Bruce Boyer guesting on Will's site - http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2009/12/guest-post-english-country-house-look.html.
I believe Bruce Boyer is a part-time writer for Chip Chensworthy's fashion blog.
cooncoatsandcollegecrooners.blogspot.com
Allen Edmonds seem to be reducing quality these days. From the below post they seem like a pile of shit.
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.php?p=2735631&postcount=27
Last edited by The_Shooman (2009-12-14 20:46:49)
I rather like the pair in post 13146.
EDIT: There's something I like about high gloss on shoes with some obvious signs of battle damage. A study in compatible contrasts, perhaps.
Last edited by AQG (2009-12-14 21:03:49)
Last edited by The_Shooman (2009-12-14 22:03:30)
A brilliant link below; shows the materials used in a number of mid - highend rtw machine constructed shoos (AE, EG, LOBB etc). ln French, but the pics say it all.
http://www.depiedencap.eu/spip.php?rubrique43
Some references to shoe historians:
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1026607&postcount=78
http://forums.filmnoirbuff.com/viewtopic.php?id=6118
Smokin'
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.php?p=2803489&postcount=584
Perfect shoo design:
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.php?p=2731175&postcount=8