The London Lounge

I'll echo Ed's request - let's see some of your more mainstream suits, if you don't mind. You'll find that you'll have a few western Canadians interested if you can carry off something a bit more sedate.

We have been discussing the LL Limited edition Windsor shoe in the Limited Editions forum and it caused me to think about the stock shoe lasts that have the best lines. Three lasts from EG come to mind. The 88 last in a "C" fitting is probably the best looking RTW shoe I have seen. Tied for second ...

Here's an example:
http://www.harvieandhudson.com/product- ... tml?id=956

It's a check pattern named after horse traders in London. Typcially two different colours for the vertical and horizontals on a lighter background.

Just a guess but probably some class of the Legion d'honneur or Ordre Nationale de Merite.

Those are wonderful - love the shape of the toe.

Chris Rimby wrote:The link keeps crashing my browser (Firefox)..

Chris

Wouldn't work with Opera either but it's fine with IE.

brescd01 wrote:And why does this company in its own description declare Cape Butt the ultimate suede for welted shoes, and the most quintessentially English?

Because they are selling it.

I have suede shoes from C&J from both their handgrade and benchgrade lines. The handgrades (Belgrave model) are much much nicer with a very fine nap, the benchgrade is noticeably coarser. The colour of the handgrade is also a richer dark brown. David - Cusey was referencing "Cape Buck", a fine suede...

Hi SouthPender - If you email H. Lesser (info@hlesser.co.uk) they will send you any number of swatches you want and the pricing per metre. The 13oz worsteds would make up very nicely for trousers and they run about GBP 51 per metre, slightly higher for birdseyes. I don't think seeing swatches online...

I've not ordered from him but FIH has at least one woven Marinella on their site - it's the blue tie on the top row: http://www.fourinhand.com/catalog.asp?S ... =marinella.

Hmm - I received the March-April issue last month. It includes a nice article on bespoke luggage makers and a profile of Zino Davidoff. Their website is http://www.monsieur.fr.

I have worked with both Green and Cleverley. The Cleverley shoes look better, fit better, have worn better and are far more durable. Quite simply, the Cleverley shoes I have are a superiorly crafted product. I now have a second pair of Cleverleys and am planning a third, but I would be very hesitan...

This one, an EG Dover from the centipede site, looks like it came from a woolly mammoth!

I've visited April in Paris (http://www.aprilinparis.us/) in San Francisco and Bea's creations are wonderful. I have not yet placed an order but am contemplating a travel wallet.