Clinton & Obama both endorse Cole Haan.

[w.o.e.is.me.]

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...r-president-/1

"Turns out Presidents Obama and Clinton know a good pair of shoes when they see them!

The spiffy dress shoes that both presidents admired on the players during yesterday's meeting with the men's U.S. World Cup Soccer Team were hand-crafted vegetable-tanned leather cap-toe oxfords made by Cole Haan, the high-end footwear and accessories company.

The shoe is called the "Caper," the color is caramel (it also comes in black and beige canvas) and the price: $295.

In case you missed this important White House development yesterday, take a look at The Oval's post on it here. A brief recap: during a meet-and-greet with members of the soccer team, both presidents commented on how much they liked the players' fancy shoes. "I want to be on this team just for the shoes," Clinton said.

He called the shoes "cool." Obama called them "sharp."

"We're thrilled the Caper caught the eye of former president Clinton," said Cole Haan spokeswoman Merideth Gilmor.

Gilmor says Cole Haan provides some of the "off the field" footwear for the soccer players. Nike, which owns Cole Haan, provides players' athletic gear.

It's not the first time Obama has had an eye for Cole Haans. Guess what he was wearing on Inauguration Day?"

These appear to the shoes in question:

 

[Gradstudent78]

That's the canvas version, you can see the caramel one here:
http://www.colehaan.com/colehaan/cat...6655&catId=100

 

[gumercindo]

I'm kind of feeling them.


/not at that price

 

[SuitMyself]

Originally Posted by gumercindo

I'm kind of feeling them.

I agree. That's a really nice looking shoe.

Originally Posted by gumercindo

/not at that price

I agree.

 

[deveandepot1]

nvm

 

[youngScholar]

Wait, Big O wore Cole Haan for his inauguration?

 

[cptjeff]

Originally Posted by youngScholar

Wait, Big O wore Cole Haan for his inauguration?

That bit disturbed me greatly. However, given his 'tuxedo' that night, I'm not really that surprised.

 

[potemkin_city_limits]

The stitching on those shoes is ugly.

 

[w.o.e.is.me.]

Originally Posted by cptjeff

That bit disturbed me greatly. However, given his 'tuxedo' that night, I'm not really that surprised.

I'd like to see pics of his tux on shoes on that day if anyone has em.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Originally Posted by potemkin_city_limits

The stitching on those shoes is ugly.
Yeah, not really feeling the stitching. The rest of the styling and shape are relatively inoffensive though; it's just a pretty basic cap-toe, albeit probably overpriced for what it is.

Originally Posted by w.o.e.is.me.

and the price: $295.
I love when articles do this, I get the feeling from the phrasing that they're trying to show how 'expensive' the shoes are, but when it gets posted on SF that's almost the bare minimum most of us would pay for shoes

 

[gladhands]

Am I the only one who thinks a sitting POTUS should only wear Alden or AE?

 

[MetroStyles]

Not a bad shoe - I'm sure it looks snazzy in that cream color from afar. Why read into this any more than that?

Originally Posted by gladhands

Am I the only one who thinks a sitting POTUS should only wear Alden or AE?

The least of your worries should be what brand the POTUS is wearing on his feet, as long as it looks good.

 

[Douglas]

Yeah, I like these. Cool summer shoe. See, I don't always disagree with Mr. Obama.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Originally Posted by Douglas

Yeah, I like these. Cool summer shoe. See, I don't always disagree with Mr. Obama.

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

Not a bad shoe - I'm sure it looks snazzy in that cream color from afar. Why read into this any more than that?

Are you looking at the canvas or caramel version? I'll admit the canvas version looks pretty nice, but in caramel they look average at best; the colour is okay but not particularly nice and the weird stitching (that doesn't appear to be present on the canvas version) isn't great.

 

[Douglas]

I guess the canvas. Whatever is pictured in this thread.