Proper leather shoes

I bring them into the office with shoe trees and just wear them when I'm sat at my desk for a week or two. I don't wear them to walk in any further than up or down a flight of stairs.

This is the best technique, I've not had a pair of shoes hurt since doing this.

Those Cheaney's on the previous page are mint

Slacks at the ready

Never had to break a good pair of shoes in.

no, that's what your manservant is for, what..

They're new so no polish yet. No shoe-trees, maybe I'll give them a try.

The plan was to wear them round the office, I forgot I had them on and wore them home. I guess I'll bring them back in and try again.

Just keep them on at the desk but take them off at home time! :)

Tricker's Keswick or Bourton with a kiltie?

I funded the fiancée's valentinos so maybe I should splash out. Or thinking about it, maybe even more reason to keep my costs as reasonable as possible.

All the more reason to splash out. Buy something you really like, you'll only do it once for this reason.

Hopefully.

I funded the fiancée's Sky fall shoes.
Not on purpose, that marketing wouldn't sway him but they are sexy!
http://www.crockettandjones.com/News/Index/James-Bond-Skyfall-Crockett-and-Jones

Those crockett and jones are very nice indeed.

I reckon I'll just get the Loakes tbh. Hers are over £600 and I'd rather have another couple of hundred for luxuries on the honeymoon than go a step up in my shoes.

you sir, are in the wrong thread...

Those Loakes are a perfectly good pair of shoes - probably outlast the Valentinos. No point spending too much.

looks down at Common Projects trainers. Gulps

I was looking at the same trainers until a mate roundly slated them (price wise) so I have put them on the back burner.

got some lovely uk43/9 (true to size imho) diemme suede boots, hand made in italy with vibram soles so nice i have 2 pairs but that is a bit silly so this set should go to a new home. Had use, but lots of life left and vibram can be easily resoled now which is nice - these should last forever, plenty of pics on the link here..
https://flic.kr/p/szKzb2
£60 posted

I rarely look at the forum these days, but I had an experience with Red Wing this weekend that was worth posting. About four or five months ago I took my nine year old moc toes in to the store to have the worn out white sole replaced with a lug sole. They did a nice job, £70, all good...

Then a couple of weeks ago, I noticed the sole had started to come away from the mid-sole at the front, just a tiny bit. I took them in, expecting them just to re-glue the sole, but they sent them away and they came back on Saturday - completely new hand-stitched welt, completely new mid-sole, completely new sole, all free of charge. So they'd effectively rebuilt the sole, which should have been £110 at no cost to me, when they could've got away with a bit of glue. I oiled the leather when I got home and they're good to go for another nine years.

Nice story... I hope mine don't go, wore them loads over the winter and they still seem fine... Miss you, Markyboy! x

Soles on my redwings are well and truly fubar'ed. Anyone know anywhere in London that I can have the resoled, preferably with vibram soles....

look two posts up. go into the shop. get great customer service. win

I did read that. Then typed anyway. Brain engage. Thank you.

:) And that's why it's worth spending the cash on them - Good to hear stories of service like that.

These are nice and not pricey - if they were an 11 I'd have them off you

Been thinking about some Redwing Iron Rangers. Where's the best place in London to try some on? Also, any alternatives I really should be looking at?

Great choice, go to their store on Newburgh Street... Much cheaper if you can get them in the US...

^Tried, liked, ordered. Woop! Found £75 off RRP in the UK.

The black ones are currently £119 at rubbersole and spartoo, which is eversocheap.

That's so tempting but I can't really justify a third pair of Redwings!!