I am a former nuclear mechanic supervisor (submarines) turned cordwainer.
That means: I like shoes and I like coffee.
I have an opinion on just about everything. You don’t have to agree with the opinions to enjoy the shoes.
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BAM! ZOTT! POW! (Know what that last pic is? ALL my high heel parts, fabrics, leathers etc…have finally arrived.) First, on a personal note, let me say that I have been running amok helping my wife prepare for Army basic training. She leaves this Sunday, wish her luck. Secondly, with just a tad over 250 submissions, coming from as far away as Israel and India, for the Fall Relief Anthology, I had to make some [...] Today’s lastings: Men’s tri-colored derby w/ wingtip, 3/4 brogue. Red, rose and chocolate. Mmmm chocolate…. (Camera angle makes the rear-view of the one shoe look quite bulbous, I assure you that it is not.) Classic men’s oxford with brogued toe cap in black French calf. European size 45…about a men’s size 13 with a slight build-up. This cordwainer [...] I refer to these as a “Country Oxford” as the material choice lends them for casual wear despite a formal cut. Blue cowhide, blue suede, brogued. There are significant build-ups along the ball joints of this particular last… the goal was to hide the not-so streamlined foot. I spent the day patterning shoes and boots and [...] Men’s whole cut oxford, 3 eyelets, square toe. FULL welt: Here they are IN ACTION! Very simple and plain cut built for a fellow classmate in exchange for some honest feedback on fit. Now… …get ready for this… The SEAMLESS oxford, in chocolate water buffalo. This exercise in MADNESS was started by non other than Marcell Mrsan on the [...] Burnished French calf with chocolate ostritch. 3/4 welt with a low profile concave heel (it’s not tall enough to be a Cuban… like a Baby Cuban Heel…but not…) These will be the last slip-ons for a awhile, I have “some other stuff” that I’ll be showing later this week… O.o Black stingray It didn’t “fall together” quite as I wanted it (but still a good looking and funky clunker)…no worries, I have plenty more to make. I’m about ready to strip and redo my personal website into a pro “working” website — this LiveJournal will be moved to a “Friends Only” journal in 24 hours or so — I need me some Interwebanymoty! My website will still push shoe related posts to this journal (or should, in theory), so the leathery goodness [...] |
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