rikod
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Just opened a pair almost like these-- Antik Cognac shell on the P2, single welted sole. Looks much the same, if a shade more substantial.
Will report on the P3 Alt Wieners. The promise was a longer and more graceful 3636.
Some Vass soles look really thick. Do they not look as clunky in person?
Ran into that problem of needing to make a wire transfer to make a wire transfer using CF. They have a correspondent bank in the US, but require the customer to initiate the transfer. So, unless I'm missing some cheap or free way to do this, there's no point in using CF unless I plan to transfer a substantial amount once in order to make separate transfers over time to Vass or others. Probably not buying that many shoes in the near future. So it was back to Western Union at a cost of an extra $25 or so. Of course there's no bank fee from CIB in this case, so the difference is less.
Oh, and I should ask Archangle13, what did you order?
CF used the Bank of America for both incoming (from my Singapore account) and outgoing transfers (to CIB bank). So I'm quite sure a transfer of funds to a Bank of America account in the US should be free... But then again, it's best to ask the CF team. That director of theirs never seems to sleep.
They way they explained it to me is that I would have to initiate the transfer, which I couldn't figure out a way to do without paying a wire fee. Ffor comparison, with Western Union, I put my account information into their site and they request the funds from my bank at no charge. I'd be happy to find out that I'm confused about something. I suppose I could ask CF about this directly. That's likely my best bet.
Appreciate hearing about your experience. Those look like terrific shoes you have on the way to you.
The P3 is the same length as the P2, so is in some sense more graceful than the 3636. From some angles, it looks just as nice as the P2, but it is still more of the country cousin, with higher sidewalls and a slightly more blunt toe. As with most of the Vass lasts, the Norweger pattern would probably make it look its best. Just as I don't much care for the oxfords I had made on the 3636, I suspect that they would not be a logical design for the P3 although they would certainly fit well.I'd definitely be interested in about a comparison of the P2 and P3.
Curious if many people have tried on the K (from what I've read the hybrid between the U and F) and what they say about the fit.
Your love and dedication to your shoes is amazing.