Shoes that look better with age...

[Alec Leamas]

Yes these look great! Re: cosmetic flaws, firsts have those as well so don't worry!

The top down view puts to bed any concerns of mine around them looking too pointy with the machine stitching.

Very nice pair of loafers, look to fit you really well, peak menswear indeed!! haha 🙃

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@Broark Hem your damn jeans you hippy!  

[Broark]

7 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

Is the mock moc stitching on the machine sewn version even some transverse to the leather, or is it just two rows of straight stitching right through to the inside (mock mock moc)?

Honestly I'm not sure, but I'll try to double check in a bit.

 

22 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

@Broark Hem your damn jeans you hippy!  

Actually these are hemmed, believe it or not.

[yung_flynn]

5 hours ago, Alec Leamas said:

The top down view puts to bed any concerns of mine around them looking too pointy with the machine stitching.

I still think that the handsewn looks a little better in a rough-and-tumble way, but it's not like the machine sewn ones look bad especially for the price delta.

To my understanding, the leisure mechanical sewn loafers are mostly just the machine stitched moc-toe from the non-shell Indy boots (shell ones are hand sewn) translated to the Van last loafers. I like the machine stitched Indy, so I'd probably like these as well

[cultpop 0217]

Vintage deadstock Frye boots. Seller said they were a sample on display in a flagship store. 

They smell like an old motorcycle jacket. 

Super Solid. 

 

Reminds me a little of the Clinch cowboy boots by Brass Show Co. A little sturdier and more structured with thicker soles and no toe embellishment. Tea core leather too. 

Should last forever.