J. Crew cordovan

Willsw · Sep 28, 2008

It seems they are ever heightening their...end. Higher-ing? Anyway, some pennies in that leather you all love. Hopefully they'll end up in the bargain bin at the end of the season.

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Mens...7577/97577.jsp

lee_44106 · Sep 28, 2008

I highly doubt that it's shell cordovan.

robin · Sep 28, 2008

Ron Rider made an excellent post recently about some lesser cordovan that's coming out of Italy now, and that could be it. I was also curious about them, but I'd sooner just buy Alden.

TheFusilliJerry · Sep 28, 2008

Originally Posted by lee_44106

I highly doubt that it's shell cordovan.

Originally Posted by jcrew

The ultimate penny loafer: a collector's item in a superior quality, extra-durable Cordovan leather with a classic ox-blood finish. Italian leather upper. Leather lining and sole. Import. Catalog/jcrew.com only. Price $425

It appears so..

RIDER · Sep 28, 2008

Originally Posted by robin

Ron Rider made an excellent post recently about some lesser cordovan that's coming out of Italy now, and that could be it. I was also curious about them, but I'd sooner just buy Alden.

Thanks, but I didn't say 'lesser cordovan'....there is a very nice heavy calf that is tanned to mimic shell cordovan, and that's what I've seen. As a matter of fact, I just ordered some, as it is very nice.

Whether these shoes are made of this or not, I would'nt know. Shoe looks pretty good, actually, except for the soles. I can tell by the prefab heel who makes them, and they are pretty cheap. And the welt stitching you see is just for appearances, it's not functional. Pretty much cardboard.

robin · Sep 28, 2008

^ Thanks for clarifying that.

AlanC · Sep 28, 2008

It is a collector's item, though.

voxsartoria · Sep 28, 2008

If that is shell cordovan, though, I give them points for moccasin construction which one would not find in a cordovan penny very easily. Alden does not use a moccasin front, for example, and neither does C&J in their cordo pennies.

But, if you're after that, I would spring for a bit more and get these for $588 from Paul Stuart:

I recall a rumor that these are made up in Maine by some of the workers who used to make Weejuns. Does anyone have these? I was thinking of looking into a pair.

- B

Tarmac · Sep 28, 2008

would this new leather be similar to Horween's ChromXcel? I have Chromxcel on Red Wing Gentleman Travelers, and it is the closest I've seen calf leather feel like shell.

rebel222 · Sep 28, 2008

There was a long discussion of these shoes on AAAC a couple of months ago. I will try to locate the thread b/c I think someone purchased these (or at lease inquired to J Crew)

Here's the post:
AAAC thread

It looks like no one ever found out if these are shell. The price was $350 a couple of months ago.

Willsw · Sep 28, 2008

Originally Posted by rebel222

The price was $350 a couple of months ago.

Soon we'll see J.Crew monogram sneakers for $600.

RIDER · Sep 28, 2008

Originally Posted by Tarmac

would this new leather be similar to Horween's ChromXcel? I have Chromxcel on Red Wing Gentleman Travelers, and it is the closest I've seen calf leather feel like shell.

No - chromexcel is a pull-up, meaning it's impregnated with grease/tallow and the pigment is 'loose'. If you had the leather in your hand before it's made into a product, you could pull your fingers underneath and move the color.

This is just a plump calf with some sort of grain treatment to smooth it out.

TheFusilliJerry · Sep 28, 2008

Originally Posted by AlanC

It is a collector's item, though.
the mark of exellence

playdohh22 · Sep 29, 2008

Definitely calf skin. If not definite, they sure do look a lot like it. Jeeezz $425 for those?

TheFusilliJerry · Sep 29, 2008

Originally Posted by oaklandish on AAAC

Again, this is a funny way to describe cordovan-colored calf: "superior quality, extra-durable Cordovan leather with a classic ox-blood finish." If this isn't shell, it is horribly deceptive advertising. "Extra-durable"? Capitalized "C"? I give this outfit a bit more credit than that. The reference to "Italian leather" is a bit weird, granted, but I'm not ready to write these off as calf just yet.
+1

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