Concordia wrote:Is this the Cleverley reindeer? Amazing, stuff that is.
I'm getting them from G&G. Tony said he gets the reindeer from a tannery in Cornwall.
hectorm wrote:Kayak81 wrote: He also suggested a bellows tongue to help keep water out.
I think a "bellows tongue" -adequate for heavier boots or hiking shoes- is a bit of an overkill for a pair of street shoes. I would definitely recommend against them in a pair of oxfords. In an open laced derby, that kind of tongue could be more relevant if you’re thinking of doing some serious puddle wading
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but be aware there will be an extra fold of material pressing your foot.
They'll be a pair of ankle-height derbies. I had been concerned about the material pressing against my foot with the bellows tongue, but Tony said he could use a lighter weight fabric for the bellows part. I'm not exactly planning on doing serious puddle wading in these boots, but I do plan to wear them with a suit in inclement weather and use them as go-anywhere boots when on vacation (e.g. walking through snow/slush on city sidewalks & streets, country walks & cobblestone streets in wet weather, shuttling between business meetings during a London downpour, etc.). I don't plan to deliberately seek out the puddles, but I don't want to be scared to walk through them either. Does this make sense?
uppercase wrote:
Btw, why does anyone wear $1,000 shoes in the slush mud and snow? Can't figure that one out. They're beautiful but not workable for those conditions. I even hate to wear leather shoes in the rain.
Me too. I'm hoping that the combination of the reindeer upper and still-to-be-determined rubber sole will make these boots workable in these conditions.