Snakeskin shoes by florsheim
Rye by Bulleit
Photograph by Michael G. Stewart
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Florsheim austerity wingtips
Grainy brown leather on these 1950s/1960s wingtips. Note that the wingtips are just punch and stitch patterns, not actually an overlay.
Czech Canvas Shoes
Converse? So common. How about these vintage Czech athletic shoes?
Plaid
’40s custom made western hat. ’50s Penneys Hunting Jacket. Fingerless wool gloves. Wide Leg Corduroy trousers. Vintage moc toe work shoes.
Ramo Alto bone and gray spectators
I bought this cheap pair of spectators new. They were alright, but they have a pretty clunky last and looked a bit too clown-shoe on me.
Churchs Shoes
Brown leather gets such a nice patina to it, doesn’t it? A quality shoe just gets better with age. A cheap shoe looks like crap. And there are so many barely-worn vintage high quality shoes floating around for a tiny fraction of what the would cost to buy new.
sleek black McHale
John McHale didn’t just make enormous brown captoes, they also made something a bit sleeker as this pair shows. These are a bit later- note: McHale vs. John McHale, and probably date from the late ’50s/early ’60s. The Mad Men era.
John McHale custom captoes
Another pair of John McHale captoes, this time with Cats Paw Heels instead of leather suicide heels.
And a family portrait of two pairs together.
Soles – Custom 1940s McHale Shoes
Bulletproof canadian shoes by John McHale. I’ve found three pairs of these and they make modern shoes look cheap and shoddy. Quality leather, quality workmanship and a timeless design. This pair has obviously been worn, but has outlived its original owner. Chunky nailed soles, suicide nailed leather heels. Captoe. Open lacing.
Brown and White Spectator Shoes
Brown leather and white suede, what a great combination. These wingtips have style in spades.
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