Charlie Huang
Practically Family
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Silk ribbon laces on evening shoes.
I have been meaning to get some and finally managed to obtain a pair from Cleverley's. They have two versions of different widths, one narrow and one wide. They cost £20 a pair and they are not pure silk unfortunately. I suppose I should have shopped around but I don't think I'd have got them any cheaper if I went to Lobb's or Henry Maxwell (though they might actually do them in silk). Still, even though it is polyester ribbon they would wear better than silk so I'll allow this slip of principles for the time being...
I got the wide version initially but had to return them for replacement with the thinner version because the ends were too thick to go into the eyelets of my shoes.
IMHO, if you have a pair of evening shoes you ought to install ribbon laces just to add an air of sophistication to them and to mark them out from ordinary lace-ups.
I have been meaning to get some and finally managed to obtain a pair from Cleverley's. They have two versions of different widths, one narrow and one wide. They cost £20 a pair and they are not pure silk unfortunately. I suppose I should have shopped around but I don't think I'd have got them any cheaper if I went to Lobb's or Henry Maxwell (though they might actually do them in silk). Still, even though it is polyester ribbon they would wear better than silk so I'll allow this slip of principles for the time being...
I got the wide version initially but had to return them for replacement with the thinner version because the ends were too thick to go into the eyelets of my shoes.
IMHO, if you have a pair of evening shoes you ought to install ribbon laces just to add an air of sophistication to them and to mark them out from ordinary lace-ups.