it would consume 2 weeks to 2 months before hitting our shore.

but our tan sri here is very influential politically right up to the highest echelons. wif a few phone calls he can make that errant officer cough it out. nicely broken in too, by then.

I mean the forth day stucked in customs!

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Added on February 5, 2011, 5:42 pmPos Malaysia's tracking is downright stupid. The only thing it does is redirecting me back to the main page.

This post has been edited by bloke1: Feb 5 2011, 05:42 PM

Really no socks? I don't know if I will be willing to go sockless on such expensive loafers, even if i want to..

gentlemen,

I wonder if you ever heard of the brand "Rad Russel London" ?

I saw it at Parkson Pavilion. upper and insole are leather, with leather-like soles. the shoes are with GYW construction at a promotion price of RM169.

I am planning to buy my first GYW shoes, but I still cant afford Church or C&J. Was surprise to see the shoes at such price, but its quite pointy tho.

Noticed this Rad Russell brand the other day, shoes look too pointy for my liking.

This just arrived in the mail today. Black wingtips made by Loake Shoemakers. Shipped via Royal Mail Intl Signed For, took about 2 weeks to reach Malaysia.

Unbelievable. My USPS priority int parcel is now with Poslaju. No wonder I couldn't track them using e-parcel.

I dunno I'm blind or not but I found my Xes brand shoe sold more than RM80 for a pair. Then I got it in Kampar Tesco for a pair in RM50 I think. Conspiracy or coincidence? You'll be the judge!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RED-WING-SHOES-9014-...=item5197b30aee

Bought a pair of Church's Chetwynd last week at Singapore. My first pair of English made shoes.

Fit is nice and comfort, loving it. lol

REAL MEN WEAR THIS!

yea rite...we r the main contributor to Malaysian tax revenue due to our manufacturing facilities r located in China......and my first Tod's shoes arrived already

My shoes have not been polished in a loooong time, how many coats should i apply? to my knowledge if it has not been polished in along time the leather will soak up the first polish really fast, is there such a thing as "over-polishing" one's shoes?

my current kit consist of:

2 old shirts as rags

2 kiwi shoe polish *black,brown*

2 Horse hair shoe brush for black and brown

1 shoe polish rag from Daiso.

Am i missing anything?

1st polish attempt

2 Coats of polish, 3rd coat on heel and toe.

Used cloth to buff, daiso cloth thingie useless my old shirt did better.

Sry for the bad phone camera picture, personally i dont think it does the shoe justice.




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The shoes are fine. Good job.

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Added on February 12, 2011, 10:19 pmI have the exact shoe. How much did you pay for it?

This post has been edited by kotmj: Feb 12 2011, 10:19 PM

I'm eyeing the Chetwynd on eBay. Does it fit true to size? How much would you guys pay for a brand new pair?

I paid RM600 for mine, lightly used.

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Added on February 12, 2011, 11:08 pmShould I buy these? RM280 incl. postage.







Is the sheer quality of the shoes obvious to everyone?

This post has been edited by kotmj: Feb 12 2011, 11:08 PM

Yes, looks like high grade suede.

I made the seller of the penny loafer an offer for USD40 (+USD40 for shipping). Let's see if he bites. BIN price is USD50, which is still reasonable.

The loafers are dirty and need shampooing. Did it once to my Cheany's and they turned out like new.

U should go for it...looks extravagant to me..