dmash
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Can anybody offer an opinion on these? I am looking for a solid brown captor that will last for many years and be quite versatile. I have found these two which seem to be the ticket. I like the color of the JL better, but the price difference is about $350 (obviously the JL being more). The color would be dark brown burnished calf for the C&J and dark brown museum calf for the JLs. What would you do?
*Just a side note, no requirements for a job, etc, this purchase is purely for myself as a pair of nice cap toes I can wear with an abundance of slacks.
**Secondly, I have a cheap pair of black punched toes right now, so those will be getting replaced within the next year as well (as stated, I don't need these for a job and I wear WAY more brown, that's why I'm purchasing the brown before the nice black punched toes). Ideally I would like to get them of the same brand/last as this purchase, so I'd be looking at the C&J Belgrave or the JL Phillip II in black as well. So in a nutshell if I went with the JLs for the brown captor it's going to end up being about a $700 difference when both pairs are purchased. Just another factor to throw in.
***Lastly, I'm more of a SW&D type guy and a pair of C&J Cliffords (hand grades as well) were the nicest pair of dress shoes I've worn, so I definitely would not be 'let down' in any way by the C&Js. I'm more just asking if you gentleman genuinely find the JL to be a superior shoe.
Thanks in advance. Any and all advice is welcomed!
Pics for reference:
C&J:
JL:
*Just a side note, no requirements for a job, etc, this purchase is purely for myself as a pair of nice cap toes I can wear with an abundance of slacks.
**Secondly, I have a cheap pair of black punched toes right now, so those will be getting replaced within the next year as well (as stated, I don't need these for a job and I wear WAY more brown, that's why I'm purchasing the brown before the nice black punched toes). Ideally I would like to get them of the same brand/last as this purchase, so I'd be looking at the C&J Belgrave or the JL Phillip II in black as well. So in a nutshell if I went with the JLs for the brown captor it's going to end up being about a $700 difference when both pairs are purchased. Just another factor to throw in.
***Lastly, I'm more of a SW&D type guy and a pair of C&J Cliffords (hand grades as well) were the nicest pair of dress shoes I've worn, so I definitely would not be 'let down' in any way by the C&Js. I'm more just asking if you gentleman genuinely find the JL to be a superior shoe.
Thanks in advance. Any and all advice is welcomed!
Pics for reference:
C&J:
JL:
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