Gaziano & Girling Appreciation & Shoe Appreciation Thread (including reviews, purchases, pictures)

Leaves · Apr 17, 2011

Originally Posted by hsiangwang

Dear medtech_expat

Thanks for your great picture of DECO.
I have heard that the last is pointer than current last.
Do you know the size comparison to the DG70?
If I wear UK8E in DG70, what size should I wear in DECO last?

You should be a 8E in the Deco as well.

mktitsworth · Apr 17, 2011

Originally Posted by mzmart

We really need to see pictures of the deco samples as worn on the foot. Otherwise its gonna be a long wait until the first set of orders can be viewed.

I will be there in Dallas on Tuesday and see what I can do.

BTW, this thread is NOT doing anything to make that wait time for Tuesday come any faster. Grr.

SpooPoker · Apr 17, 2011

^ Lots, and lots, and lots of pics!

medtech_expat · Apr 17, 2011

Originally Posted by hsiangwang

Dear medtech_expat

Thanks for your great picture of DECO.
I have heard that the last is pointer than current last.
Do you know the size comparison to the DG70?
If I wear UK8E in DG70, what size should I wear in DECO last?

Originally Posted by Leaves

You should be a 8E in the Deco as well.

+1

Dean confirmed the fit is the same across all lasts, and with the one Deco pair I tried on this is consistent with my experience. The Deco last is slightly elongated as compared with the standard lasts (perhaps my 0.5cm), although this is limited to toe box extension.

medtech_expat · Apr 17, 2011

Originally Posted by mktitsworth

I will be there in Dallas on Tuesday and see what I can do.

BTW, this thread is NOT doing anything to make that wait time for Tuesday come any faster. Grr.

I'm sure Despos will be much more understanding with taking pics. I had to rush through mine a bit as the gents at Wilkes got nervous when I pulled out the Lumix, even to go so far as to ask me if I'm in the men's shoe business. I suppose I have that "footwear industrial espionage" look about me.

mktitsworth · Apr 17, 2011

Originally Posted by medtech_expat

I'm sure Despos will be much more understanding with taking pics. I had to rush through mine a bit as the gents at Wilkes got nervous when I pulled out the Lumix, even to go so far as to ask me if I'm in the men's shoe business. I suppose I have that "footwear industrial espionage" look about me.

The easiest thing to do is always to ask politely and explain why. If someone says no, then that's that. If they say yes, then bully. At the very worst I can point them at this conversation.

Metroboy · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by gazman70k

And here is an amazing young talent hard at work hand finishing the bench made shoes.

He seems like quite a looker.

luk-cha · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by Metroboy

He seems like quite a looker.

more like, he needs a good hair cut

Metroboy · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by luk-cha

more like, he needs a good hair cut

you know how hard it is to get Ã haircut in kettering

?

luk-cha · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by Metroboy

you know how hard it is to get Ã haircut in kettering

?

if you hang around some of the pub's, i hear you can get scalped for free on a friday night

Leaves · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by Metroboy

you know how hard it is to get Ã haircut in kettering

?

I'm guessing that the lad on the pic and the poster of this comment is a Swede!

Metroboy · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by Leaves

I'm guessing that the lad on the pic and the poster of this comment is a Swede!

Quite swedish. Meatballs and ABBA everyday.

bengal-stripe · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by Metroboy

Quite swedish. Meatballs and ABBA everyday.

Swedish meatballs are so yesteryear, Ikea has introduced them to the world.
As a Swede you can always introduce Kettering to the delights of SurstrÃ¶mming:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming

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janne melkersson · Apr 18, 2011

bengal-stripe,
last summer we had a feast for one of our US-students and part of the meal was "surstrÃ¶ming" which is a traditionally "poor mans" dish. However, today it is in the northen parts an important dish. Anyway, I have never had such fun when I saw the studentd eyes was about to pop out and his body started to make convulsions. So you need to have an experienced Swede near by when trying this the first time.

Btw, it is made of fermented herrings from the Baltics. Hereby I invite all my clients to have a bite during the fitting

bengal-stripe · Apr 18, 2011

Originally Posted by janne melkersson

Hereby I invite all my clients to have a bite during the fitting

Isn't that dangerous, they might throw up over the new shoes. - Gives a totally new meaning to "individual patina".

I'm next month in Stockholm, but, to be on the safe side, I might stick to meatballs.

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