Gaziano & Girling Appreciation & Shoe Appreciation Thread (including reviews, purchases, pictures)

[TtownMD]

To me, for the cash, I'd rather go bespoke with regular leather than alligator for mto.

Did that with bestetti alligator shoes I don't live in London so gg bespoke is out of question !! Next best thing was bestetti trunk show. And I finally got them done !!

 

[jonathanS]

Once you buy your first alligator from gg it's not turning back man sadly.

good enough reason not to buy alligator haha.

 

[ino68]

GlenKaren's successor, or Saphir. It's not very fragile stuff.

Concordia, do you know the website/name of GlenKaren's successor?

I tried to order from GK a while back and they no longer ship outside USA/seem to be working on a smaller scale, as you mentioned.

Thanks!

 

[Concordia]

Glen gave the business to his daughter, although I see that the website has nothing in stock right now:

www.purepolishproducts.

If anyone has hints of what is going on, I'd be grateful.

 

[jhcam8]

Cambridge mole suede round Deco, Wensum soles - break-in.

 

[GYWFan]

First pair of G&Gs. Just sharing my joy!
I see why people get obsessed.

 

[jhcam8]

First pair of G&Gs. Just sharing my joy!
I see why people get obsessed.
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Congrats - beautiful shoes!

 

[tdes81]

First pair of G&Gs. Just sharing my joy!
I see why people get obsessed.
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Beautiful pick up! G&G's calf leather is so nice I'd rather have it than shell!

 

[grc1]

Cambridge mole suede round Deco, Wensum soles - break-in.

Looking good! I'd been of the opinion that square deco works better than round on captoes, but those Cambridges have definitively shown that thinking to be nonsense. Can't wait to see the Oxfords on-the-hoof - were they wensum as well?

 

[jonathanS]

First pair of G&Gs. Just sharing my joy!
I see why people get obsessed.
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Welcome to the club! You'll only wear g&g pretty soon.

 

[TtownMD]

GYWFan congrats, my man & welcome to gg club !!

 

[jhcam8]

Looking good! I'd been of the opinion that square deco works better than round on captoes, but those Cambridges have definitively shown that thinking to be nonsense. Can't wait to see the Oxfords on-the-hoof - were they wensum as well?

Thanks, Gary - appreciate your Deco comments!

The VOAK Holdens are straight Deco. (Funny lighting on the 2nd pic below.)

 

[grc1]

The VOAK Holdens are straight Deco.

Even better! Those are .... well, let's just say you've just informed what my next GG order needs to be. I need those yesterday.

 

[grc1]

St.James II day.

 

[jhcam8]

St.James II day.

Looking sharp as always! Nice Rolly, too.