Proper leather shoes

Russell & Bromley does some nice women's lace ups..

my girlfriend wants a good pair of handmade lace ups for her new job. who does a good range of women's shoes? Crockett and Jones is woefully bad, Church's only do one pair of lace ups that aren't hideous and they're not quite right, Loake basically don't do womens shoes, and I'm not sure if Grenson are shit.

Who is there that's good for women?

Meermin

Jaw has a pair.

So on two pairs of my shoes, one of the metal ringlets in the lace holes is cutting into my laces, so after a while the laces just snap. Tried in vain to get a file in there, but to no avail. Any suggestions? Anyone else had this problem?

Cobblers should be able to take it out and punch a new one in, I'd have thought - have you taken them in anywhere?

Just picked up a pair of these:

That style of shoes always reminds me if the film Blue Collar in that it's what I imagine a Detroit factory worker to be wearing in the 70s.

Ha ha, exactly right. I've got my vintage Carhartt at the ready!

Cobblers should be able to take it out and punch a new one in, I'd have thought - have you taken them in anywhere?

No - was wondering if anyone knew of a home DIY fix. Couln't find any on google. There the type where it's under the leather though i.e. not visible from the top.

press a bradawl in there and rotate around the rim to bend the eyelet edges back into the leather?

Fracap Scarponcini boots.
http://www.fatbuddhastore.com/images/products/zoom/1383742244-36542700.jpg

Yay or nay? I really like them. Weren't in stock all winter though, now reappeared in window round the corner.

Naawww...

What he said.

shudders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK28MpUepa4&feature=kp

Loake question:

Bought a lovely pair of brown Aldwych direct from factory/loake website. Question is: has anyone found a discrepancy in sizes? I usually wear 11 but have sent them back twice, and currently waiting for size 10...

they do come up smaller. Im usually an 8.5 but have a 7.5 in my badmintons

Thanks Oliver!

Who could re-sole my old engineers boots? I'd like a proper nylon nitrile sole...

I'll ask my old mate, Joss, tho' I think he sent his Carolinas back to the US...

My BASS weejuns arrived DPD today Happy Days

Murts branching out?

Fracap Scarponcini boots.
http://www.fatbuddhastore.com/images/products/zoom/1383742244-36542700.jpg

Yay or nay? I really like them. Weren't in stock all winter though, now reappeared in window round the corner.

I have these which are a little more subtle and a fair bit cheaper.

Merrell Wilderness Canyon. Be sure to get the Canyon - the Classic model is an actual hiking boot. This is just a winter/walking in the park/DM-alternative boot.

they do come up smaller. Im usually an 8.5 but have a 7.5 in my badmintons

Wait! If you are an 8.5, but in Loake you take a 7.5, then they come up bigger shirley? Only ask because this phrase is used quite a lot on here.