John Lobb Appreciation Thread

671allstar said:

I saw in some prior posts photos of Lopez loafers in new gold museum calf. Does anyone know if JL still offers the same colorway? I can’t seem to find the same colorway on JL website.

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Some colours, as well as some kinds of leather, have been discontinued. However you can inquire if they could do a pair as MTO in case they still have some stock left.

They have completely murdered the brand with the new marketing approach and selection of styles ..

Even their iconic models like City and Philipp do not look the same as 10 years ago ..
Leather just feels less luxurious and of less quality ..
I do not now if they actually seen any sale increase since this move with new management, but they should have cherished the tradition better than this ..

Their styles are all over the place. They seem to lost themselves .. They are trying to cover Loro Piana Open walk style of shoes that's popular for the last 2 years now, followed by loafers with thick rubber soles ..

John Lobb was always an expensive brand, but these prices now are just silly .. $2.500 for a pair of RTW shoes is a nonsense

Nikola said:

They have completely murdered the brand with the new marketing approach and selection of styles ..

Even their iconic models like City and Philipp do not look the same as 10 years ago ..
Leather just feels less luxurious and of less quality ..
I do not now if they actually seen any sale increase since this move with new management, but they should have cherished the tradition better than this ..

Their styles are all over the place. They seem to lost themselves .. They are trying to cover Loro Piana Open walk style of shoes that's popular for the last 2 years now, followed by loafers with thick rubber soles ..

John Lobb was always an expensive brand, but these prices now are just silly .. $2.500 for a pair of RTW shoes is a nonsense

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The fact that they are selling a shoe that is meant to mimic the appearance of a galosh/overshoe says it all.

Personally, I found the couple of pairs of old stock Lopez loafers that I got on sale much better than the pair of new season ones I tried buying. The new season ones were caked with wax polish that after removal revealed bite and stretch marks in the leather. It was blessing in disguise that I had to return that pair for problems with the apron stitching.

The Saunton in Green Misty Calf, 7000 last.

Bespoke JLP