Proper leather shoes

Not my new ones I'm not that generous but these have made an older pair redundant

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Do not want… saw this all over my Instagram today

Same. Seems the regular have jumped in price too.

"It's Official: Church's Is A Fashion Company Part 2 - The Shoe Snob Blog" https://theshoesnobblog.com/its-official-churchs-is-a-fashion-company-part-2/

Yeah, RIP Church's - never really was a fan if I'm honest...

not a fan either. more room for the likes of Crockett & Jones and Trickers which is where the quality is sitting just above the likes of Barker and Loake etc.

Aggressive price hike! I've got some Church's Shannons which I bought back in 2014 for Trickers money (at the time) and rarely wear these days. They're just shy of £900 now - toplols.

Such a bizarre collab.

What ever happened to Cheaney? they're Church's/Prada owned... their prices seem to be competing with C&J... I'm a C&J fanboy, and JM Weston...

Prada run a fairly odd (aggressive) pricing model - they seem to price things up dynamically as they become more popular. I’ve seen things move in price by 20% within a season.

Hard to believe that a pair of derby’s from Church’s now sets you back almost £900.

Can't remember if I have asked before, but Solovair, any good?

Looking for some black boots, possibly for work*.
8 eye Derby boots in Greasy black are appealing.

*work involves desk duties, rather than being on my feel all day, but might involve a 2 mile walk each way.

Never owned a pair of those, but from all reports they’re definitely better made than standard Docs, and probably better than the made in England versions too.

Good shoes, size up large. Go for it

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Silver jubilee repairs and the og Grenson are back on the road.

Come on you tease

Which model are they? I do like a pair of well used Grenson.

Spotted some 8s on here in classifieds yesterday (probably wrong size). Will look for link...

Edit: here - https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/353783/#comment16457568

Oooof....

Another pair of unlined snuff suede loafers - I’ve worn the last ones so much and despite the poor fx rate they were a little cheaper. These will be saved for ‘best’

My wife has to steer me out of the shop as I was eyeing up a pair of cordovan loafers!

Might be of interest to someone, I used Timpsons to resole my work DM brogues which had punctured after years of abuse, they did a fantastic job, cost £73. I’ll post a pic when I get a chance.

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Good question; from Northampton late mid nineties

Absolutely the same. Clarks Desert Shoes/Boots are lethal on smooth wet pavement surfaces. Almost like an aquaplaning effect