Today's shoe of choice, bought from JS in (when?) '86?   £49?

... OK. The first thing to be said is that they aren't a 'Trad' iGent's shoe - Handsewn in Freeport, Maine, but with a 'composition' sole and a slightly rustic edge.

Yet they have GREAT Ivy charm...

So let me slip one off & measure it up for you... Mine are a US 10 D...

Here goes -

Well, I love the toe box for starters: A nice, deep, roughly 1.25" high, not counting the sole, with that proper American 'pie crust' lock-stich finish. No faux Anglo-style LHS stitching here.

And at the back, above the 1" heel, the shoe rises to about 2.75".

They're unlined with a high-ish vamp (is that the word?) and a quite unique (in my experirnce) shape to the 'saddle'.

The Beefroll is just there. No big deal, no 'statement' like on the Bass Beefroll where it is often too big for the shoe.

They are Sebago Classic-esque over all, and also a bit like the old Sebago for Brooks Pennies too, despite being Beefrolls.

They have the 'kicker ridge' at the back, and, even after 24 years, smell just like JS used to smell: Clean, Warm, Leathery.

Very nice, everyday snub-toed loafers.

Things you can live in.


- Next: The Scotchgrain Penny "Buffalo Creek Trader". Handsewn in Virginia.


jj

Last edited by Just Jim (2010-02-04 10:53:15)