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What is a balmoral shoe? ...

cmeisenzahl

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And what is a blucher? Thanks for cutting this newbie some slack, I'm still not clear on the differences between an oxford and a derby.
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Balmoral/oxford
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Derby/blucher The bal has closed lacing, vs the open lacing of the derb.
 

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Newbie? Didn't you join over 2 years ago? Pics above are an excellent illustration of the difference. To confuse matters further, in the States all dress shoes are called Oxfords.
 

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Thanks very much to both of you!!! I did join a couple years ago, but only really started posting/reading recently.
 

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