Shoe Damage Report & Shoe P0rn Central - Part II

[UberDyologzz]

Got a few PMs asking if I could provide better pictures of the green ["caviar", so the sales associate said] Corthay monkstraps, so here are a few detail shots:

 

[gyasih]

Those are great!!

 

[SuitedDx]

Personally cannot pull Corthay off... the same reason with Berlutti. Maybe one day.

 

[PhiloVance]



I love those shoes. I had Chay Cooper of AS make me a pair which is quite similar. The medallion is mine (and Chay's) design.


Did not know they were wildsmith.

Burton, I love your shoes and medallion. The soles alone are works of art.

 

[Northampton Novice]



It will be interesting to see who makes Wildsmith shoes. My bet will be on Cheaney/C&J.

I don't think so. It's likely to be Alfred Sargent and possibly a couple of G&G models.

 

[Northampton Novice]



Got a few PMs asking if I could provide better pictures of the green ["caviar", so the sales associate said] Corthay monkstraps, so here are a few detail shots:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Great to see some Corthay here.

 

[mcarthur]

brown horse bit

 

[fritzl]



Burton, I love your shoes and medallion. The soles alone are works of art.

i love the shoes but what's the story?

 

[Burton]



I don't think so. It's likely to be Alfred Sargent and possibly a couple of G&G models.

I don't know about the AS part of the equation and cannot speak to it. I can tell you, if it is AS, it is not going to be G+G models. I have had numerous discussions with Chay and I can't see that ever happening. What I can see, and after a perusal of the web would like to see, is a reintroduction of the Wildsmith styles. Whoever is going to reintroduce Wildsmith (Cheaney, AS, EG, some other bloke who has never made shoes before) should bring back the styles as well as the name.

 

[fritzl]



I know EG made a lovely Windsor for Wildsmith back in the day (much love to Isshi):
http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2012/04/edward-greens-finest-windsor-for.html

nice story. rule of thumb.- the curve of the wingtip should compliment the quarters, oops. tell me more about it?

glad you like this **** from an historian pov and not what shoemaking is all about. just sayin...

please report.

regards

 

[Mr. Moo]

Ooops

 

[fritzl]



The soles alone are works of art.

not that there's anything wrong with it. there's yet to be someone, who can explain me the attraction of shoe soles., anyone?

 

[fritzl]



[/SPOILER]
Great to see some Corthay here.

didn't know they are sf approved? there are rumours out that there's cardboard inside? you know more?

 

[fritzl]



Personally cannot pull Corthay off... the same reason with Berlutti. Maybe one day.

better walk with alden's. no worries.

 

[Gdot]



not that there's anything wrong with it. there's yet to be someone, who can explain me the attraction of shoe soles., anyone?

I'm with you on this one.

Yes I appreciate that it takes time and craftsmenship to create a beautiful sole. But I can't figure out why it matters once they have been worn a few times. At that point the beauty is more or less destroyed. And besides who looks at the soles of the their shoes anyway?

But I do admire the beautifully sculpted soles as works of craftsmenship.