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Luke, I'm happy you have found your Yoda.
Thanks you and I hope someday you find someone who knows what they are doing too
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Luke, I'm happy you have found your Yoda.
I asked one of the Cleverley guys this a long time ago, and he said he didn't know. Maybe they were popular in Adelaide, Australia 100 years ago. Maybe the original John Lobb had a mistress named Adelaide, and he named the style after her.
Pure speculation: The style is English, and so I'd guess it's named for Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV. The Australian city is named for her, and she remained a popular figure when she died in the mid-1800s, a time of innovation in the English shoemaking industry. She was quite the fashion influencer, and there's even a ladies' side-lacing boot named after her. The boot doesn't really resemble the men's Adelaide, but it seems a curious coincidence. Perhaps one of her shoemakers, seeking to capitalize on her patronage, created the style in her honor?
Found them! yum
You have a foot fetish?
This would be more a hoof fetish, I think.
Those have been repaired. I do actually get use out of my clothing.
Found them!
Pure speculation: The style is English, and so I'd guess it's named for Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV. The Australian city is named for her, and she remained a popular figure when she died in the mid-1800s, a time of innovation in the English shoemaking industry. She was quite the fashion influencer, and there's even a ladies' side-lacing boot named after her. The boot doesn't really resemble the men's Adelaide, but it seems a curious coincidence. Perhaps one of her shoemakers, seeking to capitalize on her patronage, created the style in her honor?
I like this. Let's make if official.
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For bonus points, can you find pics of FNB's ugly ass patchwork jacket?
For bonus points, can you find pics of FNB's ugly ass patchwork jacket?