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Dark Grey Calf Shoes - Yes or No?
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Manton
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JL Pewter seems to stand out more, no?Originally Posted by Kuro
I haven't seen many gray shoes, and never being worn. I have seen JL Pewter in action, and it didn't stand out too much. I think true gray would be more noticeable.
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I haven't seen many gray shoes, and ever being worn. I have seen JL Pewter in action, and it didn't stand out too much. I think true gray would be more noticeable.Originally Posted by Manton
I've seen light grey worn and it looked awful, even though the gent was wearing a suit similar in color.
The JL Pewter is darker, looks nice on the shelf, and probably would look okay paired with the right suit. Although I like the Pewter shoes I've seen, I can't see myself buying shoes in that color.
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I would wear dark grey shoes with a mid-grey suit, not unlike how boulevardiers of the fin-de-siecle used to dress in varying shades of grey. I'd call the outfit "Cloud" worn with a pair of colorful blue celluloid eyeframes.
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count me in the "grey ain't so nice" group. These JL Ascots in deep grey August never see any action:Originally Posted by 16520Man
Although I like the shoes in the pic, your statement is why I can't see myself purchasing the color.
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Although I like the shoes in the pic, your statement is why I can't see myself purchasing the color.Originally Posted by JayJay
Back in the Eighties, I bought a pair of medium gray captoes at Wilkes Bashford in San Francisco, which were certainly (at full price, which I paid) the most expensive non-exotic pair of shoes I bought in my twenties, and I will admit they were a tricky match with clothing. But I would certainly buy gray shoes again at the right price -- I enjoy variety.
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I would wear dark grey shoes with a mid-grey suit, not unlike how boulevardiers of the fin-de-siecle used to dress in varying shades of grey. I'd call the outfit "Cloud" worn with a pair of colorful blue celluloid eyeframes.Originally Posted by LabelKing
Nice!
Although I like the shoes in the pic, your statement is why I can't see myself purchasing the color.Originally Posted by JayJay
This gray does seem hard to match; I was thinking charcoal...
yes elephant would be nice idea or even hippo tooOriginally Posted by luk-cha
Never seen hippo skin!
Thanks for all the responses, they were helpful.
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count me in the "grey ain't so nice" group. These JL Ascots in deep grey August never see any action:Originally Posted by 16520Man
The color does not photograph easily:
Couldnt you brown them with coat upon coat of brown polish?
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No. Awful. Why do you need to go beyond black and brown? I mean, green is great for a casual shoe, but gray shoes just look cheap and tacky.Originally Posted by iammatt
I have to agree, though it kills me to, with this assessment.
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Too lazy to upload a photo but I like gray like this.
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