The leader of the county council, John Lobb, said it was frustrating.

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And the art collector himself, drinking single-malt scotch, wearing Lobb loafers, lounging on a Michel Frank sofa in his second home in Aspen.

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He learned his trade in the New South Wales capital, and later worked in London under famed John Lobb of London, shoemaker to the Royal Family.

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Duke's Henry Lobb did a decent job against Pannell for three quarters, denying him the ball, getting physical with him when he did possess it.

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It was created as a celebration of world cities: Eleven teams were assembled in 11 capitals to each create a unique pair of John Lobb shoes.

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That Corthay manages to have it both ways may be the result of his post- apprenticeship resume: John Lobb (1984--86) and then Berluti, where he was chef d'atelier until 1990, when he started his own shop on rue Volney.

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