Monday 2 June 2014

What's with the shoes? Why are there more about shoes than anything else?

I suppose it's simply because I love patina, the shape and how it completes a look more than anything else.

Many do have nice suits, jackets or dress shirts, which is the staple business norm due to the Malaysian weather. Many have nice watches on their wrists too. Shirts with expensive cufflinks, silk ties from some designer house but when it comes to the feet they seldom indulge.

No. A pair of black leather slip ons with a squared toe upfront is unsuitable. The quality of leather of those shoes are plasticky and thin. They will never last more than a year even with rotation. And the shape. Notice that our natural feet are curved.

At the other end of the spectrum, shoes should not be too snouty or pointy too. There are some Italian shoes that are snouty too but don't get those that are over done. Some of these do suit the slim-fit look of trousers these days but dont get those pointy and up turned ones. Leave that to the genie in the lamp or some circus clowns.

So a nice classic looking pair of tassel loafers would do perfectly sometimes. These are by Ferragamo, the lav. Originale line. Surprisingly Very well made and can even go against any of the British brands in terms of construction and finishing even though is it made using the Blake method. Comfy too.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

hey... i have the exact same pair of ferragamos :))
nicely constructed but i felt it was a tad uncomfortable for my feet. firstly, the back of the shoe (sorry am not familiar with the technical name of that part) rubs on the back of my ankle. i has to stick a small pad to raise my heel. Secondly, although elegant, the tapered front is too slim for my feet, i still bear the discomfort and wear it...haha!

Rigval Reza said...

Hello,

And this is EEE according to Ferragamo. Your feet are much wider but I have to say that this pair is a little on the narrow side and until now it still bites in some places. I think my pair needs another 10 times of use before it will feel properly good on my feet.

Regards
Rigval

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