CBD WAYWRN: An Experiment - Page 67

They are brown. What color do they appear?


It is a bit more pale than it appears.


They are vintage Wright Cordwainers. No longer manufactured.

Mike

Got you, yes.

I understand that they need to be open because of your instep, but thought that all that taut lacing would then strain downwards against the tongue when walking, making it uncomfortable, whereas when one can pull the gap narrower due to a more typical fit , the pressure would be partly distributed away from the top of the foot and down through the quarters (correct terminology?).

Have you ever considered going down the MTO/bespoke route?

[quote=ManofKent;4263911]^ Manton those are serious lapels. This is not a suit that is going to go unnoticed in an office

+1 -- don't think this look is C... nice though.

Thanks, will look for them (I'll be back there a couple of times next month: Turin, Milan, then Le Marche).

I like this but it would've worked better with a sky blue shirt.

If I'd gone w/ sky blue, I'dve been tempted to go with the ugly brown shoes that Manton hates.

It's just that the charcoal-white-light grey colour combination looks a bit too nuptial to my eye. But of course the textures more than save the day here.

I saw it as dark grey too - not that it matters. I have a dark navy DB blazer that I can't photograph as navy no matter what white balance I try.

+1

Could be worse, could be tassel loafers

What's the thinking behind brown rather than black shoes with a blue shirt?

No, there isn't any additional tension compared to a shoe that's laced completely closed. I guess I'm not explaining myself correctly here but they are laced this way precisely to adapt snuggly to the shape of my instep, exactly the same way someone with a lower instep would get a comfortable fit by lacing them more closed. It's really no more or less comfortable.

Many of my shoes are MTO (Vass) but there's no adjustment for instep there. Never considered bespoke shoes because I'm happy with RTW fit in the handful of lasts that fit me well.

Ah yes, it seemed dark grey. Thanks.

This is true.


I'm no colour theorist but I tend to associate the blue with a warmer palette which would call for brown IM0 whereas the white shirt is starker and colder and calls for black.

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Please Foof Threadbearer's jacket.