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John Lobb Spirits of Capitals
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alphaO888
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I can definitely picture the asian ones selling like hotcakes in Japan, China, and Taiwan - it looks like they took the typical shoe styles prevalent in that part of the world and Lobb'd them out. With the exception of the hideous New York shoe of course.. who the f*ck would ever wear that in ny
Those Taipei shoes have Taiwanese written all over them...
Those Taipei shoes have Taiwanese written all over them...
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I can definitely picture the asian ones selling like hotcakes in Japan, China, and Taiwan - it looks like they took the typical shoe styles prevalent in that part of the world and Lobb'd them out. With the exception of the hideous New York shoe of course.. who the f*ck would ever wear that in nyOriginally Posted by alphaO888
Those Taipei shoes have Taiwanese written all over them...
you mean how the sole resemble one of those Taiwan made shoes I see when I was a kid in Taiwan..., very "sneaker" like sole in certain way...
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I suppose now they have the entire spectrum covered from jaw droppingly beautiful to mind bogglingly disgusting.
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I really question Lobb's decision to enter this market. I understand their desire to appeal to the LV, Prada, Dior Homme, Stefano Ricci, etc., crowd, but I feel that bifurcating their brand into a 'fashion' part and a 'traditional' part takes away from their gravitas as one of the most respected shoemakers. Personally, I feel less inclined to buy from Lobb the further they move away from their core demographic. I know that we [SFers] are a niche market, but I fear that with this transition their focus on quality may drop as they stretch the boundaries of design.
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Personally, I feel less inclined to buy from Lobb the further they move away from their core demographic.Originally Posted by Newcomer
FWIW, I haven't bought a Lobb shoe for about 3 years because of their increasingly weird designs. I don't have many JLPs in total (3-4 pairs IIRC) and what I have are RTW, so I'm far from their target market. But still, at least 2-3 of those were bought from Lobb themselves (not seconds/used/grey market) so there is a small legit financial impact of my disinterest in their recent collections. But I'm absolutely sure they've gained many more new sales in return from those who appreciate these designs. (PS. I agree that the Tokyo oxfords are nice, rebel.)
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FWIW, I haven't bought a Lobb shoe for about 3 years because of their increasingly weird designs. I don't have many JLPs in total (3-4 pairs IIRC) and what I have are RTW, so I'm far from their target market. But still, at least 2-3 of those were bought from Lobb themselves (not seconds/used/grey market) so there is a small legit financial impact of my disinterest in their recent collections. But I'm absolutely sure they've gained many more new sales in return from those who appreciate these designs.Originally Posted by Holdfast
(PS. I agree that the Tokyo oxfords are nice, rebel.)
Personally, I naturally gravitate more towards G&G and EG now-a-days, and pay significantly less attention to Lobb due to the gimmicky designs on some of their shoes. Despite their actual quality, I have developed a negative perception of them as of late. Same way I doubt I would buy anything from Gucci or the fashiony brands. Maybe I have just developed a distrust of brands that market themselves towards the nouveau riche or fashion-centric audiences.
Now, with that said, JLPB is still the bees-knees. But their RTW collection has become much less appealing to me.
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