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    • BeatleB
      Beatle
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      nice, really love the leather

      We can do anything

      http://bybeatle.com

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      • L
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        Just wanted to make sure but will I will fit a sz 9 vibram oxford if I am a 9.5 in vans? Will mostly wear thin/no socks with them

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        • namenessN
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          Yup, you'll be fine.  With no socks you may even think about going to an 8.5 but you should email George and ask him.  You're definitely safe in a 9.

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          • 6
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            Hi all

            Noob here… hope you dont consider me rude just registering and coming straight in with a question.

            Was wondering whether any of you guys in the UK who have ordered from OSB directly could give me an idea of how long delivery usually takes. I seem to remember USPS are extremely slow from a previous item i ordered from the US.

            My shoes were dispatched 4/4/11, and the tracking is showing no updates after 9 days, only that they have been notified to expect the parcel.

            How long did you guys have to wait?

            Lee

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              In future ask me to get 'em picked up by UPS.  My deal is way cheaper than USPS and only takes 3 days.  I'll recharge you….

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • SimonQ.S
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                fuck. and i was so upset about getting them with usps.. they are a mess 😢

                but still, good to know Giles!

                selling: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4495.0
                seeking: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4788.0

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                • 6
                  68lbs
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                  @Giles:

                  In future ask me to get 'em picked up by UPS.

                  Damn, wish I'd known in advance. I'll certainly give you a shout if I get some boots for the winter.  🙂

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                  • J
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                    anyone (Lando I'm looking in your direction) handled the new Epaulet shoes? they look much like OSB's offerings, are hand-sewn in Maine (does everyone in Maine work in the shoemaking business), Horween leather, look pretty nice for the money.

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                    • SimonQ.S
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                      @jacoavlu:

                      anyone (Lando I'm looking in your direction) handled the new Epaulet shoes? they look much like OSB's offerings, are hand-sewn in Maine (does everyone in Maine work in the shoemaking business), Horween leather, look pretty nice for the money.

                      Yep, they look good (those from epaulet).
                      No, I think there is just one shoe factory in Maine producing for everyone.

                      selling: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4495.0
                      seeking: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4788.0

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                      • J
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                        thanks

                        sure makes you wonder, are all these shoes (epaulet, OSB, bean, yuketen, eastland, quoddy) pretty much the same, with a different name stamped on the inside?

                        kinda like a lot of the "premium" new US jeans lines… same denim, different patch

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                        • SeulS
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                          George has told me before that Oakstreet has its own atelier, and they do not share with anyone else…

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                          • namenessN
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                            I think it's fair to say that even if there's some overlap with production (though as Seul said, OSB says they do not use the same factory as others) there is a difference in the materials used/offered, styles, and variance in construction.

                            I'm sure you know, but you run into this with other garment production.  IE Gitman makes their own shirts, as well as Band of Outsiders, Thom Browne, etc.

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                            • J
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                              thats good to know

                              they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…
                              OSB:

                              Epaulet:

                              OSB:

                              Epaulet:

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                              • SeulS
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                                That's a style of shoes - you can't expect them to differ thàt much…

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                                • namenessN
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                                  ^ Yeah, exactly.  Mocs have been made like that since before we were born.

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                                  • SimonQ.S
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                                    ..but the natural leather looks really good.

                                    selling: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4495.0
                                    seeking: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4788.0

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                                    • GeoG
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                                      . . . plus (and I've said this before on the forum) that feckin christie sole is getting stuck onto just about every shoe in world production . . . i'm buying shares in vibram

                                      Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity

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                                      • J
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                                        @Seul:

                                        That's a style of shoes - you can't expect them to differ thàt much…

                                        @nameness:

                                        ^ Yeah, exactly.  Mocs have been made like that since before we were born.

                                        oh yes of course
                                        I've no problems with the shoes, they're great looking and worth the money
                                        I wish I owned all of them
                                        just shopping for a new pair of shoes and seeing all the new shoes popping up
                                        that are hand-sewn in Maine and so similar looking
                                        and many of them sold by companies not based in Maine
                                        makes you wonder if they're all made by the same people

                                        I don't really want to wait 6 weeks for some OSB's…
                                        trying to decide on a pair of the Epaulets
                                        or some Yuketen angler mocs

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                                        • J
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                                          @Geo:

                                          . . . plus (and I've said this before on the forum) that feckin christie sole is getting stuck onto just about every shoe in world production . . . i'm buying shares in vibram

                                          yes yes yes
                                          I like it a lot on the Yuketen Maine Guides and Red Wings
                                          but not quite as much on the oxfords
                                          and I'm not sure I'll like it at all a year from now on anything other than boots

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                                          • SeulS
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                                            I love the vibram soles - sold me on those oxfords really… Des goûts et des coleurs...

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