John Lobb, one of Britain's last remaining bespoke shoemakers

[The Wiser Hatter]

Video of a visit to Lobb shoemakers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/video/2010/mar/09/john-lobb-shoes-london

 

[Tomasso]

Oh to have a closet full of bespoke Lobb.......:love:

 

[JakeHolman]

If you can get hold of Men's File magazine editions 1 and 2 there is a very good article about John Lobb including some great photographs.

 

[bl@ster]

Wow, amazing. Very inspiring to watch yet very sad -- considering craftsmanship of this nature is dying out so rapidly.

 

[The Shooman]

It's amazing that John Lobb still bother stitching on the soles by hand in this day and age. l wonder why they bother doing that. Maybe l should ask them. *idea*

 

[Tomasso]

It's amazing that John Lobb still bother stitching on the soles by hand in this day and age. l wonder why they bother doing that.

5k a pair....