Recent purchases - Part II

[notwithit]



C&J

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I know it's pretty common in the MC world, but I'm not a huge fan of that toe shape. Is there a name for that kind of toe?

 

[dmash]

Chisel toe


What do you mean? A pair of black cap toes are sort of a necessity and this last is one of my favorites. Would you rather have a super round one? 337 last is a pretty damn good blend of modern/trad.

 

[reedobandito]



I know it's pretty common in the MC world, but I'm not a huge fan of that toe shape. Is there a name for that kind of toe?

+1, a bit too squared off for me

 

[gdl203]

This is the way black cap toes should be - sleek & elegant. They'd look terrible with a round wide toe, just like a casual boot looks out of place with a sleek chisel toe

 

[dmash]

Thanks GDL, that's what I was thinking!

I consider the C&J 337 or Lobb 7000 a great last for a black captoe.

 

[brad-t]



This is the way black cap toes should be - sleek & elegant. They'd look terrible with a round wide toe, just like a casual boot looks out of place with a sleek chisel toe

you're making my boots sad

 

[notwithit]



Chisel toe
What do you mean? A pair of black cap toes are sort of a necessity and this last is one of my favorites. Would you rather have a super round one? 337 last is a pretty damn good blend of modern/trad.

Ok, I thought that might be the name for it, but I wasn't sure.

Anyway, it's a perfectly cromulent shoe style, and it seems to be universally accepted in the MC world.

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

haha, don't know if you meant it this way, but it's funnier if you did. Cromulent: "Used in an ironical sense to mean legitimate, and therefore, in reality, spurious and not at all legitimate. Assumes common knowledge of the inherent Simpsons reference." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cromulent

 

[gettoasty]

Those cap toes are nice though I prefer my cheap AE:

 

[shoreman1782]

a sleek black captoe embiggens the smallest man

 

[dmash]

Yea toasty I like the AE's as well, besides the blucher. I love Bals for black cap toes. It was mine vs the 'Belgrave' which is a punched toe (the top shoe in your pic) and the sleekness of the regular cap toe won out for me.

 

[gdl203]



Those cap toes are nice though I prefer my cheap AE:

wtf is this - left shoe is a derby, right shoe an oxford?

I won't even comment on preferring AE to C&J, that's just... well... I said I won't comment

 

[dmash]

wow i didn't see that either. the C&J on top is hand grade Belgrave.

 

[gettoasty]

lol just some random photo i pulled off the internet

hence i said cheap AE since I knew we were talking about C&J, which is some baller MC footwear
just saying, i prefer the AE profile.

 

[dmash]

I just got my C&J hand grade, brand new from UK retailer for for $572 shipped. English footwear is actually a lot more affordable if you get from UK and find a place that A. gives free shipping and B. ships royal mail so you'll get no customs charges.


I know, still twice the price of AE on discount....but with C&J hand grade you're definitely getting twice the shoe IMO.