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#1 2007-01-12 05:51:03
- Marc Grayson
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Saint Crispin's Shoes?
http://www.saint-crispins.com/
They offer both custom and ready-made shoes, and while it would not be practical for me to do custom, the ready-made option is interesting. Wondering if anyone has knowledge of, or experience with, their shoes. Thanks.
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#2 2007-01-12 07:54:12
- fritzl
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Re: Saint Crispin's Shoes?
"I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him(Eric Cantona) in a big European match at Old Trafford." George Best(1946 -2005)
#3 2007-01-16 18:54:22
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Saint Crispin's Shoes?
Crispin's apparently cannot insert a steel toe plate, but no matter because I just received a new pair of ready-made monkstrap shoes from Cleverley's that kick ass. The picture in the link below doesn't do them justice (second from left), however they really are good-looking and, most important, c-o-m-f-o-r-t-a-b-l-e. They are a fairly new design with a square toe. And, a small fraction of the cost of "bespoke" shoes. Kudos to Cleverley's for great service in transatlantic shipping and in getting the toe plates done with surgical precision.
http://www.gjcleverley.co.uk/readymadeshoes.php?pageNum_rsProducts=9&totalRows_rsProducts=41
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#4 2007-01-17 01:29:16
- fritzl
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Re: Saint Crispin's Shoes?
Last edited by fritzl (2007-01-17 01:32:39)
"I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him(Eric Cantona) in a big European match at Old Trafford." George Best(1946 -2005)
#5 2007-01-18 23:20:08
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Saint Crispin's Shoes?
To be fair to St. Crispin's, I subsequently heard from them that they do the steel toe inserts. Cost and distance for custom-made SC shoes are prohibitive factors in my case.
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde