RANCOURT & Co. Shoes - Made in Maine

[flowcharts]

Magic erasers do a good job on Christy soles as well

 

[Albert Yi]

Some photos. After about a week they are comfortable enough that I can run errands in, not quite comfortable enough for me to walk a mile. I'm starting to think I should've ordered true to size. They are still a little snug width-wise, and I'm still getting some heel irritation. It's manageable with a bandaid, however.

 

[tv2177]

^wow Parisian blue is somethign really amazing. Nice make up! I should continue to lossen up a bit. I have the CXL beefroll and ranger moc in my brannock size and they all have heel slippage now (2 and 3 years old). When I wear my beefrolls sockless, half of my heel comes out.

 

[TauKappaEpsilon]

Does anyone know anything about these? It looks like suede camp mocs on a leather sole. If I wear a size 9 in the ranger mocs with rubber camp moc sole, should I also get a size 9 in these?

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/Ranco...var_MH00181_Color=BRWN&contentpos=4&cgid=0522

 

[gstephen70]



Does anyone know anything about these? It looks like suede camp mocs on a leather sole. If I wear a size 9 in the ranger mocs with rubber camp moc sole, should I also get a size 9 in these?

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/Ranco...var_MH00181_Color=BRWN&contentpos=4&cgid=0522

Tau, when I was placing my order, I asked Katie about these and she said these run true to size. I am going to order these but with a rubber sole, as I don't dress for work any longer.

 

[tifosi]



Some photos. After about a week they are comfortable enough that I can run errands in, not quite comfortable enough for me to walk a mile. I'm starting to think I should've ordered true to size. They are still a little snug width-wise, and I'm still getting some heel irritation. It's manageable with a bandaid, however.

Spoiler

What a color. I need those.

 

[bucksfan]

I decided recently to get the Brooks Brothers #8 Cordovan Boat Shoes because they were on sale and for once they had my size in stock. I did so even though I already have a pair of #8 Cordovan Ranger Mocs, and I'm glad I did. My Ranger Mocs are on the Montello Tempest Sole and are lined while the Boat Shoes are unlined and on what appears to be their rubber boat sole. The boat shoe should be lighter and cooler and just another great option for the summer.

great looking boat shoe! Just don't actually get them wet

They look fantastic. Great shoe for shell. And you can get them a little wet... Builds character.

Those look great! I've had mine for a year now, and they have had a hard year but look great IMO. I would't worry about getting them wet - Rancourt doesn't use any product on their shell, so it is less likely that you will get dreaded "welts" when getting the shell wet. Exhibits a and b: (taken about 3 minutes apart this past Saturday after trudging through the wet yard).

 

[dddrees]

Those look great! I've had mine for a year now, and they have had a hard year but look great IMO. I would't worry about getting them wet - Rancourt doesn't use any product on their shell, so it is less likely that you will get dreaded "welts" when getting the shell wet. Exhibits a and b: (taken about 3 minutes apart this past Saturday after trudging through the wet yard).

So whether they welt or not has more to do with the product a shoemaker may use on the shoes once they leave Horween? If true this is good information to know.

 

[tifosi]

^^I'm not 100% sure about that. I have a couple pair of Alden shell and some welt while others don't. Luck of the draw maybe?

 

[dddrees]

^^I'm not 100% sure about that. I have a couple pair of Alden shell and some welt while others don't. Luck of the draw maybe?

The Cordovan welt is one of those things I have read about but yet to experience. I just have no interest at this point in messing with it if I don't have to.

 

[tifosi]



The Cordovan welt is one of those things I have read about but yet to experience. I just have no interest at this point in messing with it if I don't have to.

Eh. Doesn't bother me. They go away and they are just shoes.

 

[dddrees]

Eh. Doesn't bother me. They go away and they are just shoes.

Do you have to work on them with a deer bone or do they just recede over time and go away.

 

[tifosi]



Do you have to work on them with a deer bone or do they just recede and go away.

They must just go away. I let them dry and when I go to wear them again (usually the next week with my current rotation) they are gone. I just wipe them down with my lambswool polishing mitt and they are good as new. I have become so much more lax with my shell routine over the past year or so. They don't look any different than when I used to brush the crap out of them after every single wear.

 

[dddrees]

They must just go away. I let them dry and when I go to wear them again (usually the next week with my current rotation) they are gone. I just wipe them down with my lambswool polishing mitt and they are good as new. I have become so much more lax with my shell routine over the past year or so. They don't look any different than when I used to brush the crap out of them after every single wear.

Good to know. All I've ever read here led me to believe that you would have to work on them with a deer bone to make them go away. High maintenance isn't something I'm looking forward to.

 

[tifosi]



Good to know. All I've ever read here led me to believe that you would have to work on them with a deer bone to make them go away. High maintenance isn't something I'm looking forward to.

The point of Cordovan is it's low maintenance. Members make it high maintenance, IMHO.