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post #241 of 3312
4/21/12 at 5:21pm
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Originally Posted by cbbuff View Post

I wore a new pair of EGs this week and almost killed myself walking on the marble floors of the airport. The nails in the heels made it like wearing skates - I almost landed on my ass several times and had to be careful about not putting much weight on the heels. I seriously hope that the nailheads wear down or get roughed up in short order.
Is this experience typical?

Thank god it's not just me. I almost kill myself multiple times per day when I wear my Westminsters. Further wear hasn't helped much. My other EG's are fine, it's just this one pair.
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post #242 of 3312
4/22/12 at 6:12pm
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Topy is the answer

If Topy is the answer then the question must be -what is the single biggest cause of suicide?

topy is never the answer.
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post #243 of 3312
4/22/12 at 8:21pm
Bad news for EG MTO fans. They are severely restricting the program and limiting changes to sole and leather. Also, each model will only be available for MTO on TWO lasts chosen by EG. Kind of defeats the purpose IMHO.

Let's hope they change their minds and switch back to the old system!
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post #244 of 3312
4/23/12 at 12:11am
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Originally Posted by Burton View Post

If Topy is the answer then the question must be -what is the single biggest cause of suicide?
topy is never the answer.

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post #245 of 3312
4/23/12 at 12:15am
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Originally Posted by Burton View Post

If Topy is the answer then the question must be -what is the single biggest cause of suicide?
topy is never the answer.

probably for mind slippage, not for heel slippage, imo.
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post #246 of 3312
4/23/12 at 12:42am
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Originally Posted by jerrybrowne View Post

Bad news for EG MTO fans. They are severely restricting the program and limiting changes to sole and leather. Also, each model will only be available for MTO on TWO lasts chosen by EG. Kind of defeats the purpose IMHO.
Let's hope they change their minds and switch back to the old system!

True, I recently requested a MTO Dover on the 82 last, they replied that they offer the Dover only on the 606 and 32 lasts. In the past they most defiantly offered the Dover on the 82, multiple examples can be seen on the Leffot blog.
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post #247 of 3312
4/23/12 at 1:02am
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Originally Posted by michaelvl View Post

True, I recently requested a MTO Dover on the 82 last, Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
they replied that they offer the Dover only on the 606 and 32 lasts. In the past they most defiantly offered the Dover on the 82, multiple examples can be seen on the Leffot blog.

dear lord, what a start into the week...
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post #248 of 3312
4/23/12 at 5:35am
I wonder if they are doing it to make the one-off "EG for Leffot" type orders more exclusive?
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post #249 of 3312
4/23/12 at 6:27am
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Originally Posted by jerrybrowne View Post

Bad news for EG MTO fans. They are severely restricting the program and limiting changes to sole and leather. Also, each model will only be available for MTO on TWO lasts chosen by EG. Kind of defeats the purpose IMHO.
Let's hope they change their minds and switch back to the old system!

Are they still upcharging for MTO in that case? At any rate, can someone give me some opinions on a suede Malvern? I am thinking of a Malvern in either the 888 or 202, but I can't decide between tobacco, light mushroom, or mink suede. I've seen the mushroom suede in person, and it looks great, but maybe the tobacco or mink would be more versatile? They also have black, forest green, and navy (although I already have a navy suede blucher).
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post #250 of 3312
4/23/12 at 9:27am
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Originally Posted by theyare View Post

I wonder if they are doing it to make the one-off "EG for Leffot" type orders more exclusive?

Perhaps. Or maybe since other makers are stepping up their game EG needs to cut costs to stay on top.
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Are they still upcharging for MTO in that case? At any rate, can someone give me some opinions on a suede Malvern? I am thinking of a Malvern in either the 888 or 202, but I can't decide between tobacco, light mushroom, or mink suede. I've seen the mushroom suede in person, and it looks great, but maybe the tobacco or mink would be more versatile? They also have black, forest green, and navy (although I already have a navy suede blucher).

I sometimes regret ordering a Malvern on the 202 and wished I had gone with the 82. Mink suede is drool.gif
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post #251 of 3312
4/26/12 at 4:47am
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Originally Posted by jerrybrowne View Post

Bad news for EG MTO fans. They are severely restricting the program and limiting changes to sole and leather. Also, each model will only be available for MTO on TWO lasts chosen by EG. Kind of defeats the purpose IMHO.
Let's hope they change their minds and switch back to the old system!

Or do they want to push more people towards the Top Drawer? I.e. regular m-t-o: only on 2 lasts, TD m-t-o: take your pick...

MtB
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post #252 of 3312
4/26/12 at 6:54am
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Originally Posted by Looking to improve View Post

Or do they want to push more people towards the Top Drawer? I.e. regular m-t-o: only on 2 lasts, TD m-t-o: take your pick...
MtB

That's pretty much how I interpret it. TD is nice, but not really appropriate for casual shoes IMHO. All of the fancy finishing doesn't scream "casual". Also, TD pricing pushes you up towards St. Crispin's pricing.....
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post #253 of 3312
4/26/12 at 7:14am
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Originally Posted by antikantian View Post

Are they still upcharging for MTO in that case? At any rate, can someone give me some opinions on a suede Malvern? I am thinking of a Malvern in either the 888 or 202, but I can't decide between tobacco, light mushroom, or mink suede. I've seen the mushroom suede in person, and it looks great, but maybe the tobacco or mink would be more versatile? They also have black, forest green, and navy (although I already have a navy suede blucher).
I've never seen mushroom in person but I'm partial to tobacco myself. A very rich suede color and very versatile. Mink was also nice but very dark - I thought it looked too dressy with denim.
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post #254 of 3312
4/26/12 at 7:16am
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Originally Posted by NORE View Post

Perhaps. Or maybe since other makers are stepping up their game EG needs to cut costs to stay on top.
I sometimes regret ordering a Malvern on the 202 and wished I had gone with the 82. Mink suede is drool.gif

Someone suggested sizing down a width when ordering shoes on the 202. A "D", as opposed to standard "E", width does alot IMO to reduce the roominess in the toe box.
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post #255 of 3312
4/26/12 at 9:09am

Which shoe is in the top left corner of this picture?

 

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo360/theyare/IMG_2572.jpg

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