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post #31 of 36
2/7/10 at 6:00pm
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Well, I think the issue is that black calf is not corrected, whereas polished binder is corrected (at least, that's what I understand about Church's). The shortcut is not the time to prepare the leather but rather the fact that it's cheaper to use corrected grain. Although frankly their polished binder leather looks pretty good. I was comparing it to some other similar shoes, and whereas others look plasticky, these look like... well... polished black calf.

The point I was making is that Church's give people a choice and there is no price difference. If people do not like polished binder, they can get calf for the same price.

If Church's starting offering certain shoes only available in polished binder then I can understand concerns.
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post #32 of 36
2/7/10 at 6:27pm
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The point I was making is that Church's give people a choice and there is no price difference. If people do not like polished binder, they can get calf for the same price.

If Church's starting offering certain shoes only available in polished binder then I can understand concerns.

That's actually a really good point. And I'm one of those that happen to prefer the polished binder!
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post #33 of 36
2/9/10 at 1:30am
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Well, you'll notice this model is called "Paris", which I couldn't find anywhere else. I asked the Church's store (in NYC) about this and they say it's from a brand new line, called the City Line, released "this year." .

City line look cheap inside shoe.
Are they same price as normal Church?
Me love Church but me never by City line,
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post #34 of 36
10/8/11 at 3:12pm

Are you sure those Church's City Line Paris shoes are "Polished Binder"?  Church's website shows all the City Line shoes come in the sole "Capital Black" color.  From the website pictures, the Capital Black shine looks in between the "Box Calf Black" and the "Polished Binder Black".  Can someone confirm the Capital Black is Corrected Grain as well?

 

Thanks to this site, I'm schooling myself on the long term effects of Corrected Grain vs non-CG with diligent shining.  Is it possible to shine the Box Calf over time to be as shiny as CG?


Edited by BonesDT - 10/9/11 at 5:19am
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post #35 of 36
11/16/11 at 5:02am
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Originally Posted by thebigcicero View Post
Well, I think the issue is that black calf is not corrected, whereas polished binder is corrected (at least, that's what I understand about Church's). The shortcut is not the time to prepare the leather but rather the fact that it's cheaper to use corrected grain. Although frankly their polished binder leather looks pretty good. I was comparing it to some other similar shoes, and whereas others look plasticky, these look like... well... polished black calf.

The point I was making is that Church's give people a choice and there is no price difference. If people do not like polished binder, they can get calf for the same price.

If Church's starting offering certain shoes only available in polished binder then I can understand concerns.



Bookbinder is simply a term for the finish. All Church shoes are made from full grain calf even the suede where the part near the animal's body is on the outside.. That is not "corrected" grain. Bookbinder is simply a finish that takes a higher shine and keeps it longer. Since I don't like a high shine, in my Churches with this finish I just use paste occasionally (never wax) to get a low shine look. In fact, just brushing them is really enough for these shoes or perhaps the twice yearly moisturising (that's enough for most shoes anyway)

 

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post #36 of 36
11/18/11 at 11:15am
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Bookbinder is simply a term for the finish. All Church shoes are made from full grain calf even the suede where the part near the animal's body is on the outside.. That is not "corrected" grain. Bookbinder is simply a finish that takes a higher shine and keeps it longer. Since I don't like a high shine, in my Churches with this finish I just use paste occasionally (never wax) to get a low shine look. In fact, just brushing them is really enough for these shoes or perhaps the twice yearly moisturising (that's enough for most shoes anyway)

Are you sure this is true? Can someone speak to this?
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