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Lovely, but out of reach for most of us unfortunately.


Can't help thinking that men do seem to be much better served than women when it comes to clothes and shoes, and the concepts of style, workwear and quality sit together more easily. Wondering what this says about these industries' views of women.

I'm someone who doesn't buy things like boots/shoes very often. Basically only when I've worn the last pair down to nothing. So I am all for spending a bit on a decent hard wearing pair.


BUT I just can't imagine ever having ?400 to spend on boots. There will ALWAYS be something I'd rather spend that ?400 on (probably some guitar related gadget that I'll never actually use to it's potential).

The one time I spent over ?100 on a pair of shoes (budget-end Loakes) they fell apart within a couple of months, so since then, I stick to around the ?50 mark! I can totally understand people buying nice things (people can spend their own money however they want) but it's not for me.


Saying that, I'm quite tempted by a pair of those Solovair boots...

I have a pair of socks I bought 25 years ago. I wear them maybe 20 times a year and they still have no holes, though they're a bit battered. Hard to imagine anything I've bought in the last few years lasting as long.

nashoi Wrote:

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> I'd be equally shocked to hear DC wasn't buying

> all his top hats from Pateys on Gowlett Rd.

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> http://www.pateyhats.com/


I once contacted them asking to see the factory and never received a reply. For shame.

Getting back to the original shoe/boot thing. For really good handmade boots at not ridiculous prices have a look at William Lennon - based in the Peak District I think. For beautifully made flat/round toe shoes for women check out maikodawson.com - not cheap but a genuine london-based one lady band - bespoke service and will modify a last to your fit. And she takes them back in when they eventually need repairing.
I wonder how reliable the info on the 'still made in Britain' type of sites is. Just been to Church's in Bond St, only to be told that actually their women's shoes are made in Italy - only the bulk of the men's are bench-made here - and this is because Church's is now owned by Prada. Perhaps this explains what's happened to the big-name brands and why most of those producing in this country seem to be smaller and/or newer. (Still focusing on shoes and clothes here, so may obviously not be true of jet engines or talent shows.)

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