SPICING UP A PAIR OF GAZIANO & GIRLING DRESS SHOES
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2020
- The Elegant Oxford is a Clothing & Apparel Project Offering Premium Shoe Restorations, Patinas, & Artisan Shines for Quality Men’s Shoes.
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Just thought you might find it amusing that my 2 and a half year old daughter requests to watch one of your videos each night before bed here lately. :)
Wow! That’s awesome! Your daughter is a genius
The Elegant Oxford As a JROTC Cadet, your videos have helped me quite a bit with shoes. Even when not shining my shoes I watch your videos, it calms me.
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What a transformation!!! As Biggie once said, from Ashy to Classy 🔥🔥🔥🔥
If Biggie said it, then it’s the truth
Those are literally the nicest brown shoes I’ve ever seen. It was entirely from your skills.
Thank you, Joseph. I appreciate it.
Absolutely gorgeous finished product. Love the marbled and burnished look. Regal is just the right word.
Thank you so much!
Makes me wanna go to the thrift store to find old shoes to shine.
Makes me want to find the guy who wears them😍
Then sell them on eBay
Do it
Isn't that the truth
@@La_abbess lol 😆
You are a artist, other do their work on canvas, but you on leather.
I really appreciate that
Outstanding!😲
Couldn’t Agree more
Well said Mr. Cooper 👍🏿
Shiet brotha you rite!
I will apply this method when shining my knob. Thank you.
@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj of the knob 🤷♂️
Come shine mine too.
Just don't rub it too hard or you'll start to remove the surface, which can cause issues.
Good luck with the acetone.
@@tonyc2489 oh you can apply acetone, just don't inhale the fumes and you'll be OK
I’m becoming obsessed with these vids, I’m trying to achieve what u do and although I am nowhere near your standard I’m improving all the time... had an old pair of Churches that now look amazing thanks to you.
That’s awesome! Practice will help you improve
I hope so many thanks for the inspiration
I remember making my jungle boots in the Marine Corps looking like glass. Mad respect, great job.
Yes sir
Your skill is simply amazing.
Thanks!
I admire your eye to details. Such painstaking job deserves a great finish. Good job.
Thank you!
I wish soldiers of the 80's and 90's could have learned your techniques. It sure beats: spit, beer and lighting it on fire; and it doesn't take all day to do it!👏
True!
That is what I did in military school !
Just found this channel and was inspired to strip and shine my oxfords. I figure if the world is coming to an end, I’m gonna go out looking smart.
Great video! Love the color!!! I like the new way you shine your shoes.
I love watching your amazing transformations. It is very therapeutic. It is great to see these dress shoes be brought back to life.
This is a lot of handwork and attention to detail. Resulting in an a mazing and beautiful transformation of these G&G captoe oxfords! 👀👍
4am and find myself in bed watching shoe shine vids lol what a time to he alive. Great stuff.
UA-cam is too cool
My mans changed these shoes whole career.
The shoe just got its PhD
Bro! The shoes are probably on its way to publish its first novel.
Wow!! They look incredible!!
It's a science. Specialized scientists can do it. Amazing job. Loved it.
These are stunning Preston.
Thank you, Shelly!
Honestly through your skill and love for your work you elevate the worth of shoes by a 10 fold. Beautiful. You should give a try to use your skill on other leather goods like travel bags, briefcases etc although you have enough work already. But give a personal try and show it to us.
Absolutely astonishing 😵 super amazing work! 👍
Thanks!
WOW.. they look absolutely stunning.. gave it new life
You've really brought your craft to another level since you started posting these videos, chapeau! On a less positive note, here in Italy UA-cam is interrupting your video FOUR times in fifteen minutes. A real pain....
I’d be walking in the room like Conor McGregor with shoes that clean.
Man you more worried about getting them dirty before you reach the event.
Jajjaà
@@kamalgill3256 Or about losing his teeth in the ring.
Beautiful job. Nothing better than an Oxford.
That’s unbelievable!! Absolutely love this!!!
Being a soldier watching this brings tear to my eye
That is an amazing job!
Since I have been following your channel over the past several months, I have
1. upgraded my entire shoe collection to shoes that have some decent leather that I can shine and make an impression.
2. changed out all of my Kiwi products to Saphir products. You are right, there is a difference.
3. Added many more colors beyond black leather. Now have mahagony, oxblood, brown, walnut
When I first started watching, I was already in awe of your results and tried to learn the techniques you were using.
Now you have improved your techniques to not only get amazing results, but also be more efficient.
Keep up the wonderful work and keep the videos coming.
That’s amazing! Thank you for watching and supporting my channel
Preston is so very gifted. He is THE authority on shoe refinishing and shining. I have learned a lot from his wonderful videos.
Incredible. What a beautiful color
Gaziano & Girling is one of my favorite show brands I don't a pair from them but I love there overall aesthetic
They look regal
I’m fortunate enough to own a pair of these. St. James II on a Deco last. Beautiful shoes, even down to the fiddleback waisted soles.
WHO in the WORLD would thumbs down THIS?
i just shit my pants
I have no clue haha
When you hold your phone upside down
I can't believe 70 HATERS have!
Maybe someone who did not like the video.
Wow! You are a master artisan. Chapeau!
Now THAT. Is a snappy looking pair of shoes!
Holy smokes, Preston! You continue to amaze me, man.
thank you!
I really love these videos on shoe dyeing as I'm going to try it soon for the first time. I like G&G's quality but I can't get behind the burnishing that all of their factory shoes tend to do. Oh well, to each their own.
I have to say I didn't care for the black on the broguing until you did the sponge black around it. That really brought the colors together. Amazing job thanks for sharing.
You're a true artist ... those shoes look fabulous afterwards ... right accents that really make them pop. I'd say they look better than the originals ... when they were new!
👀Glass toe
A Man After My “HEART” “THE WIZ”!!!
Thanks man!
Awesome job with these! Amazing last, and beautiful color
OMG... That was a pleasure to watch. Beautiful shoes!!!
That’s clean work brother, I’ll be in touch. Have a couple of shoes I would like to send you.
Reminds me of how much time we would waste shining our shoes in the Navy, only to go screw them up dragging them across non-skid or getting paint on them.
But at least these shoes are worth the work. Great job!
Wow beautiful work. Bravo Preston. The shoes look like new. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure
WOW!!! If i did not see it, I would not have believed it. Amazing...great video, thanks.
Thank you! I really appreciate your comments
Beautiful, the shoes looked initially 'flat', and you changed them to 3D.
Thank you, Stefano!
Your skills are moving up into a new level. Keep up the good work! BTW, I got my very first pair of Goodyear welted shoes today! It's a pair of Brandi colored Captains by Thursday Boots. I'm ordering the saphir products I need to shine them up tomorrow! Thanks for sharing what you've learned with us, it's not lost on me.
Austin Patrick Congrats on your first pair of GYW shoes!
Congrats. I love my captains. It’s a great boot
The best in the game always beautiful Work .
I’m impressed. Truly. Nice work.
Two rules that I always follow:
1.) Saphir Médaille d'Or Pommadier Cream Polish is only ever left to dry for 10 mins max. Once it sets solid, this cream becomes stubborn to spread and blend.
2.) I use my bare fingers with this same product (less is more), and make sure to NEVER start the dab onto any brogue holes. I always start from a clear expanse of leather and gently spread out. By the time my fingers touch the holes, it's just a super thin smear, with no danger of filling with gunk. Sounds so obvious, but this mistake if often made.
Good tips for sure
The elegant Oxford: Hey guys look how shine I got three shoes
Tommy from good fellas: Hold my beer
The truth is that I had Tommy taken out so I could reign as the #1 shoe shiner. True story.
Now go git yer effin' shine box!
They look incredible!!! Love watching your videos.👍
Never knew so much went into making a great looking pair of shoes!
So...
1) 6 or 7 coats of Saphir Mirror Gloss across most of the shoe, focusing on the toe
2) Wait 10 minutes
3) Using droplets of water and occasionally tapping on Saphir Mirror Gloss, buff in a *non-circular* motion, like a mofo
This changes *EVERYTHING* , Preston.
Eye Heart Sushi It’s similar to the Japanese method. It shines really fast.
Whenever Shah Travels Thanks. I’ll try it!
dont put more than 1-2 coats of wax on the vamp
Шамиль Тагиров Got it. Thanks!
@@user-np1ho9pz1q Do you brush out or buff the wax on the rest of the shoe, after the 10 minute set-up? Or just focus on the toe and leave the rest of the wax alone? Seems like that deserves a brushing or buffing with a fine chamois
Hey I always use circular motions, how much time do you save getting a mirror shine with your method, and is it as effect.
Thanks in advanced
It depends. I found it’s faster overall but circular motions still work with the new method after a few up and downs
@@TheElegantOxford Thank you for the information
Seen that on the Japanese shor shiner that won the Shoe Shine competition. Apparently, buffing that way is like sharpening a blade. Up and down.
Superb work. Great looking final product.
What a work of art, absolutely lovely.
Hey fuzzy2i! Thanks a lot! I appreciate it!
They look amazing but no way would I want to strip and dye shoes as expensive as Gaziano & Girling haha
I was scared at first! Every pair I work on scares me to this day
I can't speak for most of your audience but as a young adult of limited means, I would love to see you polish up a pair if inexpensive shoes, mostly because through your teachings I was able to make a cheap pair of payless shoes look amazing with some nice saphir navy polish and a mirror finish to rival you (dare I say), na I kid, but I'm a huge fan and thank you for enlightening another kid to the finer things in life
Did the saphir cost more then the shoes ? Assuming you used the mid range product!
Don't be afraid to look on ebay for higher quality shoes. I've gotten allen edmonds for around $100 or less in good shape. Just make sure to look closely at the pictures and ask questions if you need to
@@randymoran67 lol not quite, the saphir polish was like $10 and the shoes were about $30, but in my opinion well worth the investment (the polish that is not the shoes)
@@magicalplaid I very much appreciate the tip, I will do some looking
Frank, Go on Poshmark. Quit a bit of growth for mens shoes
Beautiful sir! I love your channel. Very soothing calming. No loud over bearing music. Salute!!!
Just when I thought it couldn't get better... It did... Awesome process.
Thanks!
@13:10 I thought my phone rang. 😂
Jeffrey Catap I totally checked my messages 😂
Haha yeah it was my phone
DAMN, THOSE SHOES ARE SEXY AS HELL!!! HI, PRESTON!!! I love the way you made those sexy shoes even sexier!!! You've got that touch!!!
Thank you, Angela!
What a stunning piece of shoes! G&G just screams quality. And great job BTW!
I love seeing people who choose a profession that is also clearly a passion.
UA-cam: Wanna watch a guy shine some shoes?
Me: Sure, why not.
Thanks for watching!
Same here. The recommendation was a bit odd but my curiosity got the better of me. "Huh, I've always wondered how to shine shoes to a mirror sheen..." 3 videos later I'm a fan of this content. It's like the man who restores new shoes, the guy that fixes damaged paintings, Adam Savage making things in his workshop, any carpentry video, and the dude who rescues kittens in New York (I think). They have this satisfying and calming content that is very smooth and relaxing. I get that it's not everyone's thing but the great workmanship turned me into a fan.
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So you say you're not the best at a mirror shine. I would argue with that. We could see you clearly in the finished product. That's one hell of a mirror shine my friend. That dye job and polish??? Jesus, it looks like a brand new designed shoe! Your videos are so satisfying and soothing. I feel so relaxed and inspired at the same time. My leather projects are coming along thanks to your tips. I've redone a couple of vintage leather bags and brought them back to life.
That’s fantastic! Keep it up!
Stunning, I loved this video!
Another terrific job. Gorgeous result.
Thank you, Jim
Among the best color conversions I've ever seen. Really amazing work.
Thanks!
I'm enjoying binge watching your videos and when I've watched them all, I'll watch them all again.
Your devotion to this craft is nothing short of astonishing to witness. Thank you.
Hey, Force Multiplier. I appreciate that! Are you a fan of ASP? John uses that phrase a lot. Made me think of it.
They're breathtaking works of art.
Gorgeous....what a gift...I love leather
WTF!!!! Y hay das just amazing, awesome, best job ever!
Those look fantastic! 🔥🔥🔥Amazing work!
Beautiful work Preston!! Wawww
Can't say I have ever wanted to watch someone shine shoes but it was oddly satisfying and a truly excellent finish! Thank you UA-cam for your algorithm
... great to see the practice of a craft... amazing outcome from an unexpected...
You said it... A regal pair of shoes, beautifully restored ✨👞✨💖✨
Thanks!
Amazing Work as always! All of ur videos r training me on future projects for my own shoes. Great job
Beautiful beautiful job I like black shoes classic
Fantastic....absolutely fantastic
Wow great job beautiful work.
Just beautiful restoration
Your craftsmanship is truly elegant!!
Brilliant, I could see your videos several times and never got bored!!
Thank you for watching!
I'm inspired to shine my own dress shoes now. Impeccable job sir. My kind of dress shoe.
What a transformation, to put it simply…wow.
Absolutely beautiful !!
Wow that was incredible
Absolutely amazing 👍
Spectacular! Thanks for taking time to film and share.
You are a true artist and consummate craftsman. Thank you so much for your channel and brilliant work.
You sir are truly an artist!
Thank you so much for uploading I did learn a lot from you, keep uploading we keep watching