Today's Shoes

John Lobb Paris plain-toe chelsea boots in dark brown calf with single leather soles (Chesland model, 8695 last). Hallelujah, back home now, so I can get a little more variety in my shoes.

Today's Shoes

John Lobb Paris plain-toe chelsea boots in dark brown calf with single leather soles (Chesland model, 8695 last). Two things that would make these boots better are cloth pull tabs on the front of the throat as well as the back (since one puts them on by putting one hand on the back pull tab and one hand on the front throat) and making them wholecuts, so that there weren't seams running from the bottom of the elastic gores to the soles on either side.

Today's Shoes

John Lobb Paris plain-toe chelsea boot in dark brown calf with single leather soles. Yes, a repeat of what I wore the day before yesterday. I'm traveling for the holidays, and I can't take many shoes with me. Chelsea boots are just about the ideal travel shoes because they can be worn in many different situations and because they're easy to get out of and into when going through airport security.

Today's Shoes

John Lobb Paris plain-toe chelsea boots in dark brown calfskin with single leather soles (Chesland model, 8695 last). I usually have trouble with JL Paris's 8695 last because it's too wide in the heel for me, but it doesn't bother me on these boots. I'm not sure why, although I suspect that it has something to do with the fact that they are boots rather than shoes. The picture above is of these boots in black calf, but mine are almost identical in every respect.

Today's Shoes

Day

John Lobb Paris austerity brogues in tan calf (Widner model, 8695 last). This is the fourth of my four pairs of austerity brogues. 8695 doesn't fit me particularly well in the heel, unfortunately, which is why these shoes don't get a whole lot of action.

Evening

John Lobb Paris three-eyelet V-front derbies in tobacco suede (Perrier model, 8896 last). This is one of the near-perfect shoe designs. The only thing that could improve this shoe is a more stylish last.