Museum Calf Appreciation Thread

[taylorswift]

Could anyone please tell me why is museum calf so good?
i am thinking of getting a pair of museum calf shoes form meermin.

 

[wurger]



Could anyone please tell me why is museum calf so good?
i am thinking of getting a pair of museum calf shoes form meermin.

Go read the first post, antiquing.

 

[no frills]

Boom.

 

[wurger]

Lovely John Lobbs, and fantastic shine job!

 

[RogerP]

^^^ What he said.

 

[woolymammoth]

Beat up Chestnut Museum...

 

[no frills]

Thanks wurger and RogerP! Going through the shoe lineup for a twice yearly shine not administered by yours truly. Dang shoe shine masters - there's a reason why I pay them to do the job versus doing it on my own all the time. They can do stuff like that mirror polished toe look on my StC chukkas that I could never quite do well!

 

[wurger]



Beat up Chestnut Museum...

This could do with a Frilly like shine Keen to see the post shine photos!

 

[woolymammoth]



This could do with a Frilly like shine Keen to see the post shine photos!

The shoes will never see another shine - they are too wonderful as is.

 

[Ironist]

Do you guys think museum calf is trendy and people who buy them now will regret it 5, 10+ years down the road?

 

[OzzyJones]



Do you guys think museum calf is trendy and people who buy them now will regret it 5, 10+ years down the road?

Personally, I don't think so. They'll patinate the same as any other shoe so if anything, the museum effect will become muted against the overall natural ageing of the leather. Can't speak to how green or navy museum will look tho!

 

[wurger]

Do you guys think museum calf is trendy and people who buy them now will regret it 5, 10+ years down the road?

Personally, I don't think so. They'll patinate the same as any other shoe so if anything, the museum effect will become muted against the overall natural ageing of the leather. Can't speak to how green or navy museum will look tho!

people will always like the antiqued effect.

 

[VRaivio]



Boom...

Now if only those great oxfords had straight lacing.

 

[RIDER]



Do you guys think museum calf is trendy and people who buy them now will regret it 5, 10+ years down the road?

It's a great leather......fills a niche in the trade, for sure. Glad to hear Ilcea's production didn't disappear like so many others have. I think there is plenty of life left for this range and I don't think it's a trend. We were doing it 10 years ago so it's not like it's new or anything:

 

[OzzyJones]

Cross post from Vass thread.
New gold museum OE on P2