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Gr8 looking shoes. l love the double sole and the revealed stitching on top of the sole.Gr8 looking shoes. l love the double sole and the revealed stitching on top of the sole.
l like my wingtips to be sturdy as well. Good choice.
Not sure of terms, open and closed laces?Durability (sturdiness) will be of pretty high importance to me, because the climate here is rather crappy, it rains all the time.
I'm torn between a pair of Aldens, C&J's, Marteganis or Gravatis. Â I feel stuck. Â Ugh.
I was at plal.com, and looking at the C&J's. Â I liked both the Cardiff, Clifford and Finsbury. Â Tough choice. Â I have no idea what separates them, or which would be better, or how they might fit. Â I hate buying shoes online, but here in Seattle we have very little selection.
Are open-lace better than close-lace?
Only a true shooman wears welted leather sole shoos only.Horace (the Rubber Sole Man)
Yes, in Kai's post above the Aldens have open lacing and the Vass have closed lacing. In an earlier thread Manton maintained that shoes with open lacing are inappropriate with a suit. (But I'm not convinced. Shhhh...)Not sure of terms, open and closed laces?
Sort of like derby and balmoral? Â If so, I like the open for wingtips that you showed us, and the closed for something like a captoe black Brooks Brooks Peal dresss shoe.
(Horace @ Mar. 06 2005,04:02) Not sure of terms, open and closed laces? Sort of like derby and balmoral? Â If so, I like the open for wingtips that you showed us, and the closed for something like a captoe black Brooks Brooks Peal dresss shoe.Quote:
I think the Downing is still available at Ben Silver, although only in burgundy.  Link to the Downing. Edit: It's also available in tan. Sorry about that. Downing in TanI haven't found the C&J Downing anywhere(?).
(Horace @ Mar. 05 2005,22:28) Horace (the Rubber Sole Man)Quote: