Who Knows Ferragamo Shoes?

[bigbris1]

I picked these up on ebay & wanted to know if anyone could tell me something about them, other than the obvious, of course.

The sole says Salvatore Ferragamo Firenze & has some sort of insignia.

Thanks!

 

[VMan]

They look like corrected grain.

 

[bigbris1]

They are surely not corrected grain, as they have all the properties of good calf leather.

 

[EL72]

These are mainline SF shoes (foil stamped logo in the insole). Below Tramezza quality but much better than the crappy Studio line. Leather quality seems quite variable in this line. Some uppers are nice others not. Not welted contruction. Some have partially channeled soles. These appear to be fully channeled though. Retail is ~$400. Overall they are perfectly acceptable imo but you wouldn't want to go lower in quality.

 

[bigbris1]

Originally Posted by EL72

These are mainline SF shoes (foil stamped logo in the insole). Below Tramezza quality but much better than the crappy Studio line. Leather quality seems quite variable in this line. Some uppers are nice others not. Not welted contruction. Some have partially channeled soles. These appear to be fully channeled though. Retail is ~$400. Overall they are perfectly acceptable imo but you wouldn't want to go lower in quality.

Some say old Tramezza. Can you date these?

 

[kitonbrioni]

I've found them to be quality shoes--well constructed with nice leathers in attractive styles. Their are light weight with thin soles and are generally unsuitable to heavy duty wearing. Many forum members find them to be the quintessential Italian "glue job shoes."

 

[SGladwell]

Originally Posted by bigbris1

Some say old Tramezza. Can you date these?

Not Tramezza. It's a pretty standard style, could've been made any time in the last decade at least, and probably longer.

 

[RIDER]

Those are from the Classic Ferragamo line when they really sold alot of shoes....this group started in the late 80's and went all the way thru the 90's.

Straight Blake construction and, don't kill the messenger, but are corrected grain. But not the cg that so many here find objectionable....there have been many great shoes in cg calf. Frankly, whenever you detail a shoe with a lacquer finish (like this line) it does not make sense to use a vegetable re-tanned calf. #1 it won't hold the finish, and #2 it's a waste of money....with no durability advantage. J&M used to use Polished Cobbler that was also very good cg calf. Streaked alittle, but was still nice, IMO. More people complained about the channel edge peeling back on these than ever complained about the finish....I really can't remember it ever being an issue. Wait a minute, actually I remember a guy buying a pair of the slip-on version of this shoe...never had invested that much in a shoe before (was $325 then....the Aristocraft line of J&M was at $275 as a comparison), first time out kicked a curb killing the toe (with this finish if you scuff it thru, you can't cover it up) and wanted to return them. Don't remember what we did for him, but this line always had alot of loyalty from the customers.

They are not anywhere near Tremezza quality though....I still think the Tremezza line is one of the best values in the marketplace....great shoes. I don't even think Lobb can touch Tremezza quality....actually, I know a little about shoes, and I KNOW Lobb is not as well made as Tremezza's.

 

[bigbris1]

Wow Ron, thanks. I paid around $30 for them & to me they are definitely worth it. I'm confused about the corrected grain thing, because they take polish like good calf. I mean, they get darker, have developed a antiqued look, etc. etc.

 

[texas_jack]

Originally Posted by RIDER

Those are from the Classic Ferragamo line when they really sold alot of shoes....this group started in the late 80's and went all the way thru the 90's.

Straight Blake construction and, don't kill the messenger, but are corrected grain. But not the cg that so many here find objectionable....there have been many great shoes in cg calf. Frankly, whenever you detail a shoe with a lacquer finish (like this line) it does not make sense to use a vegetable re-tanned calf. #1 it won't hold the finish, and #2 it's a waste of money....with no durability advantage. J&M used to use Polished Cobbler that was also very good cg calf. Streaked alittle, but was still nice, IMO. More people complained about the channel edge peeling back on these than ever complained about the finish....I really can't remember it ever being an issue. Wait a minute, actually I remember a guy buying a pair of the slip-on version of this shoe...never had invested that much in a shoe before (was $325 then....the Aristocraft line of J&M was at $275 as a comparison), first time out kicked a curb killing the toe (with this finish if you scuff it thru, you can't cover it up) and wanted to return them. Don't remember what we did for him, but this line always had alot of loyalty from the customers.

They are not anywhere near Tremezza quality though....I still think the Tremezza line is one of the best values in the marketplace....great shoes. I don't even think Lobb can touch Tremezza quality....actually, I know a little about shoes, and I KNOW Lobb is not as well made as Tremezza's.

This is what you call good information. +1

 

[Taylormade]

Originally Posted by texas_jack

This is what you call good information. +1

No kidding.

 

[EL72]

Originally Posted by RIDER

I don't even think Lobb can touch Tremezza quality....actually, I know a little about shoes, and I KNOW Lobb is not as well made as Tremezza's.

I love Tramezzas and agree they are a great value but that's a pretty strong statement. Would you care to elaborate on it Ron?

 

[stickonatree]

i brought this back up from the dead to hear ron's response to tremezza vs. lobb (or anyone else who has an opinion on that matter!)

 

[A Harris]

I'm not Ron, but as he has pointed out before, the Tramezza shoes are hand welted which puts them in a different, higher category than Lobb in terms of construction quality. And at about half the price, that makes them quite a deal.

 

[ghulkhan]

They are better in terms of construction quality but what about leather quality?