Show us your new shoes (Vol 2)
Discussion
CharlesdeGaulle said:
So said:
morgs_ said:
With some help from here, last year I bought a pair of tan coloured Oxfords, at the cheaper end of the scale. I'm still very happy with them and had intended to wear them for my wedding this year.
However, in one of the suit shops, the chap showed me the below shoes. I was sceptical at first, but when on and with the dark blue of my suit, I loved them! They're even less money than the tan shoes, but seem on the face of it be of comparable quality. Perhaps a little more divisive in colour though
If the wedding's good, perhaps no one will notice.However, in one of the suit shops, the chap showed me the below shoes. I was sceptical at first, but when on and with the dark blue of my suit, I loved them! They're even less money than the tan shoes, but seem on the face of it be of comparable quality. Perhaps a little more divisive in colour though
A question for the buffing boffins.
I am not a big fan of single colour/tone brogued shoes in general, though I have owned a few pairs over the years.
I do however think brogueing is something of the finishing touch to a classic pair of wingtip correspondents.
I have notice that when folks are showing off their polishing skills (looking at you especially kelv_w) they tend to display shoes with plain caps or no caps at all.
For obvious reasons, a toe cap with brogueing is never going to look as mirror polished as a plain toe cap could be made to look.
I have a problem though, that must be shared by owners of single tone brogued shoes; the wax build up in little holes that stands out quite white against the dark brown/blue/black of the toe cap.
So far the only solution I have found, and it less than ideal, is to cut a toothpick at the point where the thickness approximately matches the diameter of the majority of brogue holes and sort of 'drill' the dried wax out.
Contrary to what some may be thinking, this is neither particularly fun nor entertaining, and it is relatively time consuming.
There is also the risk of the toothpick slipping out of the shallow hole and doing considerable damage to an otherwise decent finish.
Doing this once per week, sometimes on two pairs of shoes in the same week, is becoming rather dull.
Open to any reasonable suggestions, though other sorts of suggestions must be expected.
I am not a big fan of single colour/tone brogued shoes in general, though I have owned a few pairs over the years.
I do however think brogueing is something of the finishing touch to a classic pair of wingtip correspondents.
I have notice that when folks are showing off their polishing skills (looking at you especially kelv_w) they tend to display shoes with plain caps or no caps at all.
For obvious reasons, a toe cap with brogueing is never going to look as mirror polished as a plain toe cap could be made to look.
I have a problem though, that must be shared by owners of single tone brogued shoes; the wax build up in little holes that stands out quite white against the dark brown/blue/black of the toe cap.
So far the only solution I have found, and it less than ideal, is to cut a toothpick at the point where the thickness approximately matches the diameter of the majority of brogue holes and sort of 'drill' the dried wax out.
Contrary to what some may be thinking, this is neither particularly fun nor entertaining, and it is relatively time consuming.
There is also the risk of the toothpick slipping out of the shallow hole and doing considerable damage to an otherwise decent finish.
Doing this once per week, sometimes on two pairs of shoes in the same week, is becoming rather dull.
Open to any reasonable suggestions, though other sorts of suggestions must be expected.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
A question for the buffing boffins.
I am not a big fan of single colour/tone brogued shoes in general, though I have owned a few pairs over the years.
I do however think brogueing is something of the finishing touch to a classic pair of wingtip correspondents.
I have notice that when folks are showing off their polishing skills (looking at you especially kelv_w) they tend to display shoes with plain caps or no caps at all.
For obvious reasons, a toe cap with brogueing is never going to look as mirror polished as a plain toe cap could be made to look.
I have a problem though, that must be shared by owners of single tone brogued shoes; the wax build up in little holes that stands out quite white against the dark brown/blue/black of the toe cap.
So far the only solution I have found, and it less than ideal, is to cut a toothpick at the point where the thickness approximately matches the diameter of the majority of brogue holes and sort of 'drill' the dried wax out.
Contrary to what some may be thinking, this is neither particularly fun nor entertaining, and it is relatively time consuming.
There is also the risk of the toothpick slipping out of the shallow hole and doing considerable damage to an otherwise decent finish.
Doing this once per week, sometimes on two pairs of shoes in the same week, is becoming rather dull.
Open to any reasonable suggestions, though other sorts of suggestions must be expected.
My experience as someone who has worn nothing but full wingtip brogues as ‘formal’ shoes for the past 47 years:I am not a big fan of single colour/tone brogued shoes in general, though I have owned a few pairs over the years.
I do however think brogueing is something of the finishing touch to a classic pair of wingtip correspondents.
I have notice that when folks are showing off their polishing skills (looking at you especially kelv_w) they tend to display shoes with plain caps or no caps at all.
For obvious reasons, a toe cap with brogueing is never going to look as mirror polished as a plain toe cap could be made to look.
I have a problem though, that must be shared by owners of single tone brogued shoes; the wax build up in little holes that stands out quite white against the dark brown/blue/black of the toe cap.
So far the only solution I have found, and it less than ideal, is to cut a toothpick at the point where the thickness approximately matches the diameter of the majority of brogue holes and sort of 'drill' the dried wax out.
Contrary to what some may be thinking, this is neither particularly fun nor entertaining, and it is relatively time consuming.
There is also the risk of the toothpick slipping out of the shallow hole and doing considerable damage to an otherwise decent finish.
Doing this once per week, sometimes on two pairs of shoes in the same week, is becoming rather dull.
Open to any reasonable suggestions, though other sorts of suggestions must be expected.
1. Use cream not wax for the majority of the shoe.
2. Then use wax very sparingly for those areas you want the extra shine.
3. After applying the wax with a cloth use a soft bristle brush to clean out the excess from the brogueing holes.
craigjm said:
FreeLitres said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
Open to any reasonable suggestions, though other sorts of suggestions must be expected.
[PH] Why bother polishing them? Just hand them back after your bowling session [/PH]
He is going to shoot you with his machine gun in his violin case now
loughran said:
Not new shoes but new soles, these brogues arrived back from Northampton this week.
I've had Church's shoes repaired by the factory before but had heard the quality had gone down since being sold to Prada.
Pleased to report things same as they ever were.
Looking good.I've had Church's shoes repaired by the factory before but had heard the quality had gone down since being sold to Prada.
Pleased to report things same as they ever were.
Does anyone know of a company that does a good refurbishment job on a range of makers? As far as I can make out, all our local repairers now are butchers. I wouldn't trust them with decent shoes.
So said:
Looking good.
Does anyone know of a company that does a good refurbishment job on a range of makers? As far as I can make out, all our local repairers now are butchers. I wouldn't trust them with decent shoes.
With the caveat that I've never used them, these folks were suggested by one of the Northampton factory shops when I asked if they happened to know anywhere that might be able to do a decent job with re-soling some decent shoes.Does anyone know of a company that does a good refurbishment job on a range of makers? As far as I can make out, all our local repairers now are butchers. I wouldn't trust them with decent shoes.
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