the ones I usually use for my UK 6E shoes. I'm not sure if this is due to the 330 last or the model (I'm guessing loafers need to fit tight?).
Crockett & Jones Handgrade Savile, 337 last, UK 10E:
These were huge.
Click here if you're interested in buying either pair.
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Brown Scotchgrain Elmsley on the 202 Last
Seen in the wild...
Seen in the wild...
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Those are stunning Norcal. Did you find them at GVH?
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