Comments on: (capsule) NY: Eastland Made in Maine Collection

By: Eastland Made in Maine Sale at Bird – Well Spent

Eastland Made in Maine Sale at Bird – Well Spent — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:27:07 +0000

[...] Bird. One of the most buzzed about lines at the (capsule) NY S/S ‘11 showing (see here, here and here for more on that), Eastland’s Made in Maine collection is handcrafted from domestically [...]

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:31:09 +0000

Amazing. Now a pair of shoes made in the USA costs $275. I remember when ALL Eastland and Dexter shoes were made in Maine and cost around $50 a pair. Now they charge you $75 for a pair made in a sweatshop in China. What has happened to this country? It sure has changed a lot in only 20 years.

That aside, this is a nice collection. I bought a pair of the Yarmouth One-Eyed Mocs online and love them. They remind me of the Eastland shoes I wore in school 25 years ago.

By: blackandtannedny

blackandtannedny — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:38:44 +0000

Hahaha. “Slipperish”! (5)

But yeah, it’s a very good look.

By: Mitch Frank

Mitch Frank — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:28:43 +0000

“Slipperish” might have been too much (although I’m glad we’ve introduced the word “slipperish” to the conversation 4 times now). But you get what I’m sayin’–with the welt, they look almost like a wedge-soled work show. It’s a really good look.

By: blackandtannedny

blackandtannedny — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:39:07 +0000

No need for apologies, man. Open forum for discussion and all that!

On the lining front, you’re right. I’m not sure if they have an option available, but these weren’t lined in the same manner as Quoddy’s if I remember correctly (and the pics support that recollection).

I can definitely see similarities with Quoddy, too. But let’s keep in mind, there ain’t nothing new under the sun. Mocs in general have been around for AGES. It’s a genuinely classic shoe style and Quoddy certainly didn’t write the book on this one.

That said: I think you’d be making a good call with either option.

By: blackandtannedny

blackandtannedny — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:34:53 +0000

I really dig that color as well. But blue? Who they foolin!?

As for the exposed leather on the welt: I like it, too. I don’t tend to feel the camp sole looks too slipperish, myself, but I can certainly appreciate the added heft.

By: farfel

farfel — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:28:14 +0000

These shoes and boots look nice but they’re nothing new. Imho they are copies of Quoddy mocs. They don’t appear to be lined and as nice as chromexcel is it’s even nicer lined.

I’ll take a pair of Quoddy’s over these any day of the week, sorry.

By: Mitch Frank

Mitch Frank — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:34:19 +0000

You’re right, this was a good, deep collection. I particularly like that purple-grey (they said blue, but they were covering their butts) and the heavily printed leather. And I think it’s great how the exposed leather welt toughens them all up–even the normally slipperish camp sole looks hefty with the strip of leather on top of it.