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Are opera pumps for black tie, white tie or both?

bluemax

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I guess it was just the ignorant culture I grew up in, but whenever someone mentions "pumps" on this forum, this image pops into my head, without fail.

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Zenny

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Originally Posted by bluemax
I guess it was just the ignorant culture I grew up in, but whenever someone mentions "pumps" on this forum, this image pops into my head, without fail.

throwback-thursday-nike-air-force-180-pump-2.jpg


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bluemax: Yeah, I used to have shoes like that . . . in middle school.
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Seriously though, what are opera pumps?
 

Zenny

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Originally Posted by youngScholar
bluemax: Yeah, I used to have shoes like that . . . in middle school.
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Seriously though, what are opera pumps?


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In Calfskin
 

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