Skoaktiebolaget – Enzo Bonafé, Saint Crispin’s, Löf & Tung

[tifosi]



Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak:

http://bespoke-england.tumblr.com/post/86301555290/burnham-in-dark-whiskey-cordovan-tg73

That is some great cordovan lasting... :drooling:

Let's do that for the GMTO. Looks too good not to...

@bkotsko

 

[nickrut]

@tifosi you in?

 

[smoothie1]

I like how G&G is getting so much love lately. Many of their designs are very attractive.

How specifically are they planning to change the St. James design, after the GMTO? Thanks.

 

[tifosi]



@tifosi you in?

Unfortunately is the only boot style of which I am not a fan.

 

[Ironist]

That's going to be one hell of an expensive boot. 2.5 to 3k or more probably for shell Chelsea. Very unlikely for a GMTO but at that price you should probably just mto

 

[bkotsko]

@bkotsko

it all comes down to the pricetag.

 

[nickrut]

That's going to be one hell of an expensive boot. 2.5 to 3k or more probably for shell Chelsea. Very unlikely for a GMTO but at that price you should probably just mto

You think? That would definitely push it past my price range.

If people like the way it looks I'm sure G&G could duplicate it to some extent in calf.

 

[dddrees]

I like how G&G is getting so much love lately. Many of their designs are very attractive.

How specifically are they planning to change the St. James design, after the GMTO? Thanks.

From the G&G appreciation thread.

Some GG news from the GG Tumbler site. Evidently they are changing the St. James design slightly, based more on the original bespoke model it was inspired by. Here is a sample of what the St. James will look like on orders placed after Dec. 1:



The current St. James II model right now for reference:



I can tell that the Adelaide perforations on the instep sits a little lower now, that is all i can see at the moment anyhow...

 

[Leaves]



You think?  That would definitely push it past my price range.  

About $2300 USD as a single MTO in Shell, including lasted trees, ex VAT.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]



You think?  That would definitely push it past my price range.  

If people like the way it looks I'm sure G&G could duplicate it to some extent in calf.  

By my calclation, a Burnham GMTO in shell cordovan would be about 13600 SEK (ex. VAT) or approximately $1840. This is without shoe trees of course.

I actually don't like cordovan, so i would be out of this one. I would not mind some kind of dark cedar version in calf, but my monies are spoken for till next year...

Edit: Just saw Leave's response, so what he said...

 

[smoothie1]

G&G has definitely produced this pattern in calf, and I believe EG has as well. I am unmoved by a seamless shell boot. Does it look cool, yes. But I have the feeling that shell will roll and crease, and won't look nearly as streamlined over time.

 

[nickrut]

About $2300 USD as a single MTO in Shell, including lasted trees, ex VAT.

That puts it out of my acceptable price range. Oh well.

Would possibly participate if there was a GMTO for a calf version though.


Leaves - Are you guys planning on stocking the new St James model and have you seen it in person? Not sure if you could share some insight?

 

[venividivicibj]

I like how G&G is getting so much love lately. Many of their designs are very attractive.

How specifically are they planning to change the St. James design, after the GMTO? Thanks.

G&G is getting love because EG shot themselves in the foot by not allowing GMTOs. So everyone moved to G&G

 

[JubeiSpiegel]



I like how G&G is getting so much love lately. Many of their designs are very attractive.

I think it has a lot to do with EG dropping their GMTO program, and GG dropping their required shoe tree with every order policy...

 

[Leaves]



Gaziano & Girling Burnham GMTO

Price: 10 000 SEK ex VAT (about $1300 USD) - 12 500 SEK inc. VAT within the EU
Specs: Vintage Oak
Width: F-width for the first five, then any width can be ordered
Last: MH71 or TG73, to be decided
Sole: to be decided... single leather or Dainte or what are we looking at?
Deposit: 50%
Delivery time: about 4-5 months

E-mail [email protected] to sign up.

Please include your G&G MH71 UK size/width and your PayPal e-mail address and shipping address (needed for the VAT deduction). You are not committing to anything by signing up, we won't send out any invoices until all the specs are confirmed. Please also let us know if you wish to add lasted G&G shoe trees (1300 SEK ex VAT) or Skoaktiebolaget shoe trees (640 SEK ex VAT).

At this point we have the following interested:
laufer (OP)
JubeiSpiegel
Leaves
member2000r
Ironist
RogerP
Flake
tifosi ?

Here's the proposed GMTO @nickrut

Don't have any more info on the new St. James, but they will let us keep our old St James II Vintage Cherry style for now, as we have been stocking it since day one.