• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. sebastophoros

    Shoe Damage Report & Appreciation Central - Part I

    looks like a pair of vass
  2. sebastophoros

    Where to buy bespoke shoes

    in Wien, you have Balint, Materna, and Maftei. Scheer is much more expensive. And of course, St crispin's for the rtw
  3. sebastophoros

    C&J Connaught : the french anatomists are back

    wood is the traditional material for rtw shanks. metal is used in low-cost shoes. metallic shanks break easier than wooden ones, but are cheaper. bespoke shoemakers make shanks of leather. I used reiter's words : the "counter" is the hard piece of whatever, inserted between the upper and the...
  4. sebastophoros

    C&J Connaught : the french anatomists are back

    my technical english is a bit poor, but here's my summarised translation : As the tested shoe is a sub, the team did not mention the stains and irregularities of the upper calf. First part : the sole and the heel The heel was made of real layers of leather, and not a block of synthetic material...
  5. sebastophoros

    Gaziano and Girling e-bay clearout £150 a pair!

    I really hope there will be the promissed "buy it now" for the nexte items.
  6. sebastophoros

    Altan shoes

    innovative designs, Blake stitched, slim and pointy, a lot of colours available. Guyot has better leather, more diverse and innovative models and slightly better construction, Sorry, but altan has not been making Blake for several years. All their models are welted. The new last is not so...
  7. sebastophoros

    Altan shoes

    Altan shoes are between Carmina and CJ main line in terms of quality : good leather, square waist, open GY stitching. But for 350 euros, patina and toe plates are included. They have three lasts : the long pointy of the last picture is the oldest, and they don't produce it anymore, it has been...
  8. sebastophoros

    Vienna Holtzgenagelt

    Tudor, they are very nice. Would you complete the gallery by adding a pic fof the sole ?

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 91 37.9%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 89 37.1%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 25 10.4%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 39 16.3%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 37 15.4%

Forum statistics

Threads
506,797
Messages
10,592,004
Members
224,314
Latest member
Malcolm Carter
Top