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[BeSpiffington]

Classy gunboats!

 

[Burton]



Grant last Cigar today

Where did you pick these up? After purchase of the cap toe bluchers, I would be eager to also pick up the boot.

 

[rydenfan]

Where did you pick these up? After purchase of the cap toe bluchers, I would be eager to also pick up the boot.

the Cigar Captoe on the Grant last with commando sole is an Alden DC makeup

 

[SuitedDx]



Where did you pick these up? After purchase of the cap toe bluchers, I would be eager to also pick up the boot.

I'd guess Alden DC. I wonder if we'll start to get a drizzle of whiskey now since Alden SF had some whiskey LWBs. Maybe Alden Madison next?

 

[Alcibiades]

List of grant last captoe boots:

The ShoeMart
Grant last, double leather sole, all eyelets, color 8 and black

Alden NYC
Grant last, double leather sole, all eyelets, color 8 and black

Alden DC
Grant last, commando sole, eyelets/speedhooks, color 8, black and cigar

Leffot
Grant last, double waterlock sole, eyelets/speedhooks, ravello

Any others?

 

[Don L]

Where did you pick these up? After purchase of the cap toe bluchers, I would be eager to also pick up the boot.

Alden DC. It is a regular makeup for them

 

[xr4ti]



Fantastic boot - marvelous pickup. Your first? If so, great way to kick off an addiction. Would you mind sharing from where you acquired them?

Thanks for the love. I picked these up via the shoemart. I have been debating for about 2 months whether to get them or not and since nobody else would buy them I finally caved. They are my first pair of grant last and I like them. I am a 10D in Barrie and went for a 10.5 in these, worked out perfect. Breaking them in today and so far so good. By the way your pick on here with color 8 captoe's and french blue rivet chinos is finally what pushed me over the edge to buy, so thanks are in order to you.

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]



According to frans boone website (and also based on the chisled look of the toe) the #8 indys are on the plaza last. They also offer a ravello indy on the plaza but only size 12 left....

The above photos appear more Plaza than Grant, IMO.

 

[MrDV]

According to frans boone website (and also based on the chisled look of the toe) the #8 indys are on the plaza last. They also offer a ravello indy on the plaza but only size 12 left....

Thanks shaunw, plaza sounds right.

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]



Thanks shaunw, plaza sounds right.

When I first saw the pic I thought it looked quite similar to my JGilbert NST boot on the Plaza.

All makes sense now ...

It's worth repeating, if Alden went to only one last - and it was the Plaza - that would be fine with me.

 

[Don L]

It's worth repeating, if Alden went to only one last - and it was the Plaza - that would be fine with me.

+1

 

[ATLVol]

Looking for feedback on how much difference there would be from an 11B/D in comparison to an 11.5A/C, particularly for an LHS....thanks!

 

[Bakes11771]

Looking for feedback on how much difference there would be from an 11B/D in comparison to an 11.5A/C, particularly for an LHS....thanks!

Not much, but just enough.

I know that doesn't tell you much.

When I was zeroing in on my LHS size I started with 9.5D, too much heel slip.
Next tried 9D. Wasn't sure if I was there, seemed like it could work in the forefoot, but still slipped like flip-flops
9C - Still not tight in the forefoot, but the heelslip was what one would expect from a stiff new loafer.

If you can feasibly try the C, I would try it. Seemed to work out for Doc Alden as well.

 

[kwhitelaw]

wow those fransboone ravello indys are nice.. not $760 plus potential import fee nice, but nice nonetheless..

unrelated, but has anyone received shipping confirmation from jcrew after using the 20% coupon from the other night? mine is sitting in limbo on some #8 lwb.. just curious

 

[shaunw]

wow those fransboone ravello indys are nice.. not $760 plus potential import fee nice, but nice nonetheless..

unrelated, but has anyone received shipping confirmation from jcrew after using the 20% coupon from the other night? mine is sitting in limbo on some #8 lwb.. just curious

I took the plunge on their cigar plain toe boot a while back. With international shipping, import fees, and the USD/EURO conversion it was was expensive....like embarrased to say how much expensive.......

but in the end I got what I wanted so who cares right