$2k for goodyear stitched.  Utter nonsense.

Last edited by The_Shooman (2013-11-22 23:23:06)

Oh my lord. Those Balmoral half brogues!!! Thanks Shooey for posting up. Out of my price range but great to see. Do you have any idea of the prices in their factory shop?

Last edited by The_Shooman (2013-11-23 15:02:50)

Not overly fond of that faux antiquing on the toes of the browns. Not as subtle as I recall EG  doing that job in the past. Just the pics maybe?

Meanwhile, the Florsheim sale continues unabated:

http://www.classicshoesformen.com/

l like the dark blotches on the toes, Santoni now does it with some of there shoes too.

Truthfully...l can't pay that much for goodyear. Much better to put that money towards bespokes with a sound construction. For the next Cleverley order l might get a black balmoral chisel captoe (like the E.G in the first pic) or a burgundy alligator shoe, we'll see. l'd feel much better if l did it that way instead of goodyear. Get one bespoke per year for five years and retire as a grand shooman.

Might just get a John Lobb special order for a white and navy blue spectator wingtip one day and get a few more Vass, and hopefully Isshy can help me get some more Santoni norvegese and bentivegna constructed handmades and some Mr J.H bespokes and that's it! l am not going to be like Meister and buy one pair a week, l am gonna call it quits and retire.