As you know, I've a thing for fine shoes. How many pairs are in my collection? Don't even go there. Anyway, pictured (at left) is a set of black imitation wingtip brogues from Cleverley in London. I received them several months ago and have not yet taken them out for a test drive; I shall do so soon and send a report. They are styled imitation brogues because, unlike traditional brogues that have an additional layer of perforated ('brogued') leather placed on top of the toe, vamp, and quarter, these feature a single layer of leather into which a brogue-like design has been etched. The 'perforations' that you see are merely superficial markings. This is a lighter, sleeker design, to my mind, which makes it roaringly suitable for the environments in which chaps such as moi tend to operate.
22 March 2012
Cleverley Imitation Brogues
As you know, I've a thing for fine shoes. How many pairs are in my collection? Don't even go there. Anyway, pictured (at left) is a set of black imitation wingtip brogues from Cleverley in London. I received them several months ago and have not yet taken them out for a test drive; I shall do so soon and send a report. They are styled imitation brogues because, unlike traditional brogues that have an additional layer of perforated ('brogued') leather placed on top of the toe, vamp, and quarter, these feature a single layer of leather into which a brogue-like design has been etched. The 'perforations' that you see are merely superficial markings. This is a lighter, sleeker design, to my mind, which makes it roaringly suitable for the environments in which chaps such as moi tend to operate.
NIce shoes.
ReplyDeleteGreat look, great idea, especially for you Laguna-based chaps!
ReplyDelete"in which chaps as moi tend to operate." Well said, haha:-)
Nice carpet! Where is it from?
Cleverly imitated brogues.
ReplyDeleteExcellent footwear in which to make capital gains.
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed!
ReplyDeleteGGG ~ I inherited it from my family, who acquired it from a Persian dealer in Fulham in the mid- to late-1980s.
ReplyDeleteLSS ~ Thanks!
Guessing that the carpet is Turkish, rather than Persian.
ReplyDeleteAnon @11:32 ~ You may well be right, as I've not claimed it is Persian.
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