Step Up Your Style Game with Church’s Chetwynd Wingtip: A Favorite of James Bond and UK Prime Ministers

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Step Up Your Style Game with Church's Chetwynd Wingtip: A Favorite of James Bond and UK Prime Ministers

CHETWYND, a Church masterpiece favored by former British Prime Minister and James Bond played by Pierce Brosnan

The Chetwynd is a pair of Church’s inner wingtip shoes. The Chetwynd, which is said to have been created in the 1940s, is one of Church’s representative works that have supported its history for a long time. The simple design with large decorative holes has a classic presence. It has a style that will make you stand up straight from the moment you put your foot into it. The last is also a symbol of Church, “#173”. The last is the iconic Church’s “#173,” which combines a sophisticated silhouette with a classic atmosphere, making it suitable for all occasions, from business to off-duty.

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Chetwynd is also famous for being the favorite of former British Prime Minister Blair.

Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1997 at the age of 43, the second youngest Prime Minister in British history, and Chetwynd supported his footsteps during his ten years in office until his resignation in 2007, the longest tenure ever recorded for a Labor Party Prime Minister. In an interview with The Times shortly before leaving office, Prime Minister Blair confessed that he had always worn the same shoes for his regular parliamentary question and answer sessions since taking office. His favorite shoes were black Chetwynd, which he purchased for 150 pounds at the time, and he stated, “I know it sounds ridiculous, but I always wore the same shoes to the weekly question and answer session.”

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He added, “I’ve been wearing those shoes for 18 years.” “Cheap shoes are uneconomical,” said Prime Minister Blair, who added that the soles of his shoes have been replaced only once in 18 years. This episode shows the robustness of British shoes, and also gives us a sense of good fortune.

James Bond, played by Pierce Brosnan, also wears a Chetwynd

In addition to Prime Minister Blair, other leading British figures have worn Chetwynd shoes. James Bond of the ” 007 ” movie series. Bond’s favorite leather shoes and watches are famous for becoming items of desire for gentlemen around the world. Church is one of Bond’s favorite leather shoe brands along with John Robb and Crockett & Jones, and its leather shoes were used in the films of Pierce Brosnan, the fifth Bond, and Daniel Craig, the sixth.

Chetwynd appeared with Diplomat in the popular Brosnan-Bond film ” GoldenEye,” released in 1995. In recent years, James Bond has often worn relatively simple cap-toe or plain-toe shoes, but in this film, we see him dashing through the action in brogue shoes.

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