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post #5326 of 12562
5/18/12 at 8:42am
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Originally Posted by Sir F View Post

Gdot you made my trip in Paris when I saw that pic smile.gif!!

Cool!

Check out Septieme Larguer while you are there - or if you really want to get a shoe woodie seek out Pierre Corthay's shop.
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post #5327 of 12562
5/18/12 at 8:44am
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not gonna happen - my PR agent forbids it.

grrrrrrrr
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post #5328 of 12562
5/18/12 at 9:25am

300

Vass

Marcoliani

Howard Yount


Edited by mymil - 5/18/12 at 11:28am
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post #5329 of 12562
5/18/12 at 9:50am
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Great trousers - who?
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post #5330 of 12562
5/18/12 at 9:55am
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Originally Posted by Gdot View Post


Cool!
Check out Septieme Larguer while you are there - or if you really want to get a shoe woodie seek out Pierre Corthay's shop.

Thanks for the tip, maybe will check that out tomorrow. Were in Paris can I find these stores?

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post #5331 of 12562
5/18/12 at 11:21am
theres this thing called the internet - all you gotta do is type in a couple of snippets of information into a search box and BOOM! there it is! nod[1].gif

http://www.corthay.fr/corthay_en.html
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post #5332 of 12562
5/18/12 at 11:28am
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Originally Posted by Burton View Post


Great trousers - who?

 

Thanks! Howard Yount. Added rest of the details to the original.

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post #5333 of 12562
5/18/12 at 11:35am
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Thanks! Howard Yount. Added rest of the details to the original.

I am going to have to try a pair from them. I have seen their stuff but have only purchased socks and pocket squares. Thanks!
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post #5334 of 12562
5/18/12 at 11:57am
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Originally Posted by mymil View Post

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Vass
Marcoliani
Howard Yount

very cool color combo. the general would approve i think.
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post #5335 of 12562
5/18/12 at 1:32pm
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I find that G&G (and many other better English shoe makers) use a leather that is fairly transparently dyed. This makes for a lovely and deep rich finish. It is also a fairly 'mobile' dye that will quickly move out of the creases during the first few wearings. If you like this effect - then great - nothing special required

The transparent dye you mention is called analine dye. It allows the grain of the leather to show through rather than a "paint-job", which covers nuances of the grain. Also, the fading in the creases is because G&G gets their hides dyed a solid color that is usually pretty flat and boring and applies what is called a "crust" finish, which is color deposited with waxes and creams. When the shoe is flexed these waxes and creams separate to show the lighter analine dye.
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post #5336 of 12562
5/18/12 at 1:46pm
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The transparent dye you mention is called analine dye. It allows the grain of the leather to show through rather than a "paint-job", which covers nuances of the grain. Also, the fading in the creases is because G&G gets their hides dyed a solid color that is usually pretty flat and boring and applies what is called a "crust" finish, which is color deposited with waxes and creams. When the shoe is flexed these waxes and creams separate to show the lighter analine dye.

I must be one of the few here that truly appreciate the effect. I love shoes that looked worn and cared for--its like a bike someone has spent a lot of time riding. (Apologies for waxing - pun intended - poetic.)
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post #5337 of 12562
5/18/12 at 1:48pm
I agree with you. You can tell a pair of beat up cared for shoes over just a beat up pair. The former has charm, the latter looks slovenly.
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post #5338 of 12562
5/18/12 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by Burton View Post

I must be one of the few here that truly appreciate the effect. I love shoes that looked worn and cared for--its like a bike someone has spent a lot of time riding. (Apologies for waxing - pun intended - poetic.)

I certainly appreciate a well patinated and cared for pair of shoes. You have many good examples. I just hate the phase they can through when new but worn in which the creases can just look a bit tatty, to me anyway.
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post #5339 of 12562
5/18/12 at 6:50pm
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cigar wt boot
marcoliani merino wool argyles otc
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post #5340 of 12562
5/18/12 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by in stitches View Post

^^ thanks justin! ^^
great combo, finish on the shoes is awesome sauce.

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Originally Posted by Gdot View Post

YAY Stichy!
Me today.
I cropped out the trousers cuz in photos they just didn't work. (In real live my belt, and pocket square brought the whole thing together - but without those elements my gray trou just looked whacky.)
Shoes - Septieme Larguer
Socks - Pantherella
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I need to see the belt G. I love the shoes
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