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#1 2007-07-29 02:17:43
- jack_sparrow
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Bespoke Umbrellas
http://www.swaineadeney.co.uk/bespoke/special_order_umbrellas/index.html
I'm quite taken with the idea of doing this. A nice Dandy touch?
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#2 2007-07-29 11:39:47
- jack_sparrow
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
To throw this open to the forum what would your bespoke umbrella be? Harris Tweed with a Briar handle for the Trads? It could be done with a Gore-Tex liner. Blacker than black midnight blue silk with an ebony handle for the Dandies? Softly faded Madras with a drift wood handle for rainy Preppy days on the Cape? The possibilties are endless. What would your umbrella be?
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#3 2007-07-29 12:32:37
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
I'm going dark bottle green treated cotton canvas (fisherman style) and a solid stem crooked handle in a large "Golf" umbrella style. I'm comparing woods as we speak. I want something with a good grain. And you?
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#4 2007-07-29 14:12:46
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
Diamond handle, marble-inlaid ivory shaft and the fabric woven from 24 karat gold threads with silk patterns.
#5 2007-07-29 14:17:18
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
Hmmm... an interest in trad, half a dozen threads started, two responses to your own thread before anyone else responds... good to see you, Squire.
I've actually just decided to order my first Brigg. I'm thinking mid-grey instead of the ubiquitous black. I had considered sky blue or yellow to counter the dismal-ness of rainy weather but opted for something more versatile.
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#6 2007-07-29 18:05:17
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#7 2007-07-30 00:02:06
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
"However, it is we of the moderator corps that
ended up handling the hundreds of Post Reports your previous - and
legendary - trolling managed to generate."
#8 2007-07-31 12:38:17
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
Fox Umbrellas Limited
www.foxumbrellas.com
Custom-made umbrellas price range:$200.00-$750.00
Hope this helps.
Take care,
-BCL
Take care, gents.
God bless.
-BCL
#9 2007-07-31 12:48:11
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
Applewood, black silk.
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#10 2007-08-01 11:07:14
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Re: Bespoke Umbrellas
Got myself a pair of Smith umbrellas. They had me choose the sticks ifrom a large selecetion of wood. I then was asked to stand leaning on them naturally to cut them down to proper size. I then selected silks and they made them up for me.
James Smith & Sons Umbrellas
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53 New Oxford Street,
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Telephone: 020 7836 4731
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London District: Holborn
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Nearest Station: Tottenham Court Road
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About this business
James Smith & Sons was established in 1830 when James Smith made all his umbrellas in a workshop at the back of his shop. Today the shop is still crammed with umbrellas of all shapes and sizes. A selection of other accessories such as walking sticks are also available
