They'll be replacing a pair of cola Clarks. Well half and half with another pair of identical Cola Clarks. I'll be using them as work shoes and general knock about shoes.  Bucks wouldn't really be an option.

No bother matey.

I'd be gutted if I missed them in my size too Ville, vintage Playboys are at the very top of my list and those are really ace. Sorry you missed out... use a snipe service next time man!

Just curious: are the vintage ones that diferent from new ones? I would imagine they could be very stiff - the crepe may also have deteriorated, right?

How are they diferent from the round toe playboys by sanders?

I'm asking cause I'm about to get some sanders next month - still not sure on the color or model but I'm curious about the differences

Not pop boys, GC are all leather lined, these are not. Also the crepe foxing is very different on the GC's, I know as my colleague wears them.

Replied to this thread yesterday, but it didn't upload, must of been a FNB timeout senario! Anyway, what I was going to say was the top pair look less playboy and more like a Debry style shoe with a heavy crepe sole, the playboy style is characterised by the high rubber welt, the second pair look a lot like a GC though, especially with the shape of the toe and the shoe quarter.

Both nice, what a shame to miss out Woolster.

In fact Liam, Looking again at the ones on ebay, they are not even crepe, just a moulded rubber.

Hi, this is my first post and i know this thread is a year old but I was looking for play boy shoes and found this thread again about a week ago.

It took me a week to read it and to my surprise my shoes were on page 30. I actually bought the french playboys a year ago.

When I got them, they were the perfect fit but the soles were solid. The shoes had been worn but looked almost new.

I took at them with a hairdrier and the soles eventually softened up. Since then i have worn them a lot. They are my favourite shoes. People comment on how cool and unusual they are all the time.

It`s funny because i found this thead and read the advise before i saw and bought the french shoes.

I've enjoyed wearing my Alden Plantation crepes so far this summer - lightweight, yet smart enough to pass for gunboats in the office.