Working Shoe for Young Exec - Part 2

[All in a Day]

25 coats is alot. Now at 4 layers already took me 10min per shoe. Still got a long way to a mirror shine.

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What's the brand of these shoes?

 

[darkgarnezh]

The mark-up on SL shoes compared to their EUR prices is horrendous, made worse by the weak EUR.

If you really want to get a pair, make it a patina pair and not the RTW ones.. would feel less of a rip-off.. at least for me.

Is it possible to ship them in from Europe directly? Their website keeps redirecting me to the singapore site.

 

[-nzy90]

What's the brand of these shoes?

Meermin.

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[koburn]

Is it possible to ship them in from Europe directly? Their website keeps redirecting me to the singapore site.

Not possible to do that. In fact, even if you were in Malaysia and wanted to buy a pair of SL, they would direct you to the Singapore website as well.

Unless you have a friend who lives in Europe of course.

Hence, might as well get Carminas.

 

[All in a Day]

Meermin.

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Thanks. Is that the New Rey last?

That's a really light shade of tan

 

[All in a Day]

Not possible to do that. In fact, even if you were in Malaysia and wanted to buy a pair of SL, they would direct you to the Singapore website as well.

Unless you have a friend who lives in Europe of course.

Hence, might as well get Carminas.

That's right. You will need IP masking and engage the services of a forwarder to be able to buy from Europe. Might still be worth the effort because the mark-up IS really quite high.

Despite my observation that the shop is typically empty most times of the day and closed by 7pm, they seem to be doing very well, securing exclusive distribution rights in several Asian countries and even opened another physical store in Taiwan recently. Guess they must be doing something right!

 

[TUV2008]

Septieme has patina done on their RTW shoes not Carmina though.

That's why I was attracted to, their patina like Berluti for sub 800 is reasonable

 

[koburn]

That's right. You will need IP masking and engage the services of a forwarder to be able to buy from Europe. Might still be worth the effort because the mark-up IS really quite high.

Despite my observation that the shop is typically empty most times of the day and closed by 7pm, they seem to be doing very well, securing exclusive distribution rights in several Asian countries and even opened another physical store in Taiwan recently. Guess they must be doing something right!

Well, it's definitely too much trouble for me. I'd just give that brand a miss.

 

[koburn]

That's why I was attracted to, their patina like Berluti for sub 800 is reasonable

Well, if patina is your thing why don't you consider getting John of Mason & Smith to do it for you or even Edetal? I can even vouch that their patina services are all done BY HAND....

 

[lirahs]

Well, if patina is your thing why don't you consider getting John of Mason & Smith to do it for you or even Edetal? I can even vouch that their patina services are all done BY HAND....

Or Alexander Nurulaeff from Dandy Shoe Care.

 

[TUV2008]

Well, if patina is your thing why don't you consider getting John of Mason & Smith to do it for you or even Edetal? I can even vouch that their patina services are all done BY HAND....

May be a stupid question, if a shoe has already done one time of patina, can we do another layer of patina over ?

I was told it is not possible.

 

[darthsid11111]

May be a stupid question, if a shoe has already done one time of patina, can we do another layer of patina over ?

I was told it is not possible.

Who's the sauce?

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[TUV2008]

Who's the sauce?

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From a shop does sell patina shoe.

 

[-nzy90]

Thanks. Is that the New Rey last?

That's a really light shade of tan

Yeah. It's the new rey last. The light brown naturcalf. Linea Maestro 10164. Not sure if they still have it? Have been wearing for 2 years+ already.

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[koburn]

May be a stupid question, if a shoe has already done one time of patina, can we do another layer of patina over ?

I was told it is not possible.

It really depends on whether the existing patina was done using a dark or light shade isn't it?

 

[pinpinpin]

Anywheres I get meltonian shoe polish cream ?

I'm looking to get colour to match .

Anywhere that I can see the colour to match ?

Tia.

 

[donald83]

When buying Loake don't buy "polished" leathers. Buy only the shoes which use calf in their descriptor for leathers.

"Polished" is a nicer way of saying corrected grain.

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Thanks. Zooming in on one Design Loake model where the origin is from India. But it is full calf leather, any issues with that? Or should buy those made in UK?

 

[All in a Day]

It really depends on whether the existing patina was done using a dark or light shade isn't it?

I would tend to agree (at least as inferred from the term 'doing over') that 'darkening' a lighter patina sounds more achieveable than the reverse.

Although I suspect either way would still involve stripping off the existing patina then re-applying the new patina, in which case stripping off a lighter patina might be easier as well.

Would also suspect that there would be some extent of 'damage' to the leather each time the patina is being stripped off, presumably with the use of fairly strong chemicals/solvents, so that could result in a limit of the number of times one can re-do a patina.

 

[All in a Day]

Thanks. Zooming in on one Design Loake model where the origin is from India. But it is full calf leather, any issues with that? Or should buy those made in UK?

Not sure of the price difference but I would go for 1880 or at least shoemaker range if budget permits.

Not just about quality but also the designs etc. The more classic/timeless designs tend to be found in the higher up series.

 

[slowpokie]

Is rad russell a ok brand to buy????
The 1 i saw is at 208 at robinson..... but 50 dollars off.....

Any1 wearing it ?