A step too steep

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i think they look like plastic. check the rack in a few months!

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Scott!!! Good to see you here.

It helps to hear negative feedback like that. I'll be over those shoes in no time. :)

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thx! i keep forgetting to check lj!

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We 'raft clingers' need to stick together!

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y'know...with a pair of wingtips, and an adventurous cordwainer (like myself), you could probably approximate them by adding a sole to the bottoms of the new shoes, put on in 2 sizes, and wrapped with clear vinyl tubing!

i say this, having recently had to toss a pair i clapped together for myself, when i discovered the soles literally falling apart, as i wore them! i used the same product flip-flops are made of, but didn't have a cement that was compatible with the original sole...they were red on the bottom!

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Red on the bottom . . . like Laboutins! :)

I happened to wear wingtips this morning, at a memorial service for a neighbor on the street where I grew up. I never pay attention to others' footwear, but I'd be willing to bet I was one of two or three in wingtips.

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i am going to salvage those shoes i mentioned... the uppers are good, and i have an idea for retro-lasting shoes i want to try.

with all the horrible soles being used, these days, there are many that i have no cement for, and put actors health at risk, daily! if i can replace them with something cooperative, hooray!

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Could you spurn cement altogether and use old-fashioned hobnails instead?

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oops! i missed this one!

i could use nails if i sew on a flange to stick an innersole to...it might just be too much work!

i bought a pair of interim boots, so i could dress rigoletto, without tripping on the soles that were falling off... i really need t go clothes shopping!