Your 1st pair of EG, JL, Vass... what, where and when

[TC11201]

EG - fawsley, burnt pine, 888 last, 2006, London store

Vass - MTO old english ii and london, dark brown and oxblood respectively, both u last, 2007, through gabor halmos

G&G - MTO Connaught, MH71 (soft square) last, chestnut calf, late 2007, via Dean Girling

C&J - onslow, scotch tan country grain, 1999ish, Burlington Arcade store (my first pair of good shoes, other than a pair of PTB Aldens that my dad bought me in high school a handful of decades ago, which I hated...)

Stefano Bemer - MTO monkstrap and 2-eyelet blucher, brown grain and black calf respectively, 2007, through the man himself in Firenze

Lobb - can't remember the model, was around 2001, wore them for 2 years then gave them to goodwill, haven't purchased Lobb since

Can't remember all the others that have passed through...

 

[Jacksan]

First pair of Lobbs September last year, Redwood Ashill
I got a pair of brown captoe oxfords at the same, time, don't remember the model

I'd like to try out some other brands, but leery about buying without trying on first...

 

[srivats]

Originally Posted by Manton

Chelsea, black, 22 last, Bullock & Jones, San Francisco:

What happened to this pair? Do you still have 'em? Did you have them resoled? Thrown away/Donated?

 

[furo]

EG: Peerings in Black, 89 last (still undecided on keeping them), bought 12/09

Vass: Whiskey Shell PTBs on the P2 last, bought NIB on B&S 12/09

JL: None

Handmade Lucchese Classics: Buffalo Hide Ropers L0808, dark brown, purchased 01/10

 

[rioni]

Why wouldn't you keep the peerings?

 

[Tomasso]

EG from Paul Stuart in the 80's.

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by rioni

Why wouldn't you keep the peerings?

I just bought the Luccheses, so the budget is a bit overdrawn atm

 

[srivats]

Originally Posted by furo

I just bought the Luccheses, so the budget is a bit overdrawn atm

Make sure your feet heal before you start again ...

 

[jsqfunk]

2007: Grenson MP - black captoe, tan wholecut
2009: Cleverley semi-bespoke black captoe, bespoke "high cut veldt"; EG black captoe 82

2010: to be delivered - EG TD austerity brogues
2010: to be ordered - Cleverley wingtips, G&G - not sure yet, anything but another pair of black captoes

bought at Paul Stuart, Cleverley truck show in NYC, Leffot and a EG trunk show at Leffot

 

[bmulford]

First EG, JL and Vass were all bought on B&S!!

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by srivats

Make sure your feet heal before you start again ...

No kidding. That's why I bought them!

I walked around with the boots on in the store for about 30 minutes, no joke. I wanted to be certain that I didn't feel any irritation on the heels, and these Lucchese boots fit wonderfully. I can now go out about town once in awhile without having to resort to running shoes or my old-man Clark's!

Lovin mah boots: