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post #1276 of 1570
9/20/12 at 9:33am
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Originally Posted by CousinDonuts View Post

To you suede enthusiasts.....I'd like to buy a pair that I could wear both casually with jeans or chinos and at work with business casual (trousers and sportcoat) if I want to give off a more casual vibe. Would a darker, chocolate suede be more versatile and appropriate (like what Hampton just posted, or the Edward Green's from Spoo), or a lighter tan like you'd see in a buck? thanks!

I don't know what your budget is but I do love my EG. You can find similar models from other makers but I have two pairs of shoes that I have worn with everything from a casual suit to jeans:

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In addition, I don't know what people here are spraying on their shoes but I advise against it. Suede should be brushed and cleaned regularly. It will start to get some patina with time but as long as you are not changing your oil in them they clean off just fine. Also, I don't understand some member's fear of water as suede can be washed.
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post #1277 of 1570
9/20/12 at 12:25pm
i actually did wash my suede shoes under running water last week. got rid of some marks that beat through the protection spray, that rubbing and scrubbing could not get off.


afterwards i stuffed newspaper in the shoes, as well as wrapping the shoes with newspaper (to absorb moisture after a pat dry)..... next day came out fresh and new biggrin.gif
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post #1278 of 1570
9/20/12 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by Patek View Post

I don't know what your budget is but I do love my EG. You can find similar models from other makers but I have two pairs of shoes that I have worn with everything from a casual suit to jeans:
DSC02277.jpg
DSC02273.jpg
In addition, I don't know what people here are spraying on their shoes but I advise against it. Suede should be brushed and cleaned regularly. It will start to get some patina with time but as long as you are not changing your oil in them they clean off just fine. Also, I don't understand some member's fear of water as suede can be washed.

Type of shoe aside, thinking about color only....if you only bought one of these pairs, which color would you have chosen?
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post #1279 of 1570
9/20/12 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by CousinDonuts View Post

Type of shoe aside, thinking about color only....if you only bought one of these pairs, which color would you have chosen?

Hard question. The mink suede is beautiful and rich but I find the tobacco suede appropriate for three seasons while the mink is only appropriate for two.
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post #1280 of 1570
9/20/12 at 3:01pm
I'd buy a suede for fall if I didn't have a two year old. It gets crazy.
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post #1281 of 1570
9/20/12 at 3:10pm
Suede Bontoni Cap Toes

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post #1282 of 1570
9/24/12 at 10:28am

AE Players

 

 

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post #1283 of 1570
9/24/12 at 10:30am

Love the AE players.... sweet idea with the laces. you're a bold man

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post #1284 of 1570
9/24/12 at 2:58pm




 



 







 

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post #1285 of 1570
9/24/12 at 8:01pm
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Love the AE players.... sweet idea with the laces. you're a bold man

 

The skinny brown laces that came w/ them seemed both boring & anemic. When I ordered the blue laces, I was hoping for something a little subtler, but I still like them.

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post #1286 of 1570
9/24/12 at 8:07pm

Where'd you get the laces?

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post #1287 of 1570
9/25/12 at 4:52am
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Originally Posted by wigglr View Post

Where'd you get the laces?

 

http://theknottery.com/more/shoelaces.html

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post #1288 of 1570
9/25/12 at 11:03am

How Makes this BOOT

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post #1289 of 1570
9/25/12 at 11:53am
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Carminas

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post #1290 of 1570
9/25/12 at 12:29pm
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Thanx Sir! I know shog[1].gif

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