Great Finds: Specific Item Deals Around the Net

[Fred G. Unn]

Last pair of some beautiful Cleverley suede loafers, was $695 now $347, UK10 (US11)
http://www.mrporter.com/product/364997

Someone on SF bought these and said they came with shoe trees even though the trees aren't listed in the description. YMMV.

[Fred G. Unn]

I don't have much use for a black loafer, but if you're a size 10-10.5 and want one in cordovan you're in luck! Oak Street Bootmaker black cordovan beefroll loafer was $460 now $276, US 10. I size down 1/2 in OSB so I would guess these would fit a US10.5 and would be too big for someone who's usually a US10.
http://gentrynyc.com/collections/sal...dovan-beefroll

[fey]

are these new additions to epaulet's sale?

carmina balmoral boot in ruby shell, size 11. oh my....



http://epauletnewyork.com/collection...shell-cordovan

same in green shell, size 9

http://epauletnewyork.com/collection...shell-cordovan

and in 2 colors of calf

http://epauletnewyork.com/collection...ognac-calfskin
http://epauletnewyork.com/collection...black-calfskin

[aqwayne93]

Please... someone! BUY THESE:
http://www.billyreid.com/product/har...oot-black.html

[Fred G. Unn]

are these new additions to epaulet's sale?

Looks like it!

Please... someone! BUY THESE:
http://www.billyreid.com/product/har...oot-black.html

Hmmm ... they claim they are cordovan but they sure look like calf to me. I'd have to see those in person, or maybe some pics of someone wearing them to be sure.

[trash]

Please... someone! BUY THESE:
http://www.billyreid.com/product/har...oot-black.html

Available in brown for a bit more: http://www.billyreid.com/product/har...oot-brown.html

Look at the wrinkles in the rear-view picture of the brown pair, is that typical of shell cordovan? I thought shell has larger, cleaner creases but not the tiny wrinkles that calfskin gets.

[jackbauer24]

Available in brown for a bit more: http://www.billyreid.com/product/har...oot-brown.html

Look at the wrinkles in the rear-view picture of the brown pair, is that typical of shell cordovan? I thought shell has larger, cleaner creases but not the tiny wrinkles that calfskin gets.

anyone have any reviews on those boots, i googled them and nothing is turn up.

[movoblast]

anyone have any reviews on those boots, i googled them and nothing is turn up.

I just placed an order for a pair of brown ones. I called the customer service and the customer service rep told me, "it says here it is made from horsehide, so yes, it is cordovan." We'll see how it is. A poor man's cigar alden captoe boots. I also prefer the vibram soles over leather soles which get really annoying in wet conditions. If these turn out to be good, I'll be selling my jcrew alden captoe cordovan boots since the burgundy color doesn't really fit in with my wardrobe.

[movoblast]

Oh crud. I am now learning that cordovan can mean horsehide but not necessarily the other way around. It may not be cordovan....

[LesserBlackDog]

I'm not sure "cordovan" and "horsehide" are interchangeable terms at all. Cordovan actually refers very specifically to a tanned layer of fibrous muscle from the horse's rump. It's not part of the hide of the animal. Horsehide seems to refer to the horse's hide or skin generally, which would not include the part of the animal that gets used to make shell cordovan.

[movoblast]

I'm not sure "cordovan" and "horsehide" are interchangeable terms at all. Cordovan actually refers very specifically to a tanned layer of fibrous muscle from the horse's rump. It's not part of the hide of the animal. Horsehide seems to refer to the horse's hide or skin generally, which would not include the part of the animal that gets used to make shell cordovan.

Yeah, but apparently they are using cordovan to describe horsehide. I know that horsehide is not the same thing as cordovan. That is why I think it is misleading. But I read a couple old threads from styleforum and apparently it is not SHELL cordovan.

[LesserBlackDog]

In the context of leather types, cordovan can really only mean one thing: Shell cordovan. If they are trying to pass off ordinary horsehide as "cordovan" then, to me, that is pretty misleading. The things that make shell cordovan desirable - its toughness, its unique luster, and its scarcity - are not characteristics shared by plain ol' horsehide.

It's bad enough that a lot of companies use "cordovan" as a color descriptor. Using "cordovan" to describe horse leather that isn't actually shell cordovan is borderline fraud IMO.

[aqwayne93]

Horsehide Boots? :O Sounds amazing... Thank goodness the blacks are not in my size and I just dropped bank on the Mark McNairy boots and a TOJ jacket (more to come on that)

[toomoody]

Tommy Hilfiger 3" tie in red or blue for $9 with code JanSale40: http://usa.tommy.com/shop/en/thb2cus...05?Color=ROYAL
Free Two day shipping if you have Shoprunner.

EDIT: And, I bought the last blue. Red is still in stock: http://usa.tommy.com/shop/en/thb2cus...2305?Color=RED

[jackbauer24]

Oh crud. I am now learning that cordovan can mean horsehide but not necessarily the other way around. It may not be cordovan....

Hope you like store credits, since they don't do refund on sale items.