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The Ultimate "HARDCORE" Shoe Appreciation Thread (Bespoke only)

the.chikor

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
cool i am looking forward to seeing more of them, i hope that they are not all black? hahaa

I have a good base of black shoes, it time to build up the ancillary options.
 

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Originally Posted by Bic Pentameter
I have posted these before. Here are my first pair of shoes made by Koji Suzuki. He is planning a trip to New York this fall, where I will have a trial fitting for my second pair.

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yea these are cool, can you take some shots now that they have been worn
 

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Originally Posted by fritzl
+1

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Originally Posted by kolecho
Which is one of the reasons I love shells.

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yes also my fondness for them too

Originally Posted by the.chikor
I have a good base of black shoes, it time to build up the ancillary options.

yes yes i think so too haha
 

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Originally Posted by the.chikor
I have a good base of black shoes, it time to build up the ancillary options.

black should be the base of every men's shoe wardrobe.

i like your Vash best, but i'm quite conservative in my choices.
 

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Originally Posted by fritzl
black should be the base of every men's shoe wardrobe.

i like your Vash best, but i'm quite conservative in my choices.


you have got to be kidding me

please repost all you shoes, as i am sure you have some very conservative exotics in there?
 

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
you have got to be kidding me

please repost all you shoes, as i am sure you have some very conservative exotics in there?


not at all
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a pair of fish skin - a gift, and pair of fake snake doesn't make a summer.

i really started with six pairs of black shoes into my custom-made career.
 

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Chris, thanks very much for your kind words.

Whnay, they fit better than any pair of shoes I own, including a bespoke pair made by another maker.

Luk-cha, unfortunately, those shoes are now in storage because of a recent move. I will see if I can unpack them and take some more photos.

Bic
 

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Originally Posted by fritzl
not at all
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a pair of fish skin - a gift, and pair of fake snake doesn't make a summer.

i really started with six pairs of black shoes into my custom-made career.


i am sure you more weird and wonderful odditities that those? dont be shy!
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Originally Posted by Bic Pentameter
Luk-cha, unfortunately, those shoes are now in storage because of a recent move. I will see if I can unpack them and take some more photos.

Bic


i can not believe you would dare to put such near perfect shoes into storage
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Originally Posted by Bic Pentameter
I have posted these before. Here are my first pair of shoes made by Koji Suzuki. He is planning a trip to New York this fall, where I will have a trial fitting for my second pair.

Bic






Lovely pair of Kojis. I love the attention to detail, especially in the stitching.
However, it seems that the shoe trees are not lasted. Is that the case?

I need to track down Koji when I am next in Tokyo!
 

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Originally Posted by gazman70k
Lovely pair of Kojis. I love the attention to detail, especially in the stitching.
However, it seems that the shoe trees are not lasted. Is that the case?

I need to track down Koji when I am next in Tokyo!



Hmmm...At least in my case, Mr. Suzuki started with a retail shoe tree, then reduced it until it matched the my last. I have no complaint about the fit of the trees that I have. I have seen other shoes that had originally lasted shoetrees.

Bic
 

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