The Ultimate "HARDCORE" Shoe Appreciation Thread (Bespoke only)

[Sams0n1]

There has been some great pr0n in this thread over the last day or so. Those new G&G's have to be one of my favorites I have ever seen from them. The last shape is absolutely gorgeous. More conservative than some that I have seen, but still have that unique G&G look to them.

 

[ThinkDerm]



Is that pig suede? Looks like something else, but then I am hardly an expert.

carpincho/peccary

 

[ThinkDerm]

This little piggy went to market?

Is that pig suede? Looks like something else, but then I am hardly an expert.

peccary/carpincho

 

[Cravate_Noire]

This little piggy went to market?

Is that pig suede? Looks like something else, but then I am hardly an expert.

peccary/carpincho

So what now, carpincho/peccary or peccary/carpincho?

 

[Romain]

I would say carpincho/carpincho...

And they look very nice, who made them?

 

[ThinkDerm]



So what now, carpincho/peccary or peccary/carpincho?

seasons, come, seasons go, but people never seem to know, how long it will rain, it will shine... let them ask what will be, it doesn't mean a thing to me...

 

[ThinkDerm]



I would say carpincho/carpincho...

I was leaning that way myself.

 

[cdmoore1855]

I have a pair of cleverley loafers in Carpincho on the way, its lovely feeling stuff, so soft.

 

[luk-cha]

^^ i should hope being glove leather, wonder how durable it will be?

 

[Romain]



^^ i should hope being glove leather, wonder how durable it will be?

If you are talking about peccary, I believe it is quite durable (if the shoes are well made of course). A friend of mine has a pair of loafers made of peccary that is about 20 years old. (also very souple)

 

[DWFII]

Several comments, FWIW...carpincho is a big rodent. Peccary is a member of the pig family. Their hides would necessarily have different characteristics. If only because of their diets and life styles.

I've never handled or even seen carpincho. Nor anything I know for certain was peccary. I've used pigskin in several different tannages...and tannage makes a big difference.

Everyone has their own definition of "soft" and probably an accompanying mental image. But from the POV of a shoemaker, "soft" is not the first word I would want to see describing shoe or boot leather. A drapey "hand" makes good upholstery leather and fine jackets but for shoes it is often synonymous with short lived and "gets dirty quick."

FWIW...

 

[luk-cha]

^^ i should hope being glove leather, wonder how durable it will be?

If you are talking about peccary, I believe it is quite durable (if the shoes are well made of course). A friend of mine has a pair of loafers made of peccary that is about 20 years old. (also very souple)

i think Peccary is a different beast or at least tanned in a different manner, as this is Carpincho, when i saw Cleverleys version even they said it was glove leather

 

[cdmoore1855]

These arrived from Cleverley's today, midnight blue with burgundy, something a little funky.



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I have to say that side gussets are really growing on me

 

[shoefan]

 

[Kuro]

http://leffot.com/2011/11/09/pierre-corthay-bespoke/