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[advan031]



my 'ravello day' contribution

is this from Leffot? It looks great!!!

Just an observation regarding how some of you tie your boots much looser than I do...am I getting the wrong width size shoes? kinda weird.

 

[Marcellionheart]



is this from Leffot? It looks great!!!
Just an observation regarding how some of you tie your boots much looser than I do...am I getting the wrong width size shoes? kinda weird.

Some like 'em tight, some like 'em loose

 

[sazon]

For Ravello Tuesday:

 

[furo]



my 'ravello day' contribution

is this from Leffot? It looks great!!!

+1^^^ Now that's how ravello's done - best pic so far today imo

Is that the Day Tripper boot that I asked about earlier today? You're a lucky SOB! I want those fo sho

 

[furo]

Also wish I could get a pair of these, but they're only international at the moment, going for $772 ... a bit pricey for a non-baller like myself

 

[mediahound]



This shows the edge (not black!) and the sole (not crepe!) better:

Yeah, mine look the same except the welt stitching is brown and the storm guard (or whatever you call it) is ravello instead of black. Both are attractive shoes, just a bit different I guess. I think I prefer mine tho

 

[pikachoo]



is this from Leffot? It looks great!!!
Just an observation regarding how some of you tie your boots much looser than I do...am I getting the wrong width size shoes? kinda weird.

yea those are from Leffot... depends on how you like em really.. sometimes i tie them tight to get that ankle-wrap look

+1^^^ Now that's how ravello's done - best pic so far today imo
Is that the Day Tripper boot that I asked about earlier today? You're a lucky SOB! I want those fo sho

yes those are the day tripper.. thanks lol

 

[ambivalence]

Ohh im in love with ravello more right now... Might just reserved that day tripper from leffot.. Is that boot versatile enough to match suits, chinos and jeans?

 

[furo]



Ohh im in love with ravello more right now... Might just reserved that daystripper from leffot.. Is that boot versatile enough to match suits, chinos and jeans?

big time, and it's the reason I want

 

[sellran]

I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but was inspired by the emphasis on ravello today. One of these shoes is whiskey and one is ravello. Guess which is which? In person there is virtually no difference.

 

[HorseHide]



Might just reserved that daystripper from leffot..

Daystripper? Wasn't that RKD's gig before Big Law (or have I got my blogs all crossed again)?

 

[pikachoo]



I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but was inspired by the emphasis on ravello today. One of these shoes is whiskey and one is ravello. Guess which is which? In person there is virtually no difference.

left whiskey, right ravello??

an aged pair of ravello can look really similar to whiskey!

 

[sellran]



left whiskey, right ravello??
an aged pair of ravello can look really similar to whiskey!

You are right, the LWB is whiskey and the boot is ravello. But you are wrong about the aging. The whiskey is older and the ravello is fresh from Alden via Shoemart (a special size I had to wait for).

 

[mediahound]



You are right, the LWB is whiskey and the boot is ravello. But you are wrong about the aging. The whiskey is older and the ravello is fresh from Alden via Shoemart (a special size I had to wait for).

I guess Whiskey darkens with age? Not sure what Ravello does as it ages. Would be interesting if it lightened. Then you could have the same shoes eventually.

 

[sellran]



I guess Whiskey darkens with age? Not sure what Ravello does as it ages.

It happened so slowly I didn't notice the whiskey getting darker (if it did). When the ravello came I started to wonder if my long wings were ravello and I had been remembering them wrong (or if a salesman had sold me ravello after I went into the store asking for whiskey..... I could have easily been fooled). The two were exactly the same color. But I checked the number inside the shoes and they are definitely whiskey.