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  1. Lafcadio

    Retired Bookseller , lifelong shoe enthusiast

    Retired Bookseller , lifelong shoe enthusiast
  2. Lafcadio

    Anyone heard of George Webb shoes?

    Well, this thread may be old but I read your interesting reply. Where are you from ? I am now back living in Northamptonshire, but rarely visit Walgrave, although I still have a cousin there. Have not recently seen any George Webb Barkers, but the John White name is certainly used by somebody...
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    Houndstooth Jacket

    Thanks for this advice - I sort of agree. Have been thinking of wearing my houndstooth jacket ( like this one) to a Stax gig in London next week. Colonel Cropper & Duck Dunn may not notice and all my friends will say I'm ridiculously overdressed but I'll still do it. Grunge is so 1990s and I am...
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    Anyone heard of George Webb shoes?

    It now seems that Barker are using the name George Webb, as evidenced by this quote from UK eBay : VERY RARE: This is a Barker's made, 6 tie derby brogue boot. It is cut from espresso anniversary calf . The sock celebrates 'George Webb' one of many Northamptonshire makers now part of cobbler...
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    Actually, I was just going for "mottled-look" = leprosy. Two blown jokes in as many days. Maybe I'll just give up. Used shoes? Go for 'em. If I could fit into anything besides massive camel-size footwear, I might be tempted to join you, but damn if anyone who shares my size doesn't seem to...
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    Because I'm not minted and often used shoes are barely worn at all. So far, no leprosy. If you have not tried it, and I don't blame you, you may writhe in horror, but it's not like wearing someone else's underpants, is it ? My Vass budapesters were ca. £80 instead of £500-£600 which I cannot...
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    Let's finish this by me saying : we agree to differ. However, and it's a big HOWEVER : I guarantee to : 1. NEVER wear shorts with loafers 2. NEVER wear black socks under non-existent shorts 3. NEVER show varicose veins when I get them 4. always wear chinos or casual trousers with no sock...
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    Fair enough, but I do. Here in England, there are no old man connotations that I recognise. So, presumably, you would detest my Maxwells, bought locally from a retailer who forages the local factories. Guess what they cost ?
  9. Lafcadio

    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    Many thanks to all who replied. They have gone to one bid of £18 ( ca. $29 ) which did not come from me. In pursuit of a bargain, and a shoe I liked, one must never stray from the path of common sense and good SF advice. Jawohl - have quickly read the tscherman description and will study...
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    I am most grateful for your advice - 3 of you. I suppose I already knew but needed confirmation. Plenty more fish in the sea - particularly as the Cheaney sale approaches at their factory shop, only 20 minutes from our modest chateau. ( English humour ). I still ponder how they got into this...
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    here are pics I failed to upload before
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    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ??

    CROCKETT & JONES mottled look loafers ???? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Should I buy these C&J Cavendish tassel loafers for £18 ? They have a peculiar mottled appearance, unexplained by seller, who thinks this is intentional and likes them...
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    Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)

    Should I buy these C&J Cavendish tassel loafers for £18 ? They have a peculiar mottled appearance, unexplained by seller, who thinks this is intentional and likes them like this. I am confused and although they are cheap ( he reduced them twice) worried that they might be in fact buggered, or...
  14. Lafcadio

    Blucher- Am I saying it wrong?

    The best way to pronounce Blucher is the following: "Derby". Sorry - my post was meant for Siggy - please read.

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