My Pix of Leather and Linen Combo Specs

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AS specs
Brown Specs
Marteganis

Churchs Paul Stuart Pollock Peal Specs

Which are you favourites?

 

[scotrace]

I like the ones between the words "Combo Specs" and "Favourites."

 

[Rooster]

I'll take the Brown specs please....

 

[Duck]

WOW!!!!! Those are very nice. I like them all!

 

[Orgetorix]

The brown ones are nice, if a bit busy. The Marteganis would be great if they didn't have the odd squared-off sole at the toe.

 

[Ferragamo]

Wow!!!

All the shoes look great!!! My avatar is my first shot into the linen and leather spec world!

 

[Orgetorix]

All the shoes look great!!! My avatar is my first shot into the linen and leather spec world!

Nice! Do you have a larger photo of yours? I'm particularly interested in the waist treatment on the sole. It looks unusual.

 

[PADDY]

I'd like to know...

...where to get access to these babies please?

Any weblinks to them so that if any of us want to 'bite' and open our wallets...then we can do in our own time.

Thankyou

 

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Access to L&L Specs with Wallet Open

The Marteganis can be ordered thru Ron Rider. The Churchs, Lobbs and Sargents are all available as well thru their websites I believe. The Paul Stuarts were this years offering. Brooks has Brown and Whites for sale on their website.

 

[Ferragamo]

Hows this?

Nice! Do you have a larger photo of yours? I'm particularly interested in the waist treatment on the sole. It looks unusual.

 

[Orgetorix]

Interesting...is that waist stitched in the middle, or is that just some unusual tooling?

 

[Ferragamo]

The shoes were created like that, it seems a shame to wear them outside and scuff the bottoms. But they are extremly comfortable and stylish, I wear them with dark brown linen slacks with a 2 1/2 inch cuff.

 

[ramblinBOB]

beautiful i want them

 

[DanielJones]

"Very nice indeed", he says after a low long whistle. The second pair are my favorites of the group.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Here's a very early, 1920s pair of patent leather (yes, patent leather!) and linen spectators. I sold these a while back to someone in Japan.

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[herringbonekid]

Marc, that patent leather and canvas* pairing is inspired !
every time i think i've seen it all, another amazing pair of vintage shoes surprises me.





* are you sure it wasn't linen on those shoes ? those nubs/slubs look rather linen-like.

 

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Marc, every time i think i've seen it all, another amazing pair of vintage shoes surprises me.

Marc does it again. Japan must be full of the best USA vintage shoes...and then there is the great stuff they make themselves.

 

[Marty M.]

Now those are kicks.

Here's a very early, 1920s pair of patent leather (yes, patent leather!) and linen spectators. I sold these a while back to someone in Japan.

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Marc, you are the Chairman of the Board for the Style Council.
Marty