I can't believe my luck. I just walked into my favourite vintage store and found these. My signature shoe, absolute mint condition, in an extremely rare colour.
These are original George Cox creepers, bench made in England. Regulars may recall the hoops I had to jump through to buy my other pair.
So here's the new addition. In cognac. Not a colour I wear very often, but one I'm in the mood to embrace (thanks in no small part to Angie's influence :P )
Two problems though:
- They are a size larger than I normally wear. With an insole and a woolly sock they will fit, but not as comfortably as the others.
- The cognac colour way (which I love!) reads as very menswear and makes an already chunky shoe look even larger.
These could be a great thing to put in a web shop. They are a real rarity and I think the right shoe aficionado would pay significantly more than I did. On the other hand, I would love to wear them myself! I can suck up the size problem if I think I can make the look work.
What do you ladies think?
Yay - quirky androgynous cool and JFE! keep and wear!
Nay - great for the shop! sell them on for a fast buck!
PS: they have another pair! Plain brown, not quite so lovely, but still darned cool. Should I go back for them and put them in the shop too?
UPDATE: Creepers are keepers!
I managed to work a quick pickup into my schedule today and brought the shoes home for a tryout. It took a bit of hacking but I’m pretty sure they’re a good fit now. Possibly even better than the first pair and good enough to come on holiday with me next month. I’ve explained how I did it in the comment below.
Thrilled to bits!