The Official Artisanal "streetwear" footwear (boots, shoes, sandals) thread (Guidi, CCP, Augusta, M.

[DividedWay]

Thermal horse.

 

[filcol]

Do you guys think full grain horse leather on Guidi derbies is clean enough for wearing them with a suit?

 

[DividedWay]

And looking good? It would have to be a soft suit, no brioni's. If it's just clean enough to have no one comment? Yes.

 

[Steel28]

Trying to decide on purchasing these A1923 waxed boots..

These are size 10/43 and fit my size 9 US/42 feet with a bit of room but with thicker socks it should be perfect.

If I get these, CCP diagonal zips in scarred horse cordovan will have to wait..

 

[wormwood]

tornadoes could wait. do it. they looks amazing.

 

[Steel28]



tornadoes could wait. do it. they looks amazing.

I should since the price is 30% off the regular pricing as well

 

[wormwood]

hmm. got few very interesting offers to come in next weeks. so could part with some of current collection:
cdiem s63m double-layered backlace boots, perfect condition, size 42 fits 42-43, black on brown

pm me for details, chaps
actual photos, 26sept13​

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[fistinyoface]

**** the CCP. Get the Augusta.

 

[eckblk]

I vote for the Augusta.- I'm not too impressed with the price to be honest; I've seen the boot for under 1k last year from Aurevoiretmerci (before they stopped stocking A1923).

 

[shady_2001]

my fairly worthless opinion would be to wait, i'm not a big fan of the augusta's because of the high distressing + reverse which makes it quite a specific kind of look. likewise, I believe oiled horse is the best leather that augusta makes, so maybe wait for that.

or cop the cdiems/avantindietros posted before, now those are timeless...

 

[justaguy7]

How can i get multiple pairs of A1923 derby laces? instead of the gray sneaker lace, i wanted the option of black laces too.

 

[wormwood]

^try to contact you nearest stockist of a1923, they usually have some amount of laces.

 

[Steel28]



**** the CCP. Get the Augusta.

I vote for the Augusta.- I'm not too impressed with the price to be honest; I've seen the boot for under 1k last year from Aurevoiretmerci (before they stopped stocking A1923).

Thanks guys, CCP will wait and I found much better price for the same A1923 boots done in culatta horse with slightly better finishing that I liked more (partly oiled culatta) that I'm aiming to get.

 

[sinnedk]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Trying to decide on purchasing these A1923 waxed boots..

These are size 10/43 and fit my size 9 US/42 feet with a bit of room but with thicker socks it should be perfect.

If I get these, CCP diagonal zips in scarred horse cordovan will have to wait..

I havent posted in a bit. But the first question to ponder is do you want a lace up or a zip? You are comparing boots in the same aesthetic but different look. For lace-ups, i recommend layer-0 over a1923 based on the price + quality comparison. A1923 is getting out of hand price wise. For zips, you have many options. If sticking to the italian designers there is MA+, CCP, Guidi, all are great choices.

I feel that for the way you are dressed in the above pic you should go for a lace up. I may be wrong its just my first impression.

Other boot thoughts:

I am on a trip in Europe and have stopped by a few merchants. I wanted to give a few quick thoughts (mostly focused on footwear).

1. Degli Effeti (rome) - pretty boring, had a lot of old season works. The only impressive things were the m_moira boots.
2. motelsalieri (rome) - did not see anything cool, saw some aldens and trickers
3. PN/P Firenze - I walked in here and i was like a kid in a toy store. Lots of amazing current selections. Layer-0 is quiet impressive, Guidi collection is huge as well. The rubberized guidi laceup were almost triple sole thick, and i fit a 45. Marco (i believe the owner) was super cordial and remembered me from the emails.
   
   FYI, i came in in sneakers and shorts looking like a tourist snooping around. Marco came over to say hello and explain a bit about the brands because I guess he gets tourists walking in and not getting why shoes/clothing look they way they do. He also told me he is expecting a1923 soon and we had a laugh at the "supposed" arrival times (early october). Anyways i am not decided on a a pair of layer-0 but if any of you folks ever had reservations about buying from PN/P i say forget the reservations. Additionally, compared to the above 2 stores, I felt much more welcome. I guess its a Tuscan thing but it made a difference.
   
   Cheers from Florence SF folk
   

 

[sinnedk]



I vote for the Augusta.- I'm not too impressed with the price to be honest; I've seen the boot for under 1k last year from Aurevoiretmerci (before they stopped stocking A1923).

Aurevoiretmerci had some damn good prices, never gonna see that again