Working Shoe for Young Exec - Part 2

Shiro MS08th · Jul 20, 2016

Emospence said:
Just got tracking info.. Jesus Christ they're fast.

How much you got it for?

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Emospence · Jul 20, 2016

Shiro MS08th said:
How much you got it for?

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~503 vs the usual ~704

Chose free shipping with Fedex so I expect to be dinged with GST though

urbanturban · Jul 20, 2016

Emospence said:
~503 vs the usual ~704

Chose free shipping with Fedex so I expect to be dinged with GST though

Cheaper than Carmina. Which makes this a great deal.

thundermarch · Jul 20, 2016

Emospence said:
Decided to go for it based on their sizing advice.. Thanks for the heads up though, fingers crossed!

The 804 last is my favorite rtw last of all. And EB is my favorite rtw maker. I particularly like that pair.
Good stuff.

theblueark · Jul 21, 2016

All in a Day said:
Think it's a good concept but cannot convince myself to try it out. To date I've only seen someone actually wearing these in the flesh; an AMDK in raffles place. The next time I see one again, perhaps it's you!

Haha, maybe so since nobody interested so far.

dj_flame said:
Same, it's too "mafan." Just bring out the old busted shoes when raining heavily.

arcfire said:
If you take proper care of your shoes I don't see why we would need that in Singapore.

When I used to have a car it would be fine I guess. Now I have to take a 5min walk from the bus stop home with no shelter. If it's raining heavily and the ground is flooded, I have to either wait it out or take off my shoes and walk home barefooted :s13:

urbanturban · Jul 21, 2016

I have a pair of beaten up black calf leather shoes (with leather soles, no topy at all) which i use on heavy rain days. I also wear my other leather soles on rainy days as well.
If it does not flood, i think most QYW shoes should be fine as long as you air them / rotate them after getting them wet.

Shiro MS08th · Jul 21, 2016

I still wear my dress shoes when it's heavy rain, but it has vibram on Liao la. (Nothing too expensive, just 2 pairs of Loake 1880 series.)

If not it's going to be damn slippery on tiles.

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Daniel.Y · Jul 21, 2016

No lobang to share.. But meermin has tons of GMTOs going on now.. Only for those who are into meermin.

arcfire · Jul 21, 2016

Daniel.Y said:
No lobang to share.. But meermin has tons of GMTOs going on now.. Only for those who are into meermin.

Speaking of Meermin, look what came through my doors today.....

This leather is considerably less stiff as compared to their usual range. This is the aubergine vintage that's on re-run now.

For the price, nothing to complain about. Hopefully it'll wear in nicely.

Btw, I'm planning to let go a Ron last dark brown museum last penny loafers from Meermin. Vibram slapped on. Size 6.5. Very well taken care of and a beautiful shoe if you ask me. Just that the last is too uncomfortable for me to wear. Gimme a ping if anyone is keen.

All in a Day · Jul 21, 2016

arcfire said:
Speaking of Meermin, look what came through my doors today.....

This leather is considerably less stiff as compared to their usual range. This is the aubergine vintage that's on re-run now.

For the price, nothing to complain about. Hopefully it'll wear in nicely.

Btw, I'm planning to let go a Ron last dark brown museum last penny loafers from Meermin. Vibram slapped on. Size 6.5. Very well taken care of and a beautiful shoe if you ask me. Just that the last is too uncomfortable for me to wear. Gimme a ping if anyone is keen.

Colour looks really good and versatile to go with dark denim or tailored trousers. Which last is it on?

Not quite liking the strap (feels too 'straight' and short) though, IMHO

All in a Day · Jul 21, 2016

theblueark said:
Haha, maybe so since nobody interested so far.

When I used to have a car it would be fine I guess. Now I have to take a 5min walk from the bus stop home with no shelter. If it's raining heavily and the ground is flooded, I have to either wait it out or take off my shoes and walk home barefooted

Sounds like you stay in a landed property estate.. heh

I guess that's a legit reason to get the overshoes although if the purpose is mainly limited to going back home (rather than leaving home and going out, or making your way into the office), I would opt to carry a pair of flip flops with me in lieu of overshoes. Not much difference in terms of bulk, but the price differential can go to a good few years (or months) worth of shoe care, depending on how large your collection and how diligent you are.

All in a Day · Jul 21, 2016

thundermarch said:
The 804 last is my favorite rtw last of all. And EB is my favorite rtw maker. I particularly like that pair.
Good stuff.

EB stuff do look very good indeed. Certainly a brand I look towards for a next pair of shoes!

arcfire · Jul 21, 2016

All in a Day said:
Colour looks really good and versatile to go with dark denim or tailored trousers. Which last is it on?

Not quite liking the strap (feels too 'straight' and short) though, IMHO

Yeah, the actual colour is darker compared to what's on the website(as usual). This one is on the Elton last which to me is a better fit for me compared to the Ron last. Getting the sizing right is a bit tricky.

The instep is not very high on this pair, maybe that's why the strap looks straight.

anodize · Jul 21, 2016

arcfire said:
Speaking of Meermin, look what came through my doors today.....

This leather is considerably less stiff as compared to their usual range. This is the aubergine vintage that's on re-run now.

For the price, nothing to complain about. Hopefully it'll wear in nicely.

Btw, I'm planning to let go a Ron last dark brown museum last penny loafers from Meermin. Vibram slapped on. Size 6.5. Very well taken care of and a beautiful shoe if you ask me. Just that the last is too uncomfortable for me to wear. Gimme a ping if anyone is keen.

Nice. What size did you take for Elton last?

thundermarch · Jul 21, 2016

All in a Day said:
EB stuff do look very good indeed. Certainly a brand I look towards for a next pair of shoes!

If you need to try on something for size, you know how to find me...

urbanturban · Jul 21, 2016

thundermarch said:
If you need to try on something for size, you know how to find me...

You have various sizes to try??? Lol..:

thundermarch · Jul 21, 2016

urbanturban said:
You have various sizes to try??? Lol..:

Lol. No.
AIAD just happens to be the same shoe size. More or less

arcfire · Jul 21, 2016

anodize said:
Nice. What size did you take for Elton last?

For this pair I took 6.5UK. I have a pair of double monks in 7UK on the same last and that is about 0.5 bigger than what would be idea so I tried my luck on this one.

anodize · Jul 21, 2016

arcfire said:
For this pair I took 6.5UK. I have a pair of double monks in 7UK on the same last and that is about 0.5 bigger than what would be idea so I tried my luck on this one.

Thanks! We probably the same feet size then.
Now I'm worried about the Ron. Cos I also got a pair of loafer in Ron, 6.5 UK. lol.

arcfire · Jul 21, 2016

anodize said:
Thanks! We probably the same feet size then.
Now I'm worried about the Ron. Cos I also got a pair of loafer in Ron, 6.5 UK. lol.

You mean you have an order on the way? If you can still change the size, you're welcome to try out my pair.

Even better if you're interested to buy it from me... :s13:

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