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[JPFNY5]

The big miss with the Leffot spectator longwings is that they used white calf instead of suede. I prefer non-gunboat specs.

Who makes these?

 

[closerlook]



I'm the teddy bear who wears those. If you don't believe me, check out the tattoo I got last year!

that tattoo is awesome.

 

[AlanC]



Who makes these?

 

[blue collar]

Hey guys GQ had this article on J.Crew's new shop. However the bottom of the article there is a small Q&A with Floyd Gilmore of Alden. He says in the article that if you wish to be a new Alden retailer that the lead time to get the STANDARD line of shoes will not be until 2014...if youre lucky!?!

Demand is nuts...

http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/03/jcrews-quest-to-dress-men.html

 

[JPFNY5]

Very Nice! Could you please tell me where you got them?

 

[El Argentino]



Hey guys GQ had this article on J.Crew's new shop. However the bottom of the article there is a small Q&A with Floyd Gilmore of Alden. He says in the article that if you wish to be a new Alden retailer that the lead time to get the STANDARD line of shoes not until 2014...if youre lucky!?!
Demand is nuts...
http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/03/jcrews-quest-to-dress-men.html

That whole bit about being over-sold boggles my mind in this day and age. I realize that its a labor and time-intensive process, but c'mon...

 

[AlanC]



Very Nice! Could you please tell me where you got them?

Thanks! I bought them several years back on clearance from Plain Clothes in Birmingham. They had done a special run of them. I know other stores have also ordered the same or similar makeups at different times. Surely someone, probably a Southern shop somewhere, will have them this spring. I think there is a shop in Charleston that has carried them in the past (not Ben Silver).

 

[stevent]

How wide is the Grant last? From the sizing chart it's right in the middle and I have wider feet. Should I go Barrie size or normal size?

 

[lagsun]

From my experience, the Grant is narrower in the toe box. I'm a 8.5D in Barrie and 9D in Grant although I probably could have went 8.5D in Grant but didn't have a chance to try them.

 

[ceoceo]



what did you order? depends on the last. if grant, plaza or one of the smaller lasts you will probably be OK. if barry or trubalance you most likely need to size down.

Uh oh..
Brannock 8.3-ish C. I wear 7.5 in many boots/sneakers like f+b 745 / chucks/MLII
Ordered 7.5 indy.
F*** it ill just put a bunch of insoles

 

[i10casual]

Hi guys. I really like the Leffot Gatby shoe. But with no credit I will have to sell some sweaters and probably my adidas collection (which I don't wear anymore) of forest hills and such. Should I do it? Or do you think there will be some other, better version, out this spring?

 

[CTYGGG]



http://leffot.com/2012/02/29/alden-x-leffot-gatsby-lwb/

Who makes these?

It was on the previous page…

 

[AldenLuver]

I like the newer Leffot version better.

 

[ecox]

Question: Do I need Ravello, and if so, what shoe?

I have Whiskey LWBs, Cigar chukkas, PTB #8s, and black shell captoe bals. As Whiskey ages, it darkens. Would it be too close to Ravello? When would I wear Ravello that I wouldn't wear either Whiskey or Cigar?

I know I'm missing a LHS, but I can't wear the Van Last, so that's an impossibility.

Thoughts?

 

[velomane]



What are those chino BTW?
nice outfit with a nice boots,FOR SURE

I don't think this has been answered yet. In reply to your query, the chinos are from Epaulet. Just be careful before you proceed- the Epaulet stuff has proven itself as addictive as shell, at least to me it has. I can't seem to post links, so you'll have to dig them up yourself: there's a SF thread dedicated to Epaulet - search "epaulet shop" and from there you should be able to navigate to the store's site. Good luck.