Shoes that look better with age...

[lenn]

eddie, no offense, i love you but could you pls buy a normal camera instead of another pair of jeans... would help your contributions and your blog imo.

[Tiro]

eddie, no offense, i love you but could you pls buy a normal camera instead of another pair of jeans... would help your contributions and your blog imo.

wait, I thought eddie had a canon eos 400d? :confused:

[Bill2]

Went to the Rosebowl Flea Market this morning... Here're my finds:

1950's era jump boots, great shape. Look like they were lightly worn, maybe even just tried on. Or perhaps belonged to a reservist:

And a pair of brown Cordovan plain toe oxfords. The brand is marked as Angelo DePalo. They also have the "imperials" logo inset into the inside of the heel like was done with Florsheim Imperials..wonder if these were a house branding or something. The soles are SUPER thick, triple leather I would guess, with all leather heels and V-cleats. Only other soles I've seen like these are on the Trickers country shoes. They are pretty beat up/scuffed in places, but the overall look is great. They will get some polish and love when I get home today:

[superBobo]

^^great find on the oxfords! id love something like that, especially in shell...

[Florian.FloC]

I really, really want something just like this

[Leonard Leroy]

http://www.theshoemart.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ALD_m_CAP_TOE_BOOT_SHELL_CORDOVAN&rpro=4060

go with god, my child

[robin]

I really, really want something just like this

http://www.theshoemart.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ALD_m_CAP_TOE_BOOT_SHELL_CORDOVAN&rpro=4060

go with god, my child

Yep, the pair I posted are the 4065's. They had reverse storm welts and commando soles placed on by Alden, so they look a bit beefier than the default model on Shoe Mart's website.

[Florian.FloC]

http://www.theshoemart.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ALD_m_CAP_TOE_BOOT_SHELL_CORDOVAN&rpro=4060

go with god, my child

God and a fat wallet...

[amlai]

And a pair of brown Cordovan plain toe oxfords.

I think you mean derby or blucher. Oxford means that it would have closed lacing.

[amlai]

wait, I thought eddie had a canon eos 400d? :confused:

Photography is one of those things where it is mostly not about what equipment you have, but how you use it. To take these shots well, it takes a lot of time, patience, and practice. And taking pictures of one's self with an SLR is definitely not easy.

[edmond]

eddie, no offense, i love you but could you pls buy a normal camera instead of another pair of jeans... would help your contributions and your blog imo.

well whats wrong??

[Ichiran]

I think you mean derby or blucher. Oxford means that it would have closed lacing.

The terms oxford, balmoral, blucher, etc., used to confuse me a lot. This page lays it out really clearly:

http://dancestore.com/shoeterms-glossary.html

I think it is very common for people (and shoe companies) to refer to a plain-toe blucher shoe as an "oxford" -- which is not technically correct and causes a lot of the confusion.

[Bill2]

The terms oxford, balmoral, blucher, etc., used to confuse me a lot. This page lays it out really clearly:

http://dancestore.com/shoeterms-glossary.html

I think it is very common for people (and shoe companies) to refer to a plain-toe blucher shoe as an "oxford" -- which is not technically correct and causes a lot of the confusion.

So true! I am pretty well versed in the finer points of blucher/balmoral/saddle etc... but I had always thought Oxford was a more general term to refer to most low cut albeit borderline casual shoes. Glad to have a better understanding! Cheers

[Leonard Leroy]

wait wait I'm confused between oxford and derby. help

[Ichiran]

wait wait I'm confused between oxford and derby. help

Here are two cap-toe shoes -- but note the difference...

Oxford:

Derby:

Hope that helps!

[Leonard Leroy]

ooooooh, ya pictures definitely helped

so those aldens boots are derbys?

[xchen]

Leonard Leroy, the more common term for a boot or shoe like that would be blucher, but derby works as well. People might not know what you mean when you say derbies, though.

IMO, a blucher is a more casual looking style than a balmoral.

[Leonard Leroy]

ya, I know they're bluchers, that's what I referred to them as

I just figured that all those terms could be mixed up to create a technically correct name. Because sometimes I see that. Like "oxford bluchers" or "derby blucher boots"

[robin]

Derby boot is fine, but is not really used much at all (I think I've only seen APC use that). The adjective exception are balmoral boots, which every just loves to write, and usually near the words "Edward Green Shannon".

[amlai]

What's the most confusing is the difference between an oxford and a balmoral shoe/boot. Apparently, in British English, Balmoral refers to a shoe with a seam running all the way around it. Oxford I think is the wider category, which refers to all shoes that have closed lacing. See this thread:

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=71926&page=3

And yes, Edward Green is one of the very few makers who produce a balmoral boot. Carmina has produced one as well, but it may have been only for a limited edition.

[amlai]

Hmm... now that I'm doing some investigating, apparently in American English, it is permissible to refer to pretty much any laced shoe (other than athletic shoes) as an oxford. I have to assume that the abuse of the term is due to someone's ignorance. (And probably from some department store's misguided ad campaign.) So Bill, you're actually somewhat right...

[Leonard Leroy]

so if i want to be a snob....

[?uestionmark]

<3 love this thread.

[Leonard Leroy]

I'm going to stick with the english definitions and not the american/other place definition. Too confusing otherwise.

When it comes to the balmoral/oxford difference.

[Tarmac]

there are plenty of balmoral boots, makers often do them every few years due to their low demand. Grenson, CJ, Martegani, lobb, Paul Stuart. these days I see a lot of pomo margiela wannabes picking up on them too

[Leonard Leroy]

shit toally read pomo as porno, had to do a double take.

[Bill2]

So Bill, you're actually somewhat right...

Ha!.....thats about as much credit as my girlfriend'll give me too.....

[coleslawyum]

BTW Black Indy's are in the Alden shop on Madison Ave. Un-dyed outsole with white top stitching.

[dunkin deeznuts]

i can't wait to break these in....suede is like butter

terrems

[Denim Phenom]

BTW Black Indy's are in the Alden shop on Madison Ave. Un-dyed outsole with white top stitching.

I'll have to call them to get my pair.