Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:30 am  

cod'ead wrote:

It has been said, mostly (someone else's) bespoke too. I'm now looking for a pair of Trickers Stow brogue boots but they're proving difficult to find at the right price, especially in an 11.5UK

Now you're talking ... Trickers are fantastic boots.
Trouble is, I've never seen them at prices that could be called cheap, despite substantial reductions, and I won't wear shoes/boots that someone else has broken-in.

I wear brogues/boots most of the time and have a long-nurtured love of tweed.
Looking around at passers-by at Waterloo this morning, it seemed that fashion has caught up with what I have always liked.
When fashion moves on, I'll still be wearing it.

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:16 am  

El Barbudo wrote:

Now you're talking ... Trickers are fantastic boots.
Trouble is, I've never seen them at prices that could be called cheap, despite substantial reductions, and I won't wear shoes/boots that someone else has broken-in.

I wear brogues/boots most of the time and have a long-nurtured love of tweed.
Looking around at passers-by at Waterloo this morning, it seemed that fashion has caught up with what I have always liked.
When fashion moves on, I'll still be wearing it.

Fashion is transient, style is timeless

I'll have to have a word with Ian Paver. Pav always sorted me out with Loakes at a good price, they're not in Trickers league but I found a last number that fits me perfectly and all I'd do is phone him up and then arrange to collect them from whatever shop I happened to be close to. As far as breaking in is concerned, you'd be surprised at how many pairs of quality shoes can be found that have been worn once, if that. Emma recently blagged a pair of Lobb's for £25, when they arrived, I reckon the sole had the scratches that evidenced one outing, there wasn't even a hint of creasing to the uppers.

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:36 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Fashion is transient, style is timeless

I'll have to have a word with Ian Paver. Pav always sorted me out with Loakes at a good price, they're not in Trickers league but I found a last number that fits me perfectly and all I'd do is phone him up and then arrange to collect them from whatever shop I happened to be close to. As far as breaking in is concerned, you'd be surprised at how many pairs of quality shoes can be found that have been worn once, if that. Emma recently blagged a pair of Lobb's for £25, when they arrived, I reckon the sole had the scratches that evidenced one outing, there wasn't even a hint of creasing to the uppers.

First it was Trickers and now Lobb.
Behave, I'm drooling here.

Worn once ... I could cope with that.

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:38 am  

cod'ead wrote:

... Loakes at a good price ...

They now have a factory shop on eBay.
Not absolute giveaway bargains but cheaper than normal retail.

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:13 pm  

El Barbudo wrote:

They now have a factory shop on eBay.
Not absolute giveaway bargains but cheaper than normal retail.

Is that factory shop in India?

'cos that's where many Loakes are now made, I think even the English Bench Made are cut in India now

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:34 pm  

peggy wrote:

Cod'ead you must be the best dressed customer in that boozer you frequent.

"I say Landlord, that chap from Hull, he's a bit of a toff around town isn't he, always well turned out"
"He is indeed Customer, always looks a-swell"
"He is awfully rough though isn't he"
"Absolute scoundrel"

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:43 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

Is that factory shop in India?

'cos that's where many Loakes are now made, I think even the English Bench Made are cut in India now

I didn't know that.

I saw an advert recently (not Loake) which used words like "using traditional Northamptonshire skills" ... which I took to mean "We want you to think these are made in Northants, but they're not".

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:47 pm  

Emma came back with just one item for me today, a 70s vintage Hector Powe 3-pocket, single vent sportscoat in probably the heaviest tweed I've ever seen, the coat itself weighs over 1.4 kilos.

Although hardly iconic, Hector Powe did produce some nice schmutter. This appears to have been personally tailored as opposed to true bespoke. I'd like to lose some width off those true 70s lapels and although the shoulders fit fine, I'm hoping there's enough left in the coat to give me an extra couple of inches in the chest.

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:51 pm  

I take it that R. Peglar esq has either pegged it or fallen on hard times ?

Re: Suits : Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:00 pm  

McLaren_Field wrote:

I take it that R. Peglar esq has either pegged it or fallen on hard times ?

Dunno mate, it was in a charity shop at £6.99. It's in absolutely phenomenal condition, not a sign of wear, moth grazing or any other damage. The tweed also appears to be hand-loomed, not Harris tweed but certainly as rough as a badger's arse. I reckon it'll end up back in a charity shop when I pop me clogs