** Quintessential Crockett & Jones Thread ** (reviews, quality, etc...)

[Style989]

Welcome to the Islay club, my friend. You'll soon learn that your food will taste better, you can drink that extra martini or two and never have a hangover. Men will envy you; women will stuff their phone number in your front pocket.


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Had I known it was this good I would have joined long ago...

 

[shoefan57]

Had I known it was this good I would have joined long ago...

You've forgotten that your car will go faster too

 

[H. E. Pennypacker]

Brown shell Lindrick

 

[Crat]

My first pair of C&Js. Very nice casual boot. Islay and Coniston coming in next. I like it the design a lot but there a couple of cuts on the suede. is this normal? View attachment 1820715

You see this regularly with roughout suede / waxed suede. The smooth surface is due to the suede fibers being stuck together by the wax from the tanning procedure. Even light contact will leave a mark on roughout suede though this mark is not a cut but more a disturbance of the suede fibers in their wax emulsion.

If you get some dubbin and massage the affected area with it all should go back to normal.
With wear you will see more and more marks, which is part of the charm of the material imo.

 

[Crat]

Grain shell today

 

[Mr_Spud]

Grain shell today

Amazing shoes. So well polished I see right through your post. 🤣

 

[Crat]

So well polished I see right through your post. 🤣

Hmm? Please elaborate?

 

[Mr_Spud]

Hmm? Please elaborate?

For some reason the picture you attached is not visible, to me at least.

 

[Crat]

For some reason the picture you attached is not visible, to me at least.

That’s odd. I used a different host as Imgur was down. Perhaps if I attach the pictures…

 

[Mr_Spud]

That’s odd. I used a different host as Imgur was down. Perhaps if I attach the pictures… View attachment 1823767 View attachment 1823766

**** yeah nice loafers. ;-)

 

[Style989]

You see this regularly with roughout suede / waxed suede. The smooth surface is due to the suede fibers being stuck together by the wax from the tanning procedure. Even light contact will leave a mark on roughout suede though this mark is not a cut but more a disturbance of the suede fibers in their wax emulsion.

If you get some dubbin and massage the affected area with it all should go back to normal.
With wear you will see more and more marks, which is part of the charm of the material imo.

Thank you. Yeah the dubbin did the trick. However, I like wearing them for walks in my local park and some sections are a bit wild so they've acquired a few scratches since. I've thought of preserving them for less adventurous walks and wearing something else but I really like wearing them and they're comfy. I feel like an explorer with them lol.

On that note I did wear my Islays for the first time yesterday. I struggled with the fit. The back kept digging into my heels. It wasn't too bad on flat surfaces but up or down hill was killer on my heels. I didn't think it was too bad until I went to dinner that evening wearing a pair of oxfords which dug exactly into that area of the heel. I could barely walk.

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

C&J Molton, bought from Bodiley's. The prominent welt works as a bumper for my sloppy way of walking, I tend to kick stairs, chairs, etc.

 

[Coolhand0302]

Grain shell today

Awesome leather! Are these the 25th Retail Anniversary make-up?

 

[Coolhand0302]

Does anyone on her have a side by side photo comparison of the toe shape on the 365 last vs the 4497 Tricker's last?

Here are a 365 and 4497 side by side for comparison - both size 11UK…

 

[Mr_Spud]

Here are a 365 and 4497 side by side for comparison - both size 11UK…
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Lovely footwear and weather to boot! The 365 looks ever so refined vs the 4497 to my eye. Love both. Islay on the way, then.