The Official Artisanal "streetwear" footwear (boots, shoes, sandals) thread (Guidi, CCP, Augusta, M.

[oulipien]

WOW.....any lucky sz 43's here. These are OG not remakes.

https://[email protected]/listings/37...M-Reverse-Leather-Lace-Up-Boots-Black-size-43

Listing says 43, pictured sole of the boot says 44 :shrug:

 

[sinnedk]

Maybe they don’t fit tts?

 

[skeen7908]

WOW.....any lucky sz 43's here. These are OG not remakes.

https://[email protected]/listings/37...M-Reverse-Leather-Lace-Up-Boots-Black-size-43

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Why do you think they are OG?
Suggests he bought them from Barneys

 

[eckblk]

Tags are different on the re-lease. Reverse vachetta is also light grey on the re-release.

 

[cpollard]

Tags are different on the re-lease. Reverse vachetta is also light grey on the re-release.

i've never seen an OG pair with a single piece sole and no stitching on the arch. and that sole leather looks a little too pristine ... happy to be proven wrong if i am. eta: proved myself wrong, they did exist prior to re-release ..! but to be pedantic, these were definitely VERY late in the game ..

these are both OG:

 

[skeen7908]

Anyone here can proxy from ink hongkong for me ?

 

[nyarkies]

Can't order online from them? Did they ban you or something?

 

[skeen7908]

lol no

they only sell CCP in-store apparently

 

[nicelynice]

Damn, too late, I was there yesterday. The store is cool and staff are really nice. Never seen a better collection of women's stuff. I guess I'm just jaded, though, because for all the cool stuff they had, nothing really interested me....

 

[skeen7908]

damn...no photos of your visit?

 

[LA Guy]

Damn, too late, I was there yesterday. The store is cool and staff are really nice. Never seen a better collection of women's stuff. I guess I'm just jaded, though, because for all the cool stuff they had, nothing really interested me....

Interested you as in "I want this", or as in "This is super cool". The latter, and you are truly jaded, and probably need to take up bullriding or something. The former, and it probably just means that you have a very mature wardrobe.

 

[nicelynice]

Maybe a little bit of both - a lot feels stagnant in the "artisanal" realm. I loved the Araki Yuu, Archivio, GBS stuff, but it's nothing that is making me say "wow." The brand I enjoy the most lately is Ziggy Chen, the playfulness with the fun prints and fabrics is welcome.

I'm happy to switch between a couple pieces now, so maybe if I needed a deeper wardrobe I'd be more excited.

 

[LA Guy]

Maybe a little bit of both - a lot feels stagnant in the "artisanal" realm. I loved the Araki Yuu, Archivio, GBS stuff, but it's nothing that is making me say "wow." The brand I enjoy the most lately is Ziggy Chen, the playfulness with the fun prints and fabrics is welcome.

I'm happy to switch between a couple pieces now, so maybe if I needed a deeper wardrobe I'd be more excited.

For me, the "wow" factor often comes not from the designs (those are cool, but there are really only so many ways that you can put together a pair of pants without veering into stupidity), then with the treatments, and I sorta feel that every season, there is at least one thing that I think is cool - the linen over leather Guidi backzip boots, the object dyeing in ochre yellow of some CCP leathers, an MA+ jacket in crocodile, etc... Yeah, I'm not necessarily going to drop $4K on a yellow leather, especially since wearing yellow often makes me look like an extra on the Walking Dead. But it's cool to see in stores.

Or, maybe I've just learned to temper my expectations. At Pitti Uomo, which is pretty comprehensive, I will often find just a few things that I find really appealing. A lot of it is "Oh, that's a great... shirt". But every so often, I will see one designer, or just one piece from one designer, that really does it for me, whether personally or just from a "I really hope that stores pick this up" way.

On a personal note, I've always liked the individual pieces in the "artisanal" realm, particular the leather jackets and accessories, but have always found the styling, particularly on men, to look fussy and forced, so for me, it's fun to match a CCP jacket with say, slouchy black jeans and some Visvim hightops or some checkerboard slip ons. I know that you have been on the same kick.

tldr: I'm rambling. I often see at least one or two things that keep me interested. Dislike head to toe looks.

 

[nahneun]

i've lost my love for devoa. it's like i'm in between relationships and can't figure out what i want in a relationship. i feel like an old man yearning for the golden years

 

[fistinyoface]

Funny that, I've just got back into Devoa.