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No? Then how would you quantify it, and what would disqualify that shoe? 360 Degree welt? check. Double sole? Looks to be a check. Full brogue wingtip? check. Blucher? check. Gunboats or no (and what have you got against them anyway?) that kind of shoe looks great with jeans.

I'd say that this qualifies as a gunboat: http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline/product_6526701_1_40000000001_-1

No ya don't.... It's a fine look.

It softens and fades the denim, as well as shrinking it back to it's original size or smaller. The denimheads will buy jeans in a far too small size, never wash them, so they stretch out in some areas but are much tighter then they were intended to be in the legs. Leaving the denim raw (and thus...

Just to show how strongly we associate that mustache with Hitler, look at this cat: Uncanny, isn't it? From here: http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl

No kidding. The best shoes I own were courtesy of Gene. And as you can see in this thread, he has a few pairs lying around.

In the realm of leather shoes, there is absolutely nothing that hasn't been made at some point in time. Keep in mind that until the last century, there was one way to make leather shoes, and that's how we make high end men's shoes today. Wood lasts. Leather. Thread (which has evolved to be a...

It was in no way the norm back in the day. You could buy 'em that nice, but not a whole lot of people sprung for an all beaver hat back then. Most would have been wearing much cheaper stuff- rabbit and hare fur mostly. Think a royal stetson type quality.

^or they're just trying to reverse the trend of vanity sizing and go back to what the sizes should be. Not everybody is fat, and not everyone wants clothes that are giant on them. I have a shirt or two that are marked as smalls that would be larges or perhaps even XL if the makers were...

I heard that. However, did they account for the fact that many of those may be meant to fit on the hips rather then the waist, so are made to fit a person with a waist of 36, even though they sit on the larger hips? Also, did they account for shrinkage? That said, I've known this for...

The tie as we know it today was adopted by the europeans becuase it was less annoying then the lace collars that were in vogue then. Could the same thing happen to the tie that happened to the lace collar, shunned and actively hated because it serves no purpose and is uncomfortable for many...

Nail polish remover is acetone. Also, I would really recommend using a leather conditioner after using any sort of solvent on leather. Otherwise you dry it out and could do some serious damage.

I use a tilley. TH3, to be specific. Shade without the heat of a felt, and I never have to think twice about it. Dunk it in water to cool you off, floats (not usually too important...), has a windcord in case that's ever necessary. Really, they're just great outdoor hats in general, at least...

I'm a much bigger fan of the All Stars then the one stars. Cleaner lines, a little more classic looking. No faux distressing. That said, I flat out refuse to pay the $60 they're charging for 'em these days. Wal Mart makes near identical ones for all of $12, though a much more limited color...

Probably 1890s if that's when the mine closed. As for precise dating, that would probably be difficult. Also, pics of these would be awesome. And lexol or the like is the best way to restore them, I would think.