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

[jonathanS]

Darn you. Thats my size.

I managed to resist, and not purchase - good thing someone bought it. haha.

 

[Iadbound]

Definitely working at home!

 

[saurabh]

Cant wait to wear these G&G Savile Splittoe Monks more !!
These are on DG70 last with light blue lining and savile patina . The blue color is darker indoors and in light shows the patina!!

 

[golfinz]

How does the TG73 last fit? Considering the St James II in vintage cherry. For comparison, I wear the following:

Carmina Rain: uk5.5
Carmina Simpson: uk6
Carmina Soller: uk5
Enzo Bonafe 74945: uk5.5
Allen Edmond: us7

They have the E in stock and was thinking of starting with the 5.5E.

 

[GeoffreyB]

How does the TG73 last fit? Considering the St James II in vintage cherry. For comparison, I wear the following:

Carmina Rain: uk5.5
Carmina Simpson: uk6
Carmina Soller: uk5
Enzo Bonafe 74945: uk5.5
Allen Edmond: us7

They have the E in stock and was thinking of starting with the 5.5E.

I would start by taking the same size as the Carmina Simpson last (UK 6)

 

[sforum1]

How does the TG73 last fit? Considering the St James II in vintage cherry. For comparison, I wear the following:

Carmina Rain: uk5.5
Carmina Simpson: uk6
Carmina Soller: uk5
Enzo Bonafe 74945: uk5.5
Allen Edmond: us7

They have the E in stock and was thinking of starting with the 5.5E.

If you need the shoes urgently and this is why you are going with E width because they have them in stock, I would suggest to check with them first. G&G they are never out of stock, according to their website, in any of the sizes on their RTW models. That is suspicious to me. If you go through every single model, they seem to have every single size from 5 to 13 in half size increments in stock, at all times. Hard to believe and I don't believe it, but I don't know. In fact, I remember some time ago when they ran a promotion on their RTW in-stock models and for some people here it took a long to get their order. O course it will be much faster than an MTO model since they are presumably regularly making these.

So if 5.5E they told you it's not ready for immediate dispatch, you might as well go with the width you really want or choose a different model that is actually in stock, if you are in a hurry.

 

[Encore]

How does the TG73 last fit? Considering the St James II in vintage cherry. For comparison, I wear the following:

Carmina Rain: uk5.5
Carmina Simpson: uk6
Carmina Soller: uk5
Enzo Bonafe 74945: uk5.5
Allen Edmond: us7

They have the E in stock and was thinking of starting with the 5.5E.

I will size up a half from EB

 

[papado]

How does the TG73 last fit? Considering the St James II in vintage cherry. For comparison, I wear the following:

Carmina Rain: uk5.5
Carmina Simpson: uk6
Carmina Soller: uk5
Enzo Bonafe 74945: uk5.5
Allen Edmond: us7

They have the E in stock and was thinking of starting with the 5.5E.

I'll complicate your choices based on some of the others' feedback: I'm a fairly standard US 11D on the brannock device.

I wear:
Allen Edmonds: US 11
John Lobb: UK 10
St Crispin: UK10
Edward Green: UK 10.5
G&G: UK 10.5

 

[JohnReading]

just received my fitting shoe for the urban commando, what’s everyone thoughts,
is the boot to long in length judging from the crease position ? Should I down size ? I notice slight creasing at the top of the toe cap.

 

[dauster]

just received my fitting shoe for the urban commando, what’s everyone thoughts,
is the boot to long in length judging from the crease position ? Should I down size ? I notice slight creasing at the top of the toe cap.

hate to say it but it looks like the shoes are too narrow on your feet. maybe it's the angle but they look like the opposite of what you are saying...

 

[PMA]

just received my fitting shoe for the urban commando, what’s everyone thoughts,
is the boot to long in length judging from the crease position ? Should I down size ? I notice slight creasing at the top of the toe cap.

Show the pics to their agent and they will help you professionally. He's been in the shoe business for 50 years.

 

[Encore]

Suede

 

[Easily Amused]

Solaro & spectators, a lovely summer combo...

 

[Easily Amused]

With the heat index, it's 105 degree F. here in the DC area. Perfect boot weather!

 

[Kangnamstyles]

With the heat index, it's 105 degree F. here in the DC area. Perfect boot weather!

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Lol, I've the same pair sitting in a box in the NoVa area.