Skoaktiebolaget – Enzo Bonafé, Saint Crispin’s, Löf & Tung

[ErikDg]

Is black hatchgrain shell available for MTOs/GMTOs?

I can check, for what brand?

 

[SteveL91]

I can check, for what brand?

Sorry, for Bonafe.

 

[ErikDg]

Sorry, for Bonafe.

Sorry, no hatch shell at all in stock for the moment. Rarer than gold for now according to Bonafé.

 

[ErikDg]

2x EB GMTOs in Tärnsjö grain in transit to you guys who participated.

 

[jischwar]

Speaking of successful GMTO's

 

[ErikDg]

Speaking of successful GMTO's

Nice!! Those are really looking great. Just did a single MTO in dark brown suede so photos will come in a couple of months.

 

[ErikDg]

Hi guys! New fall styles from Bonafé are now online. What do you think? It was a special year so we wanted to honor the legacy of Enzo. The boot is the original 3824 that we have seen in many modificated versions.

 

[NotJeffBagwell]

Hi. I have a real DUMB QUESTION.

I have a pair of Log and Tung loafers (these: https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/lof-tung/products/lof-tung-xavier-mahogany-country-calf). They're great! Highly recommended.

Anyway, on the soles, there's a thin layer of paper-ish material (to cover the channel stitching on the bottom I surmise). The paper-ish material is starting to come off at the toe, which is normal after some wear I assume.

Question: What do you do when this starts to happen? Glue the paper-ish material back onto the sole? Tear it off? Or some other third thing?

This matter seems elementary, but my only experience with leather shoes is from American makers who do open channel outsole stitching.

 

[XxLogo]

Hi. I have a real DUMB QUESTION.

I have a pair of Log and Tung loafers (these: https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/lof-tung/products/lof-tung-xavier-mahogany-country-calf). They're great! Highly recommended.

Anyway, on the soles, there's a thin layer of paper-ish material (to cover the channel stitching on the bottom I surmise). The paper-ish material is starting to come off at the toe, which is normal after some wear I assume.

Question: What do you do when this starts to happen? Glue the paper-ish material back onto the sole? Tear it off? Or some other third thing?

This matter seems elementary, but my only experience with leather shoes is from American makers who do open channel outsole stitching.

That’s just leather that is folded back over the stitching. Tbh just keep wearing them as is, you can try gluing it back but it will just wear again.

 

[ErikDg]

Yes I would agree with the previous answer. The closed channel will wear off and I if there are some loose leather I would rather tear/sand it of than try to glue it back.

 

[St1X]

I am, probably, the minority here, but I love L&T shoes a lot more than EB, especially ones made on the L last, they are very elegant. However there hasn't been anything new from L&T released in a while.
@ErikDg will there be any new L&T releases or GMTO offers any time soon?

 

[ErikDg]

I am, probably, the minority here, but I love L&T shoes a lot more than EB, especially ones made on the L last, they are very elegant. However there hasn't been anything new from L&T released in a while.
@ErikDg will there be any new L&T releases or GMTO offers any time soon?

I am awaiting styles. Was supposed to arrive mid September but delayed. In transit is dark brown suede chukkas on the T last. And restock of Gilbert black calf on the S last.
I have also ordered restock of Champlain, and Kingsley but no ETA on these yet.
The Bonafé GMTOs are always more popular so the reason I stopped doing L&T GMTOs is simply that they did not get funded.

And, even if we are in the middle of fall, I just restocked a lot of Veneto in Hazel Suede and Deerskin because so many asked for it.

 

[ErikDg]

A local customer came by with his Saint Crispin´s made on a trunk show in Stockholm in 1994. The time had come for a full resoling. I let the photos of the result speak for themselves.

 

[ErikDg]

Reverse kudu snuff😍 I am really a fan of this suede.

 

[Encore]

Bought this pair 2 years ago but never put it in the field, it’s a shame🤣