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post #16 of 20
3/15/10 at 12:35pm
I prefer cigar, a little too much red in ravello for me
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post #17 of 20
3/15/10 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by mg428 View Post
Simply amazing and (almost) a definitive answer to my question. I said almost because the shoes which I will own in April from Winn Perry, i.e. Double Waterloc Longwings, are walnut calf, whereas your AAAC balmoral wingtips are "burnished" walnut. I don't know how much difference would that "burnished" factor make.

According to RL's website they are "dark brown". Mine developed a patina similar to yours and I personally very like it. More than Alden's cigar shell.

Would you say ravello is very close in color to AE chili?
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post #18 of 20
3/15/10 at 3:23pm
Can someone please post a photo of his aged ravello shoes stating that how many years old the shoes are and the frequency of his wearings within such period? Photos under natural light and without flash are preferable. Comparison of the then brand new shoes to the aged version is further appreciated.
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post #19 of 20
11/7/11 at 2:39pm

revello is rare, because its not often that they strip the horses ass down to the "shell" and the skin is unblemished and clear. If the shell is clear they can use it for light colours. otherwise they can only make cigar or # 8 and black... if not your ravello shoes wouldnt be so beautifully clean looking.

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post #20 of 20
11/7/11 at 2:59pm
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Originally Posted by Orgetorix View Post

I believe Horween calls the RL color "dark cognac." It tends to lighten dramatically with time, and can almost look like Ravello after a while. They start out the dark color on the RL website and progress to the color pictured above. I have an older pair I ebayed that are lighter still.

I saw an old display pair of PTB's in the RL store this week whose color was so completely different than the NIB PTB's that the salesperson was convinced that it was a different color to be begin with...one they don't sell anymore. I was like naaaaah, it just changes! she didnt believe me
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