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

[mrbrioni]

Awesome.

Thanks

 

[saurabh]

Some of my wholecut shoes. 1st one from left is C&J and rest are G&G.

 

[heelguy]

@saurabh: very nice. What color is the GG pair next to the cherry? Is that cedar?

 

[sforum1]

@saurabh: very nice. What color is the GG pair next to the cherry? Is that cedar?

Far from cedar. This must have taken hours to achieve and a lot of skill. It must be one of their patina services though I don't know the name of the specific color. Whoever is doing G&G's patina work are real pros. There are a lot of impostors on the internet (IG etc) who think they are patina experts but they are just not. Maybe in their next life they will be.

@saurabh: How much does the patina service cost and can you show them any pic of a shoe and they can do it for you?

 

[saurabh]

@saurabh: very nice. What color is the GG pair next to the cherry? Is that cedar?

Thank you , that’s Coronation Red Patina and Corthay Vieux Bios patina (shoes are G&G though) done by Neus.

 

[saurabh]

Far from cedar. This must have taken hours to achieve and a lot of skill. It must be one of their patina services though I don't know the name of the specific color. Whoever is doing G&G's patina work are real pros. There are a lot of impostors on the internet (IG etc) who think they are patina experts but they are just not. Maybe in their next life they will be.

@saurabh: How much does the patina service cost and can you show them any pic of a shoe and they can do it for you?

yes, you are right it’s not cherry or cedar.
Both must have taken lot of time for Neus at G&G.
that’s Coronation Red Patina and Corthay Vieux Bios patina (shoes are G&G though).
Corthay Vieux bios was a special request from my side and they were able to do it.
I think it was £125-£150 extra for Patina don’t remember on top of my head right now.

 

[sforum1]

yes, you are right it’s not cherry or cedar.
Both must have taken lot of time for Neus at G&G.
that’s Coronation Red Patina and Corthay Vieux Bios patina (shoes are G&G though).
Corthay Vieux bios was a special request from my side and they were able to do it.
I think it was £125-£150 extra for Patina don’t remember on top of my head right now.

They are nice. Not ostentatious at all but different enough to stand out from the crowd in a good way.The fact that someone 1. noticed them and went out fo their way to ask, while at the same time 2. they thought that it was cedar or cherry is a good case in point.

 

[willyto]

There's something really elegant and unique about that lacing eyelets so far apart compared to the C&J. I really like that. The fact that are 6 instead of the common 5 nowadays is nice too.

 

[Iadbound]

Not a G&G, but I figured this group would appreciate them the most. My first foray into French shoes, the Corthay Ike from Leffot:

 

[Texasmade]

I'm a big fan of Corthay. I always make it a point to visit the atelier every time I'm in Paris. I have a pair of bespoke shoes ready for initial fitting but Covid 19 stopped most travel this year.

 

[upr_crust]

x-post WAYWRN - G & G for Paul Stuart, Versace socks, Ede & Ravenscroft suit trews . . .

 

[Easily Amused]

One of my all time favorite derbies...

 

[JohnMRobie]

If anyone is an 11E in the MH71 there’s a pair of Derwent’s on RealReal in grain that look like practically new sub-$300 https://www.therealreal.com/products/men/shoes/oxfords/gaziano-girling-leather-derby-shoes-707h8

 

[jonathanS]

If anyone is an 11E in the MH71 there’s a pair of Derwent’s on RealReal in grain that look like practically new sub-$300 https://www.therealreal.com/products/men/shoes/oxfords/gaziano-girling-leather-derby-shoes-707h8

Darn you. Thats my size.

 

[PMA]

Gaziano and Girling trunk shows coming up in Greenwich, CT, Boston, MA, and Washington DC over the next few weeks.