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naturlaut

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Is it me or do a lot of these fellows sport a bit too much sock -- i.e. their trousers are too short?
Kent, in time you'll realize that having pants with thinner legs and shorter (or even no) break is the signature of a shoe freak --- with pants like that you see more of your own shoes when walking. I have a pair of Oxxford pants that are classically tailored: a little flair and decent break; the problem is, it covers almost half my shoes and that bothers me quite a bit. I haven't worn them in a long time.
 

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...a side benefit of having size 13 shoe...
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I also do not like the modern narrow legged trouser. Â Ralph Lauren store told me that every RLPL model this season will be flat front and not "full." Â I simply do not like them. Â I like a double pleated, full trouser. Â BTW, I also like shoes. Â
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I also do not like the modern narrow legged trouser.  Ralph Lauren store told me that every RLPL model this season will be flat front and not "full."  
I think that is a bad business move. Many RLPL customers are middle-aged guys who would look ridiculous in slim-cut flat front trousers.
 

Kent Wang

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I prefer the 1920's trouser cut.
What would that be? Do you have any woodblocks or illustrated panels to demonstrate this look for us?
 

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I also do not like the modern narrow legged trouser. Â Ralph Lauren store told me that every RLPL model this season will be flat front and not "full." Â I simply do not like them. Â I like a double pleated, full trouser. Â BTW, I also like shoes. Â
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Whoa... Flat front for fall 2005? They were all flat front for spring/summer.... and I couldn't get my thighs into them. Please tell me you were talking about spring/summer. Please.
 

naturlaut

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Well, I don't really mean that extreme. Pants from Neapolitan tailors are generally slim-legged anyway --- but never tight like those on RLPL. I don't really like flat front pants, especially from RTW, as they are so difficult to fit.
 

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RLPL suit trousers have never been particularly narrow, at least until spring/summer this year.

Do you mean the separate trousers?
 

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I think he was refering to all the suit trousers in the fall line. I almost bought one of their "sale" suits in the summer sale: two-button, peaked lapel... until I tried on the trousers. He said that all the "new season's" suit trousers were flat front.
 

naturlaut

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Edward Green, Dover, 808, size 9, in Brandy Willow. Â
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How tragic is it that we lost all of that great shoe Appreciation from the last 6 months? Wasn't this thread like 25 pages long? I think I downloaded some of it, so I'll try to post some if I have it.
 

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We can ask aportnoy to repost his "Shoe Damages" series pictures.
 

skalogre

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Originally Posted by von Rothbart
We can ask aportnoy to repost his "Shoe Damages" series pictures.

That would be wonderful.
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