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Just got the latest Bean catalog and I noticed that the basic blucher mocs and slip on now have thick sneaker style soles.. end of a good basic shoe?
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They ended long before this. Poor leather and workmanship for quite a few years.
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The last footwear I purchased from Bean went back the next day. While just slip-on canvas sneakers, the quality was so poor as to be laughable.
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I recently thrifted a pair of LL Bean blucher mocs, which are likely the "fancier" Jackman model. For about $10, they're ok. The markings inside are erased but they are likely my size. They seem long. They are narrow (which is good for me). The leather is passable, although they were marked by the previous owner and I had to use a somewhat darker polish to mask the problem.
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If you look at the photos of the soles on their website you'll see that they've re-adopted the original vintage sole configuration, which was basically a wedge shape with a lengthwise trough in the centre on the bottom.
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They still have the original models on the site, but there’s been complaints about the quality for at least as long as I’ve been posting here.
I’ve been looking at getting some blucher Mocs, and when I do, I’ll pay the extra for Rancourt
I’ve been looking at getting some blucher Mocs, and when I do, I’ll pay the extra for Rancourt
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What do you pair them with? Casual wear obviously, but I've read someone say not with shorts?
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Uncreased khakis, cords, 5 pockets, jeans etc. I prefer camp mocs or boat shoes with shorts, but I don't think that there's anything wrong with pairing shorts and blucher mocs.
OF, I have 2 pair of Rancourt bluchers. One with the standard camp sole and the other with the Lactae Hevea sole. I wear the latter much more often as I find them to be a more stable shoe.
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When I was in college, it was popular to wear LLB Bluchers with shorts and white crew socks, pushed down. I wore mine with either Duck Head shorts or PRL Andrew shorts....5" inseam and pleated, of course.
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I have a couple of pairs of those, both the regular and Jackman versions. The ones in the catalog they say are new and do have a sneaker type sole.If you look at the photos of the soles on their website you'll see that they've re-adopted the original vintage sole configuration, which was basically a wedge shape with a lengthwise trough in the centre on the bottom.
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Went to the Bean store in Tyson’s and had the clerk search other stores for the color I wanted. Not a one in the entire system of either color.
I thought the relatively new “cactus” color was great, but they now come with only a white sole, which makes them look too “boaty”.
Sorry to see this shoe go.
I thought the relatively new “cactus” color was great, but they now come with only a white sole, which makes them look too “boaty”.
Sorry to see this shoe go.
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According to a post I read at Ivy Style, the Camp Moc is officially gone, for now. They still have the Jackman model available in the Signature line and are a nice shoe for the money; certainly better than what Sperry is offering these days. Bean seems to be a bit conflicted these days as they drop classics, but revive old items like their anorak. I am wary of their tendency to water down quality in their soft goods such as shirts.
One thing that is still fantastic is their service for renewing the Bean rubber / leather boots. I just yesterday received a pair back and they look brand new.
If you are a Bean fan their are some good insights from readers at Ivy Style. The Bean moccasin article appeared there just this week. It contains an official response from L. L. Bean regarding the changes.
One thing that is still fantastic is their service for renewing the Bean rubber / leather boots. I just yesterday received a pair back and they look brand new.
If you are a Bean fan their are some good insights from readers at Ivy Style. The Bean moccasin article appeared there just this week. It contains an official response from L. L. Bean regarding the changes.
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While on vacation in Maine this summer, I saw a college-aged kid on Peaks Island wearing the LLB blucher with the new soles (aka, the Campside Blucher Moc). They looked great. We stopped off at the flagship store to go shoe shopping for one of my sons. He ended up buying a pair of boat shoes. I was very impressed with the softness of the leather. Very nice. If the CBM leather is of the same quality, I think LLB has a hit here.
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Having purchased the regular version of LLB blucher mocs a few years ago, the ones on their website look the same to me now. I do wish I had sprung for the signature version, which is 10-20 dollars more but appears to be better leather. I wear mine with shorts all the time and have yet to receive a cease and desist letter from Lisa Birnbach.
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I've already posted about it in the acquisitions thread on this forum and the new shoe purchases thread on the fashion forum, but I felt it was pertinent here. I had been wanting the Rancourt camp moc for a while, but after the news about the LL Bean one getting discontinued, I really started thinking more about picking up a pair. Thanks to a Labor Day sale at Rancourt's site, these just showed up on my doorstep:
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Really happy with the way these turned out. I saw mixed reviews about TTS vs sizing down and had concerns about the CXL stretching, but these are snug enough TTS that even if they stretch, they'll still be fine.
Theyre admittedly expensive for a casual shoe, but they're MiUSA (from a maker that excels in handsewns), use CXL, and I can get them recrafted if the need arises. It sucks that LL Bean discontinued an iconic part of their lineup, but I feel like the quality on these is light years better than what I would've received on a current iteration of the Bean moc.
Really happy with the way these turned out. I saw mixed reviews about TTS vs sizing down and had concerns about the CXL stretching, but these are snug enough TTS that even if they stretch, they'll still be fine.
Theyre admittedly expensive for a casual shoe, but they're MiUSA (from a maker that excels in handsewns), use CXL, and I can get them recrafted if the need arises. It sucks that LL Bean discontinued an iconic part of their lineup, but I feel like the quality on these is light years better than what I would've received on a current iteration of the Bean moc.
would you wear the ranger mocs in a shetland sweater, a shirt underneath and corduroys outfit? Or they would be too casual?
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