CHURCH’S VINTAGE BROGUES – BLACK - UK 8 – BURWOOD – EXCELLENT CONDITION
A super pair of vintage Custom Grade full-brogue oxford shoes in beautiful black bookbinder leather from Church’s. They are in excellent used condition, overall – notwithstanding a little creasing across the vamps and the odd surface mark here and there – and there is a small piece missing from the rubber heel of one of the shoes (see photos). This pair have been professionally fitted with non-slip rubber over-soles and are unworn since come in a Church’s shoe box, but it is not original to these shoes. This pair were originally sold as ‘subs’ but I do not know why that was.
In my opinion, although modern-day Church’s shoes are still very desirable, well-made and fashioned from first-class materials, they are not quite as exceptional as those from some years ago. So, if you can find a pair of vintage Church’s in really nice condition then you are probably finding some of the nicest shoes around.
The width fitting is ‘F’ – which is the ‘standard’ width fitting.
The style is ‘Burwood II’ – an iconic full-brogue design and one of Church’s best known shoes. This pair were formed on the 81 Last.
The shoes feature bookbinder leather uppers, lightweight leather / linen linings, leather soles and all the build-quality that one expects from this traditional English shoemaker.
(Shoe trees not included)