Shoe Damage Report & Appreciation Central - Part I

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by neyus

They look a few years old. Perhaps 80s. Can anyone date them?
They are older, those all leather heels, re-inforced with lots of nails, were standard up to the 1950s or 60s.

Thereafter the leather heel, with a rubber corner has taken over as the standard for fine shoes.

 

[grimslade]

I like those, A Harris. Esp. those Bentivenga whole cuts.

 

[whnay.]

Wonderful collection A Harris...love the set up in the closet.

 

[chorse123]

I really like that EG RLPL tassel loafer. Perhaps the first of that style I've ever seen that I like.

 

[DocHolliday]

That's a great collection, A Harris, with some really handsome specimens. But no monks or chelsea boots?

 

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by A Harris

Some recent snaps of my shoes:

Top to bottom, left to right - Grenson Masterpiece/Paul Stuart, Edward Green/RLPL Cardiff, Edward Green/RLPL Gladstone, Grenson Masterpiece/Paul Stuart specs, Grenson Rose Collection, vintage Edward Green/Ralph Lauren Polo Mackay, Crockett & Jones Handgrade, Ferragamo handmade, Santoni Bentivegna wholecuts (thanks Brian,) Martegani derbies (thanks Ron,) Edward Green/RLPL Carter.

Vass shell cordovan boots, Marc Jacobs handmade boots, Vass boots on the Budapest last, custom Vass Budapests, custom Vass Norwegers on the Budapest last, Mantellassi rough-out chukka boots (thanks Lance,) Frye Brando, Santoni Thorpe, Weston dark blue 180 loafers, Edward Green/RLPL tassel loafers, Alden/Brooks Brothers shell cordovan leisure handsewn loafers (thanks Roark).

That's most of the good stuff, not pictured is another rack with one more pair of Grenson Masterpiece/Paul Stuart, a couple pairs of Paraboot Avignon, a couple pairs of cowboy boots, a pair of Asolo made mountaineering boots, and various Converse sneakers.

Beautiful collection and storage Mr. Harris.

 

[A Harris]

Originally Posted by Merckx

Very nice Mr. Harris!

Originally Posted by handmade 1

+1

Originally Posted by fritzl

The boots are great and I love the Norweger. What's a Dover?

Originally Posted by jjl5000

+3

Great to see them all nicely polished waiting for their next turn.

Originally Posted by grimslade

I like those, A Harris. Esp. those Bentivenga whole cuts.

Originally Posted by whnay.

Wonderful collection A Harris...love the set up in the closet.

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

Beautiful collection and storage Mr. Harris.

Thanks guys!! (just discovered the multi-quote function

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Originally Posted by stickonatree

Mr. Harris - beautiful shoe collection! more photos of that Vass boot on the Budapest last? they look fantastic and seems like it's going to be my next purchase, once i figure out how to get over to Budapest

I've been needing to take some pics of those, so I will see what I can do by the weekend.

Originally Posted by Balthazar

Great collection A Harris. But let me get this straight - you're the Vass West Coast sales rep and you don't have one pair on the F or U last?

Oh, and my favorites have to be those Santoni wholecuts from Brian. Wow.

I've had several pairs on the U, and while they are quite beautiful, they are a less than ideal fit for my wide feet so they saw little wear and got sold. I'm fond of the F last, but have not gotten around to ordering a pair yet (I'm not currently in great need of shoes as you can see

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Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

I don't quite know if Vass' Norwegians have an hand- or machine stitched apron/lake seam. But the construction of the seam is totally different...

Andrew, I see, you got the boot trees from that strange woman in Reading who did not want to send abroad.

Bengal did a great job of explaining this. The seam on the Vass is handstitched, and the overall effect is altogether more rustic than the EG version.

Those are the trees and they are great!! A fellow forum member was exceedingly kind in forwarding them to me.

Originally Posted by chorse123

I really like that EG RLPL tassel loafer. Perhaps the first of that style I've ever seen that I like.

Same here, I don't like tassel loafers but love these. I've never seen another pair, I think they were a one-season order circa 01 or 02.

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

That's a great collection, A Harris, with some really handsome specimens. But no monks or chelsea boots?

I love both styles, but due to my high arches/instep neither are a good fit for me. I've owned just about every style and make on the market in the past 7 years, and sold off everything that wasn't quite right or that just didn't see much wear. What you see in the pics is the stuff that works the best for me.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Beautiful shoes A Harris!!

 

[fftfft]

Oh my, those Vass boots are giving me palpitations...how extraordinary in their simplicity!

 

[voxsartoria]

There was a bit of interest in the midnight blue Vass derby that was one of the pairs pictured in my February shoe damage thread...

Trying on Mr. Portnoy's crown for a day

...so as requested, here are some close-ups. I don't think I would wear these during the day...I am thinking of these for dinner and drinks at night....they're 3636, photographed with no flash in a combination of natural and flourescent light in my office:

- B

 

[speedster.8]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

There was a bit of interest in the midnight blue Vass derby that was one of the pairs pictured in my February shoe damage thread... Trying on Mr. Portnoy's crown for a day ...so as requested, here are some close-ups. I don't think I would wear these during the day...I am thinking of these for dinner and drinks at night....they're 3636, photographed with no flash in a combination of natural and flourescent light in my office: - B
Could I bother you with a heel shot and possibly even a couple of shots of the soles? I would be most greateful Thanks Speed Lovely shoes by the way

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by speedster.8

Could I bother you with a heel shot and possibly even a couple of shots of the soles?

I would be most greateful

Thanks

Speed
Lovely shoes by the way

Sorry, S., I do not have the shoes with me at the moment. But, the soles on a Vass 3636 are not architecturally remarkable...the instep can be beveled slightly (they are on mine), but there's no fiddling of the waist nor pitching of the sole into the heal. It is very mundane compared to Saint Crispin or G&G MTO, for example.

- B

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Nice!! How about some more close-up shots of the other shoes?

 

[william]

Originally Posted by A Harris

I've been needing to take some pics of those, so I will see what I can do by the weekend.


Looking forward to this. Those boots look great.

 

[hvk2004]

I just want to add two of my favourite pair of brown shoes. The first pair is a Crockett & Jones Handgrade (Modell: Weymouth) The second pair is a Crockett & Jones made for New & Lingwood.