Show us your new shoes

[Eleven]

FreeLitres said:

No probs.

72 pairs is ambitious! I'm trying to be selective regarding the capacity of the rack. I will not be able to have any empty slots! I made that mistake with my watch storage box.

Get married, your wife will automatically ensure you won't have any empty slots.

[6th Gear]

FreeLitres said:

6th Gear said:

Nice! Are they brand new?

Thanks. Not new, I've had them for over a year now.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

6th Gear said:

FreeLitres said:

6th Gear said:

Nice! Are they brand new?

Thanks. Not new, I've had them for over a year now.

Well stop hijacking this thread and start a new one....Show us your one year old shoes!

[FreeLitres]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Well stop hijacking this thread and start a new one....Show us your one year old shoes!

LOL! I thought they looked worn in, but I know some new shoes are designed to look like that out of the box.

[6th Gear]

[Justices]

Picked up some shoes from Tod's last week. They are all EXTREMELY comfortable shoes, unlike a number of brands I won't mention that look very stylish but are crippling to wear for more than 30 minutes. Very impressed.

[Eleven]

olly22n said:

My new do it all boots. Work, walking, nights out. Apparently uber hardy and a quite rare one piece upper construction.

I had some of those. Found them uncomfortable so sold them on Ebay for an amazingly large sum.

[T1547]

Couple of pairs of new winter shoes/boots..

Loake Chester brogues



C&J Skye 2

Edited by T1547 on Sunday 2nd November 16:23

[FreeLitres]

T1547 said:

Couple of pairs of new winter shoes/boots..

Loake Chester brogues
...
C&J Skye 2
...

Edited by T1547 on Sunday 2nd November 16:23

Out of interest, is there a noticeable difference in quality between the Loakes and C&J wth regards to sole, leather, stitching, etc?

[MikeGTi]

T1547 said:

Couple of pairs of new winter shoes/boots..

Loake Chester brogues

My favourite shoes! Are those brown or tan?

I'm trying to decide at the moment whether to get some Wolfs or Bedales.

[T1547]

FreeLitres said:

Out of interest, is there a noticeable difference in quality between the Loakes and C&J wth regards to sole, leather, stitching, etc?

I'm no leather or shoe expert but there is a discernible difference between the two with the C&Js being of a higher quality as you'd expect for double the price. The leather upper on the C&Js feels more supple and of a higher quality leather in comparison with the Loakes and the boots are double leather soled with storm welt - very comfortable from more or less the first wear. Whereas the Loakes were a little stiff when first breaking in. I also think C&J have nailed (not literally!) their last shapes making the boots look really smart whilst not looking overly heavy like some.

The Loakes are great shoes for the money though, particularly from their UK-made 1880 range and while there is a difference in quality it would be a personal decision whether C&J, Church's, Trickers et al are worth double the outlay. I wear the Loakes more actually as they look great dressed up with chinos or down with jeans and don't worry about them so much in the rain!

Edited by T1547 on Monday 3rd November 08:45

[T1547]

MikeGTi said:

My favourite shoes! Are those brown or tan?

I'm trying to decide at the moment whether to get some Wolfs or Bedales.

Great taste Mine are the brown ones.

I tried the Bedales but found them a bit large on the foot (they're a G fit). The Wolf are F fit I think, same as the Chesters.

[gizlaroc]

My favourite Loake at the moment is Langdale.

It is using a soft calf leather and on a commando welted rubber sole.

Extremely comfy, a little less clunky than the Edward, Chester etc.




It will also crossover very well for a suit or when you want it to look a bit sharper.

[bga]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Aussie RM W's ?

££££ !

Lots of £'s but pretty hardy if you look after them. Replacing the soles is a bit of a lottery, the only place I've been totally happy with are fifthavenueshoerepairs.com/

[Justices]

I also get a bit of a discount from Tod's through one of our businesses, so if any PHers are looking at goods from there drop me a PM.

[Nerfbat]

bga said:

Lots of £'s but pretty hardy if you look after them. Replacing the soles is a bit of a lottery, the only place I've been totally happy with are fifthavenueshoerepairs.com/

I've got two pairs of the RM Williams boots, and wear them every day. Wonderful footwear, I've had them two or three years now and would recommend them to anyone.

[gaelicstorm7]

Hi,

Loving my new Loake Tan chester gibsons....first decent shoes....now I want a pair of black ones....

Alan

[LordGrover]

They look like booties. Maybe some darker socks?

[gaelicstorm7]

LordGrover said:

They look like booties. Maybe some darker socks?

Yeah they are a little bright...could be the start of a new thread, show us your socks ....Pistonheads..socks matter.

[steveT350C]

Loakes I bought yesterday.