My friend Patrick is a Very Bad Influence. We were talking about shoes, and he pointed me in the direction of Jeffery-West. Now we’re both coveting beautiful shoes that we can’t afford – and they aren’t even made in my size! (And I still haven’t saved up enough money to go on a shoemaking course.)
These shoes may be constructed in a traditional way, in Northampton, but their design is far from old-fashioned. The leathers are beautifully coloured and often extremely unusual – check out this “blood-spattered” patent chelsea boot. The attention to detail is very impressive. The soles and linings are red, the heels are cloven, the punching is all diamond-shaped, and the message hidden underneath the shoe pictured above is “decadence, sleaze & excess”. What more could you demand of your footwear than that?
You can, of course, buy your shoes online, but if you’re looking for decadence, sleaze and excess, you could do worse than pay a visit to one of their shops. The words “fabulous” and “gothic” spring to mind, with more than a little elegance and luxury thrown in for good measure.
This is a window display from the Jeffery-West shop in Piccadilly:
and if shoes alone aren’t enough, they also have a gorgeous range of belts, cufflinks, canes, umbrellas and wallets – all the essentials a modern dandy might need.
(Unless you’re a woman, with too-small feet. Sigh.)
All images © Jeffery-West.
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