Are wholecuts ugly?

[AZTEC]

I've yet to see a pair that I thought truly elegant. I'm sure the manufacture tests the skill of the shoemaker but somehow most RTW results look blousy and ill-formed. I remember with horror some Trickers I saw when I was last in London.

Anyone got some examples RTW or bespoke to prove otherwise?

AZTEC

 

[zjpj83]

No.

 

[Cravate_Noire]

+1 ,zjpj83

 

[ABALO]

 

[AZTEC]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

No.


it's ok..not everyone has examples...

AZTEC

 

[Teacher]

I have yet to see a pair I didn't like. Very nice, elegant, understated look in my eyes.

 

[AZTEC]

Originally Posted by Teacher

I have yet to see a pair I didn't like. Very nice, elegant, understated look in my eyes.

any favorites you would care to post?

AZTEC

 

[gdl203]

No they're not. Your avatar on the other hand...

 

[Manton]

I've never liked wholecuts. I know most of the shoe aficianados love them, but I can't warm up to them. The only exception would be Jermyn II, but I like that because it's a monk and in spite of the fact that it's a wholecut.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by Manton

I've never liked wholecuts. I know most of the shoe aficianados love them, but I can't warm up to them. The only exception would be Jermyn II, but I like that because it's a monk and in spite of the fact that it's a wholecut.

Are they harder to construct than other types of shoes?

Jon.

 

[aportnoy]

EG Newbury and Shell Cord Carmina

 

[yachtie]

Carmina has a shell cordovan wholecut that I like:

http://72.52.199.140/attachment.php?...9&d=1183869881

 

[aportnoy]

Originally Posted by yachtie

Carmina has a shell cordovan wholecut that I like:

http://72.52.199.140/attachment.php?...9&d=1183869881

^^^^

Beat you to it by ten seconds....

Though the ones in whiskey are killer.

 

[AZTEC]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

This for me epitomizes the blousy shapelessness of the style. Maybe it looks better when your trousers hide most of the shoe?


AZTEC

 

[ABALO]

RTW Scafora

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