Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

[CWOyaji]

97626s for me today. These didn’t have mold when I found them, but they had other issues like being a B width when I wear a D.

Spoiler: Like forty miles of bad road.

 

[happypebble]

Now we're talking Imperial quality! $25, Poshmark. I may replace the laces, but fit is right on target.

 

[smfdoc]

Does anyone have experience removing green corrosion from shoelace eyelets? Can it just be brushed off?
Looking at this pair, but wondering if the eyelets would be a bigger problem than I'm ready to deal with.

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If I had them, I would start off trying to brush them out with a stiff brush, such as a pig bristle and go from there.

 

[friendlygoz]

1980s Allen Edmonds St. George Jodhpur today.

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Went with my St George jodhpurs today...

 

[Hotel Cali]

Cool. I going to try to width stretch my Wright jodhpurs to wear now that the season is good.

I am also eye these but not sure about condition of them.

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[Hotel Cali]

Bostonian Crown Windsor PTB today.

 

[instigateur]

Yum. Texas de Brazil for lunch today.

Vintage J&M Skimocs and my eatin pants.

 

[slimjohnil6]

Interesting find today at a thrift store.... Gold Bond by Hartt LWBs. 9D - in great shape. I think they were worn maybe one time according to what the soles look like.

 

[suitforcourt]

Yum. Texas de Brazil for lunch today.

Vintage J&M Skimocs and my eatin pants. View attachment 1296438

How was lunch? I've always wanted to try this place since I see it in Buffalo.

 

[friendlygoz]

The always awesome and appropriate 93605 today. One shoe is darker than the other. Someone on the Facebook group suggested putting them out in the sun to lighten them. He had amazing results. I may try this a little at a time. I’ll post results.

 

[Hotel Cali]

Good old Florsheim 97625 staple today.

 

[instigateur]

How was lunch? I've always wanted to try this place since I see it in Buffalo.

Glorious. Pricey but glorious.

Go for lunch and I think it is half the price.

Parmesan Pork is the best. Piqueno and flank steak almost as good.

 

[eTrojan]

Went with my St George jodhpurs today... View attachment 1296141 View attachment 1296142 View attachment 1296143

That’s one of the only pairs of shoes that I regret not buying. There was a 13B on eBay, and I’ve been trying to be really diligent about sticking with a-width shoes. Bad decision.

 

[CWOyaji]

The always awesome and appropriate 93605 today. One shoe is darker than the other. Someone on the Facebook group suggested putting them out in the sun to lighten them. He had amazing results. I may try this a little at a time. I’ll post results. View attachment 1296747

Maybe sunshine on the darker shoe only would lighten it up to match the other? December is a tough month to test that theory, especially with all these rainy days, but I wonder.

 

[suitforcourt]

I have not been posting my shoe Appreciation for a while. Been super busy.

As atonement, I present to you 93606 recrafted with Dainite soles. Great conversion for the Canadian environment.

Wishing you all a great day and finish to the week.