Shoe Damage Report & Shoe P0rn Central - Part II - Page 930

Originally Posted by SpooPoker 

Thanks, and yes - a little bit of slippage. I would ask how you know, but you know.

Originally Posted by Son Of Saphir 

Me have it down to fine art.
 

Originally Posted by saint 

A few months ago I bought a pair of monks by Church's from Yoox, they were NOS made from Cape Buck on the 73 last. Pretty sure Church's doesn't use Cape Buck anymore. Overall it was a great purchase, I'm sure you'll be very happy with your shoes.

Originally Posted by jerrybrowne 

He's taking a break.

Originally Posted by Kaplan 

Inside the shoes, just below the Church's logo, does it say 'London, Paris, New York' or 'London, Paris, Milan, New York' ?

Originally Posted by SHS 

I would think that this is what would be classified as a "second" shoe, but I think that it was to be expected with the price I paid. I will probably keep them.

Originally Posted by meister 

Antonio Maurizis recent purchase plus glacage to toecaps...

Originally Posted by SHS 

Thank you I hope I will. Great find for you with the Cape Buck!
Hope he's back soon.
Alas, Milan is mentioned.
Here are some pictures of the shoes:













As you can see on the box the model is called the "Auckland". It is also written inside the shoes, but the pictures i took of that were too blurred. There is a "weakness" in the leather on the inside of the left shoe where it wrinkles. It is as if this piece of leather is thinner than the other pieces on the shoe. The same piece is also a little prone to wrinkle under the shoelaces. The two small round leather pieces at the end of the lacing (I don't know what they are called?) have been glued I think, but the glue is slipping. I will just try to remove the remaining glue, as I don't see any use for it. I would think that this is what would be classified as a "second" shoe, but I think that it was to be expected with the price I paid. I will probably keep them.

Originally Posted by mimo 

Second or not, that's a nice-looking pair of shoes.  It's a pity if the quality control has slipped these days, but I'm very happy with my post-Prada Church's so far.  A bit of TLC and a solid pair of trees, and I'm sure these will turn out to be a good buy for you.  It was certainly a good price.

Originally Posted by isshinryu101 

I agree, they do look like pretty nice shoes. That issue on the side of the shoe looks like an improper lasting issue to me. Welt stitched to upper was just a bit off. Shouldn't cause any real problems, though. Congrats.

Originally Posted by NAMOR 

these would be better with a pebble grained shaft

Originally Posted by VRaivio 

About a year ago I found an eccentric monk pair from Bally's Scribe series. Since I liked the setup, another pair was an obvious choice.
Toffee-coloured calf uppers, double-soles with an odd terraced construction (bengalstripe, you know the proper term, right?), single buckle, red piping around the ankle, plump toes.
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