Gaziano & Girling Appreciation & Shoe Appreciation Thread (including reviews, purchases, pictures)

[NAMOR]



even the shoe trees look beautiful.

Can't remember off-hand but @NAMOR is likely right that they are chestnut. I have the Rothschild in cedar and the hue is different with the Hughes being warmer.

Black shell is all the buzz! The Alden thread is also running up interest in it!

oh dear. im too old for that thread. younger kid are running that show

Namor that boot is incredible! Might sell my EG epsom to do the same

aepsome

i dont know man, epsom is pretty cool onti it self. i think if my shannons fit id probably foregone this purchase

   those boots are just plain awesome Namor, congratulations

thanks

Oh Man, those are some SWEET looking boots. He!! even the boot trees look frigging AWESOME!!!

Congrats!!!

lol yeah and they fill out the shoe very well too. shame they are no longer offered for rtw

[/SPOILER]

nephew,
wear only in good health

thank you, sir

That would've been me if I had been quicker last year.

ha, id love to see the other pair. so many us11's here was hoping someone here got them. could have been twinsies!

 

[CFML]

For people with EG shoes on the 888 last and who also have GG shoes: I wear 9.5E/10D in Edward Green but the 888 last is about as tight as I'd want to go. Are any (or all) GG lasts shorter or narrower than the 888 in the same size?

I have 888 in E width and DG 70 and MH 71 also same size (6.5)
For me 888 fit better, MH 71 is more tight in instep and i would say shorter than 888 last.
DG 70 is Oakham (monk), and DG 70 fit = 888 fit, but little bit longer than 888 last.

 

[hoodog]

For people with EG shoes on the 888 last and who also have GG shoes: I wear 9.5E/10D in Edward Green but the 888 last is about as tight as I'd want to go. Are any (or all) GG lasts shorter or narrower than the 888 in the same size?

I wear the same size in EG/G&G. However, since I have rather narrow feet, I find that I can wear a D width in EG, but in G&G I have to stay with an E width.

 

[MacktasticGDogg]

Another pair of hatch grain Hove has landed. It's the second pair of MH71's I have now, and it confirms that this is perhaps the best fitting last for me of all lasts I've been lucky enough to try. The hatch grain looks great, and I think I'm going to enjoy wearing these a lot.

Spoiler: Try on pics

 

[ShayaEXQT]

^ Those are really beautiful shoes. Enjoy them.

 

[Dandy Wonka]

Ok I want to give a rap to Dean Girling. I made an enquiry about getting some shoes but wanted to make sure they fit. He made me a dummy pair from scrap leather and sent them down to Oz. He even gave me his mobile to FaceTime so I could describe the fit (I didn't have to because the fit was almost perfect right out the box). The whole organisation was a pleasure to deal with and I am now awaiting my first pair.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]



Ok I want to give a rap to Dean Girling. I made an enquiry about getting some shoes but wanted to make sure they fit. He made me a dummy pair from scrap leather and sent them down to Oz. He even gave me his mobile to FaceTime so I could describe the fit (I didn't have to because the fit was almost perfect right out the box). The whole organisation was a pleasure to deal with and I am now awaiting my first pair.

Amazing service, Dean is a class act...

 

[ShayaEXQT]

Amazing service, Dean is a class act...

Can't agree more. That is truly epic.

 

[dddrees]

Another pair of hatch grain Hove has landed. It's the second pair of MH71's I have now, and it confirms that this is perhaps the best fitting last for me of all lasts I've been lucky enough to try. The hatch grain looks great, and I think I'm going to enjoy wearing these a lot.

Congrats, fabulous looking shoes.

 

[othertravel]



Can't agree more. That is truly epic.

Very helpful chap.

 

[PCK1]

Thats awesome!

 

[venividivicibj]

don't actually mind these with jeans, looks pretty good

 

[MacktasticGDogg]

^Thanks!

Maiden voyage with the hatch grain Hoves today. I'm finding these to be slightly bigger than a pair of MH71 Fairmonts I have, with slight heel slip as Ironist found a couple of weeks ago. I think this will subside once the double sole breaks in a bit though.

 

[jhcam8]



G&G's also fit like a glove for me, which is great. But from Ironist's description, it seems like he's either in between sizes, or just needs to break in the double sole.

Good point. I don't wear a double leather or full Dainite for that reason.

 

[jhcam8]



Ok I want to give a rap to Dean Girling. I made an enquiry about getting some shoes but wanted to make sure they fit. He made me a dummy pair from scrap leather and sent them down to Oz. He even gave me his mobile to FaceTime so I could describe the fit (I didn't have to because the fit was almost perfect right out the box). The whole organisation was a pleasure to deal with and I am now awaiting my first pair.

Hard to beat that.