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post #31 of 38
1/1/12 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by aj_del View Post

^^ considering you dont have any black shoes, you should get a black captoe oxford to start with. BTW, no back shoes ?? WTF

agree with the above. i would start with cap toes, as a matter a fact i did. i would recommend these carminas from the armoury that i just got.


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that being said i would pay up to 600 US for the lobbs, maybe 700. they are pretty shoes.
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post #32 of 38
1/1/12 at 10:22am
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Originally Posted by fritzl View Post

c) sorry to hear that. item is in n.y. which is not in germany since they lost WWII.
yucky? they have leather brokers working for them hence the quality is hard to beat. anyway.
better you buy this machine made crap as you're used to. no offense.

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Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum View Post

What's quality got to do with anything? I don't like the colour either. If the colour is ugly, quality is irrelevant.

The color may be salvageable with some polish but in their current state they say dated and bespoken for someone else's feets.
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agree with the above. i would start with cap toes, as a matter a fact i did. i would recommend these carminas from the armoury that i just got.
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that being said i would pay up to 600 US for the lobbs, maybe 700. they are pretty shoes.

I have those in brown. Would not buy same shoe in black but thanks Stitchy.
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post #33 of 38
1/1/12 at 10:45am
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Originally Posted by NORE View Post

I have those in brown. Would not buy same shoe in black but thanks Stitchy.

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no p. enjoy the brown ones, they are great arent they? that being said, the lobbs are nice. why not go for it?
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post #34 of 38
1/2/12 at 7:25am
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Seller just came back with 300 + p&p. I think I'm gonna pass. Looking at Meerman now.
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post #35 of 38
1/2/12 at 7:50am
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Originally Posted by NORE View Post

I may actually go for a navy shoe as my black shoe.

You can polish a black shoe with navy polish. Gdot first turned me onto this idea. At first there is no evidence of the tweak but over time the blue begins to peek out more and more. I have a pair of C&J captoes that I love because in certain light they are 100% black and in others they are 100% dark navy.
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post #36 of 38
1/2/12 at 8:19am
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Originally Posted by bourbonbasted View Post

You can polish a black shoe with navy polish. Gdot first turned me onto this idea. At first there is no evidence of the tweak but over time the blue begins to peek out more and more. I have a pair of C&J captoes that I love because in certain light they are 100% black and in others they are 100% dark navy.

Yes but depending on how the shoes are initially dyed, one may have to build up a significant layer of blue to create this effect. I'd rather go blue and then antique it with black polish? For instance all of the EG shoes I've owned in black seemed to be super colorfast. I think they dye their blacks thru & thru.
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post #37 of 38
1/2/12 at 8:31am
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Originally Posted by NORE View Post

Yes but depending on how the shoes are initially dyed, one may have to build up a significant layer of blue to create this effect. I'd rather go blue and then antique it with black polish? For instance all of the EG shoes I've owned in black seemed to be super colorfast. I think they dye their blacks thru & thru.

Very true. It was not a quick process for me at all. Then again I wasn't looking for blue shoes, merely a way to spice up a pair of black, plain shoes that had fallen out of favor. If you're set on blue shoes then do blue shoes. If you're looking to experiment with blacks in a subtle way then I'd endorse the navy polish.

Knowing you/your style you'll get a lot more satisfaction out of antiquing navy shoes than trying to get navy polish to set in black shoes. Still, just thought I'd throw the option out there.
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post #38 of 38
1/2/12 at 8:33am
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Very much appreciated.
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