What are those shoes in the old unopened boxes up there on the very top shelf called?
I never go up to those high shelves any more. There is a load of old stock in here. The shoes in those boxes, they were called “eagles” years ago, and they came in colored suede. They were Teddy boy shoes, really. Unworn, brand-new 50s and 60s shoes would cost an arm and a leg on eBay now. I can’t be bothered with that whole eBay business. I haven’t even got a mobile phone, let alone that whole lot. Have you ever been up to Northampton to see the factories where they make the shoes? I’ve only ever been to one factory and that was Cox’s George Cox. Are Loake and Church’s still there? Oh yeah, and Crocket & Jones, they are a good brand. And Trickers, now that’s a classic brand. How come it’s panned out that Church’s have ended up being viewed as the fancier brogue on the high street? Are they the best company? If you wanted to break it down, you could call your Loake a Ford and your Church’s a Mercedes. At the end of the day, they are similar in a lot of ways but the Church’s have a bit
