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I can put you straight on that, Athol - the driver is in no way classy.
Ewan
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In that case I probably shouldn't mention the other car that entered my garage this weekend!! Early, badly taken, pictures attached below:
GeoffCapes
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Shoe room? I thought my missus having a dressing room was extravagant, having a shoe room is taking things to a whole new level!
I have a shoe room.....under my bed
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The green Ghibli is not actually mine. It belongs to a friend, the previous owner of the silver QP that I've just passed on to Phil. While I was at the NEC last week I collected the Ghibli so that I can take it to Emblem for servicing. I have to say it drove down to Dorset beautifully - far more comfortable than I was expecting. It's a lovely car to be hosting in my garage, even if it is just for a couple of weeks or so.
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It's nothing special - just a room full of shelves with shoes on them. Quite boring, truth be known.
As an aside, a friend of mine helps wealthy celebs subtly dispose of unwanted cloths/accessories/gifts etc (generally items given out after fashion shoots and parties, and anything "last season"). One of her clients in Chelsea has a winter clothing dressing room, summer clothing dressing room, shoe room, handbag room and personal panic room, all off their bedroom suite. Apparently the handbag room in particular is quite a sight to see.
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I've just had a count up. I have 5 pairs of shoes, two pairs of boots, 5 pairs of trainers and 2 pairs of flip flops. Blimey never thought I'd ever own 14 sets of footwear!
Back in my mis-spent youth I had a pair of work shoes, a pair of going out shoes, a pair of trainers and two pairs of football boots.
That was it!
Which I thought was more than enough to be getting on with.
I definitely need to see a photo of this room full of shelves with shoes on!
Back in my mis-spent youth I had a pair of work shoes, a pair of going out shoes, a pair of trainers and two pairs of football boots.
That was it!
Which I thought was more than enough to be getting on with.
I definitely need to see a photo of this room full of shelves with shoes on!
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I think I have more cars than I have pairs of shoes
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Since the 50s my dad worked in the shoe industry his last job before he retired was at loake shoes until 1999
He was the foreman , he could work every machine and make a pair of welted shoes from scratch
During the 90s he'd buy any seconds in my size , the best thing about welted shoes is they can be repaired over and over
I have about 25 pairs all bought for £27.50
The downside is now I look at shoes I might like but can't bring myself to spend £200
It always amazes me when I see somebody wearing a £300 suit with £30 shoes,unfortunately it's a dying skill in the UK, when I was living in northants there were dozens of shoe factories now most are gone
He was the foreman , he could work every machine and make a pair of welted shoes from scratch
During the 90s he'd buy any seconds in my size , the best thing about welted shoes is they can be repaired over and over
I have about 25 pairs all bought for £27.50
The downside is now I look at shoes I might like but can't bring myself to spend £200
It always amazes me when I see somebody wearing a £300 suit with £30 shoes,unfortunately it's a dying skill in the UK, when I was living in northants there were dozens of shoe factories now most are gone
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They can indeed. Loakes are my go to brand, but the uppers do wear (crease) a *lot* faster than (say) Barkers. Of course there's a difference in price. I have a pair of Barkers that I paid £250 for. They've been re-soled four times, so in fact they've cost near as **** it £650. But they still look just about brand new (5 years old, worn as often as I can as they are *so* comfortable). Problem is Barkers won't repair them any more
My Loakes, on the other hand, are worn less frequently, been resoled twice I recall, and the uppers look more battered. Just more creasing, I assume due to the lower quality of leather. These are the cheaper end of the Loakes range, though.
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