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jjl5000

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Originally Posted by Wes Bourne
jjl5000, forgot to ask: are those on the 606 or 888?

888 which is probably my favorite of the EG lasts.
 

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Originally Posted by jjl5000
Agreed!
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Several of my MTOs have been influenced by your bespoke creations
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cool i will be looking forward to seeing the rest of them
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I just couldn't resist the Markowski summer sale, recent arrivals:

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Cheers
 

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Originally Posted by Horatio
I just couldn't resist the Markowski summer sale, recent arrivals:

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I like the look of these, how's the construction?
 

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Originally Posted by Horatio
I just couldn't resist the Markowski summer sale, recent arrivals:

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Cheers


Love the one with side laces and pegged waist, is it available in shop in Paris or online?
Thanks
 

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It makes me very happy to see Mannina get some love in this thread. I bought a pair a couple of years ago and they were 415 Euros at that time - Goodyear welted and entirely handmade. There weren't any pieces of machinery in his workshop, if I remember correctly.
 

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Originally Posted by jjl5000
888 which is probably my favorite of the EG lasts.

Got it, must be my D width pair that's messing with my perception of the toe shape on yours.

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Just realized: that's not their current nail pattern is it? Is the lining very light blue or grey?
 

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We need to start a boring shoe thread. These shoes are giving me a headache.
 

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Originally Posted by whnay.
We need to start a boring shoe thread. These shoes are giving me a headache.

Hope it continues, just enough for you to start another thread in which you go apeshit. Please booze up and start rant.
 

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Originally Posted by whnay.
We need to start a boring shoe thread. These shoes are giving me a headache.

I thought that's what WAYWRN is for?
 

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Originally Posted by Wes Bourne
Hope it continues, just enough for you to start another thread in which you go apeshit. Please booze up and start rant.

Well my “shoe people” thread was a targeted strike at the issue but I guess it did not have the potency that I thought.

Here is my issue. Expensive shoes are an affordable luxury – they sit around a price point that given a certain level of income are accessible to just about everyone. The problem is instead of investing in expensive quality shoes that will withstand trends or fads people go apeshit and buy things with buttons, side laces, butterfly fronts, two-or-three tone, green, blue, purple suede, etc. In other words, I see a lot of it as throwing good money away. And I’m not speaking about this from an ivory tower, I’ve done it myself with regret.

My advice is this – next time your faced with a “great” buying opportunity for a pair of purple suede shoes - stop, think and step away. Do this three or four times in a row and then use the combined money to buy a pair of Lobb City II or EG Westminsters. You’ll thank me in the long run.
 

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Originally Posted by whnay.
Here is my issue. Expensive shoes are an affordable luxury - they sit around a price point that given a certain level of income are accessible to just about everyone. The problem is instead of investing in expensive quality shoes that will withstand trends or fads people go apeshit and buy things with buttons, side laces, butterfly fronts, two-or-three tone, green, blue, purple suede, etc. In other words, I see a lot of it as throwing good money away. And I'm not speaking about this from an ivory tower, I've done it myself with regret.

Very well put. People do the same thing with suits, shirts, ties etc. They will, on a limited budget, commission lots of seasonal stuff or stuff with super bold patterns or delicate fabrics before establishing a foundation of basics in their wardrobe.
 

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