Shoe Damage Report & Appreciation Central - Part I

[stilmacher]

what model do you think would be the best looking in this colour?

 

[sysdoc]

Originally Posted by Manton

Portnoy says that EG no longer offers it.

Might be worth asking Dean or Tony if they can get some and make an MTM shoe out of it. I hope stilmacher won't breach the fresh ceasefire now that I have mentioned G&G.

Here's a pic of iammatt's EG Rye in Birch as a token of peace from my side, Stilmacher.

 

[sysdoc]

Originally Posted by stilmacher

what model do you think would be the best looking in this colour?
I would either go for a reasonably plain oxford, maybe Chelsea or Berkeley, or I would choose the Kingsway ... a model that I love and that happens to be quite rare. Then again, a Ladbroke would look nice in that color too. Ladbroke is always nice ... maybe the prettiest EG altogether.

 

[stilmacher]

I think I would go for Shannon or Oundle.

 

[Manton]

Oundle, yes. Shannon, no (for me). I would get Shannon in Edwardian (and in fact hope and expect to) but no ligher. It just seems too "substantial" for the very light colors.

 

[sysdoc]

Originally Posted by Manton

Oundle, yes. Shannon, no (for me). I would get Shannon in Edwardian (and in fact hope and expect to) but no ligher. It just seems too "substantial" for the very light colors.
+1 A boot does not really look authentic in a delicate color like Birch. The Oundle is IMO not a good choice. The design falls short of the design of other, similar shoes. A MTO Lobb Vale or Jermyn II in Cashew will IMO always look more elegant.

 

[Manton]

As hashed out in another thread, yes, Jermyn II is nicer looking, but Oundle is for me a safer choice.

 

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by sysdoc

Germans are also infamous for badmouthing their country as well as countrymen. I think this is in fact a uniquely German attitude found nowhere else, at least not in the same intensity.
Well, isn't that better than the maxim of a previous generation:

"Am deutschen Wesen soll die Welt genesen!"
Through (adopting) the German characteristics, the world will recuperate.

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by Manton

I'll be in the pantry if you need anything, sir.

Coffee, please!

 

[Frittata]

Originally Posted by stilmacher

I am surprised you consider me educated after the last couple of my posts you replied to...
Have a shoe-picture as a token of my gratitude.

Grossartig!

 

[aportnoy]

Originally Posted by stilmacher

I am surprised you consider me educated after the last couple of my posts you replied to...
Have a shoe-picture as a token of my gratitude.

Stilmacher have you forgotten, you sold those to me??



Your picture is much better and I've anitqued them slightly!

Here are my homage to Matt Ryes....

Originally Posted by Manton

Portnoy says that EG no longer offers it.

To clarify, EG will only use birch and maple as contrat hides with Malvern III, no more shoes fully made from either.

 

[stilmacher]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

Stilmacher have you forgotten, you sold those to me??

Your picture is much better and I've anitqued them slightly!


Something I never knew I couldn't forget. I never made the connection. What an honour! I "contributed" to the worlds largest Ed Green collection.

For some reason I also believed you were British.
Your antiquing looks amazing. Unfortunately my pictures of that Ed Green lot weren't very good.

 

[LSeca]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

To clarify, EG will only use birch and maple as contrat hides with Malvern III, no more shoes fully made from either.

How similiar is JL cashew to the EG birch? Looking through some of the pics, they appear very close.

 

[sho'nuff]

thought i put this here instead of what you wearing today?..

im wearing my Gucci medallion shoes that were originally black , then i experimented dying grey and pink , and then tried to acetone off back to black , but got a pewter ish , dark marbled looking greyish, plumish polish on black....

in natural light

in flash

they look neato

 

[Cravate_Noire]

Do you work in the Berluti laboratories?^^