Bespoke Shoes
Very envious! ... enjoy them.
Buy your other half ten pair. The money spent will be about the same and this should calm her wrath. It will take a while but you will eventually be seen as having made the correct choice. You will still be wearing your bespoke pair
after her ten will be no more.
after her ten will be no more.
Saint Crispins will be traveling to Leathersoul Beverley Hill; they do offer making of a customized last for ~20% of their retail and following pairs will be made on that last. This is most likely the most valued options but with the least amount of customizations available.
George Cleverley travels to Beverley Hill as well.
Don' think Gaziano & Girling travels to LA but they do visit SF semi-annually.
And your old friend at John Lobb Paris bespoke still visits South Coast Plaza four times a year. Cost starts at $7,650 this year for normal patterns and leathers.
Other options for us Californians are the group of shoemakers/bootmakers up at Oregon and Japanese bespoke makers at Tokyo.
George Cleverley travels to Beverley Hill as well.
Don' think Gaziano & Girling travels to LA but they do visit SF semi-annually.
And your old friend at John Lobb Paris bespoke still visits South Coast Plaza four times a year. Cost starts at $7,650 this year for normal patterns and leathers.
Other options for us Californians are the group of shoemakers/bootmakers up at Oregon and Japanese bespoke makers at Tokyo.
Saint Crispins will be traveling to Leathersoul Beverley Hill; they do offer making of a customized last for ~20% of their retail and following pairs will be made on that last. This is most likely the most valued options but with the least amount of customizations available.
Do you know the dates? Did not see anything on Leathersouls website. Thank you.
Do you know the dates? Did not see anything on Leathersouls website. Thank you.
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I'm about to have some footwear made by a shoemaker in the North of England. I'll post updates if anyone is interested.
Please do! I'd be interested in all aspects of the process.alexeberlin wrote:I'm about to have some footwear made by a shoemaker in the North of England. I'll post updates if anyone is interested.
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Me too, I'd be very interested. I dropped in on Lobb and Cleverly in London last year. Though not going through with bespoke, I did purchase a pair of Anthony Cleverly Churchills which I've enjoyed. In Paris, I visited and was measured at Massaro and Lobb. So, I'm nudging closer to going ahead and having a pair made…somewhere.
For those of us on the cusp, the more we know to expect the better.
For those of us on the cusp, the more we know to expect the better.
Good and interesting leather seems to be increasing difficult to obtain as the smaller producers close. Same as for cloths? Something worth focusing on?theoldesouth wrote:Me too, I'd be very interested. I dropped in on Lobb and Cleverly in London last year. Though not going through with bespoke, I did purchase a pair of Anthony Cleverly Churchills which I've enjoyed. In Paris, I visited and was measured at Massaro and Lobb. So, I'm nudging closer to going ahead and having a pair made…somewhere.
For those of us on the cusp, the more we know to expect the better.
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Trulhaug, will do my part.
Meanwhile, I've found Handmade Shoes for Men, by Vass and Molnar, pleasant and informative reading. For those not familiar with the book, here's the ISBN: 978-3-8331-6045-5. ...Goading me along.
Meanwhile, I've found Handmade Shoes for Men, by Vass and Molnar, pleasant and informative reading. For those not familiar with the book, here's the ISBN: 978-3-8331-6045-5. ...Goading me along.
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Thank you oldesouth. I've purchased it from Amazon. I've been reading a few other books to "bone up" as it were, including Gentlemen by Bernard Roetzel, but your suggestion should prove fascinating and invaluable.
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You're welcome, Alex. I hope you enjoy the read. ...I did.
PS,
I've also enjoyed the book you've mentioned.
Cheers,
john
PS,
I've also enjoyed the book you've mentioned.
Cheers,
john
Dear Scot,Scot wrote:Well I finally, after much resistance..
congratulations, they look great! - And I hope the joy was worth the resistance
Cheers, David
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Lovely, supple leather.
Enjoy them, Scot, and congratulations.
Enjoy them, Scot, and congratulations.
nice, I have a preference for derbies myself
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