Albert Fegg Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Alfred Sargent shoes http://alfredsargent.co.uk Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lovely, but out of reach for most of us unfortunately.Can't help thinking that men do seem to be much better served than women when it comes to clothes and shoes, and the concepts of style, workwear and quality sit together more easily. Wondering what this says about these industries' views of women. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Supply and demand... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Helmet onWomen like this year's flimsy trinketsMen like their pants hand carved from an oak stump Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'm someone who doesn't buy things like boots/shoes very often. Basically only when I've worn the last pair down to nothing. So I am all for spending a bit on a decent hard wearing pair.BUT I just can't imagine ever having ?400 to spend on boots. There will ALWAYS be something I'd rather spend that ?400 on (probably some guitar related gadget that I'll never actually use to it's potential). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 And vice versa Otta.Spend on shoes and bed. If you're not in one, you're in the other.Any good British bed makers? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The one time I spent over ?100 on a pair of shoes (budget-end Loakes) they fell apart within a couple of months, so since then, I stick to around the ?50 mark! I can totally understand people buying nice things (people can spend their own money however they want) but it's not for me.Saying that, I'm quite tempted by a pair of those Solovair boots... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashoi Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 DC You mean to say you're not sleeping on a bed from Norris, I'm shocked. Not just british, but SE London no less. http://www.norrisbedding.co.uk/ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I've had some Church's brogues for over 25 years (resouled a few times)......now, I bet THAT shocked Mr Carnell! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 That's the other thing... a proper re-sole job costs what I'd normally spend on a pair of shoes. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Brooms.. I've had the same Broom for 25 years... Its had 17 new heads and 14 new handles.. Foxy Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashoi Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'd be equally shocked to hear DC wasn't buying all his top hats from Pateys on Gowlett Rd. http://www.pateyhats.com/ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleglen Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 There is still a substantial industry around home grown wool e.g. fair-isle knits, aran kits etc. Rowan and others market wools shorn and spun from British breeds and there are some alpaca farmers in the UK. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 I have a pair of socks I bought 25 years ago. I wear them maybe 20 times a year and they still have no holes, though they're a bit battered. Hard to imagine anything I've bought in the last few years lasting as long. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 nashoi Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I'd be equally shocked to hear DC wasn't buying> all his top hats from Pateys on Gowlett Rd. > > http://www.pateyhats.com/I once contacted them asking to see the factory and never received a reply. For shame. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlander Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 All good links. To add,tobacco; not cigarettes but snuff (relatively harmless) using machinery from the Napoleon era: http://www.samuelgawith.co.uk/default.asp Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
almost peckham Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Getting back to the original shoe/boot thing. For really good handmade boots at not ridiculous prices have a look at William Lennon - based in the Peak District I think. For beautifully made flat/round toe shoes for women check out maikodawson.com - not cheap but a genuine london-based one lady band - bespoke service and will modify a last to your fit. And she takes them back in when they eventually need repairing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizbells6 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 www.clockmakers.com www.rwsmithwatches.com Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 If I was a man, I'd definitely want something from this company: http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/collection.asp Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 DulwichFox Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Brooms.. > > I've had the same Broom for 25 years...> > Its had 17 new heads and 14 new handles..> > FoxyAlright Trig? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 http://www.johnlewis.com/inspiration-and-advice/products-we-stock-that-are-made-in-the-uk Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 ???? Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I've had some Church's brogues for over 25 years> (resouled a few times)......now, I bet THAT> shocked Mr Carnell!'Resouled' should be a word. I need a new one Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 My shoes have a soul...like 'billy's boots' Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 True dat, as George Michael once said, guilty feet have got no rhythm... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 I wonder how reliable the info on the 'still made in Britain' type of sites is. Just been to Church's in Bond St, only to be told that actually their women's shoes are made in Italy - only the bulk of the men's are bench-made here - and this is because Church's is now owned by Prada. Perhaps this explains what's happened to the big-name brands and why most of those producing in this country seem to be smaller and/or newer. (Still focusing on shoes and clothes here, so may obviously not be true of jet engines or talent shows.) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/51360-is-anything-good-still-maufactured-in-this-country/page/3/#findComment-798611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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