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