This Week's Bespoke Shoe Damage

[Baron]

Originally Posted by RJman

I do like those... Were they easily able to obtain stag suede? Do they expect it to get all cool and shaggy (like in Jun Kuwana's pics) over time? I really wanted shaggy stag suede...

Yep, those are really great. I love the shape and the design. I'd wear those all the time.

 

[aportnoy]

Originally Posted by RJman

I do like those... Were they easily able to obtain stag suede? Do they expect it to get all cool and shaggy (like in Jun Kuwana's pics) over time? I really wanted shaggy stag suede...

Thanks (you too Baron).

They had a enough for one pair in this color as well as a few others so I'm thinking they don't generally stock it in colors other than a few of the browns that you normally see.

I think (and hope) these will get more shaggy over time. I need to take some natural light photos as the flash really washes out the richness.

 

[philosophe]

Originally Posted by Baron

Yep, those are really great. I love the shape and the design. I'd wear those all the time.

Me, too. Love 'em.

 

[tattersall]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

Here's a quick shot of the rusty/burgundy stag suede (several shades darker in real life)I received this weekend. The black punch caps are still in work.



Those are so nice - I hope for your sake they will achieve this level of wooly-mamothness (from the centipede site):

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by Baron

Yep, those are really great. I love the shape and the design. I'd wear those all the time.

Me too. They don't look as bespoke-y as some shoes. Distinctive without being conspicuous.

 

[MarquisMagic]

Originally Posted by medwards

Ah, after all, black is the new black.

Oh yes, and here are those black calf Adelaides they made up for me:







What is the thinking regarding the Adelaide design versus the standard oxford look? Is one more formal than the other?

 

[comrade]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

Here's a quick shot of the rusty/burgundy stag suede (several shades darker in real life)I received this weekend. The black punch caps are still in work.



The best, by far, of the whole lot!

 

[AJL]

Originally Posted by comrade

The best, by far, of the whole lot!



Um, add me to the

list.
Andrews rule.

 

[medwards]

Originally Posted by MarquisMagic

Very classic and classy! What's next???

Thank you, Mr Magic. Actually, they are making up a pair of back calf monkstraps for me at present. Again, these are to replace a very well worn pair they crafted for me many, many years ago.

Originally Posted by Wes Bourne

...And I thought it couldn't get any better than those black Adelaide faux brogues.

Thank you. I am rather partial to the Adelaide design and have managed to have it incorporated in a surprisingly wide variety of shoes.

 

[Wes Bourne]

Originally Posted by medwards

I am rather partial to the Adelaide design and have managed to have it incorporated in a surprisingly wide variety of shoes.

Love Adelaides! Any chance we can get a pic of all your Adelaides lined up?

 

[MarquisMagic]

+1

 

[Toiletduck]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

I changed the shot because my flash was severely distorting the color of the shoes. Rich dark brown was being especially washed out. I'll try it the old way again, too. .
Is this color closer to the real thing? Just threw it in some auto white balance/tone thingamujig. Awesome shoes

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by medwards

great pair of shoes

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by ajv

I don't really like the double monks, which has nothing to do with the craftsmanship, but only with personal taste,

same for me

 

[MarquisMagic]

+2

Never saw the practical reason or aesthetic allure of double-strapped monks. To each his own.