Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A man of taste! Barkers make beautiful shoes which last a lifetime. Well made leather traditional shoes last indefinitely if well cared for and re-soled as needed. I have a pair of Trickers hacking boots (elastic sided riding boots) which are now 43 years old, and apart from a little elastic deterioration in the sides are still fine. Frank On 16 Feb, 2010, at 02:40, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > I find Clarks ultra comfortable for informal wear, but usually use > Barker with Goodyear welted soles for formal/informal wear, mainly > because they have wide fittings, and as they are not heavily > advertised, very good bang for the buck. After wearing them in, the > latter are as comfortable as Clarks. I seem to buy shoes about once in > 8-10 years nowadays, with a black pair of Bally, purchased in the days > they were actually Swiss made and before they were sold to private > equity mavens Texas Pacific Group in 1999, nudging 17 years, with one > resoling done. > > http://www.barker-shoes.co.uk/ > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: >>> I'm forced to admit that the life of my favorite pair of Doctor Marten's >>> oxfords is at an end. Do I simply replace them with another pair of >>> Docs, as >>> I've been doing since college, or do I get Mephisto's? I have a pair of >>> Bruno >>> Maglai's but it's a bit like walking on a sheet of ice with greased feet. >>> >>> I realize that a sharp photograph begins with the proper stance and the >>> proper >>> stance isn't proper without the proper footwear. >>> >>> >>> >> I'm starting the think that Ecco's are a notch up from Clarks. >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information