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  1. davestlouis

    Driving in a suit or sport coat: Jacket off or on (and buttoned or un-buttoned)?

    I keep mine on all day at work, and generally just leave it on for the ride home too...
  2. davestlouis

    Terminology: US vs. UK - 1942

    Regional dialects and vocabulary are disappearing even within the US, at an alarming rate. Exposure to national TV with talking heads on there with bland, non-regional accents is dumbing down the language. Even as a child, my relatives from Northern Kentucky spoke differently than the ones who...
  3. davestlouis

    Allen Edmonds:How many??

    I bought my first pair around 1989, black calf Arlingtons, long since worn out and tossed. At the moment, I have the following: Arlington, dark brown McAlister, black Bridgeton, tan Grayson, merlot and burgundy(corrected grain) Brookwood, chili Saratoga, medium brownish color, unsure of the...
  4. davestlouis

    Had an interesting conversation with my father the other day

    Good grief...dinner was great, pastrami sandwich on a pretzel bun with a side of cottage cheese, but my dad announced that he can't find the tools, doesn't recall what he did with them. Further , my parents are going to their winter home in AZ next week and promised to look when they get back...
  5. davestlouis

    Had an interesting conversation with my father the other day

    I surely will, now if I can con my dad out of the shoeshine valet he's had since I was a kid, with the "Shoeshine 5 cents" on the side, I'd be all set. I imagine it dates from the 60s and is tacky-retro cool.
  7. davestlouis

    Had an interesting conversation with my father the other day

    We went out to dinner, and he casually mentioned that my great-great-grandfather had been a shoemaker, and did I have an interest in all of his shoemaking tools? I about fell out of my chair. One, I was not aware of the occupations of anyone prior to my grandfathers, and second, I had no idea...
  8. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Yup, 12D, clear as a bell. I can get the right one on, but wouldn't want to wear it for any length of time, can't even get my left foot all the way in the shoe. My Breather Wright Arch preserver tassel loafers fit just fine...
  9. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    I just wish the Wrights fit...they are nominally 12D, but fit more like an 11C, which is a drag. So, they will be going for sale one of these days...
  10. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    A new purchase, 1960s??? Wright Whippet II Arch Preservers... http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2d733b3127ccef14de3ace52f00000030O00AcuGrNi0ZOGYPbz4Q/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/...
  11. davestlouis

    pleasant surprise at the cobbler today

    I read recently that there were 200,000 cobblers in the US in 1950, and approximately 4,000 now. People buy disposable shoes and leather goods, it seems to be a trade that is dying off, like real barbers.
  13. davestlouis

    pleasant surprise at the cobbler today

    I was just reading something a cobbler posted on another forum...apparently the white lugs were built-in wear indicators...when the white lugs were gone, time for new heels.
  14. davestlouis

    pleasant surprise at the cobbler today

    I picked up 5 pairs of shoes from my local cobbler, they came back in a large paper Kroger's bag (classy huh?), which is the way this particular vendor has always returned shoes. Anyway, everything looked just fine, until I got to the bottom shoes in the bag. They are an older pair of LL Bean...
  15. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    And one more...I believe these are made by Footjoy, they are marked as "Bennie's Shoes" which I understand is in Atlanta...note the darker laces, which is typical of Footjoy tassel loafers.
  16. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    Or how about something a little different than the normal Allen Edmonds Grayson...this is the Brookwood in Chili.
  17. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    How about a pair of Allen Edmonds Saratogas in a cool golden-brown color...I suspect these are late-70s production.
  19. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    And the Allen Edmonds Sanford...I have these in black too...
  20. davestlouis

    Show us your SHOES !!!

    My Allen Edmonds Bridgetons...poor man's version of the Allen McAfee's above...
  21. davestlouis

    Photos of my new Gfeller Casemakers Briefcase

    I've lived in St Louis since 1985 and had never heard of the Hermann Oak Tannery...looks like they are in an industrial area near a Procter and Gamble soap factory north of downtown. I never cease to be amazed at local businesses I was not aware of.
  22. davestlouis

    Wingtips in the New York Times

    I wore a pair of 70s? British Walkers today...burgundy color with great patina, newish Cats Paw heels, and new 1/2 soles, great old shoes.
  23. davestlouis

    Vintage Spade Sole Shoes

    Gorgeous, love the huge perforations and pinking!

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