Anyone have John Lobb St. James Place shoes?

[Artisan Fan]

Just curious if anyone has experience with the original...

 

[kabert]

I have two pairs, courtesy of EBay. Fantastic leather.

 

[Artisan Fan]

Wow. Someone ebayed their bespokes?

Sacrilege.

 

[Minstrel]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

Wow. Someone ebayed their bespokes?

Sacrilege.
Most likely an estate sale.

 

[RJman]

As a clarification, it would just be Lobb "St James"... "St James Place" is a Monopoly property and the original Lobb is on St James St in St James (no "Place&quot in London.

 

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by RJman

As a clarification, it would just be Lobb "St James"... "
Pedant!!!

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

Pedant!!!
Blackguard!

 

[medwards]

9, St. James's Street

P.S...RJman, we missed you at dinner

 

[Artisan Fan]

Okay. St. James Street it is.

 

[medwards]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

Okay. St. James Street it is.

No. I'm afraid it is St. James's Street.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by medwards

No. I'm afraid it is St. James's Street.
... Goosnargh...

 

[Vintage Gent]

Originally Posted by RJman

As a clarification, it would just be Lobb "St James"... "St James Place" is a Monopoly property and the original Lobb is on St James St in St James (no "Place") in London.

A couple of lines from Old Possum in memoriam the RJ Cat:

"In the whole of St. James's the smartest of names is
The name of this Brummel of Cats."

 

[kitonbrioni]

Sure sounds like John Lobb St. James St. shoes are a rare sighting. What do they charge for their shoes and are they full bespoke?

 

[pejsek]

Actually, I think it's quite possible that Lobb St James are the most common of bespoke shoes; they have the name and have been cranking them out for decades. I have several pair, some of which are very beautiful (in particular, an amazing pair of long wingtip brogues with perhaps the finest waist I have seen this side of Sig. Suzuki), while others are merely nice (e.g. a pair of brown double-soled scotch grain brogues). Actually, the most interesting pair of Lobb shoes I have is an old pair of Jodphur boots I wear for gardening which bear the stamp of both the London and Paris locations.
centipede has an interesting selection on his site:

http://centipede.web.fc2.com

 

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by kitonbrioni

What do they charge for their shoes and are they full bespoke?
Here is the pricelist and they are fully bespoke:
http://www.johnlobbltd.co.uk/main/pricelist.htm

If you order a dozen pairs at one time, you might be getting a little discount.