Shoe Damage Report & Shoe P0rn Central - Part II - Page 981

Here are some close up shots of the leather:

I see lots of pores. Top grain or full grain. I can't imagine they put all that care of construction and finishing into anything but full grain materials.

They certainly know how to airbrush some dye. I get that not everyone loves this effect. And when it's done poorly it can indeed look pretty bad.

However, everything I've seen from Meccariello so far looks great to me.

"it is box calf natural,not finish from tannery."

Boots. Big Boots.

That high-gloss finish is very popular in Italian shoes. Lattanzi loves to make the leather shine, and his leather is sublime.

Wow Malford, congrats on the boots as well, the suede looks brilliant.

The boots look great. I would think they will be good for wet London winter weather. Big commando sole will keep you up off the sidewalks/wet and dark suede can take a lot of abuse and still look presentable.

^ Very nice - ditto the previous comments.

This is my Italigente - Double Monks, which I love.

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Edited by mcarthur - 12/11/12 at 11:20am

Mad skills, Meccariello is an artisan through and through.

I call it like I see it.

Obviously it is not corrected grain. Sure does look that way though with the high gloss finish.

this is why I prefer matte finished leather.

It's also becuase we're used to seeing aniline dyed leather, not crust leather. If you check out the leather St Crispin uses it has a similar look to it.

Also, the glossyness is just part of the way the Italians finish their shoes; it's seen as good customer service. It comes off in a few wearings so it's not a big deal if you don't like it.