Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

[davidVC]

Dat medallion

Yeah, the medallion is really cool.

Most dress shoes have the same fleur de lis medallion. So having a different medallion makes a pair more interesting.

 

[suitforcourt]

Florsheim Friday. These 93602s were rebuilt with a Vibram 430 sole. I love them. They are thinner in profile, flexible, and provide great grip.

Wishing you all a relaxing and restful weekend.

 

[sam67]

Found an Aristocraf

t boot for $5 last night. Don't see any on eBay but it fits so I'll probably keep it.

 

[suitforcourt]

Found an Aristocraf View attachment 1482796 t boot for $5 last night. Don't see any on eBay but it fits so I'll probably keep it.

Awesome! I've never seen Johnston Murphy Aristocraft boots either!

 

[sam67]

Found an Aristocraf View attachment 1482796 t boot for $5 last night. Don't see any on eBay but it fits so I'll probably keep it.

I have to say I really like J&M if I can find it. (from a limited comparison to Florsheim and Foot-Joy). Still learning though.

 

[WSB17]

Found an Aristocraf View attachment 1482796 t boot for $5 last night. Don't see any on eBay but it fits so I'll probably keep it.

Great find ! I believe they introduced a regular lace-up chukka in the mid 90s, prior to that they had a monk-strap chukka, similar to this:

?JOHNSTON & MURPHY Aristocraft "Desmond" Brown Chelsea Strap Boots SZ 11 B | eBay

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Though this is the "Aristocraft", not "Crown Aristocraft", notice how clean the welt is with the fudging/wheeling..
Goes to show you the outstanding quality J&M had back in the day.

 

[Hotel Cali]

I am wearing these too often. But dark brown footwear pairs well with many color.

 

[mreams99]

Scott’s?

Anyone familiar with this brand? I can’t find anything about them, although there is a pair of cordovan PTBs for sale on eBay in size 13C.

 

[Nobleprofessor]

I finished up a long and difficult project at work. Usually, my wife and I might go out for a nice dinner over the weekend. But, we are saving up for our house purchase and furniture shopping.

I still wanted to treat myself, so I got out my Allen Edmonds MacNeil LWB in burgundy Shell. My goodness these are amazing shoes.

Vintage Violation so if you are stickler avert your eyes.

I have had these for a while. I had tried on the right shoe. Today was the first try on of both shoes. I’m having a hard time finding a special occasion suitable for their first wearing.

I had to brush a tiny bit of bloom. I take that as a good sign that they are well conditioned.

 

[vestbash]

Scott’s?
View attachment 1483064 View attachment 1483065 View attachment 1483066 View attachment 1483067 View attachment 1483068 View attachment 1483069 Anyone familiar with this brand? I can’t find anything about them, although there is a pair of cordovan PTBs for sale on eBay in size 13C.

They look to be private label hanover shoes, same heel pad shape and "comfort arch", as well as the same "genuine shell cordovan branding" on the breast of the sole.

 

[mreams99]

They look to be private label hanover shoes, same heel pad shape and "comfort arch", as well as the same "genuine shell cordovan branding" on the breast of the sole.

I thought that the “Geniune Shell Cordovan” looked familiar on the sole. When I saw the “comfort arch” lettering, I thought that would be another good clue.

 

[suitforcourt]

I finished up a long and difficult project at work. Usually, my wife and I might go out for a nice dinner over the weekend. But, we are saving up for our house purchase and furniture shopping.

I still wanted to treat myself, so I got out my Allen Edmonds MacNeil LWB in burgundy Shell. My goodness these are amazing shoes.

Vintage Violation so if you are stickler avert your eyes.

I have had these for a while. I had tried on the right shoe. Today was the first try on of both shoes. I’m having a hard time finding a special occasion suitable for their first wearing.

I had to brush a tiny bit of bloom. I take that as a good sign that they are well conditioned.

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AE MacNeils are most certainly vintage. AE phased them out this year. Or last year?

 

[happypebble]

This is a bit of metal decoration on a wall, but when I saw it I thought "shoe medallion."

 

[friendlygoz]

I finished up a long and difficult project at work. Usually, my wife and I might go out for a nice dinner over the weekend. But, we are saving up for our house purchase and furniture shopping.

I still wanted to treat myself, so I got out my Allen Edmonds MacNeil LWB in burgundy Shell. My goodness these are amazing shoes.

Vintage Violation so if you are stickler avert your eyes.

I have had these for a while. I had tried on the right shoe. Today was the first try on of both shoes. I’m having a hard time finding a special occasion suitable for their first wearing.

I had to brush a tiny bit of bloom. I take that as a good sign that they are well conditioned.

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Well done. I have shell MacNeils from 1988. They are among my favorite.

 

[friendlygoz]

Early 1990s Florsheim Royal Imperial PTBs for a social distance drink with friends.