My new shoes

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

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bengal-stripe
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Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:36 pm

Just got these pictures from Tony, my new shoes are ready:

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Material is pigskin.

Haven't seen the shoes yet, we have an appointment at the EG shop next Thursday.

I presume, Tony will put on a white beard, red gown and pull the shoes with “Hoa…hoa…hoa…” out of a sack.

Rolf
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Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:04 pm

Rolf:

They look beautiful; I love the beveled waist. Tony and PK did a great job. Please let us know how they look in person, and how they feel on your feet.

A great holiday present to yourself!

Lance
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Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:48 pm

What handsome shoes, with beautiful waists. I'd be interested in knowing whether the vamp is really as long as it appears.
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Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:23 pm

When I first saw this thread, I thought, "Oh, no. Rolf is bragging about his new Herrick boots again." :wink:

The shoes are beautiful. I'll be interested to hear how comfortable you find the pigskin to wear. The swatches that I've examined are rather stiff, but that doesn't necessarily translate into stiff shoes. I would also be interested to hear about the shape of the quarters. It's difficult to see from the pictures, but it appears that they have a dramatic sweep to the heel of the shoe. Is this accurate?
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Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:30 pm

jcusey wrote: I would also be interested to hear about the shape of the quarters. It's difficult to see from the pictures, but it appears that they have a dramatic sweep to the heel of the shoe. Is this accurate?
Gosh, you are perceptive as far as shoes are concerned! :D

Yes the quarters have more sweep than standard English V-fronts. The take-off (or come-down) point for the quarters is maybe ¾ - 1” further back than on a standard design (like Lobb’s “Perrier”)
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Sat Dec 17, 2005 3:52 am

Tony, you clearly take pictures of your cutsomer shoes, but there hasn't been an update on teh photojournal in a while... would love to see any more pictures you have of customer orders. Pretty please. :)
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Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:32 am

Beautiful shoes, bengal-stripe!

Very elegant, sophisticated last, made more interesting through creative choice of leather and color.

Enjoy and wear in good health!
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Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:41 am

MARVELOUS shoes Rolf !!!

Want kind of polish will you use to shine them up?
bengal-stripe
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Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:09 pm

zjpj wrote:... would love to see any more pictures you have of customer orders. Pretty please.
Have a look here, just discovered:
“Centipede” Japanese shoe aficionado par excellance has a page with slide show of 148 pictures, dedicated to Tony and his handiwork.

http://homepage.mac.com/syrit/PhotoAlbum7.html
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:07 am

jackpot!
Sadly, looking at such pictures gives so many ideas... kind of deadly.
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:16 am

wow, great link, that one, bengal-stripe!
le.gentleman
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:21 am

here is another link to lots of bespoke shoes galleries - among them the link mentioned before and many others...

http://centipede.k-server.org/

enjoy!
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:54 pm

They look absolutely fabulous, Rolf. The only similarly good looking shoes I have seen were samples that predate my birth by a few decades. The line of the last is absolutely beautyful, and the simplicity of the shape as well as the colour would show up any imperfection. How good Tony does not do imperfections...

I am most envious.
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:26 pm

What stunning shoes, wonderfully distinctive. You have fortified my desire to have a bespoke pair of shoes made.
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Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:47 am

Rolf,

Those shoes look fantastic. I very much like the toe shape. Does Tony charge extra for the Santa act?

Spinola
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