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Sterling Gillette

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
behave, plain front would just flake off so you dont want to over polish the vamp on shoes like this

Originally Posted by fritzl
oh he does...

i'm curious as hell myself, what he'll put out of the hat with one of the paprikas, including new shoots for the b&s.


Just a little tease:
polish-7.jpg

More of the same tomorrow.
 

mcarthur

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burgundy nst
 

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^ whoa
 

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Originally Posted by banis
Finally received bespoke order from Maftei, Wien.
Seamless wholecut oxfords.
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Those are really blue! What color polish are you planning on using on them?
 

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Originally Posted by Wes Bourne
Nice purchase. The double monks look good.

Silvestro makes some beautiful shoes. And Paolo's been flexible about personalizing, i.e., altering lasts and colors from those pictured on the website.
 

luk-cha

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Originally Posted by Sterling Gillette
Just a little tease:
polish-7.jpg

More of the same tomorrow.


thats not a tease, pixelating it might have been thro'

banis;3130847 said:
Finally received bespoke order from Maftei, Wien.
Seamless wholecut oxfords.
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dont like the color, but they do look nice!!!
 

Prince of Paisley

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Originally Posted by etb
Silvestro makes some beautiful shoes. And Paolo's been flexible about personalizing, i.e., altering lasts and colors from those pictured on the website.

They do indeed look lovely. Without wanting to be rude, what price range are we talking here for the RTW line? Are we talking around the G&G mark?
 

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I have made the point before about the durability of kangaroo leather and how it defies drying out. Here is a recent pair from the 1930s/40s that exemplify its qualities. They brought just USD50 - a steal in their condition.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....:B:WNA:AU:1123



Originally Posted by Wes Bourne
Nice purchase. The double monks look good.

+1 Superb colour

I'll be posting the Carmina monksx2 - which I recently jagged on eBay - soon.
 

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Originally Posted by Prince of Paisley
They do indeed look lovely. Without wanting to be rude, what price range are we talking here for the RTW line? Are we talking around the G&G mark?

The price range starts from 380 Euro or more and it depends on the construction that you like. Now it is possible to find it only in Germany because that market is closed to us. Our family have made shoes since 1952. SILVESTRO ( or BENSON'S - the other brand) is an italian brand (Marche region) and now we make shoes of high quality.
 

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Originally Posted by meister
I have made the point before about the durability of kangaroo leather and how it defies drying out. Here is a recent pair from the 1930s/40s that exemplify its qualities. They brought just USD50 - a steal in their condition.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....:B:WNA:AU:1123


Sarcasm? They're in horrendous condition. I'd pay approx $0.00 for them, including shipping.
 

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Originally Posted by Sterling Gillette

Why didn't you finish the polishing job on them?


Because I never spit-shine the whole shoe, only the toe and eventually the back quarters

Originally Posted by srivats
Those are very nice. Are they bespoke or RTW?

the are effectively the Hayes in MH71

Adrian
 

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