thundermarch
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Gentlemen,
I'm happy you guys have been getting your shoe fixes of late.
Sorry to hijack the thead again, but I am proposing another GMTO for EB via Lusso.
This one's a little different.
The model is this:
A balmoral derby wingtip.
We are using kangaroo leather for uppers. The hides are sourced from an Australian tannery.
Roo leather is known for having very high tensile strength (ie, it's very strong) but is usually a little thinner than regular calf. The tannery I've been talking to does have slightly thicker hides which I have chosen. I've chosen thicker hides as the thinner one will crease more.
The hides look like this:
The hides are veg tanned, and will actually eventually darken with time.
This is a picture of a completed Vass boot made in roo leather sourced from the same tannery. You can see the grain has a very subtle texture.
We already have 3 interests. And we just need one more to complete the GMTO.
If we do manage to put together a GMTO, I will arrange for the hides to be shipped from Australia to Italy.
Including shipping, I estimate the cost of the leather to be an extra $120 SGD or so.
There is a chance that since this is a GMTO, and that we will be supplying the leather, that the base price EB quotes us, will be lower. No promises yet, but I remain optimistic.
Anyone?
I'm happy you guys have been getting your shoe fixes of late.
Sorry to hijack the thead again, but I am proposing another GMTO for EB via Lusso.
This one's a little different.
The model is this:
A balmoral derby wingtip.
We are using kangaroo leather for uppers. The hides are sourced from an Australian tannery.
Roo leather is known for having very high tensile strength (ie, it's very strong) but is usually a little thinner than regular calf. The tannery I've been talking to does have slightly thicker hides which I have chosen. I've chosen thicker hides as the thinner one will crease more.
The hides look like this:
The hides are veg tanned, and will actually eventually darken with time.
This is a picture of a completed Vass boot made in roo leather sourced from the same tannery. You can see the grain has a very subtle texture.
We already have 3 interests. And we just need one more to complete the GMTO.
If we do manage to put together a GMTO, I will arrange for the hides to be shipped from Australia to Italy.
Including shipping, I estimate the cost of the leather to be an extra $120 SGD or so.
There is a chance that since this is a GMTO, and that we will be supplying the leather, that the base price EB quotes us, will be lower. No promises yet, but I remain optimistic.
Anyone?
