tailorrmade
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Hello everyone
I purchased a pair of G&G Hayes in the Vintage Rioja finish a while back and wore them twice. The first time I wore them I noticed a discoloration on the vamp of the shoe that I didn't think was "normal". I emailed Dean about it and he said it was due to the type of dye that was used in the Vintage finishes. He instructed me to polish the shoes with Kiwi cordovan and black. I did just that and the shoes were just "OK". So, I wore them one more time and put them back in the closet. I meant to email him again to let him know the condition of the shoes but I thought I might ask this forum (some of you know more than a liittle bit about shoes) to see what you thought first. Check out the pics and please excuse the Nordstrom shoe trees as G&G was out when I ordered the shoes.
Is this normal to this shoe? Has this happened with any of the other Vintage Rioja shoes that any of you bought? Should I be asking for another pair at this point? Am I being a little too particular here? Please keep in mind that I do own EG, JL, Borgioli, Martegani, Testoni, etc. and NONE look like this.
thanks!!!
I purchased a pair of G&G Hayes in the Vintage Rioja finish a while back and wore them twice. The first time I wore them I noticed a discoloration on the vamp of the shoe that I didn't think was "normal". I emailed Dean about it and he said it was due to the type of dye that was used in the Vintage finishes. He instructed me to polish the shoes with Kiwi cordovan and black. I did just that and the shoes were just "OK". So, I wore them one more time and put them back in the closet. I meant to email him again to let him know the condition of the shoes but I thought I might ask this forum (some of you know more than a liittle bit about shoes) to see what you thought first. Check out the pics and please excuse the Nordstrom shoe trees as G&G was out when I ordered the shoes.
Is this normal to this shoe? Has this happened with any of the other Vintage Rioja shoes that any of you bought? Should I be asking for another pair at this point? Am I being a little too particular here? Please keep in mind that I do own EG, JL, Borgioli, Martegani, Testoni, etc. and NONE look like this.
thanks!!!