December 13th, 2009
Tony Gaziano was in store all day on 10 December to personally deliver our new & exclusive Gaziano & Girling for Edwards of Manchester collection & meet customers for made to measure and made to order consultations.
Tony is pictured above left with the Edwards team: (from left to right) Craig Johnson - Mens Manager, Steve Fitzsimmons - Owner, Tony Gaziano, Peter Leighton - Assistant Manager & above right with Steve, who couldn’t resist trying out the new collection for himself!
Gaziano & Girling’s exclusive new range is available in store NOW & will be in our online store from Tuesday this week. We are honoured to receive this amazing limited edition collection which is set to fly off the shelves!
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September 8th, 2009
Did you know that we offer bespoke shoe making services?
Edwards customers can choose from one of the following options:
Full bespoke shoe making service with Tony Gaziano of Gaziano & Girling
We will arrange for
Tony Gaziano of Gaziano & Girling to meet with you for the initial consultation when he will measure your feet and discuss your requirements, he will then arrange further fittings with you directly. Tony makes and waxes his own thread and stitches his bespoke shoes totally by hand for a unique refined finish and a very close welt for greater longevity.
Retail price: This service is the ultimate in made to measure shoes and the price would be agreed on appointment (usually starting at around £2,000 per pair).
Grenson’s bespoke service
One of Edwards experienced staff members will measure your feet and do the preliminary drawings in store. Your measurements will then be sent to Grenson from which their craftsmen will create symmetrical wooden lasts using the largest measurements provided. From this they will then file and carve each last by hand to the exact measurements provided by Edwards to match your feet exactly.
From these lasts an unfinished pair of shoes will be made and sent to Edwards for a first fitting. If you are happy with the fit the shoes are sent back to Grenson’s for completion, if not then you can specify how the shoe needs to be changed – maybe you prefer a closer fit or the shoe needs to be made broader - and this process can be repeated until we achieve the perfect fit.
The shape of your feet will change over time and the lasts that Grenson’s have created can be changed to reflect this so for any future pairs of shoes you order or for any tweaking/repairs they will use the latest version of your lasts.
Retail price: Price on appointment but usually starting at £1850 for the first pair, £850 for subsequent pairs using the last already created.
Tweaking & repairs in store for all purchases:
We want to ensure any shoes you purchase from us fit you perfectly and can do some minor tweaking here in store – for example we can stretch a shoe for extra comfort. We can also carry out minor repairs (hand stitching), polishing, cleaning and stain removal in store.
For more information please email us at info@edwardsofmanchester.co.uk or call into see us in our Deansgate store in Manchester, we’d love to see you!
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August 5th, 2009
Here’s a taster of our Autumn / Winter Ladies collection - now in store! Gorgeous diamante black evening shoes and clutch bags from Lunar, patent brights, kitten heel pumps and animal prints from Lotus and ever stylish Van Dal loafers, courts and handbags - we officially love Autumn / Winter!
Visit us in store for more new season stock and to snap up the last of our summer sale bargains! See you soon.
Tags: animal print, autumn / winter, handbags, Lotus, Lunar, patent shoes, Van dal
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July 13th, 2009
We are delighted to announce that Tony Gaziano from Gaziano & Girling will be visiting Edwards of Manchester at our Deansgate store on Wednesday 22nd July between 11.00am and 15.00pm. Don’t miss your chance to meet Tony, have a bespoke shoe fitting and discuss MTO (made to order) shoes with this legend of bespoke and bench made shoemaking.
View our Gaziano and Girling range now.
Tony Gaziano - has been instrumental in the design and development of shoe ranges for many premier quality shoe brands, and continues to offer a consultancy service. He insists on maintaining hands-on involvement in the production of bench made and bespoke shoes and is a talented craftsman as well as being a leading designer.
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June 30th, 2009
Steve Fitzsimmons became the proud owner of Edwards of Manchester in May 2008. We asked him to tell us more about himself and his plans for the business:
SF: I’m originally from the Lake District and have been in the retail business for 23 years - mainly men’s and women’s clothing , including fashion labels G-star, Diesel, Firetrap and also some footwear brands like Jeffrey West, Nicholas Deakins and Patrick Cox. So I have been involved in footwear to a certain extent but not like I am now with Edwards!
I was also an agent and distributor for an Italian clothing company and an agent for a Brazilian shoe company which is how I was introduced to the previous owner of Edwards of Manchester and bought the business from him when it came up for sale.
What excited you about Edwards of Manchester?
SF: The quality and the market they were in - at the top end supplying good quality footwear….. 80% of it being British.
Where do you want to take the business?
SF: Edwards of Manchester is the second oldest shoe shop in the world (established in 1830) and used to make their own shoes. We are going back into designing and making our own shoes again through our Edwards 1830 range and currently use other factories to manufacture them. Our long term goal is to have shoe makers back onsite in our sub-basement, like it used to be in the 1830s.
Any other exciting developments to share with us?
SF: The recent refurbishment of our ladies department is looking great and now compliments our upmarket men’s department; we’re continuing to develop our own Edwards 1830 range and looking at bringing even more contemporary British brands into the store.
We also have a number of other plans in the pipeline that we can’t talk about yet!
On that cliff-hanger we’ll leave Steve to get back to work! Thanks Steve!
For more information on the Edwards 1830 range click here
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June 24th, 2009
It’s finally here….
We are delighted to announce huge reductions on top name brands in our exclusive Summer Sale. Get up to 45% off brands such as Stemar, Paraboot, Barker, Cheaney and Crockett & Jones just to name a few.
The official sale starts today (Thursday June 25th) instore and online.
View our Men’s sale items online now - click here
View our Women’s sale items online now - click here
Check instore for lots more sale items.
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June 24th, 2009
The wedding of Wes Brown & his beautiful bride Leanne Wassell is featured in this week’s OK! magazine (Issue 680, June 30). The happy couple were joined by the groom’s Manchester United team mates including Wayne Rooney & his pregnant wife Colleen.
Check out the shoes - ringed above - our exclusive 1830 Stingray leather shoes of which only 9 pairs have ever been made.
Wes snapped up 7 pairs of this super stylish design for himself, best man and ushers and we think they compliment his Nicky Wallace suit perfectly.
Join the A-list and get your own exclusive Stingray, Crocodile or Ostrich leather shoes - take a look at our Edwards 1830 range, available online on instore.
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March 9th, 2009
When I buy a pair of Church’s shoes, I require a “G” Fitting / size 12. How does this width compare to the width of a Bass Larson Penny Loafer, please?
Edwards reply
Goodyear welted shoes, as Church shoes are, will be firmer on the width than the moccasin constructed loafers, like the Bass Larson.
I would think the “EE” fitting would be alright although if wishing to purchase the equivalent size in the Bass, size 12.5 may be more suitable as the Bass are US sizes.
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March 9th, 2009
Do you also sell shoes to germany ? How much would the delivery be?
Edwards reply
Yes we have sold quite a few pairs to our customers in Germany. The delivery is £20.00.
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March 9th, 2009
I’m looking for a brown, heavy-duty winter shoe that is reasonably smart, reasonably water and mud-resistent. I was thinking of the Leonardo G military boot, but it’s a bit too clumphy. Do you have any suggestions, please.
Edwards reply
The shoes below all have rubber soles and are reasonably weather resistant and are not as “clumphy” as the Leonardo.
Church Lancaster Dainite Rubber sole
Paraboot Nil Rubber sole
R M Williams Comfort Craftsman Rubber sole
Crockett & Jones Grasmere Dainite sole
Crockett & Jones Tetbury Chukka Boot Dainite sole
All of the above have been used by various customers as “Board room-Building Site” shoes. All of the above are in stock in brown with the last three styles being available in black also.
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