Green shoes are quite easy to wear on the contrary and I love them!

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A casual day with my Wolverine 1000 Mile boots...

Leather soles are meant to be walked on. They just feel better to me. If it weren't for the fact that my gait eats up the toe way too quickly, I would have just left it as is.

For years I've been trying to get a cobbler willing to install flush metal toe taps. Was planning to buy them myself online from the UK. But about a year back I found a few Japanese cobblers on IG that do this with rubber. And I finally got a local cobbler to do the same for me.

I really can't express how happy I am.

Thanks, but I don't have any reason to go to HK at this time.

Bingo. StC it is.

Lol. I'm not so baller to go overseas just for a shopping trip.

Aaaand the mirror gloss hype is well deserved
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It's not a proper mirror shine (which honestly I have never achieved before), but I only spent about 15 minutes on it last night, including time taken for some light conditioning and creme.

I'll be voting in style today. 

And all done. Gentlemen I present to you my Cheaney Balmoral austerity brogues that have been worn twice a week every week for the last 3 years.

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Walking through pebble is fine but definitely will wear it out prematurely. If you're really concern Loake has some rubber dianite soles that you could also wear rain or shine. Most importantly is to wear it every alternate days and use shoe trees. That would prolong the life of your shoes.

I do tend to be a bit cautions with corners when I wear dress shoes. I do get some scuffs at the end of the day but some polishing every week will help maintain it and looks as new again.

The pair I'm wearing today:
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The rubber tips were added to prevent the toe from wearing too fast, not for grip.

Hmm...Pediwear has 20% on non sale items. Might be a good time to finally get my Burgundy Strand, since P Lal doesn't carry this colour. Still can get free shipping after discount. Costs only around RM900 before tax. Good price.

Oiiii why you poison me lar? 

Aaaargh, no good. Just ran it by the Home Minister and she said yes. Sure fire clue that she's after something expensive too. I will pengsan when I get next month's CC bill.

I just googled Pediwear Black Friday

https://www.pediwear.co.uk/orders/black-friday.php

Yeah I can't seem to browse to it. Maybe they just prepared the page and will put a link on their front page on Friday?

Purchased! Code is BF20 by the way.

Loake again. Strand in Burgundy. I'm comfortable in the Capital last.

fuuuu 400 USD for EB is cheap bro. I wish I could buy such things too, but I really need to try the shoes or know their lasts if buying online.

Loake is my sweet spot for now. I have a good rotation now, just ticking some boxes of what I don't have. In this case, I'm ticking 3 boxes:
Burgundy
Adelaide
Medallion

Still on my list are:
Suede
Apron
Navy
Dark green
Captoe boot

400 USD on EB is crazy cheap. On the other hand I recently bought something from Sons of Henrey which is a relatively new brand but has some promising lasts. To be receiving their moleskin oxfords in 10 days, will be back to form opinions.

New Carminas. In glorious deep burgundy.

Lovely  colour!

Still waiting for my Loake Strand in burgundy I ordered on Black Friday...

It just shipped before Christmas. Pediwear was out of stock of this model/colour/size.

I don't mind waiting, it was a good price. At least better than some Black Friday scammers sellers; sorry no stock, here's your money back.

Yes it is, but sometimes you can never win. 

If only I had known this was going to come out.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br4bQqcHixY/
https://www.yeossal.com/pages/y-by-yeossal-shoes

Handwelted (in China?), Annonay calf, complimentary lasted trees. Only about RM2.4k. F*** me.

Anyone want to buy a Loake Strand in burgundy size 9UK? Brand new in box!