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Shoe Damage Report & Appreciation Central - Part I

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They look like a light version of the Haferl-Schuh ...didn't they?
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
They need to get treed and patinated






Are you going the Griesvelt route for the patina?


Originally Posted by Frittata
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They look like a light version of the Haferl-Schuh ...didn't they?


These were my thoughts, too
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Originally Posted by fritzl
Are you going the Griesvelt route for the patina?
Na klar!!! Unbedingt so!!!
 

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The color of the suede is great! The stitching at the toe is quite creative.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
Final fitting on my last, erm, shoot, next-to-last pair of shoes from the irrepressible Anthony Delos. Crappy cellphone pics. They need to get treed and patinated (we used the old Berluti book as a reference, from back when Berluti was offering real individual patinas rather than two e-commerce-friendly choices
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RJ socks -- seafoam green and sky blue cotton.

Suit trousers by Savile Row Master Tailor Darren Beaman.


Very nice, very nice indeed....so when is ADinNYC???
 

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He goes to Geneva tonight and to Japan in three weeks.

I will ask him.

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BTW I would have thought you'd have ritualistically burnt these by now...

Are you kidding? These are priceless! All I need is to get them authenticated and then I can sell them on ebay for BIG money!!!
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
Are you kidding? These are priceless! All I need is to get them authenticated and then I can sell them on ebay for BIG money!!!

I do hear they are hard to come by. Does he make trips to Sydney? Maybe you could ask him the next time you see him.
 

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Originally Posted by Sator
I do hear they are hard to come by. Does he make trips to Sydney?
Are they still deporting convicts there?
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Originally Posted by RJman
Are they still deporting convicts there?
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They stopped a hundred years ago but the lack of tailors here will surely earn him sufficient immigration brownie points to let him into the country
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I hope Darren isn't reading this, as I fear it will put ideas in his head.
 

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Originally Posted by AlanC
Nice shoes, RJMan. I look forward to seeing the customized patination. Will you have them tattooed as well?

Oh shoot, I forget to let Delos know about the custom tattoo!!! What should it look like?
 
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