Another Before and After Shoe Thread

[maxnharry]

Like others who posted before me, SF (and AAAC) has made a lasting change to my closet. Before I had a pretty typical selection of casual shoes:
(From L to R)

1. Bean Blucher
2. Corfam military dress shoe
3. Brown psuedo dress shoe
4. Bean hunting boot

Since learning from all of you, my shoe wardrobe now includes:

1. Grenson captoe (from Bennies)
2. Grenson loafer (from Bennies)
3. Grenson brogue (from Bennies)
4. Sargent chelsea boot (from eBay)
5. EG Dover (from eBay)
6. CJ/Polo double monk (from eBay)
7. CT suede lace up
8. CT calf brown captoe
9. Bass weejun

I purchased the first of these shoes in April of last year so my shoe wardrobe reshaping took about a year and not a single shoe was purchased at retail.

 

[StevenRocks]

I love the new choices, but I also think you should keep the Bean bluchers and Bean boots in the rotation. They're classics. You could clean them up a bit, though.

 

[zjpj83]

Did you darken the C&J Polo double monk at all, or did it come like that?

 

[maxnharry]

Originally Posted by StevenRocks

I love the new choices, but I also think you should keep the Bean bluchers and Bean boots in the rotation. They're classics. You could clean them up a bit, though.

I still have them and do need to clean them up. They are staying!

 

[maxnharry]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

Did you darken the C&J Polo double monk at all, or did it come like that?

They came like that but are the lightest shoes in my collection. Not very dark at all. I have purposely avoided putting colored polish on them.

 

[zjpj83]

Cool, they look very nice, I think.

 

[tiger02]

Maxnharry, one of the first things I did to upgrade my shoe wardrobe was replace those Corfams with a PS Grenson jodhpur. Egads, those things need to go.

Tom

 

[maxnharry]

Originally Posted by tiger02

Maxnharry, one of the first things I did to upgrade my shoe wardrobe was replace those Corfams with a PS Grenson jodhpur. Egads, those things need to go.

Tom

That's actually a great idea! Thanks

 

[Nantucket Red]

You get my nomination for shoe makeover of the year!

 

[tiger02]

Originally Posted by maxnharry

That's actually a great idea! Thanks
That's what we're here for.

Now that I see your pics again, you could go with those Chelseas, I'd say.

 

[maxnharry]

Originally Posted by tiger02

Maxnharry, one of the first things I did to upgrade my shoe wardrobe was replace those Corfams with a PS Grenson jodhpur. Egads, those things need to go.

Tom


Took your advice and picked these up to go along with my uniforms

 

[Jovan]

How good a value is the CT calf brown shoe at half off?

 

[maxnharry]

I think they're an ok value at 1/2 off. Good construction, but I would keep my eyes out for a pair of Grensons or Polo C&Js for a little bit more.

 

[luk-cha]

great it is nice to see the impovment i think we all have this to thank the fora's for! great shoes!

 

[rnoldh]

Quite a makeover. Enjoy them all!

Are those shell Corfam or corrected grain Corfam?

Just kidding, of course, does anyone remember when Corfam was popular. Wasn't it a wonder shoe material by Dupont?

Before you laugh. We've seen some Brioni stuff from the late 1950's and 1960's done in Wool/Polyester, back when Polyester was a wonder material. Does anyone know of JL or EG using Corfam when it was popular?