Thin White Duke
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Some nice pics here so far. The chestnut ones in the OP are an unusual colour but not so ‘far out’ that they can’t be versatile. I like ‘em.
Clouseau your first two pairs look great and put them blobby orthopaedic looking Birkenstock’s to shame.
Kingstonian you are spot on seeing lads in royal / dark / navy blue suits with those light tan shoes - rancid!
I prefer brogues to lean towards the more casual. These days they put brogue patterns on formal business oxfords but remember their origin is a country shoe.
I have a few pairs of punch caps which I don’t really consider to be brogues. I have full brogues in navy suede which get a lot of use with my summer suits. And I have McNeil Longwings in black calf and burgundy shell. I wrote about them here ...
Clouseau your first two pairs look great and put them blobby orthopaedic looking Birkenstock’s to shame.
Kingstonian you are spot on seeing lads in royal / dark / navy blue suits with those light tan shoes - rancid!
I prefer brogues to lean towards the more casual. These days they put brogue patterns on formal business oxfords but remember their origin is a country shoe.
I have a few pairs of punch caps which I don’t really consider to be brogues. I have full brogues in navy suede which get a lot of use with my summer suits. And I have McNeil Longwings in black calf and burgundy shell. I wrote about them here ...
Brogue Shoes
The story goes that the punch pattern on brogues evolved from holes punched into the shoes of rural Scottish estate workers to allow the water accrued from walking through the boggy fields to escap…
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