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THE NEW & LINGWOOD SALE – NOW ON
We are offering certain of our merchandise on our web site for sale. The categories on sale are:
Classic, Cutaway, Single cuff, Casual, Tailored and Sea Island Shirts, Luxury Woven and Luxury Ties, Classic, Casual and Pousen Skone Shoes, Belts, Socks, Coats, Jackets, Braces and Nightwear.
The prices quoted on our web site are for single unit purchases. However on certain items, there are additional discounts for multiple purchases. These additional discounts, listed below, will be computed after your order has been received. Your credit card will be charged with the amount indicated in your shopping basket, less the additional applicable discount.
The prices reflected on our website include VAT. VAT refunds, if applicable, will be deducted from all orders sent to customers residing in countries outside the UK/EU.
Details of prices for multiple purchases:
Classic, Cutaway, tailored Shirts: 3 for £150.
Single Cuff, casual Shirts: 3 for £150.
Ties – Luxury Woven, Luxury: 3 for £120.
Boxer Shorts: 3 for £39.
Pyjamas- Poplin: 2 for £180.
Fancy Socks: 3 for £45
The most wonderful leather in the world
In 1973 divers off Plymouth Sound, searching for the wreck of H.M.S Harwich came across an encrusted ship's bell. It was lying in shallow water between Drake's island and the coast of Cornwall. After the bell was cleaned it was seen to belong to the Catherina von Flensburg, an eighteenth century, 53 ton Danish brigantine, registered as belonging to Hedrick Larck and Kurt Anderson between 1782 and 1786.
Searches in local archives brought to light the story of the Catherina's last voyage from St Petersburg to the independent republic of Genoa, and the gale which forced her off course on the night of 10th December 1786. It ended with brigantine sinking in the darkness complete with her entire cargo of hemp and hides. Fortunately the crew were able to reach the shore but the ship and cargo were lost for over 200 hundred years.
Excitement rose amongst New & Lingwood's team of bespoke shoe craftsmen in Jermyn Street as they learnt of the discovery. The Russia calf was known to possess almost legendary qualities, its aroma, water resistance and variety were unsurpassed and the secret production process had been lost in the early 1900's following the Russian Revolution. An imitation of Russia calf had been produced by pirated techniques in France and Germany but it could not compete with the "real Russia" which outclassed it: a fact easily confirmed by comparing book-bindings of genuine Russia calf of an earlier generation with the disintegrating bindings of later days
The treasure of the Catherina was lying rolled in bags on the floor of the Plymouth Sound covered in mud and silt. ..a worthy prize if only it had retained those prized characteristics.
Later it was established that the Prince of Wales as Duke. of Cornwall was the rightful owner of the Catherina's hoard but he waived his rights and agreed that the hides should be sold to finance excavation of the brig. New & Lingwood bought what we consider to be the best of those hides and our craftsmen made up sample shoes. The results are exquisite and the shoes are in display in Jermyn Street.
A small amount of restoration was necessary however before the leather could be worked. This was undertaken in Cornwall and hides after being soaked in fresh water for some time, were treated with a unique dressing. It appears that they not only retained their wonderful water resistance, their immunity to humidity changes their particular musky aroma but also their variety and attractiveness.
Here we have the original pre 1800 leather-mainly reindeer, cured in baths of rye or oat flour and yeast, hand finished and soaked in wood liquor. Hand curried while still wet and soaked in seal oil and birch tan oil. It is the birch oil that gave the Russia leather its distinctive aroma. The original tanners initials are still visible and the hatched grain embossed by coffer or wooden hand stamps on the damp leather can be seen to enhance the lovely natural colours, which range from light tan to rich coffee brown.
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