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

[Leaves]

Yes
Has to be unlined though

That can be arranged, although the style ref will be different. And we have to name it Francisco 2 or something to keep the styles apart.

 

[loduN]

That can be arranged, although the style ref will be different. And we have to name it Francisco 2 or something to keep the styles apart.

Please let me know.

 

[kongmw]

@Leaves @ErikDg Any plans to restock the sneakers or previews of what's coming for L&T this season?

 

[ErikDg]

@Leaves @ErikDg Any plans to restock the sneakers or previews of what's coming for L&T this season?

We just retocked a few sizes of the navy and grey suede sneakers. I think parisian suede and tärnsjö is in the making if I remeber right...

 

[ErikDg]

Please advise regarding sizing on Bonafe's M last - I am unfamiliar with that one. How's the length and instep height compared to other Bonafe lasts?

The M last is made exclusively for moccasin construction like the 40530 last but less old school. I have only seen it a few times as MTO for a customer of ours and kind of started to like it. He is not my size so I have not tried it yet though. I think that width and instep is pretty equal to the lasts we mostly use but it might be a little shorter so I am discussing it with Bonafé at the moment to get a proper size advise. I will come back about that.

 

[ErikDg]

@Pbayvip
Bonafé said that the M and 40530 last are almost identical in terms of fit. So I would recommend to stick with your normal EB size. I have a pair on the 40530 last and they fit more snug than my 363 mod shoes. But that’s kind of the point about moccasins.

 

[Spideysense]

I recently had a pair of old EB chukkas (bought 7 years ago) resoled by Bonafè through Skoaktie and I wanted to share with the class in case anyone is interested by the service.

They are one of my favourite pairs and I wear them often, from autumn all the way through winter and spring. They do not always get the love (and shoe trees) they deserve, hence the need for new soles (the stitching gave way).

EB did an excellent job, I got new soles, fresh insoles, a new pair of laces and a good clean. Before shipping them back to me, Erik wrote that he couldn’t find them at first, as they looked like a brand new pair. I thought he was just joking, but he had a point 😂.

 

[jischwar]

I recently had a pair of old EB chukkas (bought 7 years ago) resoled by Bonafè through Skoaktie and I wanted to share with the class in case anyone is interested by the service.

They are one of my favourite pairs and I wear them often, from autumn all the way through winter and spring. They do not always get the love (and shoe trees) they deserve, hence the need for new soles (the stitching gave way).

EB did an excellent job, I got new soles, fresh insoles, a new pair of laces and a good clean. Before shipping them back to me, Erik wrote that he couldn’t find them at first, as they looked like a brand new pair. I thought he was just joking, but he had a point 😂.

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Mind sharing the cost?

 

[letsgofire]

I recently had a pair of old EB chukkas (bought 7 years ago) resoled by Bonafè through Skoaktie and I wanted to share with the class in case anyone is interested by the service.

They are one of my favourite pairs and I wear them often, from autumn all the way through winter and spring. They do not always get the love (and shoe trees) they deserve, hence the need for new soles (the stitching gave way).

EB did an excellent job, I got new soles, fresh insoles, a new pair of laces and a good clean. Before shipping them back to me, Erik wrote that he couldn’t find them at first, as they looked like a brand new pair. I thought he was just joking, but he had a point 😂.

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this is really excellent. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Spideysense]

Mind sharing the cost?

Sure thing, it was around €200 plus shipping. Not the cheapest, but worth the price in my opinion.

 

[Spideysense]

I recently had a pair of old EB chukkas (bought 7 years ago) resoled by Bonafè through Skoaktie and I wanted to share with the class in case anyone is interested by the service.

They are one of my favourite pairs and I wear them often, from autumn all the way through winter and spring. They do not always get the love (and shoe trees) they deserve, hence the need for new soles (the stitching gave way).

EB did an excellent job, I got new soles, fresh insoles, a new pair of laces and a good clean. Before shipping them back to me, Erik wrote that he couldn’t find them at first, as they looked like a brand new pair. I thought he was just joking, but he had a point 😂.

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FYI, this is how they looked before making their way to Bologna:

 

[ErikDg]

I recently had a pair of old EB chukkas (bought 7 years ago) resoled by Bonafè through Skoaktie and I wanted to share with the class in case anyone is interested by the service.

They are one of my favourite pairs and I wear them often, from autumn all the way through winter and spring. They do not always get the love (and shoe trees) they deserve, hence the need for new soles (the stitching gave way).

EB did an excellent job, I got new soles, fresh insoles, a new pair of laces and a good clean. Before shipping them back to me, Erik wrote that he couldn’t find them at first, as they looked like a brand new pair. I thought he was just joking, but he had a point 😂.

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Thank you for sharing! The thing is that I had a pair from Bonafé with a broken box so i asked them to include an empty box in the shipment. And then I reached out to them that they forgot to include the box. But they responded that a resoled pair was put in it to save some space and it really took me a while to find out that the pair wasn´t new. Anyway the upper suede looks really great even in your "before" photos, that´s the beauty of being able to resole shoes.

 

[ErikDg]

Any particular styles from Bonafé you guys would like to see in April´s GMTOs?

 

[jischwar]

Any particular styles from Bonafé you guys would like to see in April´s GMTOs?

There was some discussion over on the main EB thread about something like the below.

Style 3993 Wholecut Sidezip with extended shaft (20 cm) - not sure I'm sold on an extended shaft.

74945 Last

270 Degree Handwelted with Bombe Waist

25mm Cuban Heel

Snuff Suede

Dark Brown Welt/Sole Edge

Leather Sole with Vibram Topy

 

[Betta]

There was some discussion over on the main EB thread about something like the below.

Style 3993 Wholecut Sidezip with extended shaft (20 cm) - not sure I'm sold on an extended shaft.

74945 Last

270 Degree Handwelted with Japan waist

25mm Cuban Heel

Calf

Dark Brown Welt/Sole Edge

Leather Sole with Vibram Topy

FTFY :shifty: