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[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

Barker Roughout Suede

 

[shirtingfantasy]

More brogues

 

[Son Of Saphir]

Historical brogue
Possibly the first generation hand made Chinese shoe, the marlboro handmades. Made in the late 1990's to early 2000's. These were hand welted with machine stitched soles. They were terrible shoes, hard on the feet and crudely built,and only the center of the shoe touched the ground.

Semi blocky last with weak leather heel counter or perhaps none. Crudely made shoes.

Not bad for a Chinese shoe back in the day,and the beginnings of the great Chinese hand made shoes that were to come.



Hand welted with a dimpled insole, but pretty much useless if the shoe is no good.

The sole. Machine stitched. Notice the outside of the soles not touching the ground. Hard as rock to wear. It says goodyear on the sole, but it isn't goodyear.



Will try to post another historical Chinese brogue another day. It was in 2008 when the Chinese started getting more advanced in shoe making and imported good teachers. They started making Alden look-a-likes to a high level, and then began Gaziano and Girling styles because they were wowed by their shoes, and later they got to the present stage.

Just my understanding.

 

[Fenners81]

@DorianGreen @Humpty_Dumpty_Rises
Sorry to keep asking but I’m not the most confident in these matters. I’ve found a lightweight tweed suit I like from Walker Slater - picture below. Do you think this would go with the Tricker’s regent I already have and posted earlier? I’d rather not buy some Oxford brogues that I will barely wear if I can avoid it.

 

[DorianGreen]

@DorianGreen @Humpty_Dumpty_Rises
Sorry to keep asking but I’m not the most confident in these matters. I’ve found a lightweight tweed suit I like from Walker Slater - picture below. Do you think this would go with the Tricker’s regent I already have and posted earlier? I’d rather not buy some Oxford brogues that I will barely wear if I can avoid it.
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I think the colour of those shoes is too light. As I said, I would go for black or dark brown.

 

[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

@DorianGreen @Humpty_Dumpty_Rises
Sorry to keep asking but I’m not the most confident in these matters. I’ve found a lightweight tweed suit I like from Walker Slater - picture below. Do you think this would go with the Tricker’s regent I already have and posted earlier? I’d rather not buy some Oxford brogues that I will barely wear if I can avoid it.
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This tweed has hues of dark brown in it.
So yes i think one can definitely wear brown on the feet.

I would polish that regent shoe with some dark brown (not light or mid brown) polish and build up a slightly dark tint on it (darker than it currently is). Shine it up, and your ready to go. Will work well.

To blend in things, you might include a shade of brown to your tie/bow too. That way the shoes are complemented with some cloth/attire from your upper body and not overly prominent.

Disclaimer: i am no expert and far far from knowledgeable about formal wear fashion. So its just my two pennies

 

[DorianGreen]

This tweed has hues of dark brown in it.
So yes i think one can definitely wear brown on the feet.

I would polish that regent shoe with some dark brown (not light or mid brown) polish and build up a slightly dark tint on it (darker than it currently is). Shine it up, and your ready to go. Will work well.

To blend in things, you might include a shade of brown to your tie/bow too. That way the shoes are complemented with some cloth/attire from your upper body and not overly prominent.

Disclaimer: i am no expert and far far from knowledgeable about formal wear fashion. So its just my two pennies

Well, tweed is a quite unconventional choice for a wedding suit and certainly not formal, so you have more room also in the shoe choice. I would avoid though any extravagance and go for a traditional Oxford with no broguing, as I said either in black or dark brown.

Polishing the light brown shoes with a dark cream won't give a good result in my opinion.

 

[DorianGreen]

My NOS Santoni Old England's from the handmade collection:
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Not my taste, definitely too pointy, but it looks like a wonderful construction with a great finishing, so much superior to what one sees from them nowadays.

 

[Fenners81]

@DorianGreen @Humpty_Dumpty_Rises

Very helpful indeed. Thanks both.

 

[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

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