Enzo Bonafe Handmade Shoes.

[tdes81]

... but you do have a point and it should be stressed more often. We often have to explain to clients in the shop that the calf and bovine skins are all bi-products of the meat industry and the animals are not raised just to be made into shoes.

The other thing I think about (maybe justification?) is that at least when buying from makers that use high grade leather, you have a good idea of where it's coming from and how it's being made. When purchasing $30 "genuine" leather footwear it's most likely being made in a 3rd world country doing who knows what to the environment. Not so much when leather is coming from Horween or Tannery de Puy. I think the environmental impact of a well crafted pair of shoes is significantly less than your average sneaker or mass marketed "leather" shoe.

 

[rbhan12]

Putting these to work in the NYC slush.

 

[naspratt]

Killer Bonafways!

 

[tdes81]

Taking the hippo out for their first day in the wild!

 

[CLTesquire]

Seeing those hippo boot pics is making me really wonder where those oxblood zug boots are in the pipeline. Sadly, I think boot season is getting close to its finish down here...

 

[venividivicibj]

Anyone down for a chocolate/espresso/mole suede chukka on the 363 mod last? Dainite or topy sole fine.

 

[tdes81]

Seeing those hippo boot pics is making me really wonder where those oxblood zug boots are in the pipeline. Sadly, I think boot season is getting close to its finish down here...

One of the benefits of living in ND is that it's boot season like 9 months out of the year.

 

[mockingboy]

Ya, I want my Zugs from Lorenzo; WTF

 

[CLTesquire]

Anyone down for a chocolate/espresso/mole suede chukka on the 363 mod last? Dainite or topy sole fine.

Let me know if you decide to switch to the 74945 last. I'd be in for that.

 

[venividivicibj]

^ skoak already has a dark brown chukka on that last- I wanted 363 because it's more casual (and the rubber sole as well)

 

[sklark23]

Tan Hippo Sidelace on 74945, more pics on /r/gyw

Huge thaks to Lorenzo @SoleGarb

 

[CLTesquire]

^ skoak already has a dark brown chukka on that last- I wanted 363 because it's more casual (and the rubber sole as well)

Yeah their model is nice. But my size sold out last summer unfortunately. Should have pulled the trigger.

 

[peppercorn78]

Museum calf chukkas:

 

[knappabn]

^^^^ Museum calf chukka is a GMTO I could get into.

 

[mw313]

Hey so I know I posted a while back about my new custom last from EB. We worked on a few changes to really get it down and ended up making two different lasts but in suede chukka boots. Here they are and let me know what you think. If you consider a custom last, it is well worth the uncharge and you will get great service.


Lorenzo and the Bonafe family were a great help in getting these lasts together for me. This was a trial shoe we made before finalizing the two lasts and options.







They were still wide with too much volume as you can see so we made adjustments.















As you can see the fit was improved greatly for this pair and I had it made as a blake stitch to show you guys how the EB shoes look in that construction. They are very durable yet sleek. I'm usually not a fan of blake but I have to say that they came out nicely. This is the Hidro Loden suede on a chisel toe that is different from the normal lasts you guys see through SoleGarb and Skoaktiebolaget


Next was also a chukka but in Hidro Canapa on a modified version of the 74945 but to the specs of my custom last above. These were modified just a tad more and fit amazingly!!! these were hand welted on the single leather sole.


















I hope you guys enjoyed and see that they make a great variety of lasts and are very accommodating to work with whatever you need besides just the cool leathers that we see posted here on SF.