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Recent content by lucidream
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Business Casual Newbie Needs Help!
I rock BR dress shirts, and I don't see what the issue is. I think the difference between a helpful post and a non-helpful post is the whether or not a claim of unfavourability is backed up with reasoning. Poor fabric? Poor cut? What is the concern?- lucidream
- Post #64
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Brass Nails used to impede shoe wear
Can you post a picture, and where did you get the nails from?- lucidream
- Post #80
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I'm still a novice, so just posting what I've learned. I would hope that you could use the same dirty brush to do the initial clean of all shoes - but there is still an innate risk that black pigment could transfer to a light brown shoe, so be aware. I would use the same brush for the rest of...- lucidream
- Post #3,677
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
In response to the above, I would also suggest a round of brushing after the conditioning and creaming stage to remove any excess. This should be a different brush than the first that was used to remove dust and dirt.- lucidream
- Post #3,661
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Business Casual Allen Edmonds - Park Ave too much?
It's the style in bermuda :P- lucidream
- Post #21
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I haven't been able to find a local cobbler that I feel confident to have do the work. In the meantime, I am focusing on cycling shoes, and wearing boots during bad weather days and changing at work. Hoping minimizing the duration of soft/wet leather sole usage will improve my high rate of toe wear.- lucidream
- Post #3,645
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Business Casual Allen Edmonds - Park Ave too much?
I think it all comes down to what BC is for you. Most days, for me, the only difference is formal minus suit jacket, minus tie. I wear dress shirts and wool dress pants, and dress shoes (PA included). Maybe I'm an outlier, but I see that as fine. If I'm wearing cotton pants, I would tend towards...- lucidream
- Post #13
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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At Mens Wearhouse I was pressure into buying a 58L and getting it tailor although my size is 56L. Th
common sales tactic - they want to move merchandise. never buy something that isn't reasonably close to fitting you before a tailoring... never buy something that isn't your size because your size isn't available - if you're buying something that isn't you regular size because it happens to...- lucidream
- Post #2
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I created a thread on that very topic. Perhaps more input can be brought into this thread as well, based on the range of people that subscribe to it. http://www.styleforum.net/t/329378/brass-nails-used-to-impede-shoe-wear- lucidream
- Post #3,641
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Business Casual Newbie Needs Help!
I respectfully disagree. He doesn't need to get park avenues, but shoes that are flexible enough to go with a full suit or simply a dress shirt/dress pants are a far more effective investment. What happens when he gets invited to a conference, a lunch, a presentation, and he's only got casual...- lucidream
- Post #23
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
a lot of people seem to order from hanger project, but I'm shopping around at valmour.com right now, and overall cost seems to be better for me, as a canadian- lucidream
- Post #3,634
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe Damage Report & Shoe P0rn Central - Part II
Are you adding a mirror shine to the whole shoe, or just the toe cap and the heel?- lucidream
- Post #15,253
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I told myself not to buy any shoes made in china, but these were fairly inexpensive ($60 marked down clearance from $180) and had leather upper, lining, and sole. Regardless, I prepped them last night (see post at the top of this page), and wore them for the first time today. It seems evident to...- lucidream
- Post #3,628
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Business Casual Newbie Needs Help!
I was going to suggest he get non iron clothes in general. If he's not used to clothing care, going to ironing, pressing, and steaming is gonna be another big step up. I'm pretty sure you're being facetious, but I'm the guy who suggested banana republic chinos. I find the black ones to be...- lucidream
- Post #14
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Went a little higher with the mirror shine than I normally would. I was trying to follow the advice from the japanese shine thread, about adding wax to the bottom to blend to the back. Hard to know where to stop when there's no toe cap hehe. Brushed. Used lexol conditioner. Whiped off excess...- lucidream
- Post #3,615
- Forum: Classic Menswear