Edge dressing for Trickers Brogues???

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Originally Posted by Speed

Bring em on Dan. I'm keen to learn.

I'm getting my Masters in Shoeology here in this thread!

Actually if you want to get a leg up you really should have a look at Styleforum. Reddit may have some stuff but if your really keen on footwear Styleforum is the ticket. Basically they have an appreciation thread for a number of shoemakers and some threads for various retailers as well.

The main thing is establishing your budget, determining Lasts that work best for you, and determining what styles work best for you.

It helps to have an open mind and try to determine which Shoemaker makes the most attractive style of shoe your currently considering. Often enthusiasts get trapped into following nothing but one shoemaker or buying nothing but Cordovan because they think they have found the holy grail.

Have a gander at things way above your means to begin with and try to start early with an open mind so you'll be more aware of what is actually possible and available. Nothing wrong with buying Allen Edmonds all of your life, but then again what does it hurt to realize there are many more options of which maybe you might find either Vass, Crockett and Jones, or even John Lobb actually works best for you. Frankly I have found a great mixture of a number of different brands have really worked best for me as I have everything from Redwing, Rancourt, Alden, Crockett and Jones, Vass, Rider Boot Co, Edward Green, Gaziano Girling, John Lobb, St Crispins and a number of others.

The threads are long and contain a lot of fluff but if you have the patience to see them from beginning to end there is a lot of treasure there as well.

Hopefully this is somewhat helpful and please let me know if I can be of any assistance. Keep in mind however my information to a degree can be dated as I have found I have what I need here for now and I am currently on things that go bang. I do that a bit from watches, to footwear, to pointy things, to things that go bang. LOL

But I'm willing to help as much as possible.

Cheers,

Dan


P.S. Whatever you do don't fall for the greatness and beauty of those Edward Green Galways. They can be like M&Ms or Lays Potato Chips. LOL

When you get a chance take a look at the Edward Green Falkirk in Antique Edwardian as it is similar to the one you posted but then again.........