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15th July 12, 04:11 PM
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As I have previously said, Colin's instructional thread on the buckle with ghillies inspired me to do the same.
Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it. Harry (Breaker) Harbord Morant - Bushveldt Carbineers
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16th July 12, 05:10 AM
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Excellent photos of excellent looking brogues, gents. I do recall Colin's thread a while back regarding this style of evening shoe, to include the option of having them done up with red laces, such as the late P/M John Burgess did, as well as P/M Gordon Walker. I think this style of shoe looks rather striking with the addition of red laces.
Cheers,
Last edited by creagdhubh; 16th July 12 at 05:11 AM.
Reason: Typo
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16th July 12, 05:51 AM
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16th July 12, 09:08 AM
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Looks good, Richard! I too want to do this to a pair of black loafers, but I need to find the right style of loafers first. I have been searching, and my brand of choice is Loake, but I have been unable to pinpoint precisely what I want. I'll keep looking!
Cheers,
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6th October 12, 07:18 AM
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OC Richard, that took time to copy and post, thanks for that!
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11th October 12, 03:04 PM
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By odd coincidence, this catalog (book) is available on eBay, item 330804462709 with only 3 hours to go
Last edited by MacBean; 11th October 12 at 03:05 PM.
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11th October 12, 03:44 PM
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11th October 12, 05:21 PM
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The starting bid is too much for this frugal Yankee!. I found a copy that seems (from the description) to be about the same for much less, from a US bookseller. It's listed as being from 1930; when it gets here, I'll compare it to OC Richard's scan and post any differences.
But thanks very much, OC Richard. If my cutter in London doesn't have good period references on '30s styles of jackets, this is just what I want to be able to show her. (Although I suspect she's way ahead of me, as she collects historical tailors' and cutters' references.)
Allen
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17th October 12, 04:02 PM
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Well, my goodness: the Anderson catalogue that I had ordered (as mentioned just above) arrived today. It is quite different from OC Richard's. The bookseller had placed it at around 1930, but it is not dated. It does not mention a royal warrant, but it does provide telephone numbers for both Edinburgh and Glasgow addresses, which might suggest it is later than Richard's 1936.
The color and B&W plates are almost all different from Richard's. There are only twenty interior pages. The various sections are abbreviated, compared to Richard's. But a quick comparison of selected prices (mine are generally equal or lower) suggests that it may indeed be from earlier in the '30s. The men's hairstyles are equally short and Brilliantined, so no help there. There are no illustrations of ghillie brogues!
I guess I had better put the scanner to work in the morning and post my version; I think some of you will find it interesting to compare the two. I'll be interested to see if anyone has any better ideas as to the date.
Allen
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20th October 12, 03:57 PM
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