#brogues

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Emerald Green DB suit on a 6"8 (205cm) gentleman- This was a made-to-measure commission by a former local clothier. I wanted something different yet traditional that I could wear consistently. I also wanted something that would drape well, in terms of fabric. I actually sketched it out on a piece of paper, and we came up with this. The original design had four buttons, a lower gorge, more curved lapels, and a lower buttoning stance. It did not all come together, but it was my first commission with them, and it's never perfect the first time. It did come out as a four-button, but the buttoning point was too high, so I recently added the last bottom row of a button and its accompanying button hole. Overall, I like the suit, and it's good to give it a spin every now and then

Canal Street, Manchester.

The unique pain of coming across a photo of a beloved item of clothing you no longer have. My godfathers I loved these shoes. 😩 Look at 'em. LOOOOK AAAAAT THEMMMMMMMM

It's a darkly funny story until you realize that this happened during Bliain an Áir (English: the Year of Slaughter), one of the worst famines in Irish history. The fact that a brogue-maker ended up in debtor's prison suggests most of the Irish were too poor to afford shoes. This is horrifying when you consider the fact that the 1740-1741 famine was caused abnormally cold weather. Temperatures as low as 0º F (-18º C) were recorded in Ireland in 1740. Image trying survive that without shoes.