Shoes With Character - Page 18

speed, am I to understand you've never sent your shoes to the UK to have them resoled by the maker? I figure members whose shoe rotation consists mainly of high end shoes might not bother with recrafting at all, regardless of cost, opting for new ones instead.

As for thrifty bitches grateful to have Grensons, Tricker's and the like bought on discount: well the cost of refurbishment + shipping is likely higher than getting a new pair of those, again on sale...

The secret is to buy enough so none ever wears out.

Of course, but what about giving new life to a well worn pair with years of patina, preferably your own?

Watch out for a good cobbler in time.

I bother an keep shoes in rotation past 10-15 years http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...2&postcount=53

Yes, I do remember seeing those pics of your recrafted shoes. I guess I was hoping aportnoy would show up and post pics of recrafted EGs. Also, It'd be awesome if Imakeyourshoes somehow posted a photoessay of a typical Northampton recraft...

aportnoy, recrafted shoes? What are you talking about?

Why would Aportnoy ever need to recraft a shoe?

I realized that it didn't make any sense as soon as I submitted the post. As much as he is a collector of fine footwear, I believe he is a habitual flip flop wearer.

^No, there is a famous thread of recrafted aportnoy shoes from a couple of years back.

NO WAY! AlanC, am I correct in thinking that the Trads endorse recrafting due to their thrifty nature as well as for aesthetic reasons?

Link please, or lost in the crash?

The crash was provoked to bury evidence.

I get these shoes from the Bay. Can any of you gentleman help me with info about the maker? The insole reads Hegarty Shoes, Market of Kettering, England.



I promise to get some shoe trees for them