Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

[friendlygoz]

ATTENTION 8.5D brothers: Mystery model Florsheim spectators at a really good price. Not my listing.

https://posh.mk/fv5jPnSPpeb

 

[Oshare]

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Wow! Those are really nice! I love the color and the darkened brogue areas.

My pair of GH has quite a bit of dark scuffing on the toes that I can't get out. Maybe I should try the antiqued look like that pair, which might help to camouflage the scuffing by making it look intentional.

 

[smfdoc]

May all your harvests be Golden. View attachment 1568649 View attachment 1568650 View attachment 1568653 View attachment 1568651 View attachment 1568654

DAAAYUMMM

 

[Raimar]

Found these on a recent outing. I like the toe shape on the JM.

 

[CWOyaji]

Those went fast. [EDIT] 8 minutes.

 

[Quantum17]

Those went fast.
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I can’t believe after all we went through in Nam, you let them go to a Jersey Yankee.

Jokes aside, they are a fantastic catch. Even more awesome that they went to a brother ?

Edit: charge your phone

 

[Quantum17]

Found these on a recent outing. I like the toe shape on the JM.

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I wonder who made the hand lasted Cole Hann

 

[CWOyaji]

I can’t believe after all we went through in Nam, you let them go to a Jersey Yankee.

Jokes aside, they are a fantastic catch. Even more awesome that they went to a brother ?

Edit: charge your phone

Love the Nam. Especially Cho’ Bên Thãnh, where if they don’t have it, you don’t need it.

[EDIT] In re: bringing it back to shoes - there are stalls in this colonial-era market in Saigon where a woman can sit down and have clogs fitted, nailed together on the spot and be on her way in 15 minutes. My wife did that and was still wearing them ten summers later. They got everything here.

 

[Quantum17]

Love the Nam. Especially Chõ’ Ben Thanh, where if they don’t have it, you don’t need it. View attachment 1568884

❤️???

 

[stook1]

Gentlemen, the below pair of shoes is up there with some of my best finds ever. I've been on a mission to acquire some of the premier vintage shoes that were made in Canada and have been scouring the planet for great finds. This particular pair fell into my lap and in a stroke of fortuitous timing they happen to be listed for sale while @Jiqea was on an ice fishing trip, which almost certainly allowed me to secure the purchase while he was asleep at the rod or sipping schnapps or whatever.

These were originally listed as a size 10 with no width listed and no photos showing the width. I bought them anyway only to find out that they were, in fact, a 9B. Big time bummer since there is zero chance that I can fit into a B and certainly not a 9 either. Nonetheless, considering the rarity of this shoe and that fact that it was NOS, I decided to purchase them anyway. Half of that decision was, frankly, just to check them out since I was really curious about the construction and leather quality. Anyway, behold... I tend to doubt there is another NOS pair of these around anywhere but I guess you never know. I can't tell you how much I wish they were a 10.

These are probably about 60 years old give or take a few years. They arrived in pretty remarkable shape all considered but I wiped them down, gave them two coats of Bick4, touched them up sparingly with some light brown and dark brown MdO cream polish, and a coat of mahogany MdO wax polish.

 

[suitforcourt]

Gentlemen, the below pair of shoes is up there with some of my best finds ever. I've been on a mission to acquire some of the premier vintage shoes that were made in Canada and have been scouring the planet for great finds. This particular pair fell into my lap and in a stroke of fortuitous timing they happen to be listed for sale while @Jiqea was on an ice fishing trip, which almost certainly allowed me to secure the purchase while he was asleep at the rod or sipping schnapps or whatever.

These were originally listed as a size 10 with no width listed and no photos showing the width. I bought them anyway only to find out that they were, in fact, a 9B. Big time bummer since there is zero chance that I can fit into a B and certainly not a 9 either. Nonetheless, considering the rarity of this shoe and that fact that it was NOS, I decided to purchase them anyway. Half of that decision was, frankly, just to check them out since I was really curious about the construction and leather quality. Anyway, behold... I tend to doubt there is another NOS pair of these around anywhere but I guess you never know. I can't tell you how much I wish they were a 10.

These are probably about 60 years old give or take a few years. They arrived in pretty remarkable shape all considered but I wiped them down, gave them two coats of Bick4, touched them up sparingly with some light brown and dark brown MdO cream polish, and a coat of mahogany MdO wax polish.

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What is your size ? 9ee?

 

[stook1]

I am really a 10D or E but can also wear a wide 9.5 and in some shoes a 10.5.

 

[Jiqea]

Gentlemen, the below pair of shoes is up there with some of my best finds ever. I've been on a mission to acquire some of the premier vintage shoes that were made in Canada and have been scouring the planet for great finds. This particular pair fell into my lap and in a stroke of fortuitous timing they happen to be listed for sale while @Jiqea was on an ice fishing trip, which almost certainly allowed me to secure the purchase while he was asleep at the rod or sipping schnapps or whatever.

These were originally listed as a size 10 with no width listed and no photos showing the width. I bought them anyway only to find out that they were, in fact, a 9B. Big time bummer since there is zero chance that I can fit into a B and certainly not a 9 either. Nonetheless, considering the rarity of this shoe and that fact that it was NOS, I decided to purchase them anyway. Half of that decision was, frankly, just to check them out since I was really curious about the construction and leather quality. Anyway, behold... I tend to doubt there is another NOS pair of these around anywhere but I guess you never know. I can't tell you how much I wish they were a 10.

These are probably about 60 years old give or take a few years. They arrived in pretty remarkable shape all considered but I wiped them down, gave them two coats of Bick4, touched them up sparingly with some light brown and dark brown MdO cream polish, and a coat of mahogany MdO wax polish.

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We really do need a drool emoji. Sigh. And it was Fireball whiskey I was sipping. I think I will gulp some now and slip into a pair of Hartts.

 

[stook1]

We really do need a drool emoji. Sigh. And it was Fireball whiskey I was sipping. I think I will gulp some now and slip into a pair of Hartts.

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Your pair look pretty similar to mine above. You really have an incredible collection. Hard not to drool at pretty much everything you post!!

 

[friendlygoz]

Gentlemen, the below pair of shoes is up there with some of my best finds ever. I've been on a mission to acquire some of the premier vintage shoes that were made in Canada and have been scouring the planet for great finds. This particular pair fell into my lap and in a stroke of fortuitous timing they happen to be listed for sale while @Jiqea was on an ice fishing trip, which almost certainly allowed me to secure the purchase while he was asleep at the rod or sipping schnapps or whatever.

These were originally listed as a size 10 with no width listed and no photos showing the width. I bought them anyway only to find out that they were, in fact, a 9B. Big time bummer since there is zero chance that I can fit into a B and certainly not a 9 either. Nonetheless, considering the rarity of this shoe and that fact that it was NOS, I decided to purchase them anyway. Half of that decision was, frankly, just to check them out since I was really curious about the construction and leather quality. Anyway, behold... I tend to doubt there is another NOS pair of these around anywhere but I guess you never know. I can't tell you how much I wish they were a 10.

These are probably about 60 years old give or take a few years. They arrived in pretty remarkable shape all considered but I wiped them down, gave them two coats of Bick4, touched them up sparingly with some light brown and dark brown MdO cream polish, and a coat of mahogany MdO wax polish.

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