St. Crispin's Appreciation Thread

[patrickBOOTH]

Question: Do we know anything about the calf that StC uses for their shoes? What tannery, standards, etc?

 

[wurger]

Ethan form rugged old salt also has this crease

 

[patrickBOOTH]

It is right where the toe puff ends. Doesn't bother me honestly. If they were bespoke it would.

 

[gusvs]



I was thinking about this and my feelings are opposite of your intuition. I think shell tends to give less. Since it doesn't bend as easily it doesn't put as much strain on the foot it seems. Or it could be that StC just accounts for type of leather when lasting. For example with calf they last it tighter (or maybe just because it is easier to do with calf) to account for stretching, whereas shell isn't going to stretch all that much. As of right now the calf pair that I have feel a bit tight in the ball and hurt the tops of my toes. I think after I wear them a bit this will go away, but the other two shell pairs that I have don't do this. Also the shell pair that I have had for a few months now haven't seemed to stretch all that much. Calf generally loosens up quite a bit in my experience.

Come to think of it, you are probably right!

Was there any particular reason you went with shell, other than looks?

 

[wurger]



It is right where the toe puff ends. Doesn't bother me honestly. If they were bespoke it would.

very strange, why wouldn't they end the toe puff in line with the cap toe, much nicer visually.

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Come to think of it, you are probably right!

Was there any particular reason you went with shell, other than looks?

Ease of care, durability.

very strange, why wouldn't they end the toe puff in line with the cap toe, much nicer visually.

I think if they ended it with the stitches the vamp wouldn't be able to bend as freely. I think it is more a question of style having a large captoe than a short puff.

 

[Mr. Pink]



Badsha, Mr. Pink, could you talk more about your fitting, process, examples of measurements taken? I would have loved to attend the trunk show

My answers are much the same as the others. I own one pair of St Crispins. Phillip checked the fit on my foot both sitting and standing, then watched me walk around in them a bit. I spent some time talking to him about the shoes and making choices about what I wanted to order while wearing the shoes. I'd just spent two hours driving from San Diego, so he wanted to see if my feet would swell a bit. Then we went through the same process again. After that, Phillip had me take the shoes off so he could look at the shape of my foot. No measurements taken.

 

[wurger]

very strange, why wouldn't they end the toe puff in line with the cap toe, much nicer visually.

I think if they ended it with the stitches the vamp wouldn't be able to bend as freely. I think it is more a question of style having a large captoe than a short puff.

but the captoe doesn't seem that large nor long....

 

[dddrees]

Very nice.

I really like the type of leather being used here.

Hatch Grain?

 

[Mr. Pink]



Wow I must admit I did not care for St. Crispin's shoes up to this point. Maybe its because I already have a pair of Maftei shoes. However this model pictured above is wonderful. Is there a name for this model?
Thank you for the assistance and nice choice.

Thanks. Not sure of the name or the model number. I just grabbed the picture off Ethan from the Armoury's Tumbler and showed it to Phillip.

 

[terrorsquad]

Guys, I am on the verge of getting some Saint Crispins. I wear a 41.5 for Vass F last; will a UK7.5D fit me for Saint Crispins?Been hearing that we should size down. I wear a UK8E on the EG888 but its slighly long. Will appreciate some advise =)

 

[chobochobo]



Very nice.

I really like the type of leather being used here.

Hatch Grain?

The code for it is 'RUS'

 

[dddrees]

The code for it is 'RUS'

Thank you.

 

[VRaivio]

Damn, that toecap shouldn't bend at all. The crease will likely get deeper in time and that's when the pain hits the ass. One of my Hungarian MTM pairs does this, I believe they were made shorter than necessary as there's nil room in front of the toes. Lucky thing mine are a casual pair, I'd be losing sleep over smart shoes.

 

[gusvs]



Guys, I am on the verge of getting some Saint Crispins. I wear a 41.5 for Vass F last; will a UK7.5D fit me for Saint Crispins?Been hearing that we should size down. I wear a UK8E on the EG888 but its slighly long. Will appreciate some advise =)

For the StC classic last I have found that sizing down 0.5 from EG 888 UK size is a perfect fit for me, meaning if you're UK8E on 888 I would go UK7.5F in StC (note that StC standard width is F, however for me sizing down to E with some last modifications has been best, but this is highly individual obviously).