George Cleverley was born in a shoemaking family in London on August 10th, 1898. As a child, he sold shoelaces and shoe polish. He was stationed in London at the age of 15 and then joined a military shipyard in Calais, France.
After the war, he joined Nikolaus Tuczek, an upper-class shoemaker in London on Clifford Street in Mayfair. He stayed there for 38 years. George left Tuczek in 1958 and opened G.J. Cleverley on Cork Street in Mayfair, London.
Cleverley’s last and beautiful toe cap became the symbol of its extraordinary craftsmanship on Cork Street.
George died in 1991 at the age of 93, and he worked almost all the time until his death.
In 1978, George Cleverley decided to make John Carnera and George Glasgow his students, and eventually become his successors.
After working with Mr. Cleverley for more than 20 years, George Glasgow Sr. took over the company after his death. At the same time, his son joined the company.
这两个人会参加世界各地的展览，从而结实自己的高端客户。
Cleverley has a strict apprenticeship system, and each apprentice must stay for at least 3 to 5 years before leaving.
Because George Glasgow Jr. wandered around the United States all the year round, somehow, he got in touch with Hollywood and became the shoe supplier for the film Kingsman.
Although Crockett & Jones was featured in James Bond movies, and Dents gloves showed in Awning Crisis, they didn’t do it on purpose but were chosen.
These two photos are loved by countless menswear aficionados, but how many know that Colin’s shoes are George Cleverley bespoke?
George Cleverley published some of its bespoke customer.
The list is quite prominent.
Below Bespoke, it offers a premium line of Ready To Wear shoes.
Anthony Cleverley collection is semi-custom. The models come from the bespoke shoes made for Barry de Reid, Count Visconti, Mr. Givenchy and the Rothschild family.
Anthony Cleverley shoes can provide customers with slight changes. The delivery is after five to six months.
Anthony Cleverley is made by another familiar name, Edward Green.
George Cleverley has normal Ready To Wear collection, of which shoes are made by Crockett & Jones, we can compare them to see the difference.
I looked at all the details carefully, and I can confirm that it is the same pair. The price is 525 pounds for George Cleverley and 460 pounds for Crockett & Jones.
There is still a difference between these two pairs of shoes. After all, it is the 140th anniversary model.
Summary
Bespoke and Anthony Cleverley are worth it.