THE CASE: British John Lobb vs French John Lobb

It sounds surreal, but it’s not. In a nutshell, in fact, the question could be this: a legal proceeding is underway that puts the British John Lobb against the French John Lobb. In other words: the historic British shoe factory and its French “variations”, John Lobb Paris. Which has a (very) illustrious owner: Hermès. The…