http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1132816/How-coping-credit-crunch-Prince-Charles-recycles-shoes.html
No doubt of such good qualiyt, that even in their current state they could be "refurbished" well.
The Windsor cracked shoe look.
I never quite thought "patina" and "character" were synonymous with "worn out." I wonder if this wasn't some kind of PR stunt on the part of HM the Prince.