The only respectable AE last?

[fcuknu]

Is the only respectable AE last the 0?

 

[TheFoo]

I don't know about the lasts, but those shoes are hideous.

 

[fcuknu]

sorry they arent clunky and chunky. They be silky smooth....

 

[embowafa]

I have the Evanston. Like the picture, there are angles where the last looks 'elegant' and others where the shoe still looks like a loaf of bread.

Whatever last the Bel Air is on is my fave. AE Seven lasts are pretty nice, too.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by fcuknu

sorry they arent clunky and chunky. They be silky smooth....

It's about the proportions. These are all way too snouty. The captoes looks like a regular pair of shoes reflected in a fun house mirror.

The punching on the other too only adds insult to injury.

 

[Aperipan]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

It's about the proportions. These are all way too snouty. The captoes looks like a regular pair of shoes reflected in a fun house mirror.

The punching on the other too only adds insult to injury.

I don't know what you're talking about. I think these shoes are beautiful in their simplicity, almost Bauhaus in their execution with a clear restraint to ornament.

 

[Philip1978]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

It's about the proportions. These are all way too snouty. The captoes looks like a regular pair of shoes reflected in a fun house mirror.

The punching on the other too only adds insult to injury.

I disagree, I think they look good.

 

[card_richelieu]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

It's about the proportions. These are all way too snouty. The captoes looks like a regular pair of shoes reflected in a fun house mirror. The punching on the other too only adds insult to injury.
I personally don't care for the punching either. A more general question - what is the purpose of the punching on an otherwise smooth piece of leather (other than a medallion on the cap)? The second pair in particular begs the question. I'm not trying to start a flame war - I just don't get it.

 

[fcuknu]

to get girls wet.

 

[card_richelieu]

Originally Posted by fcuknu

to get girls wet.

If only it was that simple...

 

[Style Pontifex]

Originally Posted by card_richelieu

I personally don't care for the punching either. A more general question - what is the purpose of the punching on an otherwise smooth piece of leather (other than a medallion on the cap)? The second pair in particular begs the question. I'm not trying to start a flame war - I just don't get it.


Uh, what's the point of brogue? It's about aesthetics; some people think the punching adds it, others don't.

 

[rob]

Regarding the original question, that is what I would call classic straw horse stuff.

Rob

 

[fcuknu]

Originally Posted by rob

Regarding the original question, that is what I would call classic straw horse stuff.

Rob

I had to google that.

Maybe I should rephrase as some people like chunky blobby shoes.....

Is the 0 the last the only elegant AE last?

 

[card_richelieu]

Originally Posted by Style Pontifex

Uh, what's the point of brogue? It's about aesthetics; some people think the punching adds it, others don't.

I don't disagree it's about aesthetics. In the case of brogue I would say it is about a transition between a definite break in the surface area.

 

[Style Pontifex]

Originally Posted by card_richelieu

I don't disagree it's about aesthetics. In the case of brogue I would say it is about a transition between a definite break in the surface area.

Yeah, but aren't you splitting hairs at some point? Would you be more pleased if the punching were situated lower in the vamp?