Where do you fine gentlemen have the occasion to wear such fine footwear? Fancy footwear and clothes would be wasted on me. I rarely find the occasion to wear a good suit despite the fact that I have several tailor made cashmere ones. They sit sadly in the closet however.
And yes, I do like square toed shoes. They go with a certain style just like brown cap toes won't go with everything.
Where do you fine gentlemen have the occasion to wear such fine footwear? Fancy footwear and clothes would be wasted on me. I rarely find the occasion to wear a good suit despite the fact that I have several tailor made cashmere ones. They sit sadly in the closet however.
And yes, I do like square toed shoes. They go with a certain style just like brown cap toes won't go with everything.
I like to dress up for work everyday.
I find that it makes a professional impression when dealing with customers and coworkers.
I've also found that I get a bit more respect from customers when I tell them they can super size their order for another .99 cents.
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If he's serious I'd say it's inappropriate but, for all his faux pretentiousness, I don't think peter is a homophobe. I'm fairly certain is was tongue-in-cheek.
Ok, I didn't even think of that possibility.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
Sort of the whole fake personality thing coming through, right? You know that is what most members of the board are thinking about me when I get started talking about shoes.
The tone is rich and full comparable to the high end Taylors or Martins. The playablity is better than my Martin D28. I got the Mini as my travel guitar but it essentially is my go to guitar at home now as well. It has a smaller body, thinner neck and more comfortable to play.
It is a great value and if I was learning to play all over again, this would be my choice since it will last you past that beginner phase when you don't know the difference b/w a good versus bad guitar and more concerned about price.
Frankly, Taylor must use some advanced technology or have scale to price it where it does because the material and craftsmanship is worth more than the $500US they charge at least compared to similiarly priced axes out there.
Vibram soles. 1mm thick piece of rubber applied to the bottom of your sole by just about any shoe repair place. Your soles will never wear through. Also makes floors less slippery.
Not accurate. Almost no one welts by hand. Vass does, but EG and Lobb? No. I don't even think Gaziano & Girling do this.
Having owned nearly every reputable shoe brand up the chain, I can assure you that this is also not true. Your AEs (or better still, Aldens), especially if made 10 years ago or so, will last at least as long as EG's or Lobbs. The real difference between these kinds of shoes is mainly styling, i.e. the elegance of the lasts, which is generally noticeable. A lot of AE lasts are pretty gunboatish and I personally hate the cap on the Park Avenue which is their flagship shoe. Higher end makers will certainly use better leather, but this is a "diminishing returns" thing, to really notice the difference between the calf Alden uses and a pair of Lobbs is going to take someone who knows their stuff. The finish is a big thing - the attention to really minute detail and craftsmanship you get out of the top makers is really something, and elevates their product to art-form levels. But 99% of the population will not notice, appreciate or care at all about this, so paying 1200 bucks for it is only worth it if you REALLY care.
This is classic wisdom but actually a lot of Varvatos shoes made in Italy are goodyear welted in, IIRC, the same factory that makes mid-range Ferragamos. Granted, the styling is often gaudy but the quality isn't necessarily poor. Boss, you're less likely to do well with. The other thing is that to the uninitiated, one brown captoe is the same as another. You can easily get ugly brown captoes. You can also end up wearing a really elegant shoe and have it completely fail to work with your preferred cut of suit.
Advice correct, condescending snobby attitude uncalled for. There is always going to be someone who knows so much more than you that it makes you look like the guy wearing the square-toed Aldos. Ron Rider from Rider Boot Company occasionally shows up on web forums for the sole apparent purpose of making everyone feel stupid about their knowledge of shoes.
I should say that if you ARE going to step up into the realm of top-flite dress shoes, a name that gets less recognition than it deserves is Sutor Mantelassi. The shoes are on par with Lobbs but are generally sold under $1000 retail and half that at discount. As far as widely available names are concerned, Ferragamo's "Tramezza" line is extremely well-made and has some really beautiful lasts, though the leather is arguably not quite up to the price point. Also, if you go to Brooks Brothers and look at their shell offerings (the ones that are US-made), those are made by Alden. Their made-in-England offerings are mostly Alfred Sargent, and are pretty decent shoes as well, though the materials are hit-or-miss.
To be perfectly honest, having sampled just about everything at the buffet, for value and quality, I could happily live the rest of my life just wearing Alden footwear.
As someone who recently moved to a climate that no longer destroys shoes I appreciate these types of posts. Also as an engineer I appreciate the materials design that goes into clothing, having lived with someone that graduated from a high end fashion program her knowledge proved invaluable when searching out deals on quality everything, from selecting a couch, picking shoes, suits, and bedding.
Where do you fine gentlemen have the occasion to wear such fine footwear? Fancy footwear and clothes would be wasted on me. I rarely find the occasion to wear a good suit despite the fact that I have several tailor made cashmere ones. They sit sadly in the closet however.
And yes, I do like square toed shoes. They go with a certain style just like brown cap toes won't go with everything.
Well, I am a serious discredit to my gender. I don't buy a lot of shoes. I've got 5 pairs that I'm going to give away . They're beautiful but they've been sitting unworn for 4 years (I went on a little binge then haha).
I wish I had the sort of job that required a nice wardrobe instead of my sweaty uniform. Yick.. It would be fun. But then I'd probably bitch about the expense.
Savage Arms Stevens 200. Ridiculously accurate, and dirt cheap. Still shoots like the day I bought it.
As a kid I had a really nice 30-06 Savage. It was close to this model I think but it had an ingraved indian head on the stock. It would have been made in the early/mid 70's but it wasn't cheap from what I remember my dad saying. great rifle though.
Always did it the ol fashion way. but for $15.00 at walmart it's probably the best 15 bucks I ever spent.
Like rice?
Actually, on the subject of Wal-Mart, my $7 toaster and my $11 slow-cooker are bad ass. Those Malaysian child-slaves sure make some damn fine kitchen utilities.
My metal hose reel from Lee Valley. I got tired of constantly replacing the disintegrating plastic ones, and finally found a metal one (swiveling no less!) for less than a fortune. Reeling up the hose has never been more satisfying.
Where do you fine gentlemen have the occasion to wear such fine footwear?
I'm a lawyer, comes with the territory. Probably need a couple of new pairs actually.
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George Foreman grill.
Totally agree. Bought one 2 years ago and for the first year, never really had much occasion to use it. Now I use it freaking constantly - some of the time to cook meat (it's great for anything with a bone in it) but mostly to grill veggies. The foreman is outstanding for grilling asparagus or eggplant or peppers.
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As someone who recently moved to a climate that no longer destroys shoes I appreciate these types of posts.
Man, a climate that destroys shoes is where you need good shoes the most. Granted, if you're not completely loaded to a point where a 1000 dollar pair of shoes is NBD for you, you probably don't want to wear that stuff in the winter, but getting a rotation full of AEs, for example, in Calgary is totally called for if you work in an office. Not to mention I think everyone should own at least one pair of Alden boots, preferably more.
