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

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I am diggin those Ugolinis. I am going to be visiting Firenze in the near future, and have decided upon a pair of green [or olive] monks a la the JL Vale. I have decided to go for the 'dream shoe' for my first foray into bespoke methinks.

Would you mind relaying what the prices were currently?
 
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Originally Posted by mth
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Thanks. Bespoke loafers are often a crapshoot but I think the fit on these is surprisingly good.

they look black on my Mon, are they?
 
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A nice view from from the hotel room of Mr Gaziano and Mr Girling.

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Work in progress...

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A little timeout in Tokyo

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Hmmmm....

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Originally Posted by gazman70k
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A nice view from from the hotel room of Mr Gaziano and Mr Girling.

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Work in progress...

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A little timeout in Tokyo

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Hmmmm....

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leather of the G&G's looks nicer than i had guessed, can wait to see the view of the HF's
 
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you carried that big ass wooden box on foot in that heat? I don't care how expensive taxis are in Tokyo, it must have been worth every yen.
 
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Originally Posted by gazman70k
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structure of the leather is noice. what is it?

also, is there no visible stitching around?
 
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Originally Posted by fritzl
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structure of the leather is noice. what is it? also, is there no visible stitching around?
Good catch Fritzl! I'm betting that's just a variation of a bound edge with the binding strip pulled down and into the shoe/under the lining. Visually it looks like a folded edge but the lining is sewn to that binding strip. Impressive. Looks a little like water buffalo...maybe?
 
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At Mr. Mrsan's workshop in Budapest. Not mine, but nice to look while trying on the test pair...

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From a previous visit...

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From a previous visit...

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love the feel of these pictures
 
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Originally Posted by luk-cha
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love the feel of these pictures

Thank you. But you should see the original film; the cheap office scanner eliminates a lot of detail and texture.

Here are a few others from the same roll:

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Originally Posted by Belligero
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looks good.

btw, are you located in budapest.

there was this guy on a german forum, who took all his posts, when he left. amongst them was a shoemaking company, who had a nice history of last developements on their website. does this ring a bell?

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