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elvish · Nov 22, 2012

quar said:
You ever handled an $800 shoe from another maker? You clearly don't know enough to be making an informed comment. What does being locally sourced mean? Are you making excuses for the crap leather he uses?
Andrew McDonald's shoes look and feel second-rate. That's generous. They are horrendously over-priced. Just because you made it with your hands, doesn't mean it is any better than something made by machine.
Look, I'm Australian too. As much as I'd love to support a local operation, I'm going to call an orange an orange. His shoes are over-priced and poor quality relative to that price. You'd be extremely better off spending your money on mid-tier English shoes, such as Crockett & Jones.

Why don't you post pictures of your elite shoes detailing the differences? Better yet, seeing as you're such the big spender you imply cut them in half and provide a breakdown of both.

Although you can't structure a question, I'll answer what you implied - I do have 800+ shoes; A testoni black label and JL, but hey, these are probably poorly hand crafted shoes in Bologna and the UK.

Seeing as you know more about AM than I, please do tell when you visited the workshop, felt his shoes and watched them being crafted. I'm all ears and it will save me the trouble.

EDIT: if you were bright enough to read my post, you would have noticed I said I would go into the store and confirm. So, no, I'm not making excuses for the "crappy" leather as I have no idea what he uses, or who his suppliers are.

lachyzee · Nov 22, 2012

Gents, here is a pretty good Black Friday Sale roundup courtesy of Put This On blog:

http://putthison.com/post/36216262400/thanksgiving-sale-roundup

•The Knottery: 25% off with code GOBBLE; begins Thursday, ends Monday
•Freemans Sporting Club: 20% off tailored clothing & sportswear with code STUFFING; Friday only
•American Giant: 40% off; begins Friday, ends Monday
•Charles Tyrwhitt: Buy 1 shirt, get 2 free; going on now, ends Monday
•Gant: Up to 40% off; going on now
•Neiman Marcus Last Call: 40% off; going on now, ends Thursday
•Country Club Prep: 25% off; begins Friday, ends Monday
•Ralph Lauren: extra 25% off selected sale items; going on now, ends Monday
•Rugby Ralph Lauren: 30% off; going on now, ends Monday
•Club Monaco: extra 30% off sale items; going on now, ends Monday
•J.Press: 25% off with code PSNOV12; going on now (private sale), opens to public Thursday
•3sixteen: 10% off with code BF2012; Friday only
•Sir & Madame: 25% off plus $10 credit for every $100 spent; Friday only
•Ovadia & Sons: Up to 30% off plus free shipping with code TURKEY; going on now, ends Monday
•Fine & Dandy Shop: Free shipping with code HOLIDAY2012 on orders $50 or more; ends Monday
•Corter Leather: 20% off with code BLKFRDY; begins Friday, ends Monday
•Tanner Goods: Use code BLACK to receive free gifts when spending a certain amount; Friday only
•Indochino: 30% off all orders over $700 with code BLACKFRIDAY12; going on now, ends Monday
•Oi Polloi: 20%-80% off various items; ends today (Wednesday)
•Lands’ End/Lands End Canvas: 30% off with code WONDERLAND and PIN 2126; going on now, ends Monday
•Neiman Marcus: extra 20% off sale items; going on now, ends Saturday morning
•J.Crew: 25% off with code COLOR25; going on now, ends Sunday
•L.L.Bean/L.L.Bean Signature: 10% off with code THANKS10; going on now, ends Tuesday
•Dockers: 30% off orders $100 or more with code TURKEY30; going on now, ends Sunday
•The Corner: 30% off most items with code THANKYOU; going on now, ends Monday
•Rogue Territory: 30% off orders $250 or more with code RGTBLKFRI30; going on now, ends Saturday
•Dapper Classics: 30% off and free shipping with code SHOPNOW; begins Thursday, ends Saturday
•The Watch Company: $10 off all orders with code BLACKCYBER10: going on now, ends Monday
•Generic Surplus: 20% off with code BLACK20; begins Friday, ends Sunday
•TM Lewin: 5 shirts for £100 (~$160)
•Exquisite Trimmings: 20% off with the code thanks. Free shipping in the UK and elsewhere on orders over £50, and VAT deducted for non-UK customers. Starts Thursday, ends Monday.
•CHCM: 20% off with the code thanks. Starts Thursday, ends Sunday.
•Maas & Stacks: 20% off with the code thanks. Starts Thursday, ends Monday
•Acrimony: 30% off with the code GIVINGTHANKS. Going on now, ends Sunday.
•Yoox: 15% off with the code YOOXTHANKS. Going on now, ends Monday.
•Joe’s Sporting Goods: 20% off Filson products. Promotion ends December 7th
•Brooks Brothers: 20% off when using your Mastercard. 15% otherwise. Promotion ends Saturday.
•Indigo & Cotton: 20% off with the code STUFFING. Starts today and ends Sunday.
•Levi’s: 40% off with code THANKS; going on now, ends 9 p.m. EST Thursday
•Allen Edmonds: 30%-50% off select styles; going on now, ends Monday
•Asos: 20% off everything with code BLACKFRIDAYBONUS; going on now, ends Sunday
•Black Lapel: Doing several giveaways; details here; ends Friday
•Park & Bond: Items in sale section are at least 30% off
•Barney’s New York: More items added to sale section
•Wickham House: 25% off with code PTO; ends December 3
•Filson: 30% off with code BF2LOYAL; expires midnight 11/26
•Lands’ End: 30% off plus free shipping; Code WONDERLAND, PIN 2126
•John Smedley: 20% off storewide plus free shipping with code JSBLACK. Ends Sunday.
•DS Dundee: 20% off with the code SORRY. Coupon expires at the end of November.
•GAP: Discounts storewide. Take an additional 20% off with the code GAPGIFT. Ends Thursday.
•Albam: 20% off with the code Grazie20.

thebrownman · Nov 22, 2012

Geoffrey Firmin said:
Well if you talk the talk you better walk the walk at cawfee. I expect to see those cordovan boots at the least on Saturday.

LOL - isn't it 28 degrees on Saturday? Definite shorts weather.

elvish · Nov 22, 2012

catpower said:
Heading into a (physical!) MJ Bale store to lift my suit game today - will probably opt for the 2 for 1000 deal depending on what's on offer. Definitely a charcoal/grey (thinking the Mudgee Grey Weave - looking at you, Jason/Charlie's Wardrobe!) and maybe a blue/navy.

Sydneysiders, is there much difference between the flagship Woollahra store and the others in terms of the range/stock they have on offer? Westfield Syd is more convenient but I don't want to be left hanging for choices.

Woolahra has a much greater range than WF. Plus, Flat White is a short walk from the store.

Henry Carter · Nov 22, 2012

thebrownman said:
LOL - isn't it 28 degrees on Saturday? Definite shorts weather.

Yeah... shorts and Tods, and not a sock in sight will be the go tomorrow.

Selvaggio · Nov 22, 2012

Geoffrey Firmin said:
Sad to say its common in most large rural towns/cities now. When I lived in WW there was only one tailor who was reducded to alterations only. As for shoes well it was either RM or Rosi work boots.
I found that if I wanted to buy clothing I had to travel to Albury where they were a couple of good shops whose sales alone were worth the trip.

As a (sort of) Albury boy, it tickles me to see it regarded as the sophisticated alternative to the W

But, seriously, I do know what you mean. My Grandfather used to get the odd sports coat made up by a tailor in Albury. It was that kind of place. Good quality fabric (Zegna) but a bit flashy for my tastes (he liked to wear them to the races).

And there was a very traditional department store called Mates, that, as I remember it from my childhood, was the kind of place you could get anything. They had the old fashioned central cashier system - you would pay your money at the counter and the SA would place it in a little overhead zip-line thing with a docket and it would shoot up to a single cashier who sat on a mezzanine. Then your change and a receipt would zip back down.

Last time I was in Albury it was looking prosperous and there was a buzz. I think having more uni students in town has changed the place. But I wonder if you can still get bespoke menswear somewhere on Dean St - or if that side of the place has gone now.

lachyzee · Nov 22, 2012

I just don't know how you'd survive as a non-shorts wearer in anywhere with a real summer. Tom Ford be damned.

sochumpy · Nov 22, 2012

woooo blackfriday sales! that PTO list is pretty great. Pitty a few of them dont ship international. Trying to get a discounted filson bag and having no luck

lachyzee · Nov 22, 2012

The Exquisite Trimmings one on P Johnson "pochettes" is pretty good too (20%, no VAT, free shipping), if you're into that kind of thing.

Geoffrey Firmin · Nov 22, 2012

thebrownman said:
LOL - isn't it 28 degrees on Saturday? Definite shorts weather.

Stubbies and boots is a Canberra look, its what they wear when not in trackies.

iSurg · Nov 22, 2012

elvish said:
Why don't you post pictures of your elite shoes detailing the differences? Better yet, seeing as you're such the big spender you imply cut them in half and provide a breakdown of both.
Although you can't structure a question, I'll answer what you implied - I do have 800+ shoes; A testoni black label and JL, but hey, these are probably poorly hand crafted shoes in Bologna and the UK.
Seeing as you know more about AM than I, please do tell when you visited the workshop, felt his shoes and watched them being crafted. I'm all ears and it will save me the trouble.
EDIT: if you were bright enough to read my post, you would have noticed I said I would go into the store and confirm. So, no, I'm not making excuses for the "crappy" leather as I have no idea what he uses, or who his suppliers are.

but that just doesn't make sense

It's like choosing to be with

when you've already been with

Trust me, think about it and you'll get the comparison.

elvish · Nov 22, 2012

iSurg said:
but that just doesn't make sense

It's like choosing to be with

when you've already been with

Trust me, think about it and you'll get the comparison.

somebody's never heard of Miranda Kerr.

Pink Socks · Nov 22, 2012

lachyzee said:
The Exquisite Trimmings one on P Johnson "pochettes" is pretty good too (20%, no VAT, free shipping), if you're into that kind of thing.

Finally caved and bought the light grey cashmere Drakes tie there with the "thanks" 20% off code, minus VAT and with free shipping came to about $120. Means I can choose something a little different when the HC cashmere ties arrive.

And I agree with wishiwasricher so here is a picture of some nice shoes (in my opinion, happy to hear polite disagreement).

http://ethandesu.com/post/24058730740/back-in-stock-carmina-uetam-loafer

iSurg · Nov 22, 2012

Quote:

Then you obviously didn't get my visual analogy.

sliq · Nov 22, 2012

Pink Socks said:
http://ethandesu.com/post/24058730740/back-in-stock-carmina-uetam-loafer

gorgeous loafers. would be an excellent stepping stone into the loafer world, if you haven't already.

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