C&J + your top 5 shoes

[James Bluesky]

This is my first message although I've read a lot of posts on this site and have been very impressed.

There are people here that i have a huge respect, your knowledge is admirable. I thought it par for the course to post my own message and get your expert opinion!

Like a lot of gents I believe that great style begins with your shoes. I realise there are lots of messages about shoes and C&J here, but I never seem to tire of learning more about the subject.

Would anyone know about the following shoe?

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k5...e_assortie.jpg

I believe it is the C&J Weymouth but without the floating medalion. Could anyone shed light on the matter?

Also I would be interested in knowing your top five shoes in ranking order, shoes you own or are on your wish list. Feel free to add pictures and links to your favourite!

All the best

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James

 

[zjpj83]

Hi James, and welcome to the forum.

This may be a benchgrade wholecut that they made a few years ago. I have one but in a darker brown. The toe shape looks very similar.

 

[Britalian]

c&j Alex, bench grade?

 

[zjpj83]

Shoes that I must get in the year are:

1. Gaziano & Girling bespoke "u cap" brogue
2. Gaziano & Girling bespoke butterfly loafer (undecided on the apron stitching)
3. John Lobb Becketts

 

[sho'nuff]

top 5 shoes own(ed):

1) Santoni FAM split toe
2) Vass Red Cognac Old English
3) Kiton antique brown captoe
4) Vass Spectator wingtip
5) Santoni FAM semi brogue


top 5 shoes I want to own soon:

1) Santoni FAM split toe in dark brown
2) Santoni FAM florence model
3) Vass double sole Old English two-tone U-last
4) JL Prestige Vintage 2005 two-tone
5) Vass 2-eyelet derby in dark brown

this latter list can be manipulated in so many ways ( i just cannot do it one way)

1 Gaziano Girling
2 Corthay
3 Materna ?
4 Kiton spectator
5 Kiton old whiskey punch captoe

or

1 St Crispins PRET
2 Stefanobi Norvogese purple semi brogue
3 Santoni FAM
4 Santoni FAM
5 Lattanzi

or

1 Koji suzuki
2 Aubercy (bespoke)
etc.