Show us your new shoes

[kelv_w]

Lastly a few more pics. Headed down to Jermyn Street during lunch to check out EG, CJ and Foster&Sons.

Was given a surprising tour of the workshop upstairs at Foster&Sons. It was a gem but unfortunately no pics but only this one.



I tried on a pair of CJ Handgrade Balfour



and an EG Dover



and lastly over to Gaziono&Gerling





It has been a good weekend

[Blown2CV]

j3gme said:

My first pair of second hand shoes !
Half the money of a new pair

maybe it's the angle but they look hilariously bad

[So]

apotek said:

j3gme said:

My first pair of second hand shoes !
Half the money of a new pair

i think my mate Eric,god rest his soul,had those shoes !
Nothing wrong with secondhand hardly worn, saves a fortune.

They might be Eric's. Did he die about 1995?

[craigjm]

g3org3y said:

So here they are. First impressions, decent quality. Not quite Cheaney but not that far off. They seem the real deal (as per the website). Proper gw sole. Doesn't say where made however. Supplied in proper jw box complete with shoe bags. The bags are relatively cheap feeling tbh, certainly when compared to those supplied by Cheaney or Charles Tyrwhitt.

(Apologies if images rotated. Blame the uploader).







Relative size to other shoes. The plain brogues are 8.5. The two tones are 9. The JW are 8.5


Socks for PH.


I'll think about them. I'm around a 9. My left foot is a bit bigger than the right. 9s were too big. 8.5 about spot on for the left, right side is borderline. Jw site actually suggests downsizing by half.

Welcome to the club. They are UK made in Northampton. The Italian made ones are the more outrageous ones generally. Make sure you get a pair of the proper shoe trees for them.

[g3org3y]

craigjm said:

Welcome to the club. They are UK made in Northampton. The Italian made ones are the more outrageous ones generally. Make sure you get a pair of the proper shoe trees for them.

Thanks for the confirmation Craig. Glad they are the 'proper' ones.

Edit: £80 for the shoe trees on the website.

http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/section....

Perhaps I'll just stuff them with newspaper.

Edited by g3org3y on Sunday 21st May 14:19

[condor]

Thanks Kelv_w for posting such interesting pics. Was the show generally for trade buyers or wealthy clients?

[Goaty Bill 2]

g3org3y said:

craigjm said:

Welcome to the club. They are UK made in Northampton. The Italian made ones are the more outrageous ones generally. Make sure you get a pair of the proper shoe trees for them.

Thanks for the confirmation Craig. Glad they are the 'proper' ones.

Edit: £80 for the shoe trees on the website.

http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/section....

Perhaps I'll just stuff them with newspaper.

Cheapskate!
http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/product....

[kelv_w]

condor said:

Thanks Kelv_w for posting such interesting pics. Was the show generally for trade buyers or wealthy clients?

Most welcomed. It's open to the public although some of us had early access to the show.
Not all shoes are expensive, some were reasonably priced like Skolyx, Carlos Santos, Justin Fitzpatrick shoes are good quality shoes. I am considering a pair of Carlos Santos for my daily beater.

[g3org3y]

Goaty Bill 2 said:

g3org3y said:

craigjm said:

Welcome to the club. They are UK made in Northampton. The Italian made ones are the more outrageous ones generally. Make sure you get a pair of the proper shoe trees for them.

Thanks for the confirmation Craig. Glad they are the 'proper' ones.

Edit: £80 for the shoe trees on the website.

http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/section....

Perhaps I'll just stuff them with newspaper.

Cheapskate!
http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/product....

Don't worry, I'll use the FT

[Ambleton]

Lets lower the tone a bit with my fresh treads....







For trainers now I will only buy Air Force 1s as the arch support is really good and they hold thier shape. I've found all other trainers I've tried go floppy and lose their shape eventually.

[n_const]

kelv_w said:

Not all shoes are expensive, some were reasonably priced like Skolyx, Carlos Santos, Justin Fitzpatrick shoes are good quality shoes. I am considering a pair of Carlos Santos for my daily beater.

Thanks for the post kelv, may I ask what a reasonably priced Carlos Santos would cost ?

[rsbmw]

Ambleton said:

Lets lower the tone a bit with my fresh treads....







For trainers now I will only buy Air Force 1s as the arch support is really good and they hold thier shape. I've found all other trainers I've tried go floppy and lose their shape eventually.

I'm not into trainers at all, but I like those

[kelv_w]

n_const said:

Thanks for the post kelv, may I ask what a reasonably priced Carlos Santos would cost ?

It's around £250 onwards. Not bad for a goodyear welted shoe

[g3org3y]

Hello summer!

Barker


I know we've discussed the cheapo Barker range, but I reckon these are the real deal.

Check the banner on the Moccasin section: http://www.barker-shoes.co.uk/shop/collections/moc...

Looks to be the same pair of shoes.

Edited by g3org3y on Wednesday 24th May 18:21

[ReaperCushions]

j3gme said:

I know what you mean ..... I could be walking in a dead mans pair !!!!!

Funny story, my wife's Grandmother bought a pair of boxed / unworn slippers from a local charity shop.

She opened the box an inside was a delivery note addressed to someone, in the paper that evening was the death notice for the same woman! Died about 5 days before

We couldn't believe how quickly her kids had cleaned out her house!

[FreeLitres]

Just came back from a trip to Northants to visit the shoe factories.

Pleased with my unlined suede summer loafers from Gaziano & Girling...

[So]

FreeLitres said:

Just came back from a trip to Northants to visit the shoe factories.

Pleased with my unlined suede summer loafers from Gaziano & Girling...

And so you should be, they are very, very nice.

But now, as is customary, we need to talk about your carpet. What on earth is going on? Do you live in the castle of a fairy princess?

[InductionRoar]

FreeLitres said:

Just came back from a trip to Northants to visit the shoe factories.

Pleased with my unlined suede summer loafers from Gaziano & Girling...

You have my interest.

[InductionRoar]

So said:

And so you should be, they are very, very nice.

But now, as is customary, we need to talk about your carpet. What on earth is going on? Do you live in the castle of a fairy princess?

Interesting that you find the flooring to be the detail most worthy of scrutiny in that picture. Freelitres will be along shortly to enlighten you.

[CAH706]

Ambleton said:

Lets lower the tone a bit with my fresh treads....



For trainers now I will only buy Air Force 1s as the arch support is really good and they hold thier shape. I've found all other trainers I've tried go floppy and lose their shape eventually.

What are they. Had a look and couldn't find them. Like them a lot!