Brown Shoes = The New Black

[Leslierc]

From the "Sunday Styles" in today's New York Times:

BROWN men's shoes, popular with the aristocracy in the 1930s, when they were championed by the Prince of Wales and Hollywood movie royalty, are being revived in Manhattan. After World War II, the conventional black shoe returned, except among upper-class European men, who continued to wear brown suede wingtip styles with their business suits. The Italian industrialist Giovanni Agnelli popularized this Continental style of brown shoes in many shades, highly polished to achieve an aged patina. Today the shoes are worn with business suits and casual weekend blue jeans.

By BILL CUNNINGHAM

Here's the link (Great slideshow!)
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...EET_index.html

 

[finch]

I hope so! I love a brown loafer, wingtip with a navy, pinstripe, brown suite or casual pants for that matter. Breaks from the norm of black and has such a classy look and feel.

 

[james_timothy]

Oh man, anyone know what shoe is being worn in
#13?
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...STREET_14.html
Who knew that the right wingtip could hint of cowboy boot?

It is the shape that does it, starting with the pointed toe.
The disastrous comparison is 2 slides later, in slide 15.
Disastrous only in comparison with #13, mind. It comes off as pedestrian,
and certainly doesn't inspire awe like the one in 13.

 

[Gus]

Notice how almost everyone photographed has on trim, well tailored clothing as well. Brown is still somewhat "style forward", but worn by well put together guys per the pics.

We just got back from five days in NYC and were amazed to see how much black still dominates dress for men and women at all ages, in midtown and downtown. Wearing brown in NYC in winter seems to put you in a minority

 

[Concordia]

That slideshow could serve as a warning.

 

[brad-t]

Those pictures are a convincing deterrent towards buying brown shoes.

 

[Leslierc]

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

Those pictures are a convincing deterrent towards buying brown shoes.

Oh, I don't know about that. Numbers 4, 8, 11, and 13 are very nice in my opinion.

 

[finch]

I especially like 4, 9 and 17 myself.

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

Those pictures are a convincing deterrent towards buying brown shoes.

 

[Bsquared]

Love 13. Where does one find something like that?

 

[hossoso]

Church's, Loake, Alfred Sargent, Peale, Crockett & Jones, Grenson, Trickers, Tyrwhitt, Edward Green...etc.

 

[Recoil]

I've always worn brown shoes with suits and dress pants other than black. When I see black shoes with a navy suit I cringe.

 

[Coho]

Is brown and camel the same color? Some shoes don't look brown at all. Personally, I'd take a nice pair of black boots over any brown. Camel and Burgundy are nice also.

Originally Posted by Leslierc

From the "Sunday Styles" in today's New York Times:

BROWN men's shoes, popular with the aristocracy in the 1930s, when they were championed by the Prince of Wales and Hollywood movie royalty, are being revived in Manhattan. After World War II, the conventional black shoe returned, except among upper-class European men, who continued to wear brown suede wingtip styles with their business suits. The Italian industrialist Giovanni Agnelli popularized this Continental style of brown shoes in many shades, highly polished to achieve an aged patina. Today the shoes are worn with business suits and casual weekend blue jeans.

By BILL CUNNINGHAM

Here's the link (Great slideshow!)
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...EET_index.html

 

[Robwynge]

Wow, New Yorkers wear some natty shoes. One almost never sees shoes like that in DC!

 

[acidboy]

why is it that everytime someone proclaims something as getting stylish, its "the new black"? And we don't even wear black dresses here.

 

[james_timothy]

Where do you find #13?

Originally Posted by hossoso

Church's, Loake, Alfred Sargent, Peale, Crockett & Jones, Grenson, Trickers, Tyrwhitt, Edward Green...etc.

Well, Crockett & Jones seems to be the wrong shape,
and the Trickers web site is not useful. More searching needed.