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Shoe Damage Report & Appreciation Central - Part I

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Originally Posted by dcg
Alden #8 shell cordovan on the modified last.

Trying to decide how much I like them...

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I don't like those at all. If they're size 9 you should send them to me to ensure they find an incinerator.
 

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Augusta x Atelier
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Originally Posted by dcg
Alden #8 shell cordovan on the modified last.

Trying to decide how much I like them...

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I like them, a lot.
 

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+1. My all time favorite Alden is the simple black shell combat boots sold at Alden of Carmel. I think those might make #2 on my list.
 

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Originally Posted by plotter
Dumbest, shittiest, most fucked-up, stupidest shoe purchase ever.

Because the construction is comparable to all the cobblers praised here?
 

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Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC
Because the construction is comparable to all the cobblers praised here?

how do these ****** shoes compare to praised cobbler shoes?I am curious to know.
 

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I highly doubt those shoes were made with the same construction methods as Gaziano & Girling shoes are made with. Fiddle back waist? Waist Suppression? Hand-welt? Double-leather sole? Any of those? I bet you all the sales associate said to you was "these were hand-made". And you don't know **** about the shoes you wear. What are features of your shoes?
 

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Originally Posted by Vault
how do these ****** shoes compare to praised cobbler shoes?I am curious to know.

They are handmade. It's just the finish that the masses would call "******".
 

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I like the nails
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and the leather
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and the curved toe
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Define handmade and define to what degree of handmade are these shoes. What methods of handcraft were used? Do these have a hand-welt like Vass shoes do?
 

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Originally Posted by plotter
Define handmade and define to what degree of handmade are these shoes. What methods of handcraft were used? Do these have a hand-welt like Vass shoes do?

Yes and a future yes to everything you say that would only enhance the level of respect these shoes should have.
 

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Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC
Yes and a future yes to everything you say that would only enhance the level of respect these shoes should have.

Who gives a **** if they are handmade?They lack any signs of aesthetics which makes the "hand made" point moot.
 

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Originally Posted by forex
Who gives a **** if they are handmade?They lack any signs of aesthetics which makes the "hand made" point moot.

Really? I thought the nails added a nice artisan feeling compared to something clean and polished from Leffot.
 
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