Last edited by The_Shooman (2009-05-21 10:14:06)

That is sad but we have all made mistakes. When you have some idea what a last is and what the difference in shape means I find it hard to explain why shoe sellers don't give a footbed (inside) measurement. It brings everything into perspective.

This size issue with Americans is a product of the sheer confusion occasioned by the crazy American shoe size system. Maybe Aussies are like Poms in foot shape but a UK10F/E - EUR44 (depends on the company) fits me every time and I wear an orthotic as well.

Re Barker Blacks. The snuff suede and milk coffeee spectator is sure a handsome shoe...I hope one comes up in my size.

Last edited by meister (2009-05-25 04:44:37)

Those Kenmoors in that photo do not appear to have been worn..

What does he wrap his feet in, the artwork he should be displaying in place of those shoos?

I was very fortunate, although it did not seem it at the time, to be a teenager in the 70s and living in south london. It seemed like within the space of ten years 1970 - 1980 (which is when I moved to suffolk) that we were able to embrace a variety of sub cultures ranging from skinhead, suedehead, punk and then the mod revival. Of course if you happened to be a rocker (greaser/biker) things never really changed at all. I admit it was fun and we got to see a lot of bands. Every sunday we would go to the Greyhound in Croydon and see bands like Generation X, Iain Dury and the Blockheads etc etc. Seeing the Pistols was a fluke of chance really. We were in a pub in Kingston called the Albion, about 20 of us and we were due to go see a band we followed called the Lurkers up in Stoke Newington at another pub called the Castle. One of the guys phoned a friend from the pub to see where he was and got told about the Pistols gig. Funny thing is many of our friends thought it was a wind up and didn't want to come so only about six of us decided to get the train to Uxbridge. When we got there we got a ticket straight away from a ticket tout outside (£3.00 from what I can remember) and got straight in.
Now I find myself envious of people who own Florsheim royal imperials with the v cleat lol. I manged to get some pairs of Kenmoor but had to buy them in the states and have them shipped over. Definitely not the same quality as the v cleats. I believe that the USA and Australia both had/have major Florsheim outlets. Unfortunately over here there are only two shops, both in London, who sell a very small range of Florsheim. I believe they no longer sell the v cleat 

I like that shoe fritzl, but I must say, the first thing I'd do is change the laces.. It reminds me of the doods who drive the little BMW 335i and then cheap out and put Kumho tires on them..

Laces don't bother me, pants cover them anyway.  Casual shoos...casual laces, it's all good.

l love the unique and rare way Mr Kiss stitches the brogue uppers (very uniquely Hungarian and Austrian). Vass used to stitch the brogues that way, but it is/was so hardcore that Vass dropped the method. The current Vass Budapester on the 3636 last is not like the original. l think Vass dropped the hardcore stitching method to make the shoo more mainstream.

The wood pegged soles is very 1800's traditional too.

l love it all Fritzl. My interest in Hungarian and Austrian shoos is becoming obsessive.  All this stuff is new to me,  so i'm developing an unhealthy interest.   

Last edited by The_Shooman (2009-07-07 08:35:31)