It has been some time since I published anything. So long that I believe Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were blissfully married when I wrote my last article. The gap is certainly longer than their trial. Maybe. I hope it works out for them. I would appreciate if they could make up and reunite for … Continue reading Freeman Shoe Catalog 1951
I know. Yes, I know. It’s been a while. This post isn’t an article though, it is an announcement of a new page on vcleat.com that allows you to search eBay listings that have been on my Watch List. The shoes on my Watch List are some of the best vintage shoes on eBay over … Continue reading Watch List Search
Let us talk about shoes. Yes, shoes. There will be no mention in this article of the 19 word or unrest or politics. There are many other sources for that. We will discuss vintage shoes. Classic American shoes. Shoes made with leather. From a horse. The horse might have been from France or Quebec but … Continue reading Nettleton Traditionals 0208 Deconstruction
The world is in turmoil so it’s obviously time to publish another catalog from my vintage shoe catalog collection. The lockdown can stop LeBron but it can’t stop vcleat.com. This catalog takes us back to the spring of 1938 when Chicago based Florsheim Shoes was designing and manufacturing some of the best shoes in the … Continue reading Florsheim Shoe Catalog Spring 1938
Welcome to 2020 vcleat.com. Finally. New decade. Same old shoes. I am not sure what the last decade was called. The teens? Maybe someone has named it. If the name hasn’t been solved, I trust that we (humanity), will solve it one day. We’ll solve the Cleveland Browns too. During the decade that I can’t … Continue reading Alden 977 Dating and Restore
After the Florsheim Imperial Kenmoor, the most lamented made in USA shoe is the FootJoy Classics golf shoe. How do I know this? I took a poll. The sample size was small. One person actually. Me. But I do converse with people about shoes. Everyday. So, I have a good feel for what people are … Continue reading Vintage FootJoy Classics Golf Shoes
What is convenient about living today is the abundant convenience. We can quickly find and buy items online. You can use your phone to have someone drive you to your destination, watch your dog, or deliver take out from your favorite restaurant. The people driving you around, watching your dog, or delivering your meal are … Continue reading Stuart McGuire Ortho-Vent
Four years ago, I wrote an article detailing steps to reshape curled, misshapen, or heavily creased shoes. The basic recipe was soaking the shoes in water and then letting them dry out with shoe trees inserted. It’s been a popular article on the site. While I have had good success with the method and used … Continue reading Reshaping Shoes – Part Two
Last month I was in the amazing city of Tokyo. It was my first trip to Japan and there was a lot I wanted to do – namely sightsee, eat and shop. One of the shops that was a must visit for me was Super 8 Shoes. The store has been a trail blazer in … Continue reading Super 8 Shoes
Usually I am blogging about shoes. Or shoe care. Sometimes music. But in this blog post, I will be covering my February visit to Horween Leather Company. It was arranged by an Alden sales rep (thanks Brett!), that I had met through my blogging activities. Even though the visit was in Chicago (2000 miles from … Continue reading Horween Leather Co
