Agent: Hello, this is the Shell Cordovan hotline Caller: Uh hi. My shoes. They have spots. I was in the rain. Spots or bumps. I am not sure. Can you help? I haven’t been able to get rid of them. I didn’t know it was going to rain. I have been reading a lot posts … Continue reading Shell Cordovan Water Spots
My daughter read my last post and told me that I am a terrible writer. That I don’t know how to use a comma. And that many of my sentences are fragments. They lack verbs. Ouch. Apparently I violate many of the rules of the written English language. She is in high school. There are … Continue reading Allen Edmonds Leeds Shell Cordovan 9591
Let me tell you why you’re here. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it much of your adult life, that there’s something wrong with modern shoes. That there must be another way. That maybe vintage is the way to go. Did you get … Continue reading Hanover LB Sheppard Black Shell Cordovan PTB 3168
“Your blog is an entry drug for vintage shoes”. That’s been my favorite comment that I have received since starting this blog. Well, here is another hit. Not that I am advocating drug use. Just shoes. Although pot use is legal here in Seattle. As it is in many places. Which still surprises me at … Continue reading Florshiem Imperial 93606 PTB Shell Cordovan Restore
“Happy Prime Day”. I said that a number of times today to various people I know. “Prime Day”, of course, is Amazon’s made-up shopping holiday. Which is genius in many ways. I tried to ignore it and resisted reading all the emails they sent me this past week leading up to the day. But I … Continue reading Bostonian Crown Windsor Shell Cordovan 23319
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
Sometimes writing about vintage shoes reminds me of grade school show and tell – “These are my shoes. And I like them”. But its my blog, a blog about shoes, so why not write another shoe story? Maybe I will write about Trump in my next article. Or not. You’ll just have to wait. I … Continue reading Vintage Florsheim Imperial Shell Cordovan PTB
These Florsheim’s are priced to sell. Visit the eBay listing From the photos the Shell Cordovan looks to be free from cracking and has minimal scuffs and scrapes. Apply some sole & heel edge and these should look like new. Well, almost new. What’s cool about these shoes is the name of the original owner … Continue reading Florsheim Imperial PTB Shell Cordovan 9D
