Johnston & Murphy jalkineet

[Jami]

Millasta kokemusta teillä on Johnston & Murphyn jalkineista. Oli tuossa huuto päällä Shell Cordovan kengistä ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300415857155 ), mutta joku nokitti mun 125$ tarjouksen yli 20 centillä. Joten ennen kuin seuraavia rupean huuteleen niin olis kiva tietää onko ne missä laadussa. Vertailukohtina varmaan parhaiten Florsheim ja Allen Edmons.

[Pchan]

Nuo Crown Aristocratit ovat ilmeisesti ihan päteviä kenkiä.

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I mention Johnston & Murphy here as a general lament about what has happened to US shoe companies. It used to be that J&M, Cole Haan, Stacey Adams (yes, Stacey Adams), Nettleton, and others joined with Alden and Allen-Edmonds to produce excellent welted footwear. One by one, all except Alden and Allen-Edmonds either shut down or shipped production overseas and went downmarket. J&M was the last holdout, but, alas, they couldn't resist forever. A few years ago, they shut down the factory in Tennessee and moved almost all production overseas (except for their Crown Aristocraft line, which continue to be made in the US; I can't say whether they are made in Tennessee or at another US facility). It's a shame, really. If you can find any of the NOS (New Old Stock) J&M Handmades around in your size, snap them up. They will never be made again.

[Ville]

Nykyinen J&M on kuraa, vintage-mallit sen sijaan laadukkaita - Crown Aristocraft sekä shell cordovan -mallit erityisesti.