Chapter 89
"Dear, how did he know you are lord?"
"My credit card and ID card have the lord logo, you don't know?"
"You never said..."
"I thought you knew."
Emilia held Arthur's strong arms tightly, turned her head and raised her face and looked down at her, whispering her mouth, but the intertwined eyes of the two were full of tenderness and love.
Some people say that in Britain, the so-called aristocrats and royal etiquette have long been out of date, and fewer and fewer people are paying attention to it. If you don’t believe it, go and see the abortions on the streets of London, and there is no difference between them and New York.
However, only the British themselves know that the people who come to shop on Oxford Street in London cannot represent Londoners in a casual manner. Most of them are tourists from all over the world.
However, when you come to St. James Street, you can see the ladies with extraordinary temperament, or you will glimpse the noble family emblem rings on the fingers of men, their calm walking posture and elegant manners, and you will feel the rich atmosphere of the upper class here.
St. James Street, this street can no longer be called a street in modern cities today. It is like Queen Street, more like a street. It is not prosperous, but historical stores are gathered on both sides of the street.
It not only shows the luxurious details of the British aristocrats, but also allows you to appreciate the low-key and civilization of the imperial aristocrats. This street records the life of the upper class in Britain for hundreds of years, and each store will be a small history museum that you can view.
Walking on St James Street, there are half-length coats and a harmonious scarf everywhere, blonde or brown hair carefully combed, lake blue eyes show tranquility, a pair of exquisite leather shoes, young British gentleman, calmly and decently, couldn't help but sigh that such a high proportion of people is rare in other areas.
A white-bottomed black bo-dot dress, wearing a gray windbreaker, Emilia held Arthur's arm, looked up at a shoemaking shop with a small storefront in curiosity.
“John lobb?”
"Yes, don't look at it inconspicuous. In 1863, the owner of this store was appointed by Prince Wells from more than 30,000 handmade shoemakers as a royal shoemaker. The feature is that the shoes here only use 0.6 mm of the top layer of cowhide. Generally, they use 5 to 8 mm. Only 40% to 50% of the leather is used for making each pair of shoes. There is no other material on the surface of the leather shoes, which is said to make the fur breathe.
Haha, they are not only shoes, but also synonyms of identity and status and style, and are also works of art. Her Majesty's family is a customer here." Arthur found some memories in his mind, and his predecessor also came with his deceased father, Earl Francis, twice, and customized two pairs of shoes.
"The shoes here must be not cheap, right?" Emilia couldn't help but narrow her beautiful eyes and asked in surprise and curiosity. Although she was from London, she had never visited these stores.
"A pair of men's shoes costs £3,500 to £5,000." Arthur also said with some pain. To be honest, he felt sorry for him. In his opinion, there is really no need to spend so much to buy a pair of leather shoes. It is too luxurious. His little money is really not enough to see.
"Ah? This is too expensive!" Emilia's beautiful eyes widened and she exclaimed in a low voice, as if she was afraid that the pedestrians around her would listen to the sermon, so she looked around carefully.
"Haha, let's go in." Arthur looked at Emilia's cute appearance and couldn't help but chuckled, patted her little hands, and said, while taking her into the introverted, traditional and exquisite shoemaking shop.
As soon as the two walked into the store, a middle-aged white man wearing a straight black suit, a white shirt, a black tie, and meticulously combed his hair, greeted him with a smile on his face and greeted him enthusiastically.
"Good afternoon, sir, ma'am, welcome to john lobb..."
Very professional. Arthur looked at the clerk in front of him with a smile on his face, thought of it, and responded with a smile: "Good afternoon, I have made an appointment."
"Sir, your name?" When the clerk heard that there was an appointment, his attitude became more enthusiastic, and the smile on his face became much more sincere. While leading Arthur and Emilia to the front desk, he quickly walked into the front desk and found a notepad and asked.
"Arthur Boling." Arthur smiled and said his name.
The clerk left and found the record in the notepad, his eyes lit up slightly, he raised his smiling face full of respect and enthusiasm and bowed slightly and said, "Welcome to you, Lord Arthur, please follow me upstairs."
"Okay, thank you, then I'll trouble you." Arthur smiled and nodded.
“It is my honor to serve you, please”
Under the guidance of the clerk, Arthur and Emilia walked to the second floor under the wooden staircase and stopped in front of a door with a golden number of 209. The clerk opened the door and invited Arthur and the others into the room.
There is a table, a set of sofas, and a circle of low display cabinets around the room against the wall, with pairs of various leather shoes on it.
"Dear Count Arthur, here are all the latest styles of men's shoes, the size is 10.5 inches (45 size), just like your feet. Please try it on as you like. If you don't like it, you can also measure the size and customize it for you. However, this will take some time and I hope you understand."
Facing the clerk's reception, Arthur also sighed at the thoughtful service of the other party, nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you for your considerate reception. By the way, please come over to the picture album of women's shoes and let the ladies around me choose."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
As he said that, the waiter turned around and walked to a bookcase in the room, took out a picture album from it, and walked back, handed it to Arthur with both hands and said, "This is the latest style of this year. Which pair do you think of, I will prepare it for you."
"Thank you." Arthur smiled and took the album and handed it over to Emilia beside him.
Emilia was a little hesitant and entangled, mainly because she was scared more than the price of shoes here. It was too extravagant for her, but she couldn't say anything to refuse, because that would make Arthur and herself a little embarrassed, so she had to take the picture album and watch it first, but she didn't plan to ask Arthur to give her shoes here.
"This pair, this pair, this pair... I'll try it." Arthur walked around the display cabinet, selected five styles, and said to the clerk.
"Okay, you can sit down and wait for a while." The clerk smiled and reached out to ask Arthur to take his seat. He turned around and quickly went to get the leather shoes he had chosen before.
Looking at the women's shoes with various styles on the album and the prices on it, Emilia whispered to Arthur's ear and said speechlessly: "It's too expensive, I don't want it. You can only choose your own."
"Haha, don't worry about the price, pick a pair, shoes are a person's second face, it is equally important as a person's hairstyle..." Arthur persuaded with a smile.
In the UK, people pay great attention to the taste of shoes, clean and fashionable. Even if you observe whether a person has noble temperament, look down at their shoes and you can see it at a glance.
"Thank you for your patronage, Honorable Earl Arthur, welcome you again!"
"Thanks."
Half an hour later, Arthur walked out of the john lobb shoe store with three handbags with her hands in her arms, and under the respect of the shoe store clerk with a bright smile on her face.
After walking more than ten steps, Emilia, who was holding Arthur's arm, said with a heartache: "Oh my God, 10,000 pounds are gone... This is really a luxury!"
"Haha, "Haha, value determines price, price is the currency expression of value. In another sense, value is the embodiment of quality. The higher the value of an item, the better the quality, that is, the higher the price."
Chapter completed!