John Lobb Ltd and Bentley.
A pair of shoes, or a Bentley T2?
We have to take a look at the shoes. That was obvious for female Bentley drivers. But seriously they must be pretty bloody good shoes. They are.
I am not sure that Rolls Royce and Bentley would have believed that in twenty years after the photo was taken, a single pair of shoes from John Lobb Ltd would be more expensive than the Bentley out the front. They are.
Crocodile Shoes £5,833.00, Attaché Case £1,320.09, Embroidered Shoe Bags £104.17 and these prices are not including 17% VAT. Plus a surcharge if you are measured overseas.
The Kangaroo Laceless shoe.
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"Designed to meet this demand to combine smartness wit ease. Having no laces to tie, it can easily be put on standing up, with along shoe horn.* Useful for indoor or outdoor wear it is made in full-brogue, half-brogue or plain styles. The elastic may be hidden by a leather covering if wished.
Kangaroo is a most exclusive leather of glove-like suppleness, yet tough and durable. It has an attractive small grain and takes a high polish easily.
* Supplied in Long-Horn, 20" long, approximately."
Now the old Bentley press release of the then new Bentley T2 out the front of the LOBB store in the West End.
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And how does it look today? Lets have a bow peep via Google street view.
Sorry no Bentley.
Picture courtesy (John Lobb Ltd, old Bentley PR)
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