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#3 2013-01-16 15:17:23
- Oldfruit1
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
seriously ..? its almost half a century old !
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#4 2013-01-16 19:50:31
- Film Noir Buff
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
I believe in broken in shoes but this is disgusting.
#5 2013-01-17 02:40:35
- Sal
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
Since Cleverley charge £495 (yes, £495, I'm not joking) to re-sole their bespoke shoes I'm not surprised he let them get into this state.
#6 2013-01-17 06:47:32
- The_Shooman
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
An amazing shoe shine at 13:12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seiZ5GEZa-Q
l am mucking around at the moment doing a pair of brown captoes with a mirror shine. They look very very shiny indeed.
#7 2013-01-17 07:39:15
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
Contrary to lies of FNB and Woofboxer, I (and most of the other "Buff Bastards") have been banned from posting on this forum. There are only a few posters left so don't waste your time on here. This forum is dead and nobody cares.
#10 2013-01-17 18:30:11
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
I have a 20 year old pair of shoes that looks like they have about ½ the wear of these. Not bad at all.
I'm trying to help you, I'm trying to help you to have standards. I'm trying to make you know that the world isn't pleased to see you. You're ugly and superfluous and ignorant and you should be frightened and meek and grateful.
#11 2013-01-18 02:00:22
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
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#12 2013-01-18 04:42:42
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
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#14 2013-01-18 07:44:54
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
but shooey at £500 for a resole what is the point of infinite rebuilds? even if a goodyear shoe lasts only 5 years you could buy pretty much anything at the top end of RTW goodyear welted shoe market every 5 years for the same cost as a resole on a bespoke shoe from cleverley ..
it makes no economic sense whatsoever .. but if you respect the workmanship then great .. but im not going to pay someone £500 to put a new sole on every couple of years ..
fruity
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#17 2013-01-18 08:44:37
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
its to cover overall business costs & profit .. rent & rates in that arcade would be expensive ..
personally i wouldnt spend such sums of money on bespoke shoes unless i was making such a lot of money so as to make a few thousand pounds irrelevant .. i suspect most of their customers fall into this category .. not for me im afraid.
fruity
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#18 2013-01-19 03:50:19
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
Topy = $30 and any decent cobbler can do it.
Is that blasphemy??
#20 2013-01-19 10:42:06
- The_Shooman
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
lf you have a Cleverley with a close cut waist resoling could be a big problem for most other cobblers and shoe makers. lt makes you reliant on sending the shoes back to Cleverley.
l think the John Lobb resoles would be much more pricey. A real luxury brand (big name, the biggest dreams - now king of the mountain, quality) with luxury prices to match.
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#22 2013-01-20 18:54:54
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
I have an interesting situation with a pair of bespoke Cleverleys from the 60s/70s (I suspect as they have a widish bill/toecap) which have been bunned as above and the vamp area has had to much bunning/polishing where it should never go. As well it has dried the leather so there is (maybe) some mild surfacing cracking. I may be wrong - stripping them might reveal it's all old polish.
The shoes were resoled at some stage with nice oak bark soles and don't need resoling. The shoes fit me now I have dumped wearing orthotics but there is a little foot impression issue on one pair I want to resolve. I believe they can be flattened out a little as they did this to a pair of 40s suede spectators I have.
I'll keep you posted.
Only other thing I can see is that none of you blokes will ever be a Prince Charles. You are all spendthrifts LOL!
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#24 2013-01-24 06:29:43
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
^Shooey's footwear is his most concrete and possible remaining tether to the world the rest of us walk on.
Cógelo suave, pero cógelo.
#25 2013-01-24 07:43:23
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Re: The well worn 1968 Cleverley bespokes
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