Dope, was it Carmina cordovan?

Woot? I wish.

Loake, calf.

Plal? looks decent. Thinking whether to go all the way to a cordovan or just a Carmina calf will do...

Yup. Bought it from PLal about 3 years ago.

What!!! Look spanking new, must be in cold storage for your daily Carmina. What was the damage back then?

Hehe, no actually. Have been in a 2 shoe, then later 3 shoe rotation for the past 3 years. Heel has worn out and been change once. The stick on rubber sole ala Topy is also wearing out now.

Cost me a bit over 800 IIRC.

Good value man, i see it still have more life to go on with it. I have made mistake by investing a rubber sole Timberland oxford as only shoes at no rotation, but it still stand quite well, just i have no idea on how to restore the worn out tan leather. Any clue?

Depends on what kind of leather. Guessing based on brand name and colour only, I'm thinking dubbin would be a good start. Rub in briskly with fingers to heat it up for best absorption.

Always try new products in a small unnoticeable spot first.

Good idea, alright, will head to the nearest store. Thanks mate

U can try use conditioner sold in clarks stores,yellow colour. I really dont like dubbin because its so greasy so unless you want to waterproof your shoes, get some normal conditioner

It's greasy because basically it is grease bro.

Key is to apply sparingly and with some heat. And also to know your leather type. I wouldn't use it on my dress shoes for example. I have Saphir Renovateur and Bick 4 for that.

Saphir is some investment there and hard to get by even at high street store.

Hi guys, I'm looking for a new pair of dress shoes with Goodyear-welted (GYW) construction that will last for years. I have tried Pedro and the insole started to wear out after just 7 months.

I would love to purchase a pair of Johnston & Murphy and Allen Edmonds, but they are not available in Malaysia and I really prefer to try it on before buying the shoes.

My budget is around RM1,000, any good recommendation for me? If GYW is not possible, are the shoes from Cole Haan and Kenneth Cole good?

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Standard answer - go check out P Lal in PJ Jalan Gasing. Plenty of choices below 1k.

Even cheaper would be Zeve Shoes, but that is Blake-Rapid.

Time to break out the valet box on the weekend



Had the soles cleaned and applied with sole guard



Toe edge sanded down and edge dressing was applied. Should have taken an after pic.



Leather prepped for polish.
Before



After

OMG, spitshined at the tips, my eyes are bleeding...

How do your soles show so little wear and tear? Do you just walk on carpeted surfaces all the time?

Will sole guard minimized the wear? Or he wear his Birkenstock when he need to hit the road.

Have you seen his shoe collection? He can rotate shoes after every meal and still not use his entire collection in a work week. Lol.

Now you reminded me this picture of his