Ralph Lauren Stanton shoes. NOT Purple Label???

[RayRay]

Hi guys,

I recently purchased a pair of Ralph Lauren shoes on eBay thinking they were Purple Label but upon receiving them the model on the box was Stanton (item code on box reads 8019756921DM) which to my understanding (after doing a search on SF) is NOT purple label.

I emailed the seller requesting a refund due to the misleading title and this is what he replied:

Greetings,
Glad to hear the shoes arrived safely. I can see where your confusion originates from, the name. The shoes are indeed from the purple label line (fall '08), they are Blake welted with a hidden channel sole and hand made commissioned by Stefano Branchini. The subsequent Stanton model that is part of the polo line is commissioned by Sesto Meucci. The main differential is that the Purple label line is hand made from Edward Green, Crockett & Jones or Branchini. If you would like further confirmation you can contact the RL Madison Ave. Flagship.
Thanks and let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Can anyone assist and provide me with concrete info (anything that i can send over to the seller) justifying that the Stanton shoes are NOT purple label so i can claim a refund?

Thanks

 

[Shikar]

The listing is incorrect in the msrp by about 700 ish dollars!! The shoes have the RLPL script but if u have the box the color will likely say 'Polo Chestnut' or similar. They are mainline polo shoes in the eBay listing and not true RLPL shoes.
I would not pay anywhere close to the amount u paid for the shoes.

Regards.

 

[bananananana]

So the seller is saying that just the box says Stanton and the shoes in them were something else?

Just post some pics of the shoes you got.

 

[RayRay]

^^^^Yeah??? I always thought after reading http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=68031 that the shoes I have in possession were just Polo Made in Italy...

 

[taxgenius]

I bet you the seller is an SF member.

 

[RayRay]

Originally Posted by bananananana

So the seller is saying that just the box says Stanton and the shoes in them were something else?

Just post some pics of the shoes you got.

I'm posting on my iPhone so I'll post pics when I get home.

 

[jreigen]

This listing?

http://cgi.ebay.com/RALPH-LAUREN-PUR...item5adc4ccf13

Not the first time the seller has grossly inflated an item's value.

 

[bananananana]

lol hopefully for the op's sake it wasn't. Those are def the Stantons.

 

[musicguy]

Sheesh I hope you didn't pay $600 for them. I mean, they're nice shoes, but not worth $600, which is more than MSRP if I remember correctly.

 

[cioni2k]

Originally Posted by musicguy

Sheesh I hope you didn't pay $600 for them.
Agreed. I recently sold a pair of them here for $60 shipped. Nice shoes but definitely Polo RL if they are Stantons. My pair looked identical and came in a blue Ralph Lauren box Edit: come to think of it... They didn't have that Ralph Lauren writing in the heel. I believe it said Polo Ralph Lauren. Maybe there's some truth to this? What were they originally a better quality RLPL shoe then sourced out somewhere else the following season and sold as Polo?

 

[musicguy]

Originally Posted by cioni2k

Agreed. I recently sold a pair of them here for $60 shipped. Nice shoes but definitely Polo RL if they are Stantons. My pair looked identical and came in a blue Ralph Lauren box

Edit: come to think of it... They didn't have that Ralph Lauren writing in the heel. I believe it said Polo Ralph Lauren. Maybe there's some truth to this?

What were they originally a better quality RLPL shoe then sourced out somewhere else the following season and sold as Polo?

I bought mine new for $70 on yoox.com. I wouldn't pay more than around $200 for them. Quality is somewhat on par with AE.

Mine came in a RLPL box with RLPL shoe bags. I don't really care what they are, but all the markings hint at RLPL. Anyway, I like mine. I've received tons of complements from them and they look good.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

Hidden channel welt, tapered waist, combination heel with brads in the toe and heel. That and many other features are not present on any AEs.

Nice to know that someone out there thinks that the shoes i'm wearing today were worth $1360.

 

[teddieriley]

Doesn't look like Purple Label to me.

 

[RayRay]

So the general consensus is that they're not rlpl.

Anyone have any proof or concrete info which can validate it?

 

[bananananana]

You'll see in about 3 months. Leather doesn't age particularly well, which despite all the nice features on the shoe that skinnygoomba just listed, is why I'd agree they're worth around 200-300.