I love watches. But, I’ve never gotten into vintage pieces. Today, my friend David brought over a few rare vintage Rolexes for me to take a look at. It’s pretty amazing how these watches age beautifully, just like a patina on a well worn pair of shoes.
This particular Daytona from the 1970’s is for sale so if you’re interested I’ll put you in touch with the owner.
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Saint Crispin’s #215, chiseled last. My first pair of black cap toe balmorals! Yeah, I know…
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The guys at Starbucks really liked my tie today.
Drake’s, from the Armoury of course.
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I love my Quoddys. They’re my kick around shoes, I wear them sockless with shorts or chinos. I love the feel of the buttery soft leather linings. Unlike most local people from Hawaii, I prefer my Quoddys to slippers (flip-flops).
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The view from Building C of the Royal Hawaiian Center, the top of the historic Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
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I’ve been wanting a pair for about 5 years now and finally got one, the 105 wingtip in “blackish brown” crust leather on the chiseled last. They really are amazingly beautiful in person.
The fit is very nice as well. I take a 9F Edward Green 202 and 606, 9E Barrie last, 8.5EE John Lobb 7000 last. I ordered 8.5G and they fit perfectly. The support throughout the waist and heel is sublime. Somehow, it really does feel like a hand made shoe.
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Ever since I first visited China about 6 years ago, my eyes have been opened to the endless opportunities available for manufacturing in China.
Since then, I have ordered custom paper bags, socks, boxes, and other random products. I’ve even started another company, Hawaii PaperWorks, a wholesaler of paper products for retailers.
If you have any interest in Chinese manufacturing, or even just curious about how “stuff gets made,” I highly recommend visiting China and exploring the abundant opportunities. The food aint bad either.
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When I first saw Saint Crispin’s shoes in Tokyo about 5 years ago I immediately fell in love. The shape of their lasts, the beautiful finishing, and the genuine hand made nature really left me in awe. Since then, I wanted to stock them but didn’t think the timing was right.
Recently, through a Style Forum friend, I was introduced to Phillip Car and the rest is history. Mahalo EC and Phillip! We are all very excited to represent Saint Crispin’s!
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Our new welcome page features a rotation of pictures, currently set with our featured EG pic, some GC and Alden pics, and a pic of our friend Phat Guido. If you are interested in being on our welcome page, please send me a picture of yourself with a Leather Soul product. You may find yourself as one of the next “Poster Boys” for LS!
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Aloha everyone!
One of the main features of our new website is “Shop Talk” and “Tom’s Blog.” In Shop Talk, the Leather Soul staff will be blogging about things going on in the shop, as well as general lifestyle type posts to give you a view into life here in Waikiki and Beverly Hills. I’ll do the same in my blog, but it will be more focused on things that interest me.
I hope these two new blogs will be interesting and enjoyable for you!
Tom
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