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#1 2018-02-05 11:36:41

mhalat
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Shoe/Sole Care

My cobbler has been really on my case re applying a thin rubber sole to my leather soled shoes, saying it would make them last longer. Now, I have a good rotation, ensuring no pair gets worn more than twice a week, and always wear galoshes in foul weather. Is this necessary, or is he just trying to squeeze a few additional dollars out of me?

 

#2 2018-02-05 12:22:07

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Re: Shoe/Sole Care

I found that it helps if you want to use them in foul weather - not so much in terms of protecting them, but to avoid slipping. I once hat a near-fatal accident in Tajrish due to C&Js Audleys.


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#3 2018-02-05 13:43:27

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Ha ha ha, I've debated this so many times on here and TI. I live in a country with a challenging climate (the UK), I walk a hell of lot, I often wear the same pair of shoes 3 or even 4 times a week - and I have never had a problem with leather soles. I don't even use galoshes, although in extreme weather I will switch to Red Wings (fortunately my jobs are sufficiently informal to get away with that). The trick is never to wear them 2 days running (as I'm sure none of us would ever do), dry with newspaper if extremely wet and tree at all other times (except when being worn).

I have a similar long-running discrepancy with my cobbler over heels. He says I should have rubber heels or at best combination leather/rubber, whereas for some time I was insisting on leather heels with segs. However combination heels do last longer so I'm starting to use them.


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#4 2018-02-05 13:44:54

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Re: Shoe/Sole Care

Ha ha ha, I've debated this so many times on here and TI. I live in a country with a challenging climate (the UK), I walk a hell of lot, I often wear the same pair of shoes 3 or even 4 times a week - and I have never had a problem with leather soles. I don't even use galoshes, although in extreme weather I will switch to Red Wings (fortunately my jobs are sufficiently informal to get away with that). The trick is never to wear them 2 days running (as I'm sure none of us would ever do), dry with newspaper if extremely wet and tree at all other times (except when being worn).

I have a similar long-running discrepancy with my cobbler over heels. He says I should have rubber heels or at best combination leather/rubber, whereas for some time I was insisting on leather heels with segs. However combination heels do last longer so I'm starting to use them.


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#5 2018-02-05 13:48:37

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Re: Shoe/Sole Care

I also have a seg at the front of the shoe, as that part always used to get worn down ages before the rest of the sole.

Where do you get your galoshes from?


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#6 2018-02-05 15:22:05

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Re: Shoe/Sole Care

Ha ha ha, have you really debated this so many times on here and TI?


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#7 2018-02-05 18:35:58

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#8 2018-02-05 19:25:26

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"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin

 

#9 2018-02-05 21:05:17

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#10 2018-02-06 07:38:29

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#11 2018-02-06 10:07:47

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"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin

 

#12 2018-02-06 13:02:23

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#13 2018-02-06 13:05:01

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#14 2018-02-07 09:02:01

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#15 2018-02-07 09:26:53

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"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin

 

#16 2018-02-07 10:07:36

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#17 2018-02-07 11:41:04

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Re: Shoe/Sole Care

This always seems like a big no-no on clothing forums, but what is the actual objection to fitting leather soled shoes with rubber protectors?


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#18 2018-03-24 00:16:40

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Re: Shoe/Sole Care

There is no objection, as long as we are talking about covering only the first half of the front part of the sole, not the sole entirely.

Tajrish is a northern suburb of Tehran.


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