Article about cordovan shoes - resiliance in wet weather

I've been thinking seriously about getting a pair of cordovan shoes ever since I read that GQ's style director wears the same pair of plain toe cordovan shoes nearly every day to work.  Must be a tough pair of shoes that looks and feels great.

A Suitable Wardrobe: Cordovan Weather

"Shell cordovan's usefulness in the wet stems from the same characteristic that makes it warm wearing, that being that it resists moisture to a much greater extent than other leathers."