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Originally Posted by Prince of Paisley

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I saw this as well... Josephs shoes has featured in quite a few mags lately, perhaps in an attempt to win back some market share from the online retailers.

Also, if you won't say it Geoff, I will. Those Andrew McDonald shoes are... ugly

There is another shoe maker G&L Handmade shoes also in Williams St. Which has been heavily hyped at times in the Financial Review as a good place to get shoes, anyone have any experience with them?

Originally Posted by jaypee

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No shoe purchases in 3 months is a cause for celebration, right?

This has me thinking - I haven't purchased a pair of dress shoes in nearly 6 months... must be time again.

Originally Posted by Geoffrey Firmin

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There is another shoe maker G&L Handmade shoes also in Williams St. Which has been heavily hyped at times in the Financial Review as a good place to get shoes, anyone have any experience with them?

A friend had a pair of women's shoes made at G&L for her wedding. She reckoned the guys' English isn't too good, and they need a little bit of prodding in terms of design as they can lack a bit of imagination.... but I have to admit the final result was very good both in terms of quality, fit and execution of her design. Price was about $450, which seemed very reasonable considering the price of OTR women's shoes in Syd.

As for the men's range, I had a look as I went with her to pick her shoes up... some of the styles were awful, some others were quite acceptable, though I think most guys on this forum would be able to have input into the designs to improve them. As for quality of the RTW, the blake stitched models looked solid; the less said about the glued shoes the better.

All in all though, there are probably better options around - unless you could do some serious customisation of their RTW designs to make them more 'classic' - even though G&L's prices are far more reasonable than Andrew McDonald's.

For G&L, is it just you pick a size and then pick a design from their book and they make it? Or is there some customisation you can do?

I think you can customise quite a bit, but according to my friend she had to hold their hands through the process to get the design she wanted... but like I say the result turned out well for her.

I don't think last-crafting was part of the service however...

Originally Posted by fxh

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And they have a wedding to worry about over there.

I must say I am amazed at the UK postage /courier system. 3 days is not uncommon - from some village in the sticks (not that theres any real sticks over there) to the Oz doorstep.

Compared with the USA system where even a "expedited" expensive shipment takes over a week and ordinary mail can be a fortnight.

Books from UK for me always arrive within 7 days - books from USA always over 10 days.

My experience from when I used to send a lot of stuff ( tapes, albums cds - bootlegs and rare recordings) its the USA system internally. To get something to a major city in say Texas or something could take 3 days from LA, but only a couple of days from here to LA. Getting something back the other way - from USA to here was always longer in time.

The biggest joke is US "priority" which arrives the same time as first class and is USD15 more expensive. Then of course instead of leaving the parcel discreetly beside the door they ring the bell for a sig...then the usual happens...you fill in the rest...

Originally Posted by Geoffrey Firmin

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There is another shoe maker G&L Handmade shoes also in Williams St. Which has been heavily hyped at times in the Financial Review as a good place to get shoes, anyone have any experience with them?

I walked in there the other day for the second time in years and walked straight out. No C&J it weren't....

Originally Posted by Geoffrey Firmin

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There is another shoe maker G&L Handmade shoes also in Williams St. Which has been heavily hyped at times in the Financial Review as a good place to get shoes, anyone have any experience with them?

I bought a pair last year, they've grown on me. Good quality, very comfortable. Though admittedly, my Church's and the JL's are obviously, but they're double the cost.

Originally Posted by meister

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The biggest joke is US "priority" which arrives the same time as first class and is USD15 more expensive. Then of course instead of leaving the parcel discreetly beside the door they ring the bell for a sig...then the usual happens...you fill in the rest...


I got something a few months ago - not clothes - and I'd clicked through to checkout before I'd realised their only method of postage was super expedited or something from USA and cost $80 - hell with the aud$ vs USA$ at the moment I could have flown over and picked the stuff up cheaper.

From what I can see the USA gets ripped off on a few things. I don't know about now but phone calls used to be atrocious - with many different carriers in different states all charging for interstate calls but weirdly local calls free. Mobiles or "cell phones" used to be very expensive with charges for receiving calls and texts - although I think thats been changing.

I think I'm developing morning-coat envy.

I'm also admiring the double-breasted waistcoats.

I think I need help..curse you Styleforum!

Originally Posted by __PG__

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I think I'm developing morning-coat envy. I'm also admiring the double-breasted waistcoats. I think I need help..curse you Styleforum!
Ha! Am stuck at work and have been watching it with a style conscious mate and we both thought morning suit = win!

I've only just got in and flicked on the box and opened a NZ Pinot Noir , danish Castello on ryvita. What little I've seen has the history and sweep of mens clothes, outfits for horse riding, breeches, brocades, military uniforms, morningsuits, lounge, english collars or all sorts, and crowd shots of chavs and all in between.


I'm taken with how good and modern the military uniforms with stripes down narrow drainpipe pants look. Reminds me of Dylan's stage suits.Good one Bob - yet again.

The streets are all deserted tonight - weird - like Melbourne Cup Day.

Seeing the Police marching reminds me of the Goodies episode with the plod dancing Singing in The Rain and attending Goodies rock festival.

Originally Posted by The Ernesto

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lol. 'Where do I get C&J hand grades? What do you think of these Edward Green split toes? blah blah blah...

Lol, thankfully I have to save up for a wedding, so won't be asking either of those 2 questions in the next year at least!

*Sigh* ... my spending is being rigorously monitored. I was thinking of buying a plain blue button-down +J shirt NWT online, but my fiance told me 'No way, you've already got however many blue shirts'. And my explanation that most were dress shirts, and all are different patterns and shades to this one didn't quite seem to cut it.

But ... I just got a message from that very same fiance saying that she'd been shopping, and bought a suit jacket, 2 dresses, pyjamas, a belt, 2 pairs of socks and some leg-warmers.

I like Sir Malcolm Ross' shirt and collar

Originally Posted by porschemad911

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Lol, thankfully I have to save up for a wedding, so won't be asking either of those 2 questions in the next year at least! *Sigh* ... my spending is being rigorously monitored. I was thinking of buying a plain blue button-down +J shirt NWT online, but my fiance told me 'No way, you've already got however many blue shirts'. And my explanation that most were dress shirts, and all are different patterns and shades to this one didn't quite seem to cut it. But ... I just got a message from that very same fiance saying that she'd been shopping, and bought a suit jacket, 2 dresses, pyjamas, a belt, 2 pairs of socks and some leg-warmers.

Every one needs some blue button downs. Essential. I like the Lands End tailored fit original oxfords - the normal ones you iron.

Originally Posted by fxh

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Every one needs some blue button downs. Essential. I like the Lands End tailored fit original oxfords - the normal ones you iron.


+1.

Excellent value, particularly during one of Lands' End's quite frequent 25-30% off sales (and they might even be having one right now).