If you are not a vintage dress shoe collector, you probably never heard it. Hanover was once among the four kings of the United States dress shoes, the quality is absolutely not lost to their British counterparts, such as Edward Green and Church’s. Why not mention John Lobb and Gaziano & Girling? Because at the
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I have a separate article about this English brand K Shoes, in this one, we just review the shoes themselves. Post Views: 2,248
Very aged is not the same meaning as not cared, but only the leather has been used for a long time. The answer is separation between coating and hide substrate. Post Views: 1,685
This is another American brand only known in vintage shoe community. In its heyday, Nettleton did not step into the top four brands, and its iconic model was just like every American brand at that time, Longwing. This pair is totally in another direction. Post Views: 1,801
Masegrove was an English shoe brand now defunct. It was rumored that at its later stage, it was made by Loake. Suddenly I feel Loake of yesterday is Crockett & Jones of today making shoes for many other brands. Post Views: 1,468
There is a fairy tale in dress shoe community. Once upon a time, there was an American brand called Cole Haan. It is the current running brand Cole Haan however it is not in fact. It entrusted factory in the UK to make its shoes and focused on sales domestically. It sounds nothing special with
This pair of vintage Crockett & Jones was in bad condition that even I tried my best to renovate its leather, it still cannot service me well. So I plan to ditch it and have a close look before. Post Views: 2,237
Crockett & Jones is the midrange English shoe brand I admire so much as its aesthetics is mainly conservative and English and its last iteration catches the rhythm of time. This pair was made for a company called Swan Shoe Company and today I cannot find information on the internet. And this model never appears
Which country are Mason Shoes made in? The US. Really, does the US only has Alden and Allen Edmonds making Goodyear welted shoes? Clearly, the answer is not only those two, and comparing to its glorious era with tens of great shoe brands, the current good ones are too few. Mason was one of them
时尚是个轮回，相信大部分人都会同意，尤其是在一个领域呆的够久，或者对以前的风格比较有兴趣的人，都会发现这个现象很明显。 Post Views: 1,577