After a couple months of polishing with oxblood wax these burgundy Gaziano & Girling Carnegies are darkening just as intended. They are a much deeper shade than they were when they arrived in February.
Nothing wrong with burgundy I suppose but to my eye a deep maroon looks better with navy, brown or tan.
Worn with tan and brown herringbone hose and a tan-with-red-undertones Solaro suit that has its own herringbone in a different scale.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Suits and Socks, Installment XV
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My saddle was colored the same way, takes patience and an even hand. Love the color of the leather when a new saddle arrives but it is not practical.
These shoes look as magnificent as any shoe could, such a shame their job is to mmake contact with pavement!
they are looking much better!
Those socks are so much more subdued than what you usually wear... wait a minute! Who are you and what have you done with Will?
Seriously, it's a nice look--very classy. The shoes have a beautiful sheen. I wonder, though: why did you order them in burgundy and then darken them with polish? Why not order them in oxblood to start with?
Yes, the socks are so subdued I might well have named the post something other than I did.
Burgundy is the darkest color in the red family that is available from G&G in calf. So I had no choice.
Wow, fantastic patina on those shoes!
Burgundy wax? What cave have I been living in? I have some dark brown shoes that I would love even more if I could give them a tinge of red.. where can one procure wax of colors besides black and brown? I suppose a Google search would tell me, but if I ask here, then I stand a far better chance of getting a quality recommendation!
Lincoln Red (Oxblood) is what is on those shoes Arctic.
Beautiful shoes, but beige pants on beige socks? I'm shocked.
Will, are they bespoke? The fit is amazing for a pair of monks :-O
They are made to order G&Gs.
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