C&J 2007 Catalogue

[knittieguy]

Originally Posted by edmorel

Maddox, Drummond and Alex. Everything else is done better by other makers.
Who does a shoe like the Westbourne better? EG?

 

[thinman]

Originally Posted by minimal

Can anyone who has experience with both talk about the fit differences between the 337 and the 348 lasts? I have a wide forefoot (usually USA E or EE) but I fit decently in the 337. Is the 348 similarly roomy in the arch/forefoot?

I own a Polo Alton in a US 11.5D on the 337 last and the C&J Reading in a UK 11E on the 348 last, so my comparison may not be strictly valid. Recognize also that the Alton is an oxford and the Reading is a monkstrap. FWIW, I find my Reading to have slightly more room in the forefoot than my Alton. The Alton is somewhat snug at the balls of my feet, though not uncomfortably so.

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by redtree00

All three are in the regular catalogue.




*corrected for accuracy

I can't find the Highbury in the new catalogue. Maybe I'm losing my eyesight.

But in trying to find it, I stumbled over the 348-lasted, dainite-soled suede Exmoor. The picture in the catalog is more flattering to it than this one, but I couldn't find it online.

On the Paris site I noticed this 348-lasted jodhpur. I wonder what it would look like in calf:

 

[redtree00]

I can't find the Highbury in the new catalogue. Maybe I'm losing my eyesight.

OOOPS

Here's a picture of the Exmoor from the catalogue

 

[acidboy]

where did you guys get the catalogue? the c&j site isnt updated (still!) and shyam's 06-07 catalogue seems closed.

 

[ghulkhan]

650 for a pair of ferragamos
for that much you can buy something better
like barker black

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by acidicboy

where did you guys get the catalogue? the c&j site isnt updated (still!) and shyam's 06-07 catalogue seems closed.

The old-fashioned way--in the mail!

Seriously, I just emailed them, they sent it out.

Has anyone bought C&J shoe trees? Are they worth $60, or is one just as well off with woodlore? Put another way, are they lasted or in any way specially suited to C&J shoes?

TIA.

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by grimslade

Has anyone bought C&J shoe trees? Are they worth $60, or is one just as well off with woodlore? Put another way, are they lasted or in any way specially suited to C&J shoes?

Yes, at least the ones I have with my Handgrades. They're lasted and do a very good job of restoring shape. I think they're worth it; others I'm sure will argue that it's just a frivolous expense. Given that CJ trees are not as excessively priced the way some other lasted trees are, I think they're a good investment for Handgrade level shoes.

 

[william]

Originally Posted by Holdfast

Yes, at least the ones I have with my Handgrades. They're lasted and do a very good job of restoring shape. I think they're worth it; others I'm sure will argue that it's just a frivolous expense. Given that CJ trees are not as excessively priced the way some other lasted trees are, I think they're a good investment for Handgrade level shoes.

The shoe trees are lasted? I just thought they were sized.

 

[RJman]

Interesting. I wouldn't say that the C&J trees I bought with my handgrades are lasted. They did make true lasted trees for some limited edition shoes they made a few years ago, but those were pretty rare.

 

[chorse123]

I like the shape of the exmoor, and would consider it if it was available in something other than that suede. That looks terrible!

 

[rajesh06]

Originally Posted by RJman

Interesting. I wouldn't say that the C&J trees I bought with my handgrades are lasted. They did make true lasted trees for some limited edition shoes they made a few years ago, but those were pretty rare.


Aren't C&J trees also waxed? This is contrary to the moisture-absorption purpose of trees.

I also thought they were over $90, not $60.

 

[Leaveitothexperts]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Something about the number of eyelets on the Thierry is starting to bother me.

I'm actually falling for the Thierry.

The other obvious one is Drummond.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by rajesh06

Aren't C&J trees also waxed? This is contrary to the moisture-absorption purpose of trees.

I also thought they were over $90, not $60.
I dunno, I think moisture absorption is a myth...

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by RJman

Interesting. I wouldn't say that the C&J trees I bought with my handgrades are lasted. They did make true lasted trees for some limited edition shoes they made a few years ago, but those were pretty rare.


They LOOK very lasted to me - certainly much more so that the average shoe tree you can buy. And they seem to fill the shoe much more than my regular trees. Yes, they are waxed, but I don't think trees really absorb all that much anyway, so that doesn't bother me.

The trees I got were obtained with the shoes via Pediwear, so certainly weren't any limited edition shoes.

If I am incorrect, I apologise for misleading forumites!