I could comment on the crazy US Presidential Primaries but instead I am going to focus on shoes. Which is both easy and hard because I want to talk about politics. But I won’t. Instead I will continue on my quest to be the Nate Silver of Made in USA, vintage men’s dress shoes from … Continue reading Nettleton Algonquin Strip Down
Happy Super Bowl Sunday. And congrats to the Broncos. This morning I was actually worried that the local grocery store would close early but then I remembered that today wasn’t an actual US holiday. It only seems that way. This post is about trying to restore a sad pair of Florsheim Imperial Shell Cordovan PTBs. … Continue reading Stripping Wax from Shell Cordovan
Short story: wipe the shoes with a damp cloth, follow with Venetian Shoe Cream and buff with a soft, cotton cloth. I have tried a number of methods and I have found this to have the best results. The longer story is about my search for a pair Crown Aristocraft wingtip shoes. Crown Aristocraft have … Continue reading Caring for Bookbinder/Corrected Grain Leather
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
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
