Category: Brogues
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Suggs the smart Geezer !
Suggs the smart Geezer ! I first came across Suggs as a young lad, along with The Specials, Dexys etc. Madness were part of a great smattering of cool bands from that era. Most of the bands shone very brightly for a year or 2, but Madness have hung around. They are in the UK, part…
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DJ Warren Peace – My Sole Collection
Guest Blog from Dj Warren Peace. Lots to read here from the Marmite of MOD! Over to you fella. As anyone who listens to my show knows by now, I am not what you consider the typical mod. I love the 60’s. It was an era where men were Sean Connery and not Harry Styles.…
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Whats Better ? Loake Oxblood Royals Brogues or DJ Upsetters
What’s better? Loake Royals or DJ Upsetters I found myself asking that question 2 years. It wasn’t so much what was better, more why was one so much more money. Could it really be worth twice the price of the other. On the net the photos were ok, but neither pair of the oxblood brogues…
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Sizing! Just how broad are you!
Sizing! Just how broad are you! The thoughts behind this blog entry are mainly about how different shoes can come up different sizes. Modshoes stock a range of shoes by different makers,sometimes within their own ranges the shoe sizes vary as well. So is an 8, an 8 in all makes? Well straight away you…
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Madness – Importantly though Suggs in Brogues
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Oxblood Brown or Black Brogues, what colour?
Oxblood Brown or Black Brogues, what colour? Brogues come in many colours and many shades, not to mention styles, but I wanted to concentrate on colours. When buying a shoe you should consider ‘what I am going to wear them with‘, and that will help you to consider the most appropriate colour. So, are the…
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What MOD Shoe are you ?
What MOD shoe are you? Had the above picture done because I wanted to talk about the strains within the MOD spectrum. So to my way of thinking it is split up like this; Suited and booted MOD, Dandy MOD, Indie MOD, Scooter MOD & Hard MOD. Each of the styles has a different shoe…
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Loake Shoes – Classic English Leather Shoes
Loake are one of the oldest shoe makers here in the UK. The family Loake has been making shoes since 1880. The companies commitment is to forefathers and the tradition they established all those years ago. For this reason the premium grade Goodyear welted shoes continue to be made in Kettering, England, in the same…
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Brogues
There are many different types of Brogues. The pair above perhaps are the classic look. The above pair are called ‘Wingtails’ in America. The Brogue has a long history before getting to MOD. Many companies in the UK still produce handmade Brogues: Loake, Earl Barton, Chencery to name a few. Loake make an old style…