On my way into the George Cleverley trunk show in San Francisco the other day I was accosted by a man who introduced himself as George Glasgow. Well I know George, the managing director of that firm, and this was not he so I laughingly accused him of being an imposter. The real George Glasgow who was hiding around the corner put me straight. I had just met George Glasgow Jr., the man in the photo, who was travelling with his father.
I was visiting to renew acquaintances as well as check out Cleverley's new Anthony Cleverley line of made to order shoes. Seven very attractive models are priced at £950 including shoe trees and VAT (approximately $1,325 USD ex VAT). At that pricing they fall between Cleverley's ready to wear and semi-bespoke ranges and its more expensive bespoke shoes.
The Forte casual (under the brown shoe) with a hand-stitched apron is a particularly elegant slipon to my eye, though I prefer not to have a cutout in the band across the apron, and like the other Anthony Cleverley models it displays an obvious Tuczek heritage. It might perhaps be more appropriate for wear with chinos in a shade of brown like the (bespoke) shoe that rests on top of it though. Or so I hope will be the case when I see it come to life this coming January in London.
No imposters these.
Friday, October 9, 2009
No Imposters These
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Looking forward to seeing these in person. Which reminds me, I must get going now.
Will. I purchased the slipon with the braided (by hand) tie. Third from the left. Got it 3 weeks ago. What a beautiful shoe. I got a burnished brown. It is exquisite. the shoe trees are a sanded light blue and the shoe bags are nicer than the bespoke ones. I really like the AC line as well.
Hopefully not off topic: What are your thoughts, if any, on the quality etc. of John Lobb shoes?
Hmm. I hate to say it, but I'm not impressed by Junior's choice of tie with the suit. By being such a similar shade, it actually clashes (to my naive eye, anyway).
But those are some beautiful shoes.
Great post.These shoes are interesting if very traditional.May I ask why you choose them over other great names?
John Lobb are the D.B's. The creme della cremè.Its enough just to look in the window.The street where Lobb is has a lot of good shops.( Check out the shop across the road that sells boating blazers). By the way I've been wearing the Samuel windsor shoes and so far perfect.At 29 pound a throw they look the business to be honest. AND a a sole and heel repair costs 50 bucks in Milan, well you throw the shoe away after a year=thats if the idea that they ony last a year is true. I bought four pairs now I'm ordering four more.I'm getting the Burgandy monk, the Suede brogue, the black tassel loafer and the Cheltenham.Don'tbuy if youhave narrow feet.I've got very wide and these arereally comfortable. I put a thing up on my blog called THE WORLD on blogger.Its a blog about remembering thins I'd otherwise forget.But it may be o interest to some.
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