In this video I show several examples of shoes that have real Goodyear welting or Blake Stitched soles, and ones that have false (cosmetic) stitching. More and more shoe manufacturers are making it harder and harder to tell a cheap cemented shoe from a well constructed shoe. I show you how to tell the difference, and why you should care. I also show a few clips of some neat vintage NOS shoes I've come across while thrifting.
If you're not familiar with the difference between a Goodyear Welted, Blake Stitched, and Cemented construction shoe, please watch the following video first: "Goodyear Welted vs Blake Stitched Construction Shoes" https://youtu.be/fpEpqJ0eO0g. It will really be a big help to understand that first as a foundation to this video.
1:55 What is Goodyear Welting & Blake Stitching?
4:07 Blake Stitched J&M loafer sole failing with a decorateive welt
6:02 J&M cap toe Derby with false sole stitching & decorative stitched welt
7:11 J&M 1850 line Oxfords with false stitching on bonded soles
8:15 Vintage Bostonian loafers with real Blake Stitched soles
8:33 How to spot fake Blake Stitching (Florsheim vs Allen Edmonds)
9:50 Cole Haan Grands wholecut Oxfords with false stitching
10:37 NOS vintage Sears wingtip Oxfords that are completely cracked
11:16 Bates DuPont Corfam LWB (Long Wing Blucher)
12:27 NOS vintage Hanover kilted tassel loafers that are either genine Goodyear Welted, or Blake Rapid stitched.
**SORRY FOR NO NARRATION on this part! the Audio got FLAGGED for Copywright because there was music playing on the store PA system!!
14:01 How spot fake Goodyear Welting by counting stitches & the distance of the stitches from the edge of the sole
17:04 Getting info from the manufacturers website. If it doesn't SAY Goodyear Welted or Blake Stitched, it's probably NOT.
18:33 Closing words & Outro
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