Archibald London: true craftsmanship, no middlemen, Official Vendor Thread

[ArchibaldNat]

As I've said before, I think it's better if others than me do that.

so...someone else is making your shoes. How does this not make you a middleman? I am fine with your products/pricing/whatever. But it sure sounds like you are contracting out products to different producers, and that you are not the producer yourself.

Hello,

I want to explain that all of our teams are in house. Operations, marketing, social media, design and production, merchandising, finance, etc. you name it. We built and maintain our own website on custom technology that we own (so e-commerce is here too). We send a lot of messages back and forth as we’re all working on difference tasks - as is normal within most companies - and we download material into folders for the others to see and reference as needed.

We’re open to outside collaborations and have had outside partnerships, but it’s all handled through our label and subject to our final sign off in-house.

We do not own any of the facilities that make our product; we are not vertically integrated. Manufacturing is rarely handled in house at most companies, and even when a few categories might be vertically integrated within a company there are generally outlying categories that are still out-sourced.

Most of our items are designed, specced, and commissioned from scratch. There are a few items within our collection that are curated pieces and white labelled (for Archibald London), and there are a few that are co-branded with the manufacturer such as our copper pans.

As for not being a middleman, we are the only source where you can buy Archibald London product. Many brands sell their product through an intermediary (I.e. a retailer), and that third party is therefore a middleman. It’s just a choice that we made and there are others who do the same. We sell our product, that we’ve created, directly to the consumer.

I hope that helps

 

[mhip]

I would just love it if my shoelace journey would end.
I've been through 4 or 5 people, over the last year and a half-ish, and it's always "yeah, we'll take care of that no problem".....then crickets.
Last convo was I believe with Rohan, he said he would be back in London in a couple of days, and would get laces right out to me.
That was probably a month or two ago.

EDIT:
Such weird timing. Rohan messaged me and showed that he sent notice on WhatsApp ( I never look at that app ) yesterday that the laces are on the way.
I love the shoes I've purchased, and while I don't like that this issue was punted as many times as it was, it looks like he didn't forget.
Thank you...

 

[ArchibaldNat]

I would just love it if my shoelace journey would end.
I've been through 4 or 5 people, over the last year and a half-ish, and it's always "yeah, we'll take care of that no problem".....then crickets.
Last convo was I believe with Rohan, he said he would be back in London in a couple of days, and would get laces right out to me.
That was probably a month or two ago.

EDIT:
Such weird timing. Rohan messaged me and showed that he sent notice on WhatsApp ( I never look at that app ) yesterday that the laces are on the way.
I love the shoes I've purchased, and while I don't like that this issue was punted as many times as it was, it looks like he didn't forget.
Thank you...

Not to worry. Trust me... We want to get the laces resolved for you too

 

[Shoemog]

Length to 82 seems pretty comparable but at least for my toe shape, seems like there’s just a hair more room in the toe box.

Here is a side by side of Carmina Simpson, Archibald, EG82, Meccariello Soft Square. All 9.5uk.
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Did you have anything to do with the tow ap Oxford also on offer?

 

[JohnMRobie]

Did you have anything to do with the tow ap Oxford also on offer?

Yes. That was the first piece of the project. Overview of the cap toe: It’s slightly more expensive because of a couple intentional decisions. The oxford has a seamless heel and the waist is hand sewn with a fiddleback whereas the Chukka is meant to be more casual and thus doesn’t feature the fiddleback or the hand sewing with the tighter waist. The stitch density on the outsole is also slightly higher. Part of the design decision process wasn’t just trying to make good looking shoes that would photograph well but to design things that were classic and wearable and make sense with how we envisioned people would wear them.

There’s another model that’s in the middle of the design phase and likely another coming after that.

I don’t have the final prototype of the oxford to take any comparison shots though. It was sent around to several friends whose size it was for feedback on sizing and I can’t remember who had it last. Feedback was take the same size as you’d take in EG. If you’ve got additional questions I can take a look back at notes, texts and emails and see if I can answer.

 

[Rewiag]

so...someone else is making your shoes. How does this not make you a middleman? I am fine with your products/pricing/whatever. But it sure sounds like you are contracting out products to different producers, and that you are not the producer yourself.

This might come as a surprise, but Intel does not manufacture their CPUs either, it is manufactured by a company called TSMC but still sold under Intel's brand.
A middleman is who buys Brand X and then sells Brand X on their website. Archibald gets to manufacture under their own brand or get heavily involved in a special production run with another brand.

 

[mhip]

@ArchibaldRoh
Laces came today. Grazie mille, they're perfect.
Crazy difference.

 

[XxLogo]

Anybody have review of their glasses? Wondering if worth the premium, alongside being at limited stock right now

 

[CWV]

@ArchibaldRoh
Laces came today. Grazie mille, they're perfect.
Crazy difference.

I’m trying to buy a replacement for sand color laces. I hope I have a better experience

 

[Rewiag]

I also need some replacement laces for the ultralights, as for whatever reason the ones that came with the two pairs I have are way too long... Did anyone manage to find a good alternative?

 

[ArchibaldNat]

Anybody have review of their glasses? Wondering if worth the premium, alongside being at limited stock right now

Give them a try

 

[CWV]

Anybody have review of their glasses? Wondering if worth the premium, alongside being at limited stock right now

I have a pair. What would you want to know?

 

[ArchibaldNat]

I also need some replacement laces for the ultralights, as for whatever reason the ones that came with the two pairs I have are way too long... Did anyone manage to find a good alternative?

I know it was discussed before with other members of the team but go ahead and please DM me so I can it from here

 

[XxLogo]

I have a pair. What would you want to know?

Just general quality and such compared to other acetate glasses. Never had handmade ones before, but have had acetate. Do you feel it was worth it over getting a pair from your optometrist?

 

[josepidal]

Did the Archibald customer service e-mail change?

My friend (the one who bought a goodyear welted cordovan mid sneakers one in every color, one of every copper pan, etc.) disappeared for a few months and e-mailed them about a couple of things, they don't answer anymore.