When you say wingtips are you referring to longwings?

I believe smooths (aka PTBs) did sell less than longwings back in the day. I love both.

Last edited by Yuca (2021-09-27 09:49:36)

I can't recall Hank Marvin ever wearing Florsheim longwings although I must admit I'm not a big fan of the Shads (or Cliff).

Oh - and green cords...  dammit...

This morning...  out for groceries... 

Brooks OCBD
Bottle green Smedley v-neck (cotton)
'Grubby olive' Dhobi raincoat
The horrible green cords
Nicholas Deakins boots

I intend to hang fire on any more overseas buying until a Brooks shirt turns up.  Like everyone else I became pissed off with random customs charges, so stopped buying on Ebay/Etsy about twelve years ago.  If that bloody card from Royal Mail should drop through the door, well...  I like the sound of O'Connell's - always have - but American (and Canadian) sellers on ABE are trying to charge a fortune for shipping books.  I built up a huge collection of vintage science fiction by mostly buying from US dealers.  No longer.  Shipping...  customs...  what a life...

Words of wisdom from a Parcelforce driver bringing my Florsheim Imperial wingtips.

"Serves you right for buying from America".

I was rendered speechless.

Up to last year I spent 50 years in the shipping/ forwarding/ logistics business so I know a bit about customs matters, my best advice is, if possible, get your purchases sent to friends/family/contacts in the country you're buying from, ask them to re-forward to you and on the paperwork/label describe the item as a 'Gift' or 'Present' and show a low but realistic value, ($25/$35), they should ( repeat should), get through tax/charges free, Shops can't do this as their customs authorities will be penalising them, but individuals can, I've done this several times from the USA with my contacts there and the items have got through UK Customs with no charges, recently I bought some collars for my dogs, ( sad yes I know !) from a US retailer, the total value was around $85, for some reason the US retailer described the items as a gift or something, ( not at my request), and I had no charges to pay, I had factored in duty/tax etc on the overall costs so not to pay anything was a result, as a general rule I'd say you'd avoid UK customs charges if your purchases are below around £120, this is roughly the limit you have when you bring items home from overseas in your luggage, you'd have seen the signs when coming back through UK customs, hope this helps a little, but no guarantees from me !

For a trip to Kingston shops with Mrs W: old Burberry’s G4 type navy blue over navy blue Lacoste polo, British khaki Orvis chinos, snuff brown Sanders playboys, Persol shades.

Staxfan - yes I've been very pleased with the Orvis trim fit Ultimate chinos and, as they've lasted well I haven't bought any for several years. Assuming they haven't changed the cut, it appears they are still available on-line and coincidentally they have an offer at the moment!

https://www.orvis.co.uk/p/ultimate-khakis-trim-fit-plain-front/12pf01

'Trim fit' conjures up images of figure hugging garments but they are not in that category.

On the other hand the Ultimate (denoting higher quality) chinos are also available in a traditional cut, not only are they very baggy, they are somewhat shapeless, particularly around the seat. So unless you have a massive arse I would give those a miss.

Great to see the site is back up;

Brooks blue university stripe OCBD
Jamieson's navy shetland sweater
Wrangler jeans
Black Solovairs
Blue Woolrich 60/40 parka

Berma-Pride windbreaker
Arrow Cum Laude blue ocbd
LVC jeans
70's Wallabees

I have a Hardy and Johnson herringbone jacket.

Also a H&J navy sack jacket. Good value.