This thread is to discuss the best shoes made in the traditional way: The highest quality uppers of incomparable depth and sheen, an absorptive insole of leather, a conforming bed of cork, and a tough leather outsole. Long-lasting, beautiful and with a hospitable climate within the shoe, they bring old world elegance and taste to wherever the wearer goes.

Interesting. I wouldn't get my hopes up too high, but might pop in someday soon.

Gratuitous shoe porn



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For the first time ever, I bought something off ebay from Malaysia. I'm hoping paypal etc. will work out and that I won't need to go to customs.

I've eyed vintage Florsheim Imperials even during my university days, but where I studied they were very expensive even in ebay. On the American ebay they're much cheaper and plentiful.

They don't look very elegant, but they're so unusual by modern standards I must try a pair for myself. It's obvious they're built in a way few shoes are anymore.

No, these shoes share no resemblance to the modern Florsheim. Somewhere in the late 80's/early 90's Florsheim went into Chapter 13 (bankrupt) and outsourced production to India and made everything differently. The pair above were made from the 60's to 80's.

I'm sort of hoping they have oak-tanned insoles (2 year tanning process) and real Goodyear welting. On a German shoe forum, a bespoke shoemaker took apart a modern C&J Handgrade and found the insole made of compacted leather fibers and the use of a canvas-something instead of real Goodyear welting.

This post has been edited by kotmj: Sep 30 2009, 01:37 AM

Where can I find galoshes in Malaysia?

I sort of was looking for something more elegant than wellingtons.

Loake Durham in chestnut, today at the office.

what for?

I've seen those before. I haven't found anything compelling there. (They're all Italian.)

I think shoes should be some shade of brown. Anything from tan to oxblood is preferable to black. Leather looses all it's organic charm when dyed black.

The pic is overexposed because of the dark carpet. The trousers are cream.

I think brown shoes work with everything except black or charcoal. Here you see the great Giugiaro (designer of the first VW Golf, the Fiat Punto, and the Nikon F3) wearing a darkish suit with brown shoes to great effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYugHu7_D4U

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Added on October 10, 2009, 11:06 pmCan't help it. Here's one of the most tasteful car ads I've seen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F9ftNCboA0&NR=1

This post has been edited by kotmj: Oct 10 2009, 11:06 PM

That's exactly what I'd say too. Keep woly, throw everything else away. Also, buy a horsehair brush for each wax colour.

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?...7&sec=lifefocus

I wonder if he makes men's shoes...

Just get yourself to P.Lal. Best fixed price in the universe. I'll be there this afternoon to blow some bonus money.

Can't let you know. Now go back to wearing your pair of Hugo Boss.

Noo shoos

Pedros? Elaborate.

Cheany's. RM 699.

I wanted a Loake 758 (RM 621), but it wasn't so hot. Last a bit boxy, and the nap not as luxurious as the Cheany's.

Three suede Cheany's in my size, and one in tobacco was very, very nice. However, this chocolate has shorter nap and more distinct brouging, and simply looks more formal, which is an advantage because I need dual-use shoes.

This is the Loake 758. It made me salivate the whole week. Yours for RM 621.



But when I tried it on, it wasn't anywhere as good as the Cheany's or the Loake 1880 I have.