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The upside is that they're so discreet that I feel comfortable wearing it to the office, especially on Fridays.
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Me too.
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The upside is that they're so discreet that I feel comfortable wearing it to the office, especially on Fridays.
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No tight stitches. It is call "grinding" ¡f I recall correctly. They need to be rewelted.@blekit
I have exactly the same issue as you’ve described above. A pair of Budapesters on F Last worn perhaps 8-10 times and on both insides (under the arch) of the shoes, the sole is visibly separating from the upper.
This is my first pair of Vass and I was wondering if it had anything to do with the hand welting. Been wearing Edward Greens for 15 years and never seen anything like this even on my oldest pairs which are now 10 years old.
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No tight stitches. It is call "grinding" ¡f I recall correctly. They need to be rewelted.
Has anybody ordered their shoes with a rubber topy (not the full rubber sole)?
I ordered a pair of oxfords with a flushed metal toe tap and a thin rubber sole on top of the leather sole. The shoe is quite fine, however, I do find the soles somewhat thick. When I ordered the shoes at the Vass shop, the salesperson told me rubber topys are only available with a thicker sole (he called it the "1.5 sole" instead of the regular single sole). I'm somewhat surprised, as I think they could easily fit the rubber topy on the regular single sole and the shoe would look better.
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I have 4 or 5 pair of Vass with Topys, but they are all on the double sole. My guess is that because they are cutting into the leather sole to counter sink the Topy and make it flush with the leather, that they want a little extra thickness to work with. I could be wrong about this of course, but it would make sense to me. Also, and I dont know if this has changed, at one point Vass would only install toe taps on the double soles. Their reasoning was that on a single sole, the screws that attach the plate could damage the welt/ stitching.
I'm sure @DWFII will be along shortly to provide a professional's opinion, so take my attempt to apply logic with a helping of salt.
Also, you really should separate lights and darks when you launder your clothes
Does the toe tap with topy provide any additional protection? I would assume the rubber topy by itself would serve the same purpose, but I have no personal experience to speak of. That said, AM does the best topy/toe tap combination I have seen.
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