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Picked up a pair of harris shoes today

Urban Warrior

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It was a toss up today between the Harris shoes and a pair of suede C&J boots but the C&J's were just a bit tight. Would this be a good example of Blake stiching? I had been lusting after a pair of Chocolate Brown Suede shoes for a while now and they seemed like a pretty good deal $199... Sorry about the size I thought I had finally fixed that problem, i'll keep trying
 

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Gorgeous shoes. Let me know if they have any US 13s.
 

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How much might I ask? Anything in this shoe in an American 8D?
 

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Thanks, I know they didn't have them in 13, the only other size was a 10. I actually checked sizes 9-13 just to see what made it to the warehouse sale. Sorry
 

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John, $199... I didn't look to hard at the 8's they were in another aisle and just quickly glanced at tehm but didn't notice a pair...
 

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Thanks for the info. I've been looking for a nice, dark-brown suede shoe.
 

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Wow....those are great looking suede shoes. Where did you say you purchased them, and do they still have size US 10?
 

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I picked them at the Barney's Warehouse sale in NY City. They only had 1 pair of the shoes in size 10. It's pretty much what's out is what they have. My wife might go down tomorrow, if you like I can have her check. The only big problem is they don't exchange or return purchased merchandise...
 

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Interesting, thanks Rider. I have not heard the term rapid yet. What would it be called when you see the stiching through the sole?
 

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Urban Warrior--

Fine, fine looking shoes.  And great pics.

(You seem to be laboring under the delusion that posted pictures can be too big--that is to say, too detailed.  For my money, that's like complaining that a diamond is "too sparkly.")
 

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kidkim2, thanks. I am just afraid our members with a dial up connection will have to wait 5-10mins for them to load etc...
 

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I never heard of Harris shoes before. Can you comment on their quality vs. C&J? Thx.
 

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Interesting, thanks Rider. I have not heard the term rapid yet. What would it be called when you see the stiching through the sole?

That's just the second stitch that connects to the top stitch thru the welt. These bottoms are channeled, so you will eventually (depending on wear pattern) see the stitch.

There is a cut-out picture of this construction in the Romano Martegani thread posted awhile back by jcusey.
 

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Rider, thank again.
djkovner, I can not comment on how they compare to C&J's as I don't own any C&J's yet... From the few that I have handled I think that the Harris shoes are a bit better than C&J's regular line as for as more handwork etc... However I am not sure if they are up to the level of C&J's Handgrade Collection. In all fairness to C&J you could probablly only do a comparison to the Harris shoes with the Handgrade line because that is how Harris is marketing them... Just a guess though
 

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