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我不是購物狂,但對買鞋很認真。因為鞋是每天腳踏實地的前哨。

盤古初開只懂買Bally,但因為新買的Bally往往只有一年半載的壽命,不是掉底便是掉跟,覺得很搵笨。所以決定這趟買鞋要見異思遷。

可能是職業病的關系,首先研究不同品牌背後造鞋廠的營運模式。

Craftmanship這個環節是不容outsource的。一對鞋outsource了造鞋廠,就等於你伴侶outsource了心,你揍仔outsource給菲傭。你不會買卡西歐做的江詩丹頓又或是吉利做的寶馬,更不會和o靚模長相厮守罷?

Luxury brands如Ferragamo,Zegna,Hermès,Prada, LV,Gucci 都通通過不了這關。這些所謂名牌給成功所累,本來安分守己做鞋做袋賺得好名聲,卻心野偏離本行做公關賺人家認同。出賣了靈魂和性格的代價,就是貨品千篇一律變得婊子似的。

另外,我有一個不理智的情意結。大英帝國為香港做了很多事,包括使香港無論現在怎樣自我毀滅也有一定的繁榮,但植民地的陰影使我literally不想穿他們做的鞋。這個跟我不放錢在匯豐同一道理。所以,也要告別John Lobb, Edward Green, Church’s 等等。

我就是這樣認識JM Weston。

JM Weston是法國造鞋老店。只造鞋,還重男輕女,只造男裝的鞋,款式百年不變。

踏入國金店鋪招呼我的是法國總店派來的法國人。我老實不客氣說了我一切無理要求:不要鞋帶,不要皮底,不要gloss,不要鈍,不要尖,要舒服,要防刮,要防水,要保守,要型,要襟,要抵。

法國人說pas de problème,除了要抵之外這對180 moccasin就是你要的:外面用最好的unmarked, untreated牛仔皮,越穿越軟,內襯用羊皮,越穿越舒服,是人手做,一定不爛,爛了你找我算帳。世界沒有再好的鞋。法國人也忍不住揶揄鄰鋪一番:我們是不招呼Ferragamo,Zegna的鞋和它們的主人。

姑且一信,便做了這對moccasin的主人。

JM Weston Moccasin

法國人沒騙我。和這對moccasin朝夕相對,踏覓四年要走的路。它不但沒有Bally掉底掉跟的鎮店特色,還比我的AirMax更貼身舒服。鞋面接紋使它老成持重,也告訴人我過去幾年確實走過了些路。每天上班,也期望踏進鞋身,為新一天洗禮。

可能Berluti的鞋比JM Weston好,但有時無需求最好,一起走過路才算可貴。

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JM Weston 造鞋廠

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十一月 11, 2009 at 07:59

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  1. 所以我一直覺得法國人傲慢的有點道理。:)
    鞋子穿得好,心情也好很多吧。

    cr

    十一月 11, 2009 at 09:04

  2. cr:

    所以學法文最重要是學法國人的傲慢.

    鞋如果可以使心情好,多多錢我都買.

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 09:07

  3. 一起走過路才算可貴,so true.Shoes are the few things I am willing to pay high price for(as long as they are comfy),well,maybe handbags too.lol

    Jenni

    十一月 11, 2009 at 10:01

  4. Jenni:

    Yes, I would feel really bad to throw away my shoes right now after so many years together. Also, comfy is important – I don’t really care how cool they look, if they are painful to wear they are painful to wear. As for handbags, if I were a woman, I would definitely go for a Birkin, and would convince myself to buy more than one as their values can increase over time!

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 10:15

  5. 除了要抵之外這對180 moccasin就是你要的 –>呢句笑死我~

    不看你的博文都不認識JM Weston,有時間得去看看. Thanks~

    chrisdapixie

    十一月 11, 2009 at 10:40

  6. Good choice. JM Weston has great shoes. I only know you are a funny bastard, now you reintroduced yourself as a funny bastard with refined taste. I am impressed.

    Sam

    十一月 11, 2009 at 11:32

  7. chrisdapixie:

    他是這樣說. 但他也補充, 他們的鞋, 多少塊也是抵.

    我不是買鞋也不會發現JM Weston.

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 11:54

  8. Sam:

    Ha. To quote Warren Buffet: “expensive suits look cheap on me”. I am sure Weston shoes look cheap on me too.

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 11:56

  9. 五點 :
    Sam:
    Ha. To quote Warren Buffet: “expensive suits look cheap on me”…

    Such a clever saying! Why HK doesn’t have a billioaire like him?

    Will you talk about clothes and cars?

    kat

    十一月 11, 2009 at 12:11

  10. kat:

    What do you want me to talk about? Give me a topic and I would try my best!

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 12:19

  11. 五點 :
    kat:
    What do you want me to talk about? Give me a topic and I would try my best!

    I just feel sick after watching a CNN coverage of a celebrity tutor in HK.
    Let me ask the question in an opposite way. What is kitsch?

    Kat

    十一月 11, 2009 at 12:57

  12. Kat:

    ummmmm, maybe I should consider to be one.

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 13:04

  13. 前幾年有新聞報道,某大公司總裁開會時,Bally鞋鞋底掉了,很尷尬,於是向Bally投訴,B公司於是答應免費補鞋,怎知補完後,總裁在另一大場合又掉了鞋底,他大怒下要狀告Bally,於是件事見了報。

    難道此人是你??

    很多年前也買了一對Bally,現在很少穿了。有時上班不用見人的話,我寧可穿波鞋。

    readandeat

    十一月 11, 2009 at 13:44

  14. 讀食:

    你是說我是不是那補鞋佬?

    我自從中學後都沒有告過人啦.

    我文章提到的買鞋指南是這樣寫Bally:

    Bally is a Swiss company, and if their website can be believed, they still maintain a factory in Caslano, Switzerland. Jim Pierce, the owner of the shoe department at Harold’s in the Heights in Houston likes to reminisce about how years ago, Bally was the first company that he ordered spec shoes from. Sadly, Bally decided that its future was in becoming a fashion brand, and they degraded their quality and became unwilling to work with independent fiddlers like Jim. What I’ve seen on their website about their Scribe line of shoes is encouraging, however. The shoes look to be, well, solid, double-soled things; but all the verbiage about construction is right. I hope that this signals a return of Bally to the land of quality shoes.

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 13:55

  15. 請問到底幾銀? 假如我由今日起開始打斧頭儲定,怕且可以買得起送給我老公做金禧結婚紀念禮物掛…

    周游

    十一月 11, 2009 at 18:49

  16. ^周游的幽默感~把我打敗了!!狂笑不止~~~~~:D

    cr

    十一月 11, 2009 at 19:34

  17. 周游:

    我真的忘記了.

    這對鞋可穿一世, 平均五毫一天罷.

    cr:

    吓, 原來周游是在攪笑? 我還這樣認真答她!!

    五點

    十一月 11, 2009 at 19:51

  18. Birkin is indeed one of a kind handbag as compare to LV,BV & Gucci.I had one for my birthday years ago,but ever since the kid is born it went into 冷宮~

    Buy one for your partner,she might find it a useful diaper bag.lol

    Jenni

    十一月 11, 2009 at 23:19

  19. Gees, my money has gone into buying comfortable running shoes, hiking boots, ski boots, …. It’s good to learn something abt indoor shoes.

    Haricot

    十一月 12, 2009 at 02:53

  20. Jenni:

    Haha, I would only buy Birkin for investment purpose. My other half would never use a Birkin and I have to say her diaper bag is the best I have seen!

    Haricot:

    Because you are a runner ma.

    I actually also run every day so I in fact have two pairs of shoes that I wear every day. Now it was true that the JM Weston shoes are much more durable as I have already worn out 3 pairs of Nike the past 3 years.

    五點

    十一月 12, 2009 at 08:19

  21. If this is true for men, its even true for high heeled shoes for women. the more expensive ones r really more comfortable, durable n look better.

    siu won

    十一月 12, 2009 at 08:44

  22. 小雲:

    I love Manolo but they really don’t seem comfortable!

    Manolo

    五點

    十一月 12, 2009 at 08:46

  23. “不要鞋帶,不要皮底,不要gloss,不要鈍,不要尖,要舒服,要防刮,要防水,要保守,要型,要襟,要抵…”

    笑死我。
    如果有女裝高跟鞋符合以上條件就好了。
    莫講話5毫子一日著一世,50蚊一日都抵呀(…著一季)。

    leona

    十一月 12, 2009 at 11:34

  24. leona:

    女裝鞋跟男裝鞋最大分別就是:

    男裝鞋就主人脾氣
    女裝鞋主人就鞋脾氣

    五點

    十一月 12, 2009 at 11:54

  25. 五點,你買鞋要的準則與我一樣。

    實不相暪,Bally以前的代理COSA(瑞士機械工程公司),很多人都是我家族那些華裔印尼人,Bally自己拿過一對,真的不大滿意⋯⋯

    我應考慮一對JM Weston了。現時我那對Cole Haan,若非大減價時買,也不算很合要求,至少個鞋底⋯⋯

    martinoei 黃世澤

    十一月 12, 2009 at 12:43

  26. 世澤兄:

    英雄所見略同!

    五點

    十一月 12, 2009 at 14:22

  27. 大哥,你又引我笑嘞。

    readandeat

    十一月 12, 2009 at 22:11

  28. 讀食大姐:

    你笑就好啦.

    如果”冷”戰又失蹤三兩星期,我眾讀者就慘啦.

    五點

    十一月 13, 2009 at 08:15

  29. 好喜歡你對男鞋子既高見!

    Craftsmanship 個段, 令我諗起Jimmy Choo. 雖然佢出賣過靈魂, 但起碼迷途知返!

    C+

    十一月 13, 2009 at 18:51

  30. C+:

    謝謝.我這男孩子一點也不高啊.

    Jimmy Choo, 不錯!

    五點

    十一月 13, 2009 at 19:12

  31. 仲講,下次真的不要懶,打少個引號就多事了。

    readandeat

    十一月 13, 2009 at 21:11

  32. 讀食:

    有看過Eats, Shoots & Leaves嗎?

    你這大文豪,標點符號要認真D啊.

    五點

    十一月 16, 2009 at 08:20

  33. 有此好介紹都要睇睇。法國人以好色同奄尖見稱,美國品牌暫只聞Apple可被接受。

    不過除價錢外,我做頂級時裝的親屬對John Lobb推崇備至,有時也不必太介意殖民地的連繫,起碼我開車就唔會唔行皇后大道中/東/西

    Chibus

    十一月 16, 2009 at 23:37

  34. Chibus:

    John Lobb鞋好,但應該沒有膠低鞋.我這膠人只穿膠低鞋!

    五點

    十一月 17, 2009 at 16:16

  35. 我所有皮鞋皆打掌膠底,我此等超膠人當然要超加厚膠底!

    Chibus

    十一月 17, 2009 at 20:25

  36. 講真,我第一次在書店見到這本書時是不懂得笑的。後來想了幾分鐘,才明白笑位在哪裡。

    readandeat

    十一月 17, 2009 at 22:05

  37. Chibus:

    所以我不買皮底鞋,貴一倍.

    讀食:

    想了幾分鐘? 你跟我的理解能力有得揮.

    五點

    十一月 18, 2009 at 08:00

  38. 哎呀我也看過那本Eats Shoots & Leaves,好鍾意
    個作者D文采呢…同讀食姐有得揮呀

    leona

    十一月 19, 2009 at 18:26

  39. leona:

    你起我個場讚讀食?

    五點

    十一月 20, 2009 at 17:10

  40. 五點:

    嘿。

    (變臉……)

    Leona:

    謝謝﹗ :)

    readandeat

    十一月 21, 2009 at 03:46


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