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Recent content by luca_defumo
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Shoe trees : are they really needed?
It’s 100% Blake. Some models have a decorative faux rapid stitch. But we go off topic here.- luca_defumo
- Post #58
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe trees : are they really needed?
Ah, we totally agree!- luca_defumo
- Post #56
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe trees : are they really needed?
On the CXL boot of the article the toe spring could be something that has some sense and it’s made on purpose by the shoemaker. A comb of: Strong leather with welt + doublesole and the wood peg construction put together make a boot that is quite stiff to bend. On the officine creative boot...- luca_defumo
- Post #54
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe trees : are they really needed?
Hi, one reason the bespoke shoetrees are more likely made of birch is because bespoke lasts are made of birch too. And when the shoemaker has prepared the last he send it to the last laboratory where they use to copy it with the same lathe they use for last making and for some reasons they are...- luca_defumo
- Post #49
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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What are you reading?
- luca_defumo
- Post #6,993
- Forum: Entertainment, Culture, and Sports
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The State of Black Tie: Your Observations
This is the smoking my friend Mario Iannetta made for me for the gala night that concluded Milano Su Misura 2021, the event organized at the beautiful Hotel Principe di Savoia by Arbiter Magazine in collaboration with Loro Piana and BMW. Since I have a personal dislike for patent leather, due to...- luca_defumo
- Post #9,437
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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What Movies Are You Watching Lately
A Toshiro Mifune mad as hell in Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, totally pissed off with his colleagues, who wants to produce bad quality shoes to make more profits. ??❤- luca_defumo
- Post #19,311
- Forum: Entertainment, Culture, and Sports
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The State of Black Tie: Your Observations
Thank you Sir!- luca_defumo
- Post #9,302
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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suede shoes - post 'em here!
A pair I made for myself last winter. A 2 pieces Derby, in reverse Kudu by C.F.S. There is a particular kind of satisfaction in spend time mirror shining a pair of oak bark soles and then make the firsts steps on the workshop floor, full of leather dust and metal nails.- luca_defumo
- Post #4,054
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Post your favorite cover/tribute band or song here
In my opinion the greatest cover song of all time. Better than the original. Stones, you should have imagined it this way: THE DEVO - [I CAN'T GET NO] SATISFACTION- luca_defumo
- Post #27
- Forum: Entertainment, Culture, and Sports
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The State of Black Tie: Your Observations
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of taking part in "Milano su Misura". These are the shoes I created for the gala in black tie, a pair of seamless whole cut Oxford in Black Annonay Vocalou box calf. As soon as we receive the official photographs I will also post the ones of the suit, created...- luca_defumo
- Post #9,299
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Looking for Calzoreria de Fumo Feedback
Hello everyone! We are organizing a Bespoke trunk show in Amsterdam for 1-2-3 October. Anyone interested to our artifacts can make an appointment via email or whatsapp! [email protected] / +39 3459253614 Prices can also be viewed on our website www.calzoleriadefumo.com- luca_defumo
- Post #5
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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What music are you listening to lately?
This is the requiem piece, dedicated to the great Mississippi John Hurt, by the great John Fahey. In 5 minutes It always gives me: Peace, sadness, melancholy, peace, joy, frenzy, melancholy and peace again.- luca_defumo
- Post #13,798
- Forum: Entertainment, Culture, and Sports
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Looking for Calzoreria de Fumo Feedback
Thank you for your interest! These were made using a Tannery d'Annonay box calf, toe heel and side stiffeners in leather. J & FJ Baker for the outsoles and 12 spi is the stitch density. Vegetable tanned linings. Maybe pricing and other details shared by the seller can be considered self...- luca_defumo
- Post #4
- Forum: Classic Menswear