Have you tried them on, Shooey? These shoes have been sitting in the stores for over 3 years now and it doesn't seem like they sold too well.

I looked at them and found them very nice when they came out, especially the purple and green ones, but they are definitely for someone with an already substatial collection. Even though the aritcle mentions it, there haven't been any follow up models. I guess they are a little too expensive for the averge Paul Smitgh customer.

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Good buy, have fun with them. Also good price considering what they usually charge for anything special.

For me they have lost quite a bit of their romance. Their current rebranding and their new "designer" haven't really managed to combine the heritage with new ideas, it just seems that they are stuck somewehre in the middle without an idea where to go. It seems like they want to expand their customer base from just classic shoes to a more avantgarde crowd. The new models are similar to what a designer like Rick Owens would do. Same can be said for their lasts, the 7 and 8k are great but also in need of a little upgrade. As you said, EG is THE classic English shoe, now even more than 10 years ago and hardly any competitors in sight. Though I have to confess my dislike for Gaziano & Girling, Foster and Cleverley RTW don't count for me.

Didn't know that one. It looks very nice, very Churchy, especially the last. Is this the new "homemade" Foster RTW last? I wonder who makes them. The shoes that is, not the lasts.

I should've made myself clearer. Foster and Cleverley are great bespoke makers and have some very nice designs on their RTW shoes but they don't make the shoes themselves and aren't wideley available, same like say Purdey or Holland & Holland. Do you have any experience with them? I remember my last visitt which put me off a little, especially the badmouthing of Lobb at Cleverleys and the impersonal feel at Foster and Sons.

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Btw, l wore my navy John Lobb tonight and everyone was looking at them and commenting on them. They are real scene steelers and eye catching beauties. Truly,these shoos look absolutely stunning in person, far better than any photos could ever do justice too. These really grab attention...perhaps too much attention, but all for the right reasons. Think l am also gonna snag a purple pair, but l am really tempted to order a black pair too because that style of English half brogue oxford is one of my favourite designs because of the conservative manhood displayed through the design,
especially in the colour BLACK!

My navy Lobbs looked so amazing that lam going to sit up for 2 - 3 hours an wax them to perfection. I also polished them for about 3 hours last night, and l probably will continue that all throughout the week so they shine like diamonds.

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Last edited by Bop (2016-02-18 09:59:10)

I've just noticed that Crockett & Jones do a blue version of their Westbourne Adelaide. Not seen it in the flesh, or should that be skin, but I need my pair resoling so I may take a ride down to Birmingham to drop the buggers off and take a gander.

C&J's also did the Coniston boot in a navy a couple of years back. Looked almost black in the flesh.

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