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eBay Find: South 2 West 8 Oxfords
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December 6, 2009 by Ryan Willms
December 6, 2009 by Ryan Willms 
The low cut moc toe oxford is probably one of my favorite shoes right now. When I saw the Red Wing version in Free & Easy I knew I had to get a pair one way or another. The shape and cut of the shoe looks perfect and while they have been available at times in the UK, they haven't been seen in these parts anytime recently. There aren't many other companies that have the same aesthetic or eye for shape, balance and detail in the USA, so it took a Japanese eye to shape another great version. South 2 West 8 has an impressive collection and it's complimented very nicely by some Made in USA products which help curate the overall aesthetic. These are much more lightweight than Red Wing's model and the Christie Vibram sole is possibly better suited in this size and weight. The welt is of course a nice feature, but really looks perfect with the deep blue suede of the oxfords. These shoes originally came out in the spring 2009 collection but are still available through their website and in the Nepenthes Tokyo shop. Otherwise you'll have to get lucky and find your sample size on eBay like I did.
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Reader Comments (10)
Great, Ryan. They look perfect.
I've had a pair of the Red Wings for close to 8 years. I'm sure these could not withstand the beating the Red Wings can go through. Also, stop jumping onto the bandwagon for every single work wear topic. You are ridiculous.
Ulysses, why are you always so disgruntled when you leave comments?
What work wear topic/trend am I hoping on by wearing these exactly? I didn't know it was so offensive to wear shoes that I like - my apologies for being so ridiculous.
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^ hahahah.... great post these are these are really nice and a great change from the classic red wing color which i see often in nyc. given the comments above it would be cool just to see the red wing version. beautiful shoe.
BTW Ryan, i meant to ask what month we can be expecting online issue 02 ?
^Brendan
Online ISSUE 02 is coming very soon. Hopefully by the end of this coming week we'll have it online.
Have a similar pair by Nepenthes in a light tan colour they made last summer. Those are some thorogood joints right ?
Awesome find!
I've been searching for something akin. Thinking maybe these rust colored russel's... http://russellmoccasin.com/images/boots_shoes/saddleshoeslg.jpg
South 2 West 2 shoes on Ebay? I sometimes browse ebay for Japanese brands like Haversack, Kato, Visvim, but either find nothing or fake products from Hong Kong. Congratulations anyway, beautiful shoes!
nice!
Ulysses is a HATER!!! me nalike player haterz!