The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)

[Ich_Dien]

Anyone have any idea what this says? It’s inside the George cleverleys
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Not much point trying to decipher as there's no clear sizing...Cleverley are made by C&J or E&G (if the highest range which on that last they aren't).

A picture of the sole might help determine whether they are actually bespoke, however, with those shoe trees I do doubt it.

Comparing to my own couple of Cleverleys I believe they're C&J as anything by EG is on an extreme pointed last (Same as RLPL used to use?).

 

[kbadgley84]

Not much point trying to decipher as there's no clear sizing...Cleverley are made by C&J or E&G (if the highest range which on that last they aren't).

A picture of the sole might help determine whether they are actually bespoke, however, with those shoe trees I do doubt it.

Comparing to my own couple of Cleverleys I believe they're C&J as anything by EG is on an extreme pointed last (Same as RLPL used to use?).

 

[drlivingston]

Cottontail duck

 

[double00]

 

[kbadgley84]

#solved

 

[Purplelabel]

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could very well be made by GC themselves. But that sole isn’t very GC. Their Instagram team deciphered my GC made pair in 20 minutes. Try messaging them and see what happens! Gorgeous pair though.

 

[dahl5yankees]

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They're Made to Measure

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

#solved
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Ahhh! Snake oil salesman case

 

[Nobilis Animus]

Ahhh! Snake oil salesman case

Now if only he had a blog to go with it.

 

[330CK]

They're Made to Measure

twss

 

[kbadgley84]

So bespoke or MTM and what is the difference between the two?

 

[impuntura]

Check the shoe trees maybe there is a size on it.
Or next time you're in a thrift store buy some shoe trees of varying sizes and see which fits the shoe .

 

[JohnAAG]

So bespoke or MTM and what is the difference between the two?
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Bespoke is when the build a last specifically for your feet and build the whole shoe around it. MTM is when they use an existing last from their selection and then make other tweaks to accommodate your foot. You can also usually make cosmetic changes.

 

[JamesJohn]

Two guys almost fought lining up today at the thrift ? The argument started because of one accusing the other of line cutting. Unfortunately they did not actually come to blows, so there was no thrift mma champion crowned today.

 

[kbadgley84]

Oh and if it’s MTM does that mean was was made by GC or was it one of the other shoemakers