The long history of classic dress shoes has resulted in classic/core styles from many of the longer surviving brands, and anyone with some knowledge and love of dress shoes can rattle off many, many style names. However, I think there is only one brand that has done the best job of emphasising its brand identity
Tag: Edward Green
Speaking of the Belgian brand Sons of Henrey, everyone knows that it is the tightest entry-level brand following (copying) Edward Green. Post Views: 179
Comparing to John Lobb Paris, Edward Green actually has longer history on manufacturing Ready To Wear shoes, however their models are significantly less than John Lobb Paris. I comprehend this fact as Edward Green is more discreet on model creation and release. Post Views: 4,107
Edward Green is the last destination for many dress shoe lovers, mainly because of two points, one, the conservative last and “boring” upper pattern, and second, the high-quality leather. Based on this feature, Edward Green’s Cap Toe Oxford, Chelsea has always topped the list. As for Dover, Galway and the like are just new celebrities.
I don’t know who coined the title, English Big Three, to include the top three most expensive brands making goodyear shoes, Edward Green, John Lobb, Gaziano & Girling. Someone once complained that this name is to boast Gaziano & Girling, as the other two are heritage brands, and Gaziano & Girling was only founded in
The reason that I had interested in Sons of Henrey then is just as that everyone would be interested in it today, it mimics Edward Green. The brand can never officially admit this, but any shoe aficionado can tell so by only looking at a few pairs. Combined with what he did, developing lasts in
Among Edward Green’s most iconic styles, there is no place for Monk shoes. But Fulham has many fans. Monk should be the last category that people would like to own, but once you enter the door, you will immediately fall in love. Because its convenience and formal/informal degree, then it is also fashionable which is
Edward Green’s most well-known and sought-after models are Galway, Dover and Chelsea, which are boots, Derby and Oxford respectively. What about loafer? There are three candidates, Piccadilly, Belgravia and Duke. where Duke is relatively rare or buried in the dust of history and only recently resurrected. So, the winner will have to come from Piccadilly
What is the most boring dress shoe in the world? Black Cap Toe Oxford. I cannot find any existing brand today who does not offer black cap toe Oxford, even Alden which is famous for its casualty has cap toe Oxford no matter it is made of calf or shell cordovan. French brands are known
Edward Green may arguably the most sought-after brand in the world, and the reason is interestingly its high price. If Edward Green is not so expensive, I highly doubt its popularity. In this sharp and aggressive aesthetics era, the stupid round Edward Green can survive just because of its limited availability. The secondary reason is