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desolate said:
arsenalmorris said:
Which was it you was after I might be able to help
Ardwick was one of them - will try and remember the other.Cheers.
christ has anyone got any "boring brown brogues" photos and chat please....
on the shoe care side of things, the suede cleaner was excellent and has got water marks out of a new pair of suede shoes I bought recently and only wore once. Annoyingly I had suede water protector on them so I am not sure why they got stained. The Saphir polish is really excellent stuff - don't stop at the cleaner/nourisher stuff e.g. Renovateur, that's only to get you to the point where you can start polishing up, not a substitute for.
I'd be lying if I said the Saphir brushes didn't feel very nice in the hand too, despite them probably not making a whole lot of difference to results over 50p costco ones.
Incidentally I still use old boxer shorts as buffing cloth...
on the shoe care side of things, the suede cleaner was excellent and has got water marks out of a new pair of suede shoes I bought recently and only wore once. Annoyingly I had suede water protector on them so I am not sure why they got stained. The Saphir polish is really excellent stuff - don't stop at the cleaner/nourisher stuff e.g. Renovateur, that's only to get you to the point where you can start polishing up, not a substitute for.
I'd be lying if I said the Saphir brushes didn't feel very nice in the hand too, despite them probably not making a whole lot of difference to results over 50p costco ones.
Incidentally I still use old boxer shorts as buffing cloth...
ArsE92 said:
tuffer said:
Pretty outrageous for my usual taste:
Lovely soft leather and extremely comfortable out of the box, leather soles and slippy as F%%K.
Love those. What colour are they? Lovely soft leather and extremely comfortable out of the box, leather soles and slippy as F%%K.
Edited by tuffer on Saturday 11th June 18:06
tuffer said:
Dark blue, pale blue in the dots. Also came with some pale blue laces but that was a step too far for me. Barker's, very happy with them, starting to get a bit addicted to this shoe lark.
Just give us a link, not sure if you bought suede Baxters or leather Barkers Edited by tuffer on Saturday 11th June 18:06
More boring brown on order
http://www.ctshirts.com/uk/brown-carlton-toe-cap-o...Shaw Tarse said:
Just give us a link, not sure if you bought suede Baxters or leather Barkers
More boring brown on orderhttp://www.ctshirts.com/uk/brown-carlton-toe-cap-o...
Woody, leather not Suede. 345466F Navy / Blue CalfMore boring brown on order
http://www.ctshirts.com/uk/brown-carlton-toe-cap-o...http://media.barker-shoes.co.uk/media/wysiwyg/6704...
Edited as I had the model wrong.
Edited by tuffer on Sunday 12th June 12:00
Not sure if its been mentioned elsewhere but I thought this may be of interest to readers of this thread
BBC4 20.30
By Royal Appointment: John Lobb Shoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g9q28
BBC4 20.30
By Royal Appointment: John Lobb Shoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g9q28
pistolpedro said:
Not sure if its been mentioned elsewhere but I thought this may be of interest to readers of this thread
BBC4 20.30
By Royal Appointment: John Lobb Shoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g9q28
Thanks, I'll watch this. BBC4 20.30
By Royal Appointment: John Lobb Shoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g9q28
When I was getting into decent shoes, I sent an enquiry to John Lobb (London) to see how much it would cost to get a basic plain pair of bespoke oxfords made up for me. I had no real idea how much they would cost, but I thought that if they cost, say, £2k a pair I might treat myself for a big birthday or other special occasion.
Needless to say, I knocked the idea on the head when I found out I would't be able to buy even a left shoe with my initial budget!
FreeLitres said:
pistolpedro said:
Not sure if its been mentioned elsewhere but I thought this may be of interest to readers of this thread
BBC4 20.30
By Royal Appointment: John Lobb Shoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g9q28
Thanks, I'll watch this. BBC4 20.30
By Royal Appointment: John Lobb Shoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g9q28
When I was getting into decent shoes, I sent an enquiry to John Lobb (London) to see how much it would cost to get a basic plain pair of bespoke oxfords made up for me. I had no real idea how much they would cost, but I thought that if they cost, say, £2k a pair I might treat myself for a big birthday or other special occasion.
Needless to say, I knocked the idea on the head when I found out I would't be able to buy even a left shoe with my initial budget!
John Lobb St. James are silly money - there are lots of bespoke makers who make products at least the equal of Lobb for a fraction of the price. I think the Royal Warrants add a certain "value" to their brand which means they can literally charge what they want.
Edited by InductionRoar on Monday 13th June 19:03
I don't own any Lobbs, but what's the deal with JL Paris vs JL London?
I thought JL Paris was the Northampton factory making high quality ready to wear shoes (Paris because it was bought by a fashion house?)
I also thought JL London is that bespoke-only makers in London
I seemed to think the two are not related.
Have i got this right?
I thought JL Paris was the Northampton factory making high quality ready to wear shoes (Paris because it was bought by a fashion house?)
I also thought JL London is that bespoke-only makers in London
I seemed to think the two are not related.
Have i got this right?
FreeLitres said:
I don't own any Lobbs, but what's the deal with JL Paris vs JL London?
I thought JL Paris was the Northampton factory making high quality ready to wear shoes (Paris because it was bought by a fashion house?)
I also thought JL London is that bespoke-only makers in London
I seemed to think the two are not related.
Have i got this right?
There is essentially a bespoke arm of both companies (or was) but these guys are far more knowledgeable on the subject.I thought JL Paris was the Northampton factory making high quality ready to wear shoes (Paris because it was bought by a fashion house?)
I also thought JL London is that bespoke-only makers in London
I seemed to think the two are not related.
Have i got this right?
http://www.styleforum.net/t/323349/john-lobb-st-ja...
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