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[covskin]

I remember an argument on here before about it, that a Gibson was a Derby with all the shite on the front and that was what made it a Gibson.

So, to make things clear...

Gibson

Derby

'Gibsons'

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

Back in the day (in this case, 67/68 in Blackpool) "Gibsons" were what we called lace-up shoes with a front apron. Any lace-up shoes with an apron.

 

[Inkss]

Grow out ya hair', she says

Well, she don't like it. But my brothers Curly and Moe do

 

[Inkss]

Yeah...No!...and why?!

Any guesses what the next 'twist' on something is going to be?
Porkpie had mad from pork?

 

[Botolph]

Oh man that just ain’t right. Cure t-shirt, flannel round the waist clove cigarettes, and 1990 come to mind.

 

[Inkss]

Mooookey Boots

 

[Reggae Mike]

Mooookey Boots

An udder disgrace.

 

[Kingstonian]

Back in the day (in this case, 67/68 in Blackpool) "Gibsons" were what we called lace-up shoes with a front apron. Any lace-up shoes with an apron.

I remember that name a few years later from The Squire Shop and The Ivy Shop. A later addition to their range in addition to longwing brogues and plain caps.

And yes it had an apron (or what used to be called a mudguard) as the defining feature.

 

[covskin]

Started the second of my three pairs of 501 stf on a warm evening last week.

 

[aishatroth]

Yeah you really have to take it for what it is: a symphonic rendition of Northern Soul tunes with a somewhat polished approach. I was ecstatic to be there because I had a £8 ticket which allowed me to be in the arena where I could meet some guys from the original scene and DANCE; apart from that, upon listening again to it at home I have to say that it certainly does lack the grit of a 45RPM blasted through an analog sound system. Anyway, I'm too young to have been at the twisted wheel, the casino, or the Blackpool Mecca so I don't really know about the real feeling.

This one looks pretty good to me, I'm probably already old

 

[Inkss]

Started the second of my three pairs of 501 stf on a warm evening last week.

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Takes me back!
I've got a decidedly ill-fitting pair of brown 501s because er' indoors wanted a f**kin 'wet room'

 

[northernbloke12345]

Mooookey Boots

An udder disgrace.

 

[Reggae Mike]

Started the second of my three pairs of 501 stf on a warm evening last week.

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Turned out very nice. Dig the matching lace tips.

 

[covskin]

Turned out very nice. Dig the matching lace tips.

They feel great mate, and the shoes now have a blue tinge.

 

[aishatroth]

Turned out very nice. Dig the matching lace tips.

Ohh, I didn't know it could get that color, it looks fantastic.