HODINKEE Radio: Episode 41: George Glasgow, Jr.

May 06, 2019

Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us which guests we should have on! All of us have certain people in our lives who seem to keep popping up over and over again, no matter where you go, who youre with, or what youre doing. George Glasgow, Jr. is one of those people for me. Hes the proprietor of Londons George Cleverley, arguably the finest maker of bespoke shoes in the world. Name me a famous or important person from the last 75 years or so and I almost guarantee you they had a pair or two of Cleverleys in their closet. At least.George and I first met close to a decade ago when I was writing about classic menswear, and through a mix of mutual friends, overlapping businesses, and a shared love of watches weve stayed in touch the whole time. One of the earliest HODINKEE product collaborations was even a limited edition set of watch straps made by Cleverley out of some insanely rare Russian reindeer leather from the 18th century. But that's a story for another time.Right now George is on one of his bi-annual tours of the United States to fit customers for shoes, and during a free afternoon in New York I was able to get him into the studio along with our own Cara Barrett to talk about why he has a deep affection for Patek Philippe, the craziest shoe requests hes ever gotten, and that time that Daniel Day Lewis asked his dad to be in an award-winning movie over lunch. Yeah, this is a wild one.We hope you enjoy Episode 41 of HODINKEE Radio. Check out the show notes below and let us know what you think in the comments. Wrist Check While George's taste in watches has evolved over the years, he's recently found himself gravitating mostly to stainless steel sport watches on bracelets. Combine that with his longtime love of Patek Philippe and it's probably no surprise that the watch he wears most is a ref. 5711 Nautilus. After flirting with some more maximalist styles, he loves how pared back the Nautilus is and how it does a lot with a little. Most days you'll find George in a suit (shod in beautiful handmade shoes, of course) and he likes that the Nautilus can be worn care-free but still looks elegant and put together. How he ended up with this particular piece is a story all its own, but you'll have to listen to the episode for the full scoop. Show Notes 1:30George Cleverley7:00"Oxfords, not brogues."25:52Patek Philippe 7118/1R Nautilus58:30Kingsman by George Cleverley59:35Phantom Thread trailer1:05:00Rolex Yacht-Master 421:17:52Homecoming: A Film By Beyonc Portrait (Top): Jamie Ferguson