Welcome Hugo Jacomet, Parisian gentleman
October 11th 2011At last, after many rounds of correspondence by email, Hugo and I had a chance to meet at Anderson & Sheppard last week. Hugo was over in London for a couple of days, touring the Savile Row houses for the purposes of his own excellent blog P...
Welcome Hugo Jacomet, Parisian gentleman
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Give me the A&S shoulders and silhouette any day....
EB Meyrowitz: Handmade glasses
October 5th 2011EB Meyrowitz always used to sparkle from across the Royal Arcade, as I sat in Cleverley’s chatting to George or Teemu. The serried rows of horn and acetate frames, all in beautiful brown variations, watched by a little jazz band on top of the c...
EB Meyrowitz: Handmade glasses
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Just a heads up for anyone reading this old article. The Worshipful Little Shop of Spectacles in Netil Market, London Fields do a proper bespoke service. Designed for each customer and handmade in house. I recently got a...
US shoemaker tours
September 20th 2011It’s time for US tours again. Doesn’t time fly? The full dates for two makers – Cleverley and Alfred Sargent Handgrade – can be seen on their sites at those links. And pictured we have some new styles from Sarg...
US shoemaker tours
It’s time for US tours again. Doesn’t time fly? The full dates for two makers – Cleverley and Alfred Sargent Handgrade – can be seen on their sites at those links. And pictured we have some new styles from Sargen...
New Cleverleys – imitation brogue
July 8th 2011Despite the welcome growth of the dark brown shoe as a business staple, every man should own a very nice pair of black Oxfords. They are worn to the formal events, to the big meetings and to meet people whose ideas on propriety you are not yet famili...
New Cleverleys – imitation brogue
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I have a pair of the "imitation brogue" in the Anthony last. They are called the Churchill II, in the "flashier" lazy man style. These are a very comfortable and stylish pair of shoes. I think the perforating the leather...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley 13: The wear report
May 27th 2011Well, I was wrong. Six months ago I made the point, following the collection of my first pair of shoes from Cleverley, that the benefits of bespoke shoes were more about comfort than aesthetics; in contrast with a bespoke suit, where the benefits are...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley 13: The wear report
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Hi It's really hard to say without seeing the shoes and your feet. And they can of course take a little while to wear in. But it does sound worse than what you would expect. I would make sure they know exactly how the fi...
Shoe news: Cleverley, Edward Green, Berluti
March 17th 2011A few bits and pieces from the past fortnight that deserve highlighting for shoe enthusiasts. Cleverley is introducing a limited edition Burgundy Calf Churchill shoe – the model first released as a separate limited edition last October – ...
Shoe news: Cleverley, Edward Green, Berluti
A few bits and pieces from the past fortnight that deserve highlighting for shoe enthusiasts. Cleverley is introducing a limited edition Burgundy Calf Churchill shoe – the model first released as a separate limited edi...
A couple of delectations from Cleverley
February 17th 2011Some lovely new styles here from Cleverley – a midnight blue bespoke model, featuring burgundy laces and a burgundy layer of leather underneath the upper, so you can see the colour through the perforations. The lining is in burgundy too. An...
A rather blurry MTBA dinner
February 11th 2011Well, there aren’t any pictures available from last night’s MTBA annual dinner. Or at least none I could convince anyone to hand over. But readers would have been more impressed at the standard of dress than at the summer ball, I ...
A rather blurry MTBA dinner
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Thank you for the compliment Simon. You negated to mention how dashing you looked clad in velvet. Dominic (aka Edward's apprentice)...
Cleverley video
December 20th 2010Nice video here from Cleverley. Customers or London residents will doubtless have seen and heard it all before, but for those that haven’t it’s a nice upgrade on my photography. Also, it’s worth noting that Cleverley wil...
Reader questions: Snow, shoes, soles
December 3rd 2010Ed, London: I just bought a pair of boots and was considering putting rubber soles on top of the leather ones, to make them harder wearing and more suited to the rain and the snow. Is this a good idea? Pearse, London: With the weather being the way i...
Reader questions: Snow, shoes, soles
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In shoes, there's nothing wrong with it. There are only so many factories, and even less that do work for other brands. The quality is normally similar to the brand of the factory, but it can vary a bit (if the customer ...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley 12: The Compendium
November 23rd 2010Following a few requests for links to all the posts in the Cleverley bespoke series, here they are listed below. I also thought readers would like to hear George Glasgow’s recommendations on wearing bespoke shoes for the first time. He su...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley 12: The Compendium
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They both do the closing by machine Tim, everyone does. It's better and more accurate that by hand, as well as a hell of a lot faster. I think there's probably miscommunication there. The makers are so used to having to ...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 11
November 19th 2010Finally, the last stage of my George Cleverley shoes. This is the finishing, which involves waxing the edges, sealing the sole and polishing the upper. The edges of the sole are stained in a similar colour to the upper – though perhaps a few sh...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 11
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Good point - I'll do a follow-up post next week. Cheers Simon...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 10
October 1st 2010The penultimate stage of my Cleverley shoes, now – the making of the heels and stitching of the soles. The process of stitching the sole is very similar to that shown previously in attaching the welt – same type of stiches, just a little ...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 10
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How nice is that croc chukka?...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 9
September 13th 2010Last week was my second fitting at GJ Cleverley on the bespoke pair of cap-toes in the Anthony Cleverley style I ordered at the beginning of this series. Having found that there was a little too much excess across the vamp, above the joints of the to...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 9
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The gap on the laces is intentionally done, the purpose is that after a long time, when the bedfoot is deepened on the insole and upper leather stretched, the closing will match perfectly....
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 8
August 2nd 2010Finally, I get to put my GJ Cleverley shoes on. This is the first fitting, following the shoe being lasted and a welt sewn on by Andy last month. The shoe has no sole, but the welt is sewn around the front and braced at the back, with a temporary h...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 8
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What are your views on Oliver Sweeney footwear ?...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 7
June 16th 2010Onto the next stage of my shoes being made at Cleverley’s. This week, the lasting and the sewing of the welt. The job is being done by Andy, who has been with Cleverley for quite a while – that’s him in the picture above, making sho...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 7
Onto the next stage of my shoes being made at Cleverley’s. This week, the lasting and the sewing of the welt. The job is being done by Andy, who has been with Cleverley for quite a while – that’s him in the picture...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 6
June 2nd 2010The next stage in our painstaking exploration of shoemaking at GJ Cleverley is the checking and lasting. Having cut the leather to size and had it closed, the completed uppers have to be stretched onto the last. This stage is intended to check that t...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 6
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Ah, I see! That's a sub-category. I'll change that now. Cheers Colin...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 5
May 21st 2010Onto the next stage of the bespoke shoe process this week, with the clicking (cutting) of the leather. It turned out my shoes had already been clicked and closed (sewn together) – that’s them above, a half brogue in espresso brown. So to ...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 5
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AP, there is indeed a big range of quality in each type. And the biggest advantage to something that contains more vegetable tanning is the way it ages. Slightly less important in shoes, given how much they are polished,...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 4
April 5th 2010Continuing the lasting process of my bespoke shoes at GJ Cleverley from part 3 , with Teemu Leppanen So first Teemu lines up the last with the joints on either side of the pencil outline. Then he notes how much has to be taken off the heel to make it...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 4
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This whole series is fantastic. I've never learned so much from a blog....
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 3
April 2nd 2010In the previous two posts in this series, we explored the process of being measured for a pair of bespoke shoes and the selection of model. Now we’re on to the lasting. Teemu Leppanen was to make my last, upstairs on the first floor of Cleverle...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 3
In the previous two posts in this series, we explored the process of being measured for a pair of bespoke shoes and the selection of model. Now we’re on to the lasting. Teemu Leppanen was to make my last, upstairs on t...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 2
March 3rd 2010In the first part of this series, I described the measuring process for having a first pair of bespoke shoes made at GJ Cleverley. The second step, though of course it takes place in the same session, is deciding which material and model of shoe you ...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 2
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I truly think George Cleverley is not worth it, It is overvalued for the quality and service you get. I ordered three pairs of shoes and I was very disappointed with the quality, fitting and worst of all the service I go...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 1
February 26th 2010“The time has come, the walrus said, To talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, Of cabbages and kings.” No plans yet to write about cabbages. But it is certainly time to talk about bespoke shoes. I set an appointment last...
Bespoke shoes at Cleverley: Part 1
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Probably not the best place to post but I want to let you know that I went to the cleverly trunk show in Beverly Hills this weekend and I was thoroughly impressed – both George Junior and Senior are amazingly professio...
Reindeer bag from 1786?
February 10th 2010For those with a desire for unique accessories, GJ Cleverley has just added some new pieces made from the Russian reindeer hide that was dragged up in 1973 from the Metta Catharina von Flensburg, a Danish brigantine that was sunk in 1786 – ...
Reindeer bag from 1786?
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It smells just like the soap "imperial Leather" many years ago I bought a case from George and it smelled quite strong for a few years....
Don’t polish with too much water
January 23rd 2010Polishing leather shoes up to a brilliant shine is an extremely enjoyable pastime. Nathan Brown over at Lodger always says that one of the problems with being an entrepreneur is that he never gets the time to sit down and polish his shoes any more. G...
Don’t polish with too much water
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It has too much oil for most calf leathers. On calf you generally just want to use shoe cream and polish...
Rivolta: A brave innovation in bespoke
October 2nd 2009Milan can easily be underrated by men who love classic style. Given the choice of Italian cities to visit, they would always pick Naples – the home of soft tailoring, that very distinctive shoulder and companies like E Marinella and Kiton (not ...
Rivolta: A brave innovation in bespoke
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