Spectator Shoes

[Tomasso]

Brooks Brothers Sale

Black & White.

A couple of leather/canvas models here.

 

[reetpleat]

Black & White.

A couple of leather/canvas models here.

Free shipping too. That is a great deal. These are better than aes to me. nuebuck.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

These are better than [Allen Edmonds] to me.

You can say that again! They're MUCH better! Far less clunky and gussied up.


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[cookie]

I think they are made by UK outfit Crockett and Jones.

 

[univibe88]

For as nice as the shoes are the BB sells, it has always amazed me that they only offer D widths.

 

[AlanC]

For as nice as the shoes are the BB sells, it has always amazed me that they only offer D widths.

I think you can find other widths for some of the models at the main store in NYC. I don't know if they are on sale or not.

 

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Nettletons Lizard and Suede Specs

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&item=200351507161

Missed this ...bid too low!:rage: :rage:

 

[AlanC]

Those Nettleton pics need to be archived. It's interesting that Nettleton was sold through Neiman Marcus, which is a statement of how nice Nettletons were.

 

[Fletch]

USD105 - for size 11s! Bargain of the month. If I'd only known...[huh]

 

[Feraud]

I said I admired the shoe skyvue posted so much that I would make a pair. Finaly got a little time to work up a pattern while waiting for some glue to dry. As I get the time to finish them I will take pics and post them as I go along possibly in another thread. I may go brown on white although I am leaning to some brown lizard on tan.

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tom

I say start a thread with the process! I would be very interested in seeing how you do this.

 

[Fletch]

"I see them as 1970's Art Deco Revival, maybe its a "Stylised" Cloud design, or a stylised "Cow skin Pattern", but I do like them

As do I. To me they're a good 30s-40s country shoe...er, shoo. Sort of a brogued brogan.

brogue = a shoo with perforated designs, aka broguing.
brogan = a sturdy, roomy, thick-soled shoo, originally ankle-high.

 

[marcoinge]

... just arrived...

The shoes have just arrived and I am satisfied with them (the picture is taken with my phone so the quality is low, especially colours).
The shoe leather is soft with leather sole.
They made them, as I requested, in tan brown instead of the chocolate brown of the web site catalogue (with no extra cost).

They came in their box with a shoe horn and a cloth sack to store them, it took a little more than 3 weeks from my order.

For 88 euro (shipping to Italy included) I think it's a good bargain.

Marco

http://www.valentinostizza.it/dettaglio.php?modello=1206

Thank you for the link, I am Italian so it's easy for me to contact them.
I will order a pair of them and let you know...

Marco

 

[Michaelshane]

Broadstreets....

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[Dashing1]

Broadstreets....

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Like the look and like the pose..well played!:eusa_clap

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Trying to skirt around the "no live auctions" rule...if one were to search on one of those online auction sites for "Allen Edmonds 11" a couple of interesting pairs might be found scrolling down the page. If I didn't already have enough brown shoes, as well as watching the budget closely this month, I'd be jumping on one or two pair.

 

[cookie]

The shoes have just arrived and I am satisfied with them (the picture is taken with my phone so the quality is low, especially colours).
The shoe leather is soft with leather sole.
They made them, as I requested, in tan brown instead of the chocolate brown of the web site catalogue (with no extra cost).

They came in their box with a shoe horn and a cloth sack to store them, it took a little more than 3 weeks from my order.

For 88 euro (shipping to Italy included) I think it's a good bargain.

Marco

http://www.valentinostizza.it/dettaglio.php?modello=1206

Marco nice toi see they were flexible but is there a little defect/flaw there where the toe cap meets the edge of the welt/stitching?

USD105 - for size 11s! Bargain of the month. If I'd only known...[huh]

Mysteriously I only bid USD105 for those and got sniped when I should have had USD150+ to cover myself. Anyone want to date them? 1940s with the white stitching or earlier?


Some specs on sale at Brooks Bros

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCat...74822&Parent_Id=522&default_color=Brown-white http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCat...74822&Parent_Id=522&default_color=Brown-white http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCat...Id=1396222&Parent_Id=522&default_color=Cognac http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCat...11287&Parent_Id=522&default_color=Antique-tan

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Anyone want to date them? 1940s with the white stitching or earlier?

1940s to 1950s.


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[Not-Bogart13]

Spectator Search

Well, this is not the first time I've tried my hand at finding spectator style shoes. So far I have exhausted the "budget" route, and the vintage route.

Now I'm aiming for something between $100 and $200. Many of the large size spectator wing tips I have found have the same sized toe tip as the smaller sizes, which just make my feet look huge. So, I'm either I need a shoe brand that enlarges the tip in accordance with size, or I need to stick with cap toes.

Oh, and I don't want black & whites. At least not right now. More like brown & white or brown & cream range.

Suggestions are hereby solicited.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"I purchased this Brown/White pair for $49.00 (US) from shoebuy.com at that price I also got a pair in Tan/White!!!

 

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New Roblee Specs



Got these on BIN 'make an offer' deal and paid USD80.