Please show me your black calf Cleverley shoe

[jojo1]

I've decided to order a bespoke shoe from Cleverley, and met with their fitter on his current US tour. For my first shoe with them I'm getting a black calf oxford, and was pretty well set on a relatively plain cap toe with broguing on the cap and rest of the shoe pretty plain stitched. I think it's the style called "Cat no. 7" on their website. (I felt as though the plain stitched cap was a tad too austere.) I'm also getting the rounded toe, rather than their traditional square toe, as it's just the look I prefer.

I must say that the selection of shoes available to look at during the visit was sufficiently limited (though impressive, given that it needs to be schlepped from city to city) that I'm still somewhat uncertain about my decision. I'm also not sure I asked all the right questions (such as whether there is different types/width of broguing that can be used in the captoe). Lastly, I find the photos on the Cleverley website to the somewhat uninspired, so . . .

If any of you have Cleverely black calf shoes that you're willing to show off, I'd love to see them.
Thanks in advance.

 

[jon5986]

Nice choice!

I'm surprised you think their website is uninspired. I think that they have a great selection of shoes and that their new styles are great! I'm based in New York and when I visit their trunk shows they have over 150 shoes! However, I have seen them in other cities and the selection is smaller.

Shoemakers become a working relationship. I think you ordered a nice first pair...

As for photos, you will find a bunch on this forum.

 

[medwards]

Over the years, the folks at Cleverley have made at least eight pair of black calf shoes for me. I believe you can see at least three of them in this thread on another Forum:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/f...ad.php?t=58085

Oh yes, another pair - a black calf Adelaide oxford - is currently on order.

 

[Kuro]

Originally Posted by medwards

Over the years, the folks at Cleverley have made at least eight pair of black calf shoes for me. I believe you can see at least three of them in this thread on another Forum:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/f...ad.php?t=58085

Oh yes, another pair - a black calf Adelaide oxford - is currently on order.

Actually came across this thread earlier this week myself .... superb collection.

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by medwards

Oh yes, another pair - a black calf Adelaide oxford - is currently on order.

You must have enough black shoes by now.

 

[medwards]

Originally Posted by Manton

You must have enough black shoes by now.

Perhaps. And then again... Perhaps not.

 

[aportnoy]

Will do, in about 9 months.

 

[jojo1]

So, what did you order?

 

[aportnoy]

Classic black punch cap with Cleverley chisel toe. I also ordered a Norwegian split toe on a round toe last in a rustic burgundy/brown stag suede.

Just took delivery of a pair of Adelaides in medium brown buckskin and should be getting a pair of double monks in a cognac pebble grain with a round toe anytime now.

 

[jojo1]

Oh, good. I think that's what I ordered as well (though on the rounded toe).

 

[aportnoy]

Originally Posted by jojo1

Oh, good. I think that's what I ordered as well (though on the rounded toe).

An essential shoe that will serve you well.

 

[jon5986]

Originally Posted by medwards

Over the years, the folks at Cleverley have made at least eight pair of black calf shoes for me. I believe you can see at least three of them in this thread on another Forum:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/f...ad.php?t=58085

Oh yes, another pair - a black calf Adelaide oxford - is currently on order.

Great collection.

 

[EL72]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

Classic black punch cap with Cleverley chisel toe. I also ordered a Norwegian split toe on a round toe last in a rustic burgundy/brown stag suede.

Just took delivery of a pair of Adelaides in medium brown buckskin and should be getting a pair of double monks in a cognac pebble grain with a round toe anytime now.

I think a new shoe damage thread is in order A.

 

[medwards]

Black is the new...black!

 

[MarquisMagic]

And I see from another forum that you have added yet another pair of black calf Cleverley's to your collection!