Shoe Damage Report & Shoe P0rn Central - Part II

[mcarthur]



CJ for RL

nephew,
good looking
wear in good health

 

[mcarthur]

whiskey nst
argyles otc

 

[mcarthur]

ravello nst
argyles otc

 

[isshinryu101]

norwegian week?!

 

[mcarthur]



norwegian week?!

nephew,
good observation-it is

 

[isshinryu101]



nephew,
good observation-it is

I approve, my friend!!

 

[mcarthur]



I approve, my friend!!

nephew,
thank you

 

[MalfordOfLondon]

Something fun for the summer...

 

[add911_11]



Something fun for the summer...

Are they really made by Cheaney? They look nice!

 

[nutcracker]



Something fun for the summer...

Is that leopard print? the blue soles looks like Sutor. Looks really fun!!

 

[mcarthur]

cigar indy
argyles otc

 

[kayjaybee]

X-Post from the Official Shoe Care Thread. Hoping someone can comment...

Not sure if this would be considered "damage", but I'm a bit concerned with the way the left shoe of my Carmina PTBs is creasing...when I received them I noticed the leather was not as supple as I was used to getting from Carmina. The surface appeared dry and not smooth and the leather was very stiff and not soft like all the other pairs I have.

Well after about 7-10 wears the left shoe is creasing in a very ugly way and I'm afraid I've damaged them. Over the course of the last week I've applied a layer of Reno then some black Saphire creme polish. I let the shoes stand for about 5 days but the leather still felt the same so two nights ago I used some AE leather conditioner, let dry overnight, then applied some neutral Saphire creme polish as the conditioner would not buff very well. I then applied a few thin layers of wax to give them a slight shine but the left shoe would not take a shine as well as the right one, almost as if the leather was different.

The applications of creme and conditioner has seemed to help a bit but as you can see from the pics the leather still looks "grainy" and while a bit softer, it's still not as supple as my other pairs of Carmina shoes. Carmina is known for their fairly high quality calf sources but these have disappointed me.

I understand the left shoe may be a bit too long and that's why they are creasing more but I never expected the crease to be this extreme, especially with quality calf leather. Are the shoes ruined??? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

 

[mcarthur]

#8 lhs
argyles otc

 

[Clark]



Is that leopard print? the blue soles looks like Sutor. Looks really fun!!

The exact same shoe is available here on Ebay in UK8:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Joseph-Ch...8247357?pt=UK_Men_s_Shoes&hash=item20d1c429bd

I'm not the seller BTW.

/L

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Stemar split-toe derbies.