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by star314
Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:56 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Bespoke whole cut and budapester
Replies: 2
Views: 1108

Bespoke whole cut and budapester

Hi! I promised to provide some new pictures of bespoke shoes I own and here they are. :) The first pair shows a whole cut made of boxcalf leather in a color called "cigare". The second one depicts a pair of "budapester" also made of boxcalf but in a brown tone featuring a very nice red patina. Both ...
by star314
Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:11 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather
Replies: 16
Views: 2945

Re: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather

Hello Camlot, thank you very much for your reply featuring a lot of interesting and additional comments. Now I know much more about my shoes. :) Thank you very much, star314 , for presenting the CCM "Winston" in such a nearly professional manner. Maybe you will allow the use of this pictures? There ...
by star314
Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:06 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather
Replies: 16
Views: 2945

Re: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather

Dear bengal-stripe, It is called a ‘Thomas heel’ and is quite common in orthopaedic shoes. thank you very much for that info. I didn't know that this type is called "Thomas heel". Now it's memorized and every time when someone will ask me I can tell him or her this common name. :) Bye, star314.
by star314
Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:59 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather
Replies: 16
Views: 2945

Re: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather

Dear le.gentleman, Welcome to the LL and thanks for sharing the pictures! you're welcome, the most important for me is that people hopefully enjoy watching these pictures. :) Just because a shoe is labeled Camlots, does not necessarily mean that is was made by Camlots, does it? As far as I know from...
by star314
Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:16 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather
Replies: 16
Views: 2945

Re: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather

Hi Lance! A wonderful pair of shoes, beautifully handcrafted; wear them with pleasure. Thank you very much. Yes, I wear them with pleasure. :) They are new presently? Have you walked in them and how does the curved heel affect your gait, if at all? They were almost new at the time when the pictures ...
by star314
Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:02 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather
Replies: 16
Views: 2945

Re: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather

Dear Costi, I think you are the happy owner of a beautiful pair of shoes! thank you very much! :) They are Holzgenagelt , aren't they? Yes they are "wood-pegged". The belt looks nicely made, as well - if you have any use for it :wink: I'm not able to wear trousers without braces or a belt. ;) Last b...
by star314
Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:27 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather
Replies: 16
Views: 2945

Winston made of darkmoor-colored chamois leather

Hello! I've been a silent reader of this board for quite a long time and I think now is the time for my first posting. :) I took a couple of pictures of bespoke shoes I own. All of them were fabricated by small shoemaking companies located in Austria. This first posting covers the pictures of a pair...