Desperately Seeking Shoe

Threadbearer · Aug 10, 2012

I need your help, gentlemen. I have fallen in love with the shoe in this image that I scanned of an old GQ mag layout. In all likelihood, it’s a Ralph Lauren Marlow that’s been photographed in misleading light – and therein lies the problem. I much prefer the mid-brown color of the shoe in the attached image over the true color of the RL Marlow.

Does anyone happen to know where I can find a VERY similar shortwing blucher that is darker than, say, this tan Alden shortwing but not yet as dark as either the Marlow or this chocolate Carmina Fitzgerald?

Wes Bourne · Aug 10, 2012

Marlows have 5 eyelets, whereas those only have 4. The washed-out color in the pic (as it appears on my monitor) sorta reminds me of Alden's Natural Chromexel. Btw, RL's Dark Brown shell will lighten over time:

zippyh said:
3 1/2 year old Darlton next to a brand new Marlow. Flash kind of lightens everything but you get the idea.

NAMOR said:
Twas blown away when I saw how these lightened up

Fwiw, you can speed up the process by leaving your shoes out in the sun or by a window as often as you can. Just make sure to condition them often. (Not really useful if you want a light brown shoe now.)

Thanks SF (a new me) · Aug 10, 2012

I can think of the C&J Cardiff. Too light still?

CrAz3D · Aug 10, 2012

http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline/producti_SF6215_1_40000000001_-1

*shrug*?

Threadbearer · Aug 10, 2012

Wes Bourne said:
Marlows have 5 eyelets, whereas those only have 4.

Good eye, WB. I hadn't noticed that before, but now that you've pointed it out I like the shoes in the image even more than I already did. I can't find them on the RL website, though, which seems strange because the issue of GQ that this came from is less than a year old (I think).

Wes Bourne said:
Btw, RL's Dark Brown shell will lighten over time:

I had no idea they could lighten up that much. Good to know.

Thanks SF (a new me) said:
I can think of the C&J Cardiff. Too light still?

Yes, those are a little too light, and alas, not my size.

CrAz3D said:
http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline/producti_SF6215_1_40000000001_-1

Thanks for the suggestion. Those are nice, but they're bals, not bluchers.

SpiffEngineer · Aug 10, 2012

CrAz3D said:
http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline/producti_SF6215_1_40000000001_-1

*shrug*?

If he is looking for a blucher wingtip, he could also try the AE players shoe, which comes in walnut calf. Or get Meermin MTO, because that's what all the cool SFers are doing these days.

fritzl · Aug 10, 2012

Threadbearer said:
I need your help, gentlemen.

I have fallen in love with the shoe in this image that I scanned of an old GQ mag layout. In all likelihood, it’s a Ralph Lauren Marlow that’s been photographed in misleading light – and therein lies the problem. I much prefer the mid-brown color of the shoe in the attached image over the true color of the RL Marlow.

Does anyone happen to know where I can find a VERY similar shortwing blucher that is darker than, say, this tan Alden shortwing but not yet as dark as either the Marlow or this chocolate Carmina Fitzgerald?

V A S S, nothing else matters. Slewfoot will concur.

CrAz3D · Aug 10, 2012

I had to google bal v. blucher. still lost (lame google-fu skills)

Wes Bourne · Aug 10, 2012

Threadbearer said:
I can't find them on the RL website, though, which seems strange because the issue of GQ that this came from is less than a year old (I think).

They might not be RL shoes at all. Perhaps an editorial spread error?

forex · Aug 10, 2012

How about these?

Joker Man · Aug 11, 2012

forex said:
How about these?

Danite sucks and they look clumbsy. If you want rubber get a micro rubber sole. It looks like this-

http://www.cheaney.co.uk/cheaney-co...oots/107/godfrey-d-chelsea-boot-in-black-calf

Cant kill da Rooster · Aug 11, 2012

Joker Man said:
Danite sucks and they look clumbsy. If you want rubber get a micro rubber sole. It looks like this-

http://www.cheaney.co.uk/cheaney-co...oots/107/godfrey-d-chelsea-boot-in-black-calf

You mean a Topy?

fritzl · Aug 11, 2012

Cant kill da Rooster said:
You mean a Topy?

phoenixrecon · Aug 11, 2012

They look like my CJ for BB peals

Threadbearer · Aug 11, 2012

fritzl said:
V A S S, nothing else matters. Slewfoot will concur.

How 'bout hooking me up with a link, bromie?

forex said:
How about these?

Those are nice, but I've never been a fan of pebble grain. It's just an irrational aesthetic preference.

phoenixrecon said:
They look like my CJ for BB peals

This is the only similar shoe that's currently available at BB.com, but it's a longwing and quite dark.

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