My Balmoral Boots (or MTO Goodyear-welted Footwear in Vietnam)

[upnorth]

Originally Posted by Bentley

These look nice...but I don't see the point of going bespoke for a pair of shoes that look not unlike many RTW shoes you could buy from a high quality shoe maker for much less money.

Unless you've got oddly sized/shaped feet or you're getting a super-good deal from your un-named source, I don't see the point.

Just sayin'.

This being Vietnam, I am quite sure the prices are much better than those RTW shoes from established shoemakers. I'm sure the OP is much more intelligent than you put it.

 

[TheWraith]

Can anybody order from this shoemaker? Online?

 

[orlagu]

Actually at this time the shoemaker is not ready for taking online, inbound individual, non-contract orders yet, so he prefers me not revealing the price. However we are trying to work things out, and hopefully could bring some good news for you guys in the near future.

 

[Pantisocrat]

Originally Posted by orlagu

Actually at this time the shoemaker is not ready for taking online, inbound individual, non-contract orders yet, so he prefers me not revealing the price. However we are trying to work things out, and hopefully could bring some good news for you guys in the near future.

Where is he located, exactly?

 

[orlagu]

Same city as I am, Hochiminh City, Vietnam.

 

[TheWraith]

Originally Posted by orlagu

Actually at this time the shoemaker is not ready for taking online, inbound individual, non-contract orders yet, so he prefers me not revealing the price. However we are trying to work things out, and hopefully could bring some good news for you guys in the near future.

Sounds good and promising. Thanks for keeping us all in touch on this subject. I look forward to (potential) good news.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Beautiful boots!

 

[oranjes]

I placed my MTO derby boots with this shoemakers 3 weeks ago. ********* up my order (Alden last instead of EG 82; full grain leather instead of pebble grain) but generally I feel satisfied. This is how it turn out.

 

[orlagu]

Latest addition, from original model of Edward Green Alderley, but in 82 last. Photos were taken after some polishing and self-antiquing with Saphir shoe cream, Kenda Farben antiqua finishing cream and a lot of elbow greases. Background is some British mid-blue wool I won off eBay for cheap.

Updated with better lighting/angles photos:

I gotta improve my antiquing skill, I know:

SF's mandatory 69-position shot:

Dainite soles, not as pretty as the Made in England ones, but could do an equally fine job I guess:

Have a nice weekend

!

 

[yeungjai]

Originally Posted by orlagu

Same city as I am, Hochiminh City, Vietnam.

Ick :< I always cringe when I see Ho Chi Minh used in place of Saigon. You know what it is!

Lovely boots by the way. Is there any chance you could provide a Vietnamese name? I have relatives still in the city...

 

[TheWraith]

Originally Posted by orlagu

Latest addition, from original model of Edward Green Alderley, but in 82 last. Photos were taken after some polishing and self-antiquing with Saphir shoe cream, Kenda Farben antiqua finishing cream and a lot of elbow greases. Background is some British mid-blue wool I won off eBay for cheap.

I gotta improve my antiquing skill, I know:

SF's mandatory 69-position shot:

Dainite soles, not as pretty as the Made in England ones, but could do an equally fine job I guess:

Have a nice weekend

!

You lucky bugger! You have access to such good quality--and cheap--footwear! Still waiting for any good news from you re: this shoemaker.

 

[orlagu]

Got a client event coming up next week, the kind that requires suits and fine footwear. Client is the CEO/Chairman of a well-known US-based global corporation in IT industry, and by the look of him I'll say he's quite Trad. So now I'm torn between this

Originally Posted by orlagu

I gotta improve my antiquing skill, I know:

SF's mandatory 69-position shot:

Dainite soles, not as pretty as the Made in England ones, but could do an equally fine job I guess:

and my newly acquired MTO Corthay Vendome-modeled full brogue:

FWIW, suit is a notch lapeled half-canvassed quarter-lined 3-roll-2 bespoke SB in dark navy with mute PoW checks.