What Brogues are you wearing then? These anyone?

[melhick]

Church's, Barker Harrison and surely the hardest brogues in the world, Trickers Ilkley commando, you have to be a commando to break them in!

[b11ocx]

While I also have a couple of pairs of 'normal' brogues ..... Here are my more...erm....distinctive pairs.

Cheaney Edwin


Barker Grant

[Andyp1973]

I'm still wearing my loake bedales. So comfortable.

[MrBanks]

Love those Barker Grants.

[b11ocx]

They get more than a few comments do the Grants. 90% positive 10% pi55 take

[Roland]

Brand new Loakes are killing me... only another six months of torture and they'll become the most comfortable shoes I've ever owned.

[b11ocx]

Remember to massage the shoes with your hands for a few hours while watching telly. Particularly on the openings. Don't break the leather just move it around.

Makes them get better very quickly.

1 day on, 3 days off for a little while also helps.

[Roland]

Remember to massage the shoes with your hands for a few hours while watching telly. Particularly on the openings. Don't break the leather just move it around.

Makes them get better very quickly.

1 day on, 3 days off for a little while also helps.

I'll give that a go.
Thanks!

[Jorrocks]

Higher end Loake and Barkers certainly made in England.

I agree about Sanders - they made shoes for Army - hence little-known - until (scandalously in my view) contract awarded to China. Sanders reinvented themselves to make a superb range of real British-made high quality shoes. I saw their range recently and was invited to the factory (I've yet to get there) - I doubt there's any assembly of Indian pieces going on there.

http://www.sanders-uk.com/

Sanders MOD Brogues, best in the world! Need some work as per ammo boots to remove pebbled finsh but will last longer than I will! Handy in a fight too....

[K80]

[ Handy in a fight too....[/QUOTE]

First thing I consider when shoe shopping ....

[MrBanks]

Just found out my wife gets 35% off Church's shoes, so will be paying a visit to the shop at the weekend!

[learningtofly]

Top row - my work shoes - all Cheaney

2nd row - casual shoes - Charles Tyrwhitt, Cheaney, Loake x 2

3rd row - boots - Cheaney, Crocket & Jones, Jeff Banks (!, but they are Goodyear welted), Foster & Sons

Bottom row - various odds & sods, nothing worthy of mention

I do have a couple of pairs missing (aside from a few more pairs of summer shoes), so I'll be hunting for them tonight!

[Paul Stomach]

Inspired by this thread I picked up a pair of Loakes 1880 Hestons. I tried the Chester's as well, I may return for those another time.

Maybe they will change my mind on Loakes.

[Snoodles]

Top row - my work shoes - all Cheaney

2nd row - casual shoes - Charles Tyrwhitt, Cheaney, Loake x 2

3rd row - boots - Cheaney, Crocket & Jones, Jeff Banks (!, but they are Goodyear welted), Foster & Sons

Bottom row - various odds & sods, nothing worthy of mention

I do have a couple of pairs missing (aside from a few more pairs of summer shoes), so I'll be hunting for them tonight!

Tony you need to get out more...nice collection though! You can do the Watch and the Shoe SOTC together?

[K80]

Very impressive collection. What are the ones on the second shelf, second from left ?

[learningtofly]

Very impressive collection. What are the ones on the second shelf, second from left ?

They're Cheaneys, but I can't remember the model name - I picked them up last winter.

[MrBanks]

Where do you buy your shoe trees from Tony?

[learningtofly]

Where do you buy your shoe trees from Tony?

There's a German seller on Amazon - I'm not at my desk at the moment but I posted a link on one of the recent shoe threads.

[stevie996]

Where do you buy your shoe trees from Tony?

Sorry to butt in, I get mine from an eBay seller based in Weston super mare called best-for.

He does cedar trees, seconds but you would hardly know for £14.99 delivered, check him out, I've had 12 pairs off him and all good.

Steve

[neil62]

They're Cheaneys, but I can't remember the model name ...

Cheaney Birmingham, in Chestnut - I have a pair too.

[learningtofly]

Cheaney Birmingham, in Chestnut - I have a pair too.

Spot on, Neil - they're beautiful, and quite unusual in that they're punched to such a degree (almost in the shape of a wing tip).

[Bootsy]

I'll upset the apple cart....

I'll be stomping around in these today.

DM Oxblood Patent Afflecks

[learningtofly]

Poser!!!

[Bootsy]

Poser!!!

Bravo! No flapping my hair ithe wind though - any Porka driving will be in a coupe

[neil62]

Can anyone guess my favourite shoemaker?

[K80]

Can anyone guess my favourite shoemaker?

That shelf looks like it's going to give way !

[MrBanks]

There's a German seller on Amazon - I'm not at my desk at the moment but I posted a link on one of the recent shoe threads.

Sorry to butt in, I get mine from an eBay seller based in Weston super mare called best-for.

He does cedar trees, seconds but you would hardly know for £14.99 delivered, check him out, I've had 12 pairs off him and all good.

Steve

Cheers for that, found a few places on ebay and amazon.

I went to Church's Shoes in Bicester village yesterday but they had nothing that interested me so ended up buying a pair of suede Timberland boots...heresy!

[Kirk280]

Well that's something else I've bought due to TZ! Just picked up a pair of Cheaney Tweed C Almond Grain boots, they are superb.

http://www.cheaney.co.uk/country-lei...n-almond-grain

Can anyone recommend a polish / cream to retain the colour? Cheaney don't sell almond colour polish.

(I got them cheap from the Shu Bar in Ashton-under-lyne, near Manchester, if anyone wants a bargain!)

[b11ocx]

Worth noting that if you live anywhere near Ross-on-wye that the Herring shop is closing down.

Got a pair of Herring Carnaby which are by Barker for £49 yesterday. Seconds but I could not find the flaw !

[GMT2]

Inspired by this thread, I am now looking for my first pair of brogues. Ideally looking for a dark brown colour. Really like Church's Chetwynd:

http://www.church-footwear.com/en/UK.../nevada-walnut

And these Loakes :


http://www.loake.co.uk/buckingham.html

The Church's are double the price of the Loakes at £395. Question is, are the Church's a significant step up in quality to warrant the price?

[stevie996]

Well that's something else I've bought due to TZ! Just picked up a pair of Cheaney Tweed C Almond Grain boots, they are superb.

http://www.cheaney.co.uk/country-lei...n-almond-grain

Can anyone recommend a polish / cream to retain the colour? Cheaney don't sell almond colour polish.

(I got them cheap from the Shu Bar in Ashton-under-lyne, near Manchester, if anyone wants a bargain!)

Congratulations on your purchase, you will not be disappointed with them, I love mine.

I use Loake tan wax on mine, works fine.

Regards

Steve

[Kirk280]

I love them too, although the wife thinks I look like a cowboy wearing them! I'm waiting for some Saphir renovateur and neutral shoe cream to arrive then I can wear them properly.

Great thread OP!

[James Burton]

I'll upset the apple cart....

I'll be stomping around in these today.

DM Oxblood Patent Afflecks

Doc's and my dinner jacket when I'm feeling rebellious :-)

[ism123]

Here are mine, I love them, I think they're Sargent's. Anyone idea what to treat them with (apart from TLC of course). I don't think I've ever put anything on them

[rsykes2000]

Goodyear welted, full leather brogues reduced from £120 to £31 at high and mighty online at the moment. Sizes 10 upwards it seems. Also lots of other cheap footwear there. Www.highandmighty.co.uk

[K80]

Goodyear welted, full leather brogues reduced from £120 to £31 at high and mighty online at the moment. Sizes 10 upwards it seems. Also lots of other cheap footwear there. Www.highandmighty.co.uk

Sorry but that's all they are worth.

[jwg663]

Just a quick heads up:

Debenhams on-line have some decent discounts (around £50) on some Loakes at the moment. Scroll through the page to see discounted shoes.

Looky Here!

Should be free postage too.

[craig1912]

just got myself some of these

http://www.oliversweeney.com/shoes-a...hakecgtan.html

[rusty]

Was rather taken with these suede Loakes today http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/...84010136773_-1 but am a little worried as to the longevity of suede.

Anybody have anecdotal evidence of how long suede can look good for? Can it last as long as leather with appropriate care?

Rusty

[neil62]

Ordered myself a pair of these beauties yesterday:


Got a great deal at 30% off. One pair left, size 10, if anyone is interested: http://www.julesb.co.uk/the-edit-262...oes-730849.htm

[beechcustom]

I'm rocking tan Grenson Kingsley at the minute...

http://www.grenson.co.uk/en_gb/kingsley

[neil62]

Ordered myself a pair of these beauties yesterday:


Got a great deal at 30% off. One pair left, size 10, if anyone is interested: http://www.julesb.co.uk/the-edit-262...oes-730849.htm

Use code SLE20 at checkout for a further 20% off. That's a great pair of shoes hand made in Northamptonshire for close to £135!
Now that's a bargain!

[fiddler69]

Was rather taken with these suede Loakes today http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/...84010136773_-1 but am a little worried as to the longevity of suede.

Anybody have anecdotal evidence of how long suede can look good for? Can it last as long as leather with appropriate care?

Rusty

Very anecdotally, it can look good as long. I recently bought a pair of these: http://www.loake.co.uk/pimlico.html in brown suede. I gave them a spray with some suede protector, and after wearing them I sometimes brush them. They have so far got drenched in rain once, and dried out looking fine, especially after a brush (once dry) to remove dried mud, dust and other deposits that are left after a city soaking. They're still quite new, however. As a better anecdote, I would mention the customer ahead of me in the shop, who was replacing a pair of Loake brown suede shoes which he claimed to have had for twenty years. The uppers looked no more worn, scuffed or faded than mine do now. Perhaps he only wore them as slippers. I suspect, however that the answer is that suede can look good long term if looked after, much like any shoe leather.

[Toolzenith]

Grenson all the way

[neil62]

Grenson all the way

But like Loake, Grenson make some of their shoes in India. For me Cheaney are the ones to beat, the entire range is UK made.

[anton863]

Use code SLE20 at checkout for a further 20% off. That's a great pair of shoes hand made in Northamptonshire for close to £135!
Now that's a bargain!

Pulled the trigger on these, not going to find Cheaney's at this price often and I was after a new pair of brogues anyway :)

[b11ocx]

Always worth popping into the Cheany factory shop if you are near Desborough. Quite often get some shoes for early to mid £100’s. Seconds but often hard to spot the flaw.

[mindforge]

Pulled the trigger on these, not going to find Cheaney's at this price often and I was after a new pair of brogues anyway :)

Lucky they were in your size! If they had mine I definitely would have

[Brighty]

A brogue based heads up.

Clarks Montacute Lord brogue boots in black/charcoal grey are half price at £42.49
OK, so they're not gonna be Northampton quality, but could be worth a shot at that price and seem to have good reviews.

http://www.clarks.co.uk/p/20355342

No 10.5 in stock unfortunately, which i think i'll need, but i've got a pair of 10's and 11's on there way to my local store to try on and see if i can get away with either of. You don't pay till you pick them up, so if they don't fit or you don't like the look/feel you can walk away.

Brighty

[anton863]

Sorry to butt in, I get mine from an eBay seller based in Weston super mare called best-for.

He does cedar trees, seconds but you would hardly know for £14.99 delivered, check him out, I've had 12 pairs off him and all good.

Steve

Only see these on for £22 Steve, do they fluctuate on price much?

Anyone got other recommendations around the £15 mark posted for decent cedar trees?