The ‘Chianti’, or the ‘V Chianti All Handsewn Maine Guide Ox’ to give them their Sunday name is not a handle that exactly slips off the tongue now is it. But lets be honest, who actually gives a shit what their shoes are called. Furthermore, set aside this lengthy appellation and you’ve got a pair of Yuk’s that reek of full-bodied stitching and a familiar beefy price tag. These testosterone fuelled moccasins feature a hefty Vibram sole that makes them gargantuan to the point of ridicule. However, look…
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What a lovely pair of cherries eh? To the untrained eye these ruby’s may look like a pair of regular leather kicks. Don’t be fooled though. These Blucher’s courtesy Chicago cobblers ‘Oak Street’ are made from…
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I bought a pair of ‘Lenok’s’ back in May and have since dubbed them my lush leathery moon-brogues. And when I say moon-brogues I don’t mean in a cloddish awkward way. I mean in a gravity-free springy-as-fuck…
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If you’re a dog person then you go and get yourself a dog. But what if your someone who’s passion for the canny little mongrels is so, that the only next logical step is…
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Like an awkward pubescent teen who’s just about to pop his cherry, this coming Friday is the one day of the year I’ve been both looking forward to and dreading in equal measure. It’s the…
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Personally, I’ve never owned a pair of Dr Martens. Don’t get me wrong I’ve considered them in the past, but I couldn’t get my head around that PVC cushioned sole. I appreciate it’s a…
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‘Chromexcel’, sounds like some new spread-sheet software on Windows 7, doesnt it? In fact it may well be for all we know, but it’s also a super-leather that goes through at least 89 different treatment processes, which take…