Show us your new shoes

[TheAngryDog]

Promised Land said:

How did you do that Angry Dog?

Quoting yourself before you've posted it, must be a Delorean time machine around somewhere.

I meant to edit it lol. I have been awake since 1pm on Monday mind and done a 12 hour shift lol

[GTIAlex]

Giving these a go, rude not to for £20

[HD Adam]

Promised Land said:

How did you do that Angry Dog?

Quoting yourself before you've posted it, must be a Delorean time machine around somewhere.

[Dominic H]

HD Adam said:

Promised Land said:

How did you do that Angry Dog?

Quoting yourself before you've posted it, must be a Delorean time machine around somewhere.

Wearing these naturally!

[TheAngryDog]

good detective work lol

[AMG01]

http://www.dunelondon.com/sunbeam-classic-calf-lea...

Bought these a while ago, my first nice pair of shoes. Want to look after them, loads of links online, but assuming PHers will be able to recommend cleaning/polishing products and a good video I can use as a guide.

[FreeLitres]

AMG01 said:

http://www.dunelondon.com/sunbeam-classic-calf-lea...

Bought these a while ago, my first nice pair of shoes. Want to look after them, loads of links online, but assuming PHers will be able to recommend cleaning/polishing products and a good video I can use as a guide.

This gives you a nice summary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OwsGvItrzg

Basically;
Always use a shoe horn to you dont ruin the heel getting your foot in
Always use cedar wood shoe trees when the shoe is not on your foot (Charles Tyrwhitt about £20)
Never wear same pair of shoes 2 days in a row. Have multiple pairs

The purists would say that for care/cleaning;
Brush off any dust with a horsehair shoe brush after each wear abd before waxing (£10)
Wipe down with a damp cloth and allow to dry
Apply some shoe conditioner like Saphir Renovateur (£15), buff when dry
Apply some shoe cream of correct colour or neutral (Saphir ~ £10), buff off
Apply some shoe wax to toe box if you want a deep shine (Saphir ~ £10)

Obviously quite an investment to get started in propper shoe care.

If those are your only nice shoes and you don't want to spent much on shoe care, I would still recomend shoe horn, shoe trees, cheap brush, Kiwi wax to get you through.

Nice shoes worn regularly that have never seen a shoe tree will look battered within a couple of weeks IMO.

[AMG01]

FreeLitres said:

This gives you a nice summary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OwsGvItrzg

Basically;
Always use a shoe horn to you dont ruin the heel getting your foot in
Always use cedar wood shoe trees when the shoe is not on your foot (Charles Tyrwhitt about £20)
Never wear same pair of shoes 2 days in a row. Have multiple pairs

The purists would say that for care/cleaning;
Brush off any dust with a horsehair shoe brush after each wear abd before waxing (£10)
Wipe down with a damp cloth and allow to dry
Apply some shoe conditioner like Saphir Renovateur (£15), buff when dry
Apply some shoe cream of correct colour or neutral (Saphir ~ £10), buff off
Apply some shoe wax to toe box if you want a deep shine (Saphir ~ £10)

Obviously quite an investment to get started in propper shoe care.

If those are your only nice shoes and you don't want to spent much on shoe care, I would still recomend shoe horn, shoe trees, cheap brush, Kiwi wax to get you through.

Nice shoes worn regularly that have never seen a shoe tree will look battered within a couple of weeks IMO.

Thanks for the detailed answer and agree with looking battered, only wear mines possibly once a week at the most. I don't mind spending money on decent stuff, worthwhile investment making my shoes last. I have other work shoes so the kit will come in handy as well. Already have the Charles Tyrwhitt shoes trees (deal I seen here) and use a shoe horn. Using your Saphir Renovateur suggestion: -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAPHIR-MEDAILLE-DOR-955112...

Shoe Cream I assume is shoe polish? Neutral would be best light brown is the lightest colour they have, is it this
http://www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk/collections/saph...
Or this?
http://www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk/collections/saph...

Finish off with this wax?
http://www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk/collections/saph...

[FreeLitres]

AMG01 said:

Thanks for the detailed answer and agree with looking battered, only wear mines possibly once a week at the most. I don't mind spending money on decent stuff, worthwhile investment making my shoes last. I have other work shoes so the kit will come in handy as well. Already have the Charles Tyrwhitt shoes trees (deal I seen here) and use a shoe horn. Using your Saphir Renovateur suggestion: -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAPHIR-MEDAILLE-DOR-955112...

Shoe Cream I assume is shoe polish? Neutral would be best light brown is the lightest colour they have, is it this
http://www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk/collections/saph...
Or this?
http://www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk/collections/saph...

Finish off with this wax?
http://www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk/collections/saph...

The first link is just another wax (metal tin). i.e. it will not moisturise or nourish the leather - it just sits on the surface to make it look shiny and ore waterproof.

to treat the leather you need one from the range of the 2nd link (glass jar). The neutral one is good, but it will not re-colour any scuffs or scraches that you are bound to pick up in day to day wear. I have some cognac colour cream which goes well on my chestnut and tan scotch grain leather. For a pale tan, you might want to consider "light brown".

[sidekickdmr]

2 new pairs to show off this week!

Casual:





And smart (the grey is darker than the pics make it out to be so quite subtle):

[Thankyou4calling]

BlackST said:

Forgot the second pic

I like those.

What colour trousers will you be wearing them with?

[Blown2CV]

Thankyou4calling said:

BlackST said:

Forgot the second pic

I like those.

What colour trousers will you be wearing them with?

It's a good point. I took the blue suede variant for that reason. Black and brown together would have some people citing "style rule" violations, and that's before you've even put your trousers on!!

[sidekickdmr]

Thankyou4calling said:

I like those.

What colour trousers will you be wearing them with?

I have these shoes too, and to be honest I wear them with anything, jeans, work suits, coloured chinos etc.

Unlike the red ones, the blue is subtle enough to match with almost anything I feel.

[RikonLondon]

+1

[eskidavies]

Just picked these up from river island rude not to for 25 notes and the other pair to wear out tonight £50 2 pairs of shoes £75.



I'm normally a size 10 but these fitted ok with the thicker socks I had on but I'll wear thinner socks with the other

Edited by eskidavies on Saturday 24th October 16:26

[schmunk]

A cautionary tale:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/trainer-ma...

No-one's wife ever left them for having too many brown brogues...

[Funkycoldribena]

schmunk said:

A cautionary tale:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/trainer-ma...

No-one's wife ever left them for having too many brown brogues...

Mine would.Hideous things made for clones.

[LordGrover]

...unlike ubiquitous trainers worn for anything and everything but training.

[BrabusMog]

My adidas trainers are for smart/casual wear, these are my dirty running/walking the dog trainers

[Funkycoldribena]

LordGrover said:

...unlike ubiquitous trainers worn for anything and everything but training.

But at least there are different styles and colours...anyway I'm off to start a "Show us your white Audi" thread...