Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

[stook1]

I posted a pair of Dacks Bond Steets in near NOS condition on page 1693. 10B Brown

Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

So, for years I had an eBay account. A couple years back, eBay deleted it due to inactivity. Let's ignore for a moment that I logged in frequently, and was watching several items. So when I decided to start flipping vintage shoes, I needed to start a new account. My wife, who has been...

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@The Apostle you should buy these from @Jiqea without hesitation. They are awesome.

 

[Nobleprofessor]

I think I just figured out what the NOS Florsheims are. There is a listing for them on ebay. They are the Varsity (maybe brown Cortez?). 1982 is right!

 

[suitforcourt]

I think I just figured out what the NOS Florsheims are. There is a listing for them on ebay. They are the Varsity (maybe brown Cortez?). 1982 is right!

Vcleat.com says Cortez leather. What is that?

 

[The Apostle]

@The Apostle you should buy these from @Jiqea without hesitation. They are awesome.

Lol. I'm looking at those, or possibly a different pair from him.

 

[Nealjpage]

Not my listing but these are some pretty cool antique boots.

8 Balmoral Dress Boots Vintage trad spade sole 1930s oxford | eBay

~11.8" from toe to heel.

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[Hotel Cali]

I need to tap the considerable creativity of this group.

The Footjoy golf shoes from @Hotel Cali has reignited my desire to turn some FJ golf shoes into dress shoes. But, I’m also interested in taking a white pair and dyeing them.

I’m not sure I want to do just one color. I’m thinking of two tone. But, I’m not completely decided. I have an old pair of FJ that are white. They have some cool details. But, are boring.

here’s a picture of a similar pair.

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I don’t want to do black and white — too much like typical golf shoes. Any other ideas? Or advice or suggestions?

I successfully dyed a pair of white shoes black. So, I have some experience.

I also have a white FJ on my watch list.

How about dying them red white and blue, or white and gold, or cream and burgundy, our your alma mater color.

 

[stook1]

Picked up another pair of 93605s as an upgrade for my current pair, which are quite a bit older and much more worn. This pair is from 1985. These are the closest to "new" that I've handled so far. They have about the same amount of wear as my Nettletons (I'll do a side by side later, the Nettletons are a much brighter red and also more chunky looking).

On this pair, the quarters don't seem to be broken in yet. I forgot to take a picture of the soles but the leather across the ball isn't worn down to the stitching. There's some wear to the heels but I'd guess these have less than 20 wears, maybe fewer than 10. Obviously, difficult to know. These are still drying a little from a few coats of Bick4 and VSC. More images to come... These pics aren't great since it's very overcast and we're about to get an inch of rain.

 

[happypebble]

Picked up another pair of 93605s as an upgrade for my current pair, which are quite a bit older and much more worn. This pair is from 1985. These are the closest to "new" that I've handled so far. They have about the same amount of wear as my Nettletons (I'll do a side by side later, the Nettletons are a much brighter red and also more chunky looking).

On this pair, the quarters don't seem to be broken in yet. I forgot to take a picture of the soles but the leather across the ball isn't worn down to the stitching. There's some wear to the heels but I'd guess these have less than 20 wears, maybe fewer than 10. Obviously, difficult to know. These are still drying a little from a few coats of Bick4 and VSC. More images to come... These pics aren't great since it's very overcast and we're about to get an inch of rain.

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Those look great; attractive and elegant on top of the nice condition. Well done

 

[The Apostle]

Nowhere near my size, but saw these and thought I'd share. Pretty cool looking shoe.

NWOB 80s Dacks Brown Zebu Leather U-Tip Brogues, Mens 7.5 E, Made in Canada | eBay

This pre-owned pair has been hiding in a closet for more than 3 decades. The soles show that they have not been worn outdoors. The leather uppers are still soft, supple and virtually perfect, with no scratches, scuffs, tears, cracks, etc.

rover.ebay.com

 

[suitforcourt]

Nowhere near my size, but saw these and thought I'd share. Pretty cool looking shoe.

NWOB 80s Dacks Brown Zebu Leather U-Tip Brogues, Mens 7.5 E, Made in Canada | eBay

This pre-owned pair has been hiding in a closet for more than 3 decades. The soles show that they have not been worn outdoors. The leather uppers are still soft, supple and virtually perfect, with no scratches, scuffs, tears, cracks, etc.

rover.ebay.com

Rare and NOS. Well worth the price.

 

[Paul902]

Rare and NOS. Well worth the price.

Don't remind me! One time @Jiqea brought a pair over to mine to tempt me. While I was making up my mind they sold on his site. Crimmenyjimmeny! If you are eyeing something on his site, BIN!

 

[Nealjpage]

Don't remind me! One time @Jiqea brought a pair over to mine to tempt me. While I was making up my mind they sold on his site. Crimmenyjimmeny! If you are eyeing something on his site, BIN!

What is his site, please?

 

[Jiqea]

Hi Neal

Thx for the interest. If you ever see anything you like please reach out to me for the Forum member discount. If you save the site as a favourite you will get regular updates when i make a new listing.

Jim

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[Hotel Cali]

Happy Lunar New to those who celebrate it.

Florsheim lwb 96624

 

[suitforcourt]

Hi Neal

Thx for the interest. If you ever see anything you like please reach out to me for the Forum member discount. If you save the site as a favourite you will get regular updates when i make a new listing.

Jim

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I have bought from @Jiqea , and also sold shoes to him. Never had an issue. Every transaction is smooth and seamless.