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post #8101 of 16239
11/27/11 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by SpooPoker View Post

Does that tab bother the back of your heel?

Not a tab - these are boots with canvas tops. The thing that looks like a tab is a strip of suede which runs to the top.
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post #8102 of 16239
11/27/11 at 12:47pm
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Originally Posted by MalfordOfLondon View Post

Not a tab - these are boots with canvas tops. The thing that looks like a tab is a strip of suede which runs to the top.

I was also going to ask you why you chose those socks, good thing I didn't. smile.gif
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post #8103 of 16239
11/27/11 at 1:33pm
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Originally Posted by MalfordOfLondon View Post

C&J for Purdey:

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that fits you really well, and looks great to boot!
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post #8104 of 16239
11/27/11 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by SpooPoker View Post

I was also going to ask you why you chose those socks, good thing I didn't. smile.gif

Really does look like a shoe, right spoo?
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post #8105 of 16239
11/27/11 at 3:06pm
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like i said i prefer the way the EG s stitched, not that the vass is or aint

the apron stitch is not my concern on the dover...

then the shoe laces ;-) ??

exactly
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post #8106 of 16239
11/27/11 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by cwh812 View Post

1 and 3 just don't do anything for me. I think they are quite ugly IMO. The length of stitching of the toe on #3 is enourmous and doesn't look right to me. Number 1 is just a bulbous shoe and is not elegant at all. I think EG does it the best when it comes to split toes.

thank you
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post #8107 of 16239
11/27/11 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by NAMOR View Post

Although im a cordovan boot whore, the JL William in Black Calf is probably my favorite shoe of all time
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Great looking shoes. I just picked up a pair last week.

-LR
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post #8108 of 16239
11/27/11 at 3:37pm
This is going to be a good week. devil.gif
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post #8109 of 16239
11/27/11 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by ljrcustom View Post

Great looking shoes. I just picked up a pair last week.
-LR

the buckle whale trend is not to stop... ... as it seems.
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post #8110 of 16239
11/27/11 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by fritzl View Post

the buckle whale trend is not to stop... ... as it seems.

I agree. Very nice shoes but, for some inexplicable reason, JL seems to think they look better with extra material that no one wants or needs.
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post #8111 of 16239
11/27/11 at 6:28pm
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cigar indy
argyles otc
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post #8112 of 16239
11/27/11 at 7:17pm
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This is going to be a good week. devil.gif

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post #8113 of 16239
11/27/11 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by fritzl View Post


it must be. several makers told me. the sole leather is rather constant, though
e.g. a friend of mine has a pair of lobb st. james made of a leather scored on an auction in austria. amazing stuff.

 

Guess it could be changes in anything from the diet of the animals to the way shoe-makers apply stains/color, but I read somewhere that tanning processes have been 'improved' by using combinations of chemicals that require less time 'in the vat' -  from years down to 6 months.  

 

The best RTW finish IMO is EG (and Lobb Paris, altho I know it only from pics) and the former uses crust or semi-crust chrome-tanned leather.

 

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post #8114 of 16239
11/27/11 at 8:39pm
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Originally Posted by Pliny View Post


Guess it could be changes in anything from the diet of the animals to the way shoe-makers apply stains/color, but I read somewhere that tanning processes have been 'improved' by using combinations of chemicals that require less time 'in the vat' -  from years down to 6 months.  

The best RTW finish IMO is EG (and Lobb Paris, altho I know it only from pics) and the former uses crust or semi-crust chrome-tanned leather.

Could you explain what crust leather is please?

I don't think i've ever had it in a shoe.

I quite like the aniline leather i have in very shoes.
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post #8115 of 16239
11/27/11 at 9:04pm
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Originally Posted by hendrix View Post


Could you explain what crust leather is please?
I don't think i've ever had it in a shoe.
I quite like the aniline leather i have in very shoes.


Others here are better informed than me, but crust  =   tanned but not finished -  because it comes to the shoemakers  in a crust (the end process of tanning) state (or semi-crust) the color has not yet been applied.  It means EG (and AS AFAIK) can apply their own awsm antique finishes and colors.  

 

 

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