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  1. mottykytu

    Why highest shoes brand still do Book Binder/ polish leather ?

    We all know polish leather is a bad leather for long run especially in highest quality leather shoes and consider cheaper leather for shoes I wonder why super high quality brand like Silvano Lattanzi still use polish calf for their product ? Are they using different method or just trying to...
  2. mottykytu

    Norvegese/Norwegian welted question, is it really better than GoodYear welted ?

    You did not mentioned it's water proff which many praised the Norvegese over goodyear ?
  3. mottykytu

    How to know if your shoes is crust leather or not?

    Renovateur is a conditioner used by many professional shoes-shiner before any polishing process, (Oxford elegance...) , I don't know why you guy think it only should be used every...year ?!
  4. mottykytu

    How to know if your shoes is crust leather or not?

    Kirby Allison use it everytime before his polishing ? May be I'm wrong?
  5. mottykytu

    Norvegese/Norwegian welted question, is it really better than GoodYear welted ?

    So it don't have many actual daily wear technical advantage compare to goodyears?
  6. mottykytu

    How to know if your shoes is crust leather or not?

    I have see many reviews, comments... say that if you don't take care well of Crust Leather, is may discolor the shoes Especially when using some conditioner that have cleaner in like Saphir Renovateur... it will destroy the shoes. Many famous shoes maker like St Crispin use Crust Leather, the...
  7. mottykytu

    Brioni Suit: Real or Fake?

    If you need Brioni Suit sihlouette , go with British tailor, it is much better IMHO... If you need true Italian, stay away from Brioni, go with Milan or especially Neapolitan tailor
  8. mottykytu

    Brioni Suit: Real or Fake?

    It is an Brioni, but most Brioni RTW is UGLY and Boxy, especially Vintage one before 2010 I guess ! Try some Neapolitian instead ! The Roma things is not for everyone daily wear !
  9. mottykytu

    Norvegese/Norwegian welted question, is it really better than GoodYear welted ?

    Norvegese recently has become a trend, many people prefer it to GoodYear, However as far as I know although it is better than Good-Year welted in Water-resistance , it also have many other downsize 1. It make the shoes look more bulky and not as aesthetic as the Goodyears ? 2. It make the...
  10. mottykytu

    What exactly you call this Shoes toe? Is it elegance enough to wear?

    Nice, how is it IRL ? You prefer it to round toe ?
  11. mottykytu

    What exactly you call this Shoes toe? Is it elegance enough to wear?

    Any Particular reason? seen it seem ok in the pic, don't know how it is in real life ,
  12. mottykytu

    The Myth of shoes break-in period

    So what we call break-in period is actually 1/ Your feet are used to the shoes more and more after each wear and feel it more comfortable or 2/ Your shoes actually is used to your feet, shape it to your feet and actually make the wearing experience more comfortable?
  13. mottykytu

    What exactly you call this Shoes toe? Is it elegance enough to wear?

    Looking for some Italian shoes maker and found this toe type (seem like only italian shoes maker do this type), it is not exactly square but also not round ! How will you call it ? Is it elegance to wear in real life ?
  14. mottykytu

    Do Hand Welted sole shoes need special skill to Resole than GoodYear Welted sole ?

    So if we do resole intime and by the right guy, ideally the shoes don't need rewelted for decades?
  15. mottykytu

    Do Hand Welted sole shoes need special skill to Resole than GoodYear Welted sole ?

    How often a shoes need to be rewelted ? I mean they need resole after 200-300 wear but how about rewelted ?
  16. mottykytu

    Do Hand Welted sole shoes need special skill to Resole than GoodYear Welted sole ?

    Thanks, but Are you 100% sure about that ? Since John Lobb England 9 saint James claim that bespoke/hand welted shoes should be resole by hand and on the same last otherwise will damge the shoes? Are they trying to charge customer more after service money ? Or because the outsole construction...
  17. mottykytu

    Who makes Kiton shoes?

    Blake ? Really ? At that price ?
  18. mottykytu

    Kiton shoes Size help !

    Guys, I found some Kiton loafer online, have a 9 Size mark at the sole, the seller said it is 9US ,is that true ? Because I think Kiton will follow Italy size or UK size system which smaller 1 size to 1.5 size than Us? So if it is mark 9 as sole it is mean 9 Italy and about 10-10.5 US? Any...

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