John Lobb Appreciation Thread

chogall said:

In my small sample size (3 JL RTW, City II, Lopez, Woodcote, 1 EG, Oakdale), JL uppers wears more supple and form fitting and soles wears more flexible. EG wears more stiff at both suppers and soles. Haven't lived long enough to know the difference after 15-20 years of wear.

According to my research on construction (online and print), both are GY welted (poor construction) but use leather foot beds/insole and rest of the components are top notch. The insoles seems to be decent quality but still far from hand sewn welted insoles. EG has slightly broader gemming. EG uses leather shanks and JL uses steel shanks. BUT aside from the inferior GY welted construction, JL uses heat formed plastic for toe and heel stiffeners while EG uses heat formed plastic stiffeners at toe only. Real handmade shoes uses leather stiffener.

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gyasih said:

To not cloud the thread with anything other than appreciation, look up gemming.

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gyasih said:

To not cloud the thread with anything other than appreciation, look up gemming.

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cgo said:

my poor iPhone photo skills but here are some contributions

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

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dddrees said:

Why exactly would you call the GY welt a poor construction method?

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chogall said:

Search and learn. No decent bespoke maker uses GY welt for a very good reason; its inferior.


John Lobb City II.

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TB82 said:

My new Chambord II's... Was looking for a split toe derby. I was thinking about the EG Dover and the Alden NST too, but the Chambord in suede is just perfect!

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lhuynh said:

My Edward loafers in brown museum.

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pocketsquareguy said:

Has anyone had to deal with too much heal slippage with a Lopez loafer? If so, how did you resolve it? Did it get better after break in?

Edit: I was doing further online research and someone on another forum said,"The British have no business making penny loafers"

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PhiloVance said:

Lobb Bespoke (St. James) Black Calf Wingtips:


http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/07/elegant-outfitters-of-st-james-street.html

Lobb 2008 in Noisette calf leather (French for Hazelnut?), 7000 last:


http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/05/john-lobb-vintage-2008-very-good-year.html

Lobb City II in New Museum Gold calf leather, 7000:


http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/08/quintessential-business-shoe-john-lobbs.html

Lobb Tudor Boot in Parisian Brown Museum calf leather, 7000B last:


http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2012/04/chelsea-boot-john-lobbs-tudor.html

Lobb Miami, 2995 last:




http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2012/02/thriftin-aint-easy-john-lobbs-miami.html


I also have a pair of Phillip IIs in Parisian Brown Suede in the closet somewhere but havent gotten around to taking pics yet.

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PhiloVance said:

Lobb Bespoke (St. James) Black Calf Wingtips:

http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/07/elegant-outfitters-of-st-james-street.html

Lobb 2008 in Noisette calf leather (French for Hazelnut?), 7000 last:

http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/05/john-lobb-vintage-2008-very-good-year.html

Lobb City II in New Museum Gold calf leather, 7000:

http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011/08/quintessential-business-shoe-john-lobbs.html

Lobb Tudor Boot in Parisian Brown Museum calf leather, 7000B last:

http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2012/04/chelsea-boot-john-lobbs-tudor.html

Lobb Miami, 2995 last:

http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2012/02/thriftin-aint-easy-john-lobbs-miami.html


I also have a pair of Phillip IIs in Parisian Brown Suede in the closet somewhere but havent gotten around to taking pics yet.

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