Shell cordovan

http://vimeo.com/4814754

Instead of me writing all day about the history, the how and where of Shell Cordovan, here is a video that tells all.

It starts out at the Horween Leather and ends up at Allen Edmonds.

here is more to read about Shell Cordovan from Nick Horween himself.

Enjoy......

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This is fascinating.

Thanks for posting.

Nice link.

Am I the only one who sees a pair of shell cordovan shoes and thinks, "How big of a strop could I make out of those?"

Thanks for posting this. The video was very interesting!

ouch said:

Am I the only one who sees a pair of shell cordovan shoes and thinks, "How big of a strop could I make out of those?"

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YES YOU BLASPHEMER !!!

Alden does a very nice job with their shell cordovan line.

KenR said:

Alden does a very nice job with their shell cordovan line.

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I think they do a much better job than Allen Edmonds with cordovan and better than a pair of Italian hand mades I picked up in my wanderings.

ouch said:

Am I the only one who sees a pair of shell cordovan shoes and thinks, "How big of a strop could I make out of those?"

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Sure not, I'm with you!

Infact I saw this thread earlier & couldn't help myself thinking
"what a waste of good cordovan"

honed said:

Sure not, I'm with you!

Infact I saw this thread earlier & couldn't help myself thinking
"what a waste of good cordovan"

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lol....you guys are tearing me up....

the shoes only use a small part of the leather, does strop use the othe parts or just the shell cordovan too?

ouch said:

Am I the only one who sees a pair of shell cordovan shoes and thinks, "How big of a strop could I make out of those?"

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Get a pair of dress boots made from cordovan, to wear on trips. If you forget your travel strop, you can always use your boots.

mark the shoeshine boy said:

lol....you guys are tearing me up....

the shoes only use a small part of the leather, does strop use the othe parts or just the shell cordovan too?

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Just the shell.. That's why we all need to help out here & put on our sneakers instead & save the shell for the stropmakers

Cheers for posting the video, very interesting.

Deserves a bump. Very nice and informative video. Thanks for posting!

Ben

Yeah, I just watched the video and it renewed my desire to pick up a pair of shell cordovan shoes. Lets see how much money I have in the cushions of our couch at home!

jpakstis said:

Yeah, I just watched the video and it renewed my desire to pick up a pair of shell cordovan shoes. Lets see how much money I have in the cushions of our couch at home!

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+1 A pair of shell cordovan chukkas would fit into my wardrobe quite nicely.

Ben

Ordered a pair of Allen Edmonds Rutledge shoes Monday evening with a cordovan shell upgrade.

Custom orders apparently have a 12 week lead time, so it's going to be a while :/

I hear so much about the Alden's that I would like to try a pair, but I have yet to find a pair in an a width, so it's AE for me. I have one pair of wingtips in shell cordovan that are pushing 25 years old an still look good. The original cordovan color has faded from the red tones to more on the brown side now. The other is a pair of chukka boots I got last year.