Gaziano & Girling Appreciation & Shoe Appreciation Thread (including reviews, purchases, pictures)

[sdolina]

in case anyone is on the fence about buying GGs from nick, let me just say....

WOW! Speechless.

 

[in stitches]



WOW! Speechless.

thanks. i spend most of the day ogling them every time i wear them. hard to get work done.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]



thanks. i spend most of the day ogling them every time i wear them. hard to get work done.

They could use a little polish though.

I kid...

 

[j ingevaldsson]



Saint Crispins does channeled sole by hand.

Absolutely, and a bunch of other ones as well like Vass and Paolo Scafora for example. But like I wrote, it's not that common, the machine way is most used.

 

[in stitches]



They could use a little polish though.

I kid...

 

[bamboo]

Quote:
Like Bengal already described above, that is the channel for the sole stitch. Probably you've read about the machine cutting up the flap channel, which is pretty expensive, and probably both Carmina and Meermin use it, and many other brands as well. Some cut the channel by hand, but it's not that common when it comes to RTW. Thanks for your kind words about the blog!
Thanks again. I am looking forward seeing new GG line.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

My apologies for the sartorially frowned upon combo, but i thought the toe bleaching complimented nicely:

 

[RogerP]

Jubei - very handsome!

my next question was how effective are they in snow and ice. please let us know!

No winter report yet - thank heavens - but I can report that they performed very well in the wet. One of the challenges of my morning commute in inclement weather is the slick and slippery wet marble floors and stairs of the two train stations in question. Wet leather soles on these surfaces require that I tread with absolute caution. The synthetic soles of the Wigmores gripped very well indeed.

 

[in stitches]

JubeiSpiegel - whats wrong with the combo? looks great too me.

here is my action shot of the day.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

^
Those are some clean creases Stitchy, very nice.

Regarding your question, I know SF doesn't care for black shoes w/ country colors. I thought I should state that caveat, even though I liked it...

 

[in stitches]

thanks, man!

OIC. they look to have a tinge of brown in the pic. looks great either way.

 

[no frills]

JubeiSpiegel - whats wrong with the combo? looks great too me.

here is my action shot of the day.

My, grandpa stitchy, how straight your legs (or at least your pant legs) are!

stitchy: The better to........(fill in blank here).... my dear....

 

[in stitches]



My, grandpa stitchy, how straight your legs (or at least your pant legs) are!
stitchy: The better to........(fill in blank here).... my dear.... 

why thanks for noticing.

 

[othertravel]

Can't believe I forgot to post this.

Cheap G&G for RLPL at the Harry Rosen outlet. They're $699 but there's a $50 off promo right now.

They have the slip-on wingtip model. Some shop wear, so be prepared for some polishing.

 

[Odd I/O]



I saw that, good promotion. Might have to accelerate that other MTO idea I had...

"Oundle" ?