Posts by j ingevaldsson

Quote:Originally Posted by Swede66 Gent's. I need a bit of advise, or perhaps rather a bit of plain opinons. I am to pull the trigger on my next Vass order this week, and is a bit indecisive... The plan is a shoe that is sharp...

Some interesting information: According to the Swedish men's style site Manolo ( http://www.manolo.se/artiklar/artikel/20130515/trunkshow-i-stockholm-del-i-meermin ), who visited the Meermin/SC trunk show in Stockholm two weeks ago, the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Zarium One suggestion: For the hatchgrain wholecut, how about five pairs of eyelets instead of six? I do prefer 5 pairs of eyelets as well, instead of 6. Like these other G&G:s posted here before: I...

Quote:Originally Posted by DWFII As I understand it, a lot of it is in the way they are raised. Cattle hides are raised on corn and in unstressed environments these days. Again it comes down to profit margins and "time is...

Quote:Originally Posted by nutcracker I can easily see C&J doing something similar (high end RTW) with their very own Dmitri supervising and inspecting...but as you implied earlier, C&J seems quite happy with how things are going...

Quote:Originally Posted by twinpeaks AFAIK EG does AC for GC But who are these Turks you speak of regarding AS? Alfred Sargent is owned by some guys from Turkey, who took over after the last bankruptcy. Still Paul Sargent, Chay...

Quote:Originally Posted by add911_11 I fear that it is from another source. It is not what JL uses. I always question why C&J don't have their own 'Anthony Cleverley' line. Okay. It do look gorgeous too though, and if they use it...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ilovelobbs  The Antique Coganc my favourite Vass colours - When i last checked, I think some of the other cognacs like 6319 may not be in stock anymore. +1 on antique cognac being my favourite. Such a...

Quote:Originally Posted by claes500 Anthony Cleverley Bodie in Bourbon Calf Truly amazing shoes! The Crockett & Jones-factory really make a great job on the AC-series. Do you know if it is the Ilcea Radica-leather that they...

Quote:Originally Posted by yambala @ J ingevaldsson, Well I got a little worried because on other shoe, the finishing on the leather strip is alot nicer, barely visible, this one was a bit ''dramatic'' compared to the other...