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a whole bunch of linen shirts from hawes & curtis that, while on sale and arguably cheap on an absolute basis, are probably expensive for the value I'll be getting out of them.
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A pair of Trickers Abingdon split toes in brown museum calf.
I had been after that style but not prepared to pay Edward Green Dover money. On the other hand, the Trickers do not claim to have uppers stitched with a boars bristle by ancient Cordwainers. They still seem good enough to me though and they are a sixth of the price of the Dovers.
The Trickers were half price and well done. They do not turn up at the front like some other English brands in this style and the split toe is not too elongated in the French manner.
I have John Lobb Chapel in brown Museum calf. At one time only Lobb seemed to use it, but it’s more widespread now. Lobb leather seems better and it is a more uniform less noticeably mottled colour. I got the Lobbs years ago at the factory shop for a sensible price. In subsequent visits they mostly had loafers. Customers were mostly foreigners including Japanese who would be OK for smaller sizes.
Like many, I have plenty of shoes. Arguably too many but these were a bargain and will get used. None of my Trickers are country shoes. Plain veldtschoen suit me better for country wear. Getting mud and grit out of commando soles is tiresome enough without removing mud from broguing. Fashionable tan colours are not really practical for mud either.View attachment 33728View attachment 33730View attachment 33728View attachment 33729View attachment 33730
Yes Lobb purchased in 2009 for £245. They are £1325 on the Lobb site at the moment.I never knew you owned Lobb and had loads of shoos. Simply incredible.
I think Crockett & Jones make for Fosters. Fosters do make their own shoes, of course, but they would be made in London. So Northampton is complete. No Cleverley either - but they are also London based. Don’t know about Mr. Graziano’s premises. Put it this way, I have bought from all the firms with factories in Northampton and visited most of them. Also bought from the main Northamptonshire factories too.^^Just some Foster & Son to complete the set, then.
Thanks. I did not know this.C&J used to do so. Recently Fosters opened their own factory.
A recent sale seemed to be inted to flush out the last of the old inventory. RTW prices have been raised considerable, and would assume quality have gone up too.
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Actually I have a suspicion, that this could be part of the reason John Lobb JS, is trying to change their arrangements with John Lobb Paris. If Foster can make their own RTW, then why not us..
Has someone tried to iron those lapels onto a three button?
You may have some work on your hands when you get the jacket to rectify that!
The jacket is clearly an Ivy style 3/2 jacket - a jacket with three buttons but only the middle one is supposed to be fastened. The top one is folded back to expose the button hole within the lapel. Making it really a two button with ornamental button hole. But if you see those vertical creases in the lapel, it looks like someone’s tried to press the lapel above the top button to create an artificial ‘hard three’ jacket with functioning top button. You’ll have to decide if you want to keep it that way (and thus press a fold/roll accordingly), or else keep it the way it was intended in which case you’ll have to press those vertical creases out of the lapels. Hope you have a good steam iron or a dry cleaners who know what they’re doing!wait what you mean?
The jacket is clearly an Ivy style 3/2 jacket - a jacket with three buttons but only the middle one is supposed to be fastened. The top one is folded back to expose the button hole within the lapel. Making it really a two button with ornamental button hole. But if you see those vertical creases in the lapel, it looks like someone’s tried to press the lapel above the top button to create an artificial ‘hard three’ jacket with functioning top button. You’ll have to decide if you want to keep it that way (and thus press a fold/roll accordingly), or else keep it the way it was intended in which case you’ll have to press those vertical creases out of the lapels. Hope you have a good steam iron or a dry cleaners who know what they’re doing!
You could be right but usually lapels are pressed to roll back and thus would not have creases from being ironed flat.I thought it might be the other way round. They have taken a three button jacket and ironed it to make it Ivy style 3/2. Either way you can clear see the effect of their work.
I thought it might be the other way round. They have taken a three button jacket and ironed it to make it Ivy style 3/2. Either way you can clear see the effect of their work.
Well hopefully Paully can confirm one way or the other when it’s delivered, but Ivy details like swelled edges, two-button cuffs, patch-and-flap pockets along with the aforementioned creases rather than rolls in the lapel would suggest that it was originally a 3/2 that’s undergone a poor attempt at conversion to a hard three.I concur. It was never a 3/2 jacket.
The jacket is clearly an Ivy style 3/2 jacket - a jacket with three buttons but only the middle one is supposed to be fastened. The top one is folded back to expose the button hole within the lapel. Making it really a two button with ornamental button hole. But if you see those vertical creases in the lapel, it looks like someone’s tried to press the lapel above the top button to create an artificial ‘hard three’ jacket with functioning top button. You’ll have to decide if you want to keep it that way (and thus press a fold/roll accordingly), or else keep it the way it was intended in which case you’ll have to press those vertical creases out of the lapels. Hope you have a good steam iron or a dry cleaners who know what they’re doing!
You could be right but usually lapels are pressed to roll back and thus would not have creases from being ironed flat.
I guess the proof of the pudding would be for Paully to examine the finishing of that top buttonhole. If it’s finished on the side that’s currently exposed then it was meant to be a 3/2 and the vertical creases on the lapel are bogus. If it’s finished on the reverse side (The side you currently can’t see) then it’s a conventional hard three.
Yay!!
Heavy eight wale corduroy trousers with pleats will never look sleek. A certain amount of bagginess is part of the look.Got a couple of pairs of fantastic cords today in great colours. Made in Germany by eurex for Brax. My favourite type.
These are a brilliant rich olive, and these always fit great. These cords only come in once a year and are snatched up quickly, so when l get them it is a celebration. The other pair in navy blue.
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Mine fit better than this.
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Dreams can come true. I've waited years for it to happen.
Heavy eight wale corduroy trousers with pleats will never look sleek. A certain amount of bagginess is part of the look.
Kingstonian said:If you are desperate for cords, Peter Christian offer some quality Brisbane Moss ones at a reasonable price.
I should have just kept my fingers to myself. It's sad to see you with what some people perceive as a lesser product, you definitely deserve better. But I also don't want to spoil your enjoyment. So ideally let's forget about this!
I should have just kept my fingers to myself. It's sad to see you with what some people perceive as a lesser product, you definitely deserve better. But I also don't want to spoil your enjoyment. So ideally let's forget about this!
No, l don't want to forget about this. Please tell me more, educate me about cords. It's o.k to burst my bubble. Please tell me everything you know.
regards,
Shooey.
did you go to Bonapartes in Carlton?Got a couple of pairs of fantastic cords today in great colours. Made in Germany by eurex for Brax. My favourite type.
These are a brilliant rich olive, and these always fit great. These cords only come in once a year and are snatched up quickly, so when l get them it is a celebration. The other pair in navy blue.
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Mine fit better than this.
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Dreams can come true. I've waited years for it to happen.