JM Weston appreciation thread

[lucci]

You can contact JM Weston flagship in NYC, if you already know the model you want, they'll ship it to you. Ask about Daniel Hagy !!!

 

[Kuro]

J.M. Weston factory:

 

[Petepan]

Soo....

I called the Geneve store... 745 swiss francs...684 Euros...$767
I called the Paris Champs Elysee store... 640 Euros...$717
Looked up on Mr Porter............................................................606 Euros...$680 Shipped to Sitzerland

BUT

Mr. Porter shipped to a U.S. address...........................................$920!!!!!!!! A $240 difference....

I've seen this with several other companies...They have a completely different sales system for U.S. and overseas sales...Sometimes it works in my favour, sometimes not...it's a 50/50 hit....As an expat I have family in the U.S. and if it's a big deal, I'll call in a favour and have it shipped to my brother or mother.

Leather Soul had them marked up quite high as well at $975 (but this included the $100 shoe trees)


Sooo...I might change my mind on looking at U.S. 3rd party stores. I got a great deal on a last pair sale...but perhaps you don't want to wait until you find someone doing so...Unless you can find an American retailer selling at a price competitive for Europe (and are willing to wait for them to go on sale), it might just be worthwhile to get them in Paris...At least you'lll also gain the experience of doing so...Which is nice....and there's a bit nicer of a story to your purchase as well...But again, budget Wise, I still think you'd be wiser to search 3rd party stores, 50% off at Porter will still save you quite a bit of money...but you have to wait...and you might be waiting just to find out in the end that the only sizes available are a 6 and a 13...

I didn't have time to do it today, but I Wonder what a few of the 3rd party dealers throughout Europe are doing pricewise...I might call a few places next week...

Thank you justonemore for your posts.

I might also sniff around in HK, but given the strong HKD and insane HK pricing, not optimistic.

 

[Zapasman]

J.M. Weston factory:

Great video, thanks for sharing.

 

[dahl5yankees]

Today wearing my
641 Golf Derby in Brown Box Calf

 

[lucci]



Today wearing my
641 Golf Derby in Brown Box Calf

Sweet !!! But make sure the snow don't ruin that beauty !!!

 

[nemononame]

So, thanks to the advice in this thread, I contacted the Weston store in NYC and ordered a pair of Golf derbies, which I like very much. Question for you all: the shoes have two tiny holes at the back of each heel that pierce the lining and appear to go all the way though to the outside. The representative from the store (who was quite helpful btw) said these holes are from lasting tacks and are typical for very well made shoes. No reason to doubt that, but none of my other shoes (of only slightly lower quality) have these. What say you all? See pics:

 

[Testudo_Aubreii]



So, thanks to the advice in this thread, I contacted the Weston store in NYC and ordered a pair of Golf derbies, which I like very much. Question for you all: the shoes have two tiny holes at the back of each heel that pierce the lining and appear to go all the way though to the outside. The representative from the store (who was quite helpful btw) said these holes are from lasting tacks and are typical for very well made shoes. No reason to doubt that, but none of my other shoes (of only slightly lower quality) have these. What say you all? See pics:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Search around on youtube for videos of hand-making elegant shoes. Watch the part where they hand-last the shoe. Draw your own conclusions.

 

[lucci]

He told you the truth, these holes are the ones they use to keep the skin on the last while the shoes seat are adopting the shape of it. It is a testimony of the hand work done on the shoes. You will find it in the back of a Hunt derby too where the achilles is.

 

[TOstyle]

That's like the ultimate subtle detail indicative of quality. Amazing.

 

[nemononame]

Thanks for the education. I've looked at a couple videos and saw the placement of the tack, which apparently can vary in location. I'd guess that the location on the Westons on the upper inside heel is chosen so that is less visible. I also noticed on the St. Crispin's video (here at 9:11: ), it appears that they tack through some sort of extension of the liner above the heel, which I assume is trimmed off at some point, perhaps thereby avoiding having to pierce the exterior of the shoe?

 

[dahl5yankees]

These popped up on Ebay today

 

[justonemore]



These popped up on Ebay today

Not to my tastes but they look as if they'd serve someone else perfectly

 

[Zapasman]

Leather?

 

[Zapasman]

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