shoes

you all hate me, but i respect your sense of fashion, so i will post anyhow. i am getting two pairs of shoes: one pair of chuck taylors and one other pair. i am in college, going to be a sophomore and i go to upenn. the social scene, so you know where i will be wearing these shoes, is mostly penn parties at nicer bars and lounges downtown in philly accompanied with grimey frat parties. the other pair is either a pair of j crew driving shoe moc like shoes in very dark brown or a pair of frye boots. i don't know if the boots will be as versatile for my needs as the mocs, but i am very unsure. i tend to wear skinny, very slight bootcuts with button downs or vintage tees out. or do you suggest a different shoe altogether, like another pair of pumas or a pair of nike dunks? just let me know and i would appreciate the help.

it depends on what your style is and the look you're going for.

i don't think i would ever wear boots to a party- that would get uncomfortably hot and you can't dance in them (if you dance). if you're just going to bars and lounges just to stand around/sit down and drink that's different.

Boots are a great idea for any scene, and I know it will go over well there. But Frye boots are ugly. Get a nice pair of brown chelsea boots, or maybe some suede chukkas.

timbs if you're hiphop

my style is a very ephemeral term. i like the eurotrashy style at times (diesel jeans, pumas, track jackets) and i like the orlando bloom/jude law-ish style at times. like the very cool, casual, somewhat hipster and boho look for men.

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it depends on what your style is and the look you're going for.

i don't think i would ever wear boots to a party- that would get uncomfortably hot and you can't dance in them (if you dance). if you're just going to bars and lounges just to stand around/sit down and drink that's different.

I wear my boots--including a pair of Frye boots, which (contra whoopee) aren't ugly at all--to parties and clubs all the time. I like them for a few reasons: 1) my boots are actually more comfortable than a lot of my sneakers; 2) who gives a **** that someone spilled their Yuengling on my boots? Just wipe 'em off and let 'em go. Just keep decent care of them and you're fine; 3) I can dance just fine in them. They are a little hotter, but then, I don't think I've ever been to a party or club where I *wasn't* uncomfortably hot. I figure it just kind of goes with the territory. The boots aren't enough to really change things much.

I'll second the suggestion of a nice brown chelsea boot.

Also, dhinggok, I work @ Penn. Small world.

by the way, dancing does go on, but it is a lot of standing around/sitting around at bars and lounges

I wouldn't wear nice shoes to a college party. It's a sure fire way to **** them up in a giffy. Wear something comfy and semi-trendy, like Diesel. Maybe I'm wrong and Penn has more uppity parties then what I was used to, but I'd just try to be as comfortable as possible. College is the only time you can get completely **** faced and not have to worry about waking up the next day...at least for me anyway.

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Where's the hate?

I'd get Fryes, too, or some other boot in a workboot style--chelseas are great, but a little harder to pull off with tshirts. Driving mocs will wear out in a month, and dunks won't work as well with dressier shirts and will also wear out if you wear them daily.

the frye boots i like are the engineer and the cavalry, not with the zip.

engineer 8r and the masons in the seasonal products

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Get a nice pair of brown chelsea boots

+1....they can be dressed up or down. just don't get a super nice pair, just nice enough but can also be scuffed and spilled on. Suede chukkas might not fare as well in a college party/club environment.

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Off topic, but this is my submission for official slogan of lacrosse.

A certain pair of C&J chelseas have gone through a lot of pain at said university and come out the better for it. Wear reflecting one's lifestyle is not a concept restricted to raw denim.