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Hi guys,
Until July 3rd, we're doing a massive preorder project for our sneaker collection. Using a gorgeous unfinished Italian Front Quarter Horsehide, you can order into any size in any of the fours shapes shown above. The leather is oiled, but unsealed, so it ages dramatically as you wear it. I have an absolute ton of copy written for this, but here's the whole idea in a nutshell:
1) From now until July 3rd, you can place the preorder of your choice. Deposits are $110, and the balance payment runs from $135 to $165, depending on the style.
2) The trainers will be put into work with an approximate delivery of October
3) Once they arrive, you pay your balance and we ship them out to you. If you're in Europe, your sneakers will be shipped from an affiliate in Austria - so no customs clearance issues.
4) After you get them, we'll hold a contest in concert with Styleforum. We'll ask you to post photos of the trainers on Instagram with the hashtags #epaulethorshide and #styleforum. The top entries will be put into a poll thread on Styleforum and voted on by the community. To be a top entry, you'll want to submit good photos, and submit them frequently.
That will be one winner. The other winner will be chosen totally at random. Each person gets one ballot - whether they took one photo or a thousand. So as long as you order a trainer and do at least one Instagram post, you have a chance of winning.
The two prizes are: genuine Comipel Shell Cordovan trainers - your pick of either the Sport Trainer or the Tennis Trainer. (and yes, the shell cordovan is real this time
I've got a ton of text that breaks everything down.
You can view the online item and place a preorder here
You can see more photos, videos, and text at our Medium.com presentation
I'll update this thread with images of the samples as I wear them. If you have any questions on sizing, please feel free to post them. We've sold a little over a thousand pairs so far - most of them online - so we're very well versed giving fit advice. Other members can weigh in as well on what sizes they wear in popular SF brands. I'll leave you off with my favorite aging photo - showing the new leather on top, and 14-week worn samples on the bottom: