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Originally Posted by Smudge

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I've got a pair of Loake suede chukkas, I was tossing up between the Kempton (26 Last) and Pimlico (Capital Last) which, lasts aside, seem to be very similar: both are from 1880 range and have dainite soles. The Kemptons are GBP20 cheaper. I love mine and would say, go for it!
I have both, the kempton in suede and the pimlico in calf. The pimlico last is a bit sleeker in the toe box. I'll put some compare pics up tonight if you like.

Originally Posted by Smudge

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I've got a pair of Loake suede chukkas, I was tossing up between the Kempton (26 Last) and Pimlico (Capital Last) which, lasts aside, seem to be very similar: both are from 1880 range and have dainite soles. The Kemptons are GBP20 cheaper. I love mine and would say, go for it!

Originally Posted by JohnsNotHere

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I have both, the kempton in suede and the pimlico in calf. The pimlico last is a bit sleeker in the toe box. I'll put some compare pics up tonight if you like.

I've got Loake Pimlico in burgundy calf on capital last. Had them about 2 years - no complaints except I reckon its a bit slim and long for my liking. Only in looks - it fits well. Still others might like that sleeker* look.

Mine are in 9 F and I suspect I would feel better in a 8.5G with that shape.

I'm looking at the suede Kemptons instead of desert boots right now.

* I just had a quick squiz online - I must say the suede looks a lot less long and pointy than mine in the pics. I suspect the suede actually looks a bit less sleek because of texture as opposed to shiny calf.

edit: If you are in Melbourne that Beggar Man shop in Clarendon - Sth Melb has half a shop full of suede DBs, chukkas, Loakes etc.

edit2: I've got two pair of Herring Stratford boots and I'm pretty sure they are made by Loake on the 026 last. They are my favourites for looks and to wear for fit and comfort.

http://www.herringshoes.co.uk/_shop/...867-1522-3.jpg

Nathan Clark, great-grandson of the founder of Clarks, who created the bestselling desert boot in 1947, has died at age 95.

A low boot laced at the ankle has been rustic wear for many centuries in Europe. Under the name "startup" it was such standard commoners' gear that it served as a model for the earliest industrially produced work boots. But the truest descendants of the startup, in shape and use, and the most familiar, are desert boots, which first bestrode the world in 1947, and were the work of Nathan Clark, who has died aged 94.

He was the great-grandson of James Clark, who with his brother Cyrus founded the Clarks family firm in Street, Somerset, in the 1820s, manufacturing slippers from the skins of local sheep. Nathan was a lifelong enthusiast for shoemaking, technically curious and inventive, with an eye for simplicity, so hard to achieve around the aesthetic-practical compromise that is the human foot.

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Originally Posted by JohnsNotHere

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I have both, the kempton in suede and the pimlico in calf. The pimlico last is a bit sleeker in the toe box. I'll put some compare pics up tonight if you like.

Cheers, a couple of comparison photos would be great.

I wear a UK11 so trying to aim for a bit of a sleeker look so they don't end up looking like a pair of Blundstone's.

Barely used Church Charles 11. Size UK 10G.

http://fxhopshop.blogspot.com/2011/0...s-churchs.html

Anyone else doing Dry July? Why did I agree to this?

*crickets*

Dry? In July? No way. September maybe.

*footballs*

Originally Posted by jaypee

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Anyone else doing Dry July? Why did I agree to this?

I did a month of no alcohol in May. The lack of a sore head and regaining weekend mornings was actually pretty fun.

Friday afternoon, right about now actually, was easily the worst time. What is there to keep you motivated for the last hour or 2 of the day if you don't get to have a beer when you finish!?

Originally Posted by Jimbosaurus

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I did a month of no alcohol in May. The lack of a sore head and regaining weekend mornings was actually pretty fun.

Friday afternoon, right about now actually, was easily the worst time. What is there to keep you motivated for the last hour or 2 of the day if you don't get to have a beer when you finish!?
Not being able to have a couple of beers on Friday after work would be the biggest challenge by far. Waking up full of beans of Sunday would be a nice bonus though!

I don't know why i agreed to this.
Plus no fast food for a year (6 months in)
Its even harder than the 1 month coffee free I did last year

What constitutes fast food? There are healthier burger options and there are greasy sit down meals.

The deal was - Maccas, KFC, Red Rooster, Hungry jacks, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Ogalos, Oportos

Originally Posted by jaypee

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The deal was - Maccas, KFC, Red Rooster, Hungry jacks, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Ogalos, Oportos

Does it count if you get so drunk that you can't remember ordering the food and just wake up to empty wrappers in your lounge room?