Should I be concerned about these toecaps?

[jsmaria]

Just got a pair of Edward Green Southwold's in the mail from Sky Valet.



However, upon closer inspection of the toe caps, I'm noticing something (hairline cracking?) -- does that seem to be cause for concern?





If it's normal, I'm fine with it, but if the shoes are damaged, I want to make sure to rectify the situation. I just don't want to be concerned over nothing.

 

[well-kept]

None of my EG cap-toes or wingtips have creased in that way across that part of the toe.

 

[Jay Gatsby]

Clean it and get rid of the old wax, and use leather conditioner. They will be great.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Are the shoes too big for you?

 

[bengal-stripe]



Clean it and get rid of the old wax, and use leather conditioner. They will be great.

I agree!

The shoes might have been in their box for quite a while and some of the waxes have worked their way to the surface.

P.S. Give the shoes a really good brush, that might solve the problem already.

 

[Jay Gatsby]

Post pics of the results so that others may learn

 

[Knowledge is King]

Strange to see on a completely new pair of shoes, but I've had nothing but good experience with Edward Green leathers.

As a side note though, haven't there been some other threads about micro cracking leather on C&J handgrades and even a few edward green shoes? There was a lot of debate about what to do, but I recall some people saying that they while it wasn't a widespread problem, they had randomly gotten micro cracking on their C&J handgrades and Edward Green shoes.

EDIT: Here's one of the threads. concerns C&J more than EG but a few people mention EG later in the thread: http://www.styleforum.net/forum/thr...ones-handgrade-dry-leather-faulty-or-not-help

 

[jsmaria]

Thanks for the replies. I'll try to remove the wax (looking how to do that now - suggestions are welcome), apply some Renovateur, give a good brushing, and post pics of the results once I do.

 

[NORE]

While they certainly shouldn't have come to you this way in the box it is likely due to storage. AS others have said, apply a good conditioner and brush them well. Try to warm them with the brushing or a rag which should soften the wax instead of trying to remove it.

 

[jsmaria]

Applied the slightest bit of Renovateur and gave a thorough brushing, the wingtip looks completely new!
Thank you so much for the advice -- I was a more than a little worried!

Pardon the lighting difference -- I shot these in the late evening, while the originals were shot in the natural light of the afternoon.

 

[NORE]

Excellent.