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#1 2010-03-13 17:26:00
- Kingstonian
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Antiqueing shoes
Features on the latest Dress With Style video. Same gay Frenchman that did the shoe polishing video.
Anyway, what a palaver.
Do any of you bother with this malarkey ? Acetone and various paints, polishes and waxes ? Why not just buy a colour you like in the first place ?
#2 2010-03-13 17:32:25
- fritzl
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Re: Antiqueing shoes
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#3 2010-03-13 17:49:57
- Big Tony
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Re: Antiqueing shoes
There are also those people in Japan who pre-distress shooos, some pay big money to have it done so their brand new shoos don't look brand new.
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#4 2010-03-13 23:08:55
- JDelage
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Re: Antiqueing shoes
I think there's a point to it. I don't really like the full patinas that make the shoes look painted, but I do like the patinas that bring some accents on different parts of the shoes. I also like the hues of the John Lobb museum calf, but I can't afford their shoes.
There's a good example of a nice, subtile patina on Marc Guyot's site:
http://www.marcguyot.com/5.aspx?sr=2
I have a pair of black shoes that I had someone patinate in black and very dark brown, and I love the result.
#7 2010-03-14 17:36:06
- Patrick
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Re: Antiqueing shoes
I've tried restoring shoes, with iffy results, but never a deliberate antiquing process.
Besides, if you do it all at once, it can hardly be said to be antique. Modified, but not antique.
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