• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.

  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

New posts
  1. Nick V.

    Ask your shoe repair questions here:

    Looks like the C&J City sole. Most likely it has a leather base. In this case best results will come from a high speed burnishing wheel. Take the pair to a local repair shop and have them do it. It should be a nominal fee at most. They will put some burnishing wax on the wheel as it spins. That...
  3. Nick V.

    Who makes Kiton shoes?

    I did this interview a while back. Antonio was great to work with: https://www.styleforum.net/threads/nick-valentis-interview-with-the-ceo-of-kiton-corp-antonio-de-matteis.378418/
  4. Nick V.

    Ask your shoe repair questions here:

    Thats about the going rate. However ask if the soles will be stitched on. Not all repair shops have the necessary machine to blake stitch. Many just cement the new sole on. Second what grade leather would they be using? Would it be prime, super prime or, oak bark? Big difference so for $150.00...
  5. Nick V.

    Ask your shoe repair questions here:

    Pretty simple solution.... If you have a competent local repair shop, bring your boots there. Explain what you are looking to do and ask him for suggestions. Thats what they are there for. Ask the shop if you can look at their Vibram catalogue. They should be happy to let you look through it...
  6. Nick V.

    Ask your shoe repair questions here:

    A wide tip black Sharpie would do the trick. Go over the area, let stand for a few minutes, then brush. Repeat as necessary.
  7. Nick V.

    Lumps in shoe sole

    Most likely caused by the heel base loosening. Not worth fussing with when a decent cobbler will do it correctly at a nominal fee. The liners need to be removed as well as the heel bases. The nails should be removed from the inside out. Bases need to be sanded as well as the rear area of the...
  8. Nick V.

    The 2023 Allen Edmonds (AE) Appreciation Thread

    https://saphir.com/products/super-invulner-spray
  9. Nick V.

    The 2023 Allen Edmonds (AE) Appreciation Thread

    Try a tongue pad. That will push your foot back into the heel of the shoe.
  10. Nick V.

    The 2023 Allen Edmonds (AE) Appreciation Thread

    That’s part of my point. Why spend the money when you can get something just as cheap looking for a fraction of the price?
  11. Nick V.

    The 2023 Allen Edmonds (AE) Appreciation Thread

    The new releases are beginning to resemble the shoe department at Target.
  12. Nick V.

    ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

    A bow tie intimidating? To who? I always saw it as an easygoing person that wore them.
  13. Nick V.

    Any love for Allen Edmonds Park Ave Sneakers here?

    A few others I’d like to tell as well. Any guesses? BTW I actually live in Northern Bergen County N.J.
  14. Nick V.

    Any love for Allen Edmonds Park Ave Sneakers here?

    And now the colors and laces on these dopey looking sneakers (with suits) are getting more vibrant. Can anybody tell Pete H. on FOX NEWS that he looks like an idiot???? Totally loses his integrity.
  15. Nick V.

    Any love for Allen Edmonds Park Ave Sneakers here?

    IMO any form of sneaker with a suit looks like a desperate attempt to look cool. To me it looks pathetically adolescent. Lots of male anchors on news shows have been showing “the look” for quite some time. They look ridiculous. The anchor women are dressed to the nines from head to toe. Imagine...
  16. Nick V.

    ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

    As mentioned earlier the counters were crushed. It’s likely someone stepped down on the heel area several times trying to put the shoe on. Probably wiggled their heel into the shoe which would have weakened the counter further. Another possibility would be shoe trees were jammed into the the...
  17. Nick V.

    Topy/Vibram half sole + toe taps

    You are referring to a "blind" or "hidden" stitch. A thin layer of the sole is carved around the perimeter that flap is folded backwards. The sole then gets a channel grooved into it. The sole gets stitched to the shoe with the stitches lying in the groove. The flap is cemented and put back into...
  18. Nick V.

    Topy/Vibram half sole + toe taps

    Once the toe plates are installed you cannot add a sole guard. However, if sole guards are applied you can always add toe plates later. The reason for this is in order to apply toe plates the toe area needs to be sanded down to the thickness of the toe plates. This way, when the job is completed...
  19. Nick V.

    ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

    Thank you that’s what was explained to me at the time. However before I got back into sedans I purchased 4 Eddie Bauer Explorers and later an E.B. Expedition. Having 3 young kids and driving their friends around I needed the room. No regrets. I don’t want another SUV. Don’t need one. They lost a...
  20. Nick V.

    ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

    Nice car. I’m a Lincoln guy. When I went to get my last one about 18 months ago I learned they are only making SUV’s. No more sedans. Lost me as a loyal customer. Why are companies selling what they want you to buy instead of making products that you WANT to buy????
  21. Nick V.

    ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

    They are fishing "the look". It looks adolescent on a grown man. Like they took a suit out of the closet and couldn't find a pair of dress shoes then raided their son's room for any footwear. Oh, these dopey looking sneakers will make me look cool. NO! YOU LOOK STUPID IN THOSE THINGS!!!!! At...
New posts

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 85 37.6%

  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 86 38.1%

  • Really don't care

    Votes: 24 10.6%

  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 35 15.5%

  • Depends on price

    Votes: 36 15.9%
See comments…

Forum Sponsors

Staff online

Members online

... and 18 more.
Total: 2,970 (members: 68, guests: 2,902)

Forum statistics

Threads
506,438
Messages
10,589,425
Members
224,237
Latest member
Bardz

FOLLOW STYLEFORUM ON:

Top