Wrinkles in fine leather shoes?

waterpig · Nov 14, 2007

Please, take a look at this shoe:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yves-Saint-Laure...QQcmdZViewItem

The second, larger picture shoes a wrinkling of the shoe leather. Is there a cure for this?

lee_44106 · Nov 14, 2007

Proper size shoetrees might help.

waterpig · Nov 14, 2007

As a preventative measure or to mitigate the current wrinkling?

lee_44106 · Nov 14, 2007

Certainly preventive. Although that's an odd place to get wrinkles, unless the shoe was worn incorrectly.

I'm not sure about shoetrees getting rid of pre-existing wrinkles.

waterpig · Nov 14, 2007

I think something heavy was stored atop the shoe. Do you think the shoe is wearable in public or is the wrinkling too distasteful? I'm leaning towards the latter...but the shoe is very beautiful.

lee_44106 · Nov 14, 2007

Distasteful? non-sense.

The wrinkles are in a relatively inconspicuous area. Wear the shoes with pleasure.

lawyerdad · Nov 14, 2007

Originally Posted by lee_44106

Distasteful? non-sense.

The wrinkles are in a relatively inconspicuous area. Wear the shoes with pleasure.

+1

satorstyle · Nov 14, 2007

With proper care I'm almost certain a majority of the wrinkles will dissipate, A rather distinctive shoe don't pass up on them. I wish I wasn't a size 12.

lbcgav · Nov 14, 2007

I have a pair of Italian made Church's shoes (actually made by Lavorazione Artigiana) which have almost identical creases. I think it's a defect in the leather, but it's really not that noticeable when I'm wearing them. I wouldn't try to dissuade you from purchasing these.

tonylumpkin · Nov 14, 2007

Originally Posted by waterpig

I think something heavy was stored atop the shoe. Do you think the shoe is wearable in public or is the wrinkling too distasteful? I'm leaning towards the latter...but the shoe is very beautiful.
How do you sit? If you cross your left leg over your right knee, as I do, that portion of the shoe is going to be staring you in the face quite a bit of the time. If its bothering you now, it may well annoy the hell out of you when you are actually wearing them. If you don't sit that way however, I wouldn't think it would be very noticeable. Anyone know who makes shoes for YSL?

stickonatree · Nov 14, 2007

Originally Posted by tonylumpkin

Anyone know who makes shoes for YSL?

i would like to know as well!

macuser3of5 · Nov 14, 2007

They were probably stored in a crappy area and got pinched on the side by a box or something. Might come out, worth a shot.

waterpig · Nov 14, 2007

Originally Posted by tonylumpkin

Anyone know who makes shoes for YSL?
That's a good question. I'm interested in finding out. Google didn't churn out any enlightenment. Are you a 7.5, tonylumpkin (don't want to infringe on your privacy by using your real name)? Ahh, geez. I just found out where people's profiles are. Never mind!

nerdykarim · Nov 15, 2007

Originally Posted by stickonatree

i would like to know as well!

Me too.

Is it just me or do the heels seem unusually high?

contactme_11 · Nov 15, 2007

Originally Posted by waterpig

I think something heavy was stored atop the shoe.

I thought the same thing when I first looked at it

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