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

[bemk]

Have to ask, but what’s your shoe care routine for these? Your heel and edge look almost perfect put you’ve got a great patina on the upper with all sorts of scuffs that look like they’ve been cared for but not with chestnut shoe cream.

So are you using a natural shoe cream to allow the upper to patina, or just a matching wax? And are you touching up the heel and edging every so often?

Because I love how they look.

Well, what you are seeing are 3 different shades of Chestnut and a little bit of Espresso and the story is this:

When I received this pair, the shoes differed in brightness, so much so that I wasn't happy. I suspect that one boot had been displayed. But as the Skye wasn't available anymore, I kept them and first, took off pretty much of the colour with 1st ox-gall soap and 2nd Saphir Renomat and then nourished them with La Lumiere Moist Care which is pretty much the same as Boot Black Rich Moisture and let them dry.

Then in different steps I applied the Boot Black Patina- and recoloring cream in Chestnut and Boot Black Shoe Cream in Chestnut (they are a bit different in their hue). Because these are cremes and not dye, still a bit of the original Chestnut 'base' blends in the final result.
For a bit of a patina / burnished look, which the original boots already had, I used that aforementioned Patina Cream, but in Espresso.

Here's how they looked after having taken off much of the colour and the final result. The good thing is, that they match much, much better than before, but the scuffs you mentioned came pretty soon as the cream is rather sensitive to abrasion.

 

[bemk]

It said on the email I got that they’d made for a retailer who presumably went under so was never a stock item, and they said they’d not chose to introduce a new leather this way. View attachment 2099803

OMG! Now that you mentioned it. I never scrolled that far. 🤦‍♂️

Thx, mate!

 

[mxgreen]

Same boat then 🤣

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[Crafty Cumbrian]

Yes, I like the oak Shannon. I’d order it but I don’t fancy paying all the customs and VAT to ship them to UK

Repatriation is a burden! 😂😂

 

[mxgreen]

Yes, I like the oak Shannon. I’d order it but I don’t fancy paying all the customs and VAT to ship them to UK

Maybe C&J has a sub (imperfect) Shannon or Indiana in your size. I'd give them a call or send an e-mail.

 

[Style989]

Maybe C&J has a sub (imperfect) Shannon or Indiana in your size. I'd give them a call or send an e-mail.

Good shout, I'll give them a try tomorrow.

 

[Denar78]

Hi all, I’m tempted by the brown grain Aldershot https://eu.crockettandjones.com/products/aldershot-darkbrown-scotch-grain?variant=37209523716254 and the black Fairford https://eu.crockettandjones.com/products/fairford-black-calf?variant=37209584599198 which are currently both discounted. Any opinion? Thanks in advance

 

[Style989]

Hi all, I’m tempted by the brown grain Aldershot https://eu.crockettandjones.com/products/aldershot-darkbrown-scotch-grain?variant=37209523716254 and the black Fairford https://eu.crockettandjones.com/products/fairford-black-calf?variant=37209584599198 which are currently both discounted. Any opinion? Thanks in advance

I like the fair ford. and last 373 is really nice. have you tried them on for fit?

 

[Denar78]

I like the fair ford. and last 373 is really nice. have you tried them on for fit?

Thanks. I haven’t tried them on, nope. I have different pairs of 363, 337, 348 etc which all fit nicely (I especially like the 363 though)

 

[Style989]

Thanks. I haven’t tried them on, nope. I have different pairs of 363, 337, 348 etc which all fit nicely (I especially like the 363 though)

373 is similar to 348 so if 348 fits you well should be good to go. For me 373 fits perfectly. 375 is similar to 325 if you have it?

 

[Denar78]

373 is similar to 348 so if 348 fits you well should be good to go. For me 373 fits perfectly. 375 is similar to 325 if you have it?

I have a pair of cavendish which fit great but hard to compare I guess 😅

 

[Style989]

Yeah the boot would be different from the loafer but it gives you an idea. If the fit is great go for it. Worst case you send them back

 

[ky16]

Hi all, hope everyone is enjoying the festivities in good health!

Just wanted some opinions... looking for a second pair of cordovan boots. I already have a pair of brown Harlech's. What do you think about adding a pair of whiskey cordovan Harlech's? I have a pair of whiskey cordovan Pembroke's (some German outfitter's MTO from many years ago). Non-cordovan stuff wise I have the Islay/Coniston/Galway and Skye 2.

The other option is a pair of used Galway 2s in brown cordovan.

I like the apron on the Galway... but equally dying to try out some Whiskey cords! MTO not an option for me at the moment.

Thank you all!

 

[Schweino]

One more Coni. View attachment 2096289

This picture made me realize this might be the solution for my skinny ankles problem with some boot shafts being too wide for me. What size laces are you using?

 

[upr_crust]

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