dddrees
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I can see creasing being a concern with the brogue, however all in all it seems to work well for you. Thanks for sharing as this kind of helps me get better acquainted with shoe and what to look for. I'm kind of going back in forth between Chestnut and Edwardian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leaves
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Falkirk has always been one of my EG favourites. As mentioned by the previous speaker, it feels like a very unique EG design. I noticed this article about the style a while back, it's a nice read. There are more articles if you Google Falkirk. http://uptowndandy.blogspot.se/2011/04/fine-english-brogue-edward-greens.html?m=1
As for light coloured shoes, I own a lot of them. They are not hard to maintain IMO. A bit of Bick4, a bit of neutral polish for shine and dark brown (even black, yes you heard me, if applied VERY carefully) for the burnish, that's it. Because the Falkirk is such a casual style I do feel it performs well in a lighter colour. I love how it accentuate the brogueing. This type of colour performs particularly well with denim IMO, and things like brown corduroy, green moleskin, etc.
Thanks for the link it's a nice little article which makes me want them even more. Thanks for the maintenance tips as well. I might have even bought the shoes, but for now I'm safe as you didn't have them in my size.
Thanks for the kind words leaves and drdrees - I could probably write for hours about my Falkirks. I think the chestnut antique works well with the broguing, and the 82 last is also quite complimentary. After wearing them quite often, my main concern was the creasing at the toe, which coincides with the broguing design along the side of the shoe. I was wondering if that would exacerbate the normal creasing that you get along that point of the shoes, but it seems to be mitigated by the occassional application of saphyr renovateur. I can't even recall the number of compliments I've received about these shoes - take the plunge, I don't think you'll regret it. Here's a reader pic from my blog of the Braemar (basically an older version of the Falkirk with a floral motif under the laces) in something called stag suede:
Now if we could just convince EG to re-make the punching tools for the Windsor, that is a group buy I could get into. I have been told by multiple parties that the tools were lost during the move from C&J's factory to the current premises, but that seems like strange reason to discontinue a shoe model, doesn't it? How can they be lost forever - how much can it cost to remake the tools?
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