Japanese Cordovan

[blackplatano]

Again, I repeat.

Originally Posted by blackplatano

Fishball


Have you though of making small cordovans goods and selling them straight to the forum?
I would be interested and i'm sure others would as well if the price is resonable. Some items of interest include cordovan card case/wallets, watch straps, moneyclips, key chains, etc.

 

[Fishball]

Blackplatano,

Sorry, my answer is no.
You can buy those stuff in many Japan department stores.
I may try to make a watch straps later by myself, but I don't think I would make it for sell.

 

[blackplatano]

What are the prices for such items in japan and where can one acquire them?

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by airportlobby

Rider's post about the new faux Italian shell is worrisome. Is that what these are made of?
http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Mens...7577/97577.jsp
The "Italian leather" in the description is suspicious. As is the price.

i think this is the standard penny loafer construction - like sebago or bass, and not a welted construction. so i could see $350 as the retail price. but j.crew's involvement is indeed worrisome.....

 

[Fishball]

Just had a look of my shoe this afternoon.
It looks ok, not great. For less than US$350, I don't expect "great shoe", so it is fine for me.
It will be one of my "horse" work shoes. I will pick it up on Monday, may post some pic later.
Waiting my other horween cordovan project by Kow Hoo, I hope it will be done at the end of Aug.

 

[LeatherSOUL]

Originally Posted by blackplatano

What are the prices for such items in japan and where can one acquire them?

You can find them in most large department stores in Japan. Even Tokyu Hands carries shell cordovan leather goods. Wallets range in price from about $300+ from what I've seen. The Lakota House in Aoyama (Alden distributor) also has a line of KT Lewiston leathergoods using Japanese shell. I've purchased a whiskey belt and a #8 bracelet from them in the past. Didn't hold up nicely or age nicely though.

Some use Japanese shell, but I've also seen many that use Horween. The ones that use Horween generally make it a selling point, even stamping the inside with the Horween logo.

 

[Fishball]

Originally Posted by LeatherSOUL

You can find them in most large department stores in Japan. Even Tokyu Hands carries shell cordovan leather goods. Wallets range in price from about $300+ from what I've seen. The Lakota House in Aoyama (Alden distributor) also has a line of KT Lewiston leathergoods using Japanese shell. I've purchased a whiskey belt and a #8 bracelet from them in the past. Didn't hold up nicely or age nicely though.

Some use Japanese shell, but I've also seen many that use Horween. The ones that use Horween generally make it a selling point, even stamping the inside with the Horween logo.

+1

Isetan, Mitsukoshi, Daimaru all have Cordovan goods.
I bought my oiled cordovan sheets in Tokyu Hands.

 

[Fishball]

Finally, my Japanese Cordovan shoes by Mayer.

I will try to add some antiquing on the toe later.

 

[kitonbrioni]

Excellent report. Thanks for posting it and pictures also.

 

[Tomasso]

Originally Posted by kitonbrioni

Excellent report. Thanks for posting it and pictures also.

I agree wholeheartedly with KB.

 

[orlagu]

Originally Posted by kitonbrioni

Excellent report. Thanks for posting it and pictures also.
+1.
I've never into more-than-3-eyelet moc toe derby before, but yours are magnificent

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[temporaryachilles]

Wow those shoes look great. I'll definitely pay a visit to Mayer when I move to HK next month. Fishball -- could you share ordering information for the hides from Horween and Shinki-Hikaku, such as how much they cost, how to order, etc.? I could not find any information about ordering hides from these sources on the net.

 

[Fishball]

I email Horween directly, and they passed it to their China agent, then Horween delivered it to me by their sales manager when he went to china for a business trip via HK. The price is USD120/sheet IIRC.

Shinki didn't answer my email, and I found an internet seller in Japan selling them, however, they didn't answer my mail either. Finally I asked my Japanese friend, who wife is in Japan, she ordered it in Japan and then shipped it to me. The seller don't answer english email, they do ship it to oversea, but won't take non Japan VISA payment.

Japan leathers

 

[Fishball]

Oops, I checked my record, the Horween shell was USD250/sheet not 120, sorry.

 

[distinctive]

Originally Posted by Fishball

Oops, I checked my record, the Horween shell was USD250/sheet not 120, sorry.

I was about to say...that's pretty damn cheap! By sheet you mean one butt cheek right?