A sunny fall day in Seattle? Its a perfect time to take some photos of three vintage Florsheim shoes. This trio includes two shell cordovan Imperials Kenmoors (model 93605) and one never worn Royal Imperial (model 97626). I believe all three were made in the 1980s. For you Alden fans, these are basically the same … Continue reading Three Florsheim Color #8 Longwings
More shoes? Yep. This post focuses on a pair of early 1960s Bostonian wingtips. The pair has never been worn. Which is sort of amazing. Why would someone keep these shoes unworn for 50+ years? Its a mystery or maybe even a miracle. Like magnets. How do I know these shoes are from the sixties? … Continue reading Vintage Bostonian Flexaire Wingtip
It was a cool, cloudy day here in Seattle. So why not take a few pictures of black longwings? Yes. The pairs in the photo above are (left to right): French Shriner (1960s); Florsheim Kenmoor 92604 (1980s); Florsheim Varsity 20686 (1960s); Allen Edmonds MacNeil 9157 (1970s); and Hanover LB Sheppard (1980s). Okay, no one needs … Continue reading Five Vintage Black Longwings
If you like vintage shoes like me, you spend a lot of time looking at eBay. Finding a shoe is sometimes difficult because of the generic eBay search tools, poor photos, and wrong seller classifications (i.e. David to Seller “why does the title say 11D but the description has 9.5C?”). If you look at eBay … Continue reading Vintage Shoe Tear Down
New month but the same names on the top 10 list. Sales were down from the previous month across the board. It must have been due to the Canadian election. Yes, probably Trudeau. And his hair. He has the most famous Canadian hair since Bieber. Let’s hope he turns out better! I love you though … Continue reading October eBay Dress Shoe Sales
In a previous post, I wrote about sending off a pair of Shell Cordovan MacNeil shoes to Allen Edmonds for their “Prestige” recrafting service. Since then, the shoes were recrafted and sent back to me. How did it go? In short, very well. Was it worth it? Yes. Read on to find out more. This is the … Continue reading Allen Edmonds MacNeil Recrafted
The information in this post covers the 1950s to the 1990s. During these years, Florsheim dominated the dress shoe market in the United States. The company produced some great (and not so great), shoes during that period. These vintage Florsheim shoes are sought after by men’s dress shoe enthusiasts and are commonly bought and sold … Continue reading Florsheim Model Numbers 1950s-90s
Last month I bought a pair of Made in USA Bostonian shoes on eBay. Yep, another pair of Long Wings. I do have other styles! I will post other styles soon. But not today. Like most eBay listings, the photos were mediocre so I wasn’t quite sure what I bought until I opened the shipping … Continue reading Bostonian 25736 Long Wing Blucher
I needed a pair of brown Florsheim Imperial 93602 long wing bluchers but with a rubber heel. Okay, it was more of a want than a need. I already owned a pair of these shoes and liked them but their original v-cleat/suicide heel made them terrible in wet weather. And I live in Seattle. So … Continue reading Reshaping Shoes with Water and Heat
On a sunny fall morning, I went to Brick and Mortar in downtown Seattle which specializes in Alden shoes. In fact, that’s all the store sells. All Alden shoes, all the time. Or at least during business hours. I was helped by the owner/manager Yenni Song. She was extremely nice and helped me try on a number of … Continue reading Brick and Mortar Shoes Seattle
