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Opinion on penny loafers

OTTOKAR

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Originally Posted by sellahi22
Awesome shoes, but you should do them justice with jeans/trousers with a narrower leg opening

Originally Posted by RangerP
+1

That picture doesn't look so good

Ok you have a point here!
How about This one
Boxnoir2.jpg
 

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Originally Posted by OTTOKAR
Ok you have a point here!
How about This one
Boxnoir2.jpg


Black on black--are you going to a funeral?

Also, you need to take in some of that break.

The shoes are fine.
 

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I'm a young man and I wear burgundy penny loafers. Actually I do wear them in combination with either chinos (navy or beige) or jeans, which I think it's a winning combination. Specially because you get an informal / young but yet stylish image.
 

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Originally Posted by sellahi22
Really awful. You need to get some slim trousers. Look into incotex, borrelli, and rota.

The trousers look fine; except, they might have a little less break. Paraboot loafers?
 

OTTOKAR

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Originally Posted by Patek
Black on black--are you going to a funeral?

Also, you need to take in some of that break.

The shoes are fine.

Nope, Black on dark grey. I tend to tolerate a bit more break, which looks better in person most of the time!


Originally Posted by confuciussay
I think penny loafers work best with slim trousers. Those are surely full cut trousers.
I'm gonna seriously consider slimmer trouser with my Loafers since it seems to be the consensus!

Originally Posted by sellahi22
Really awful. You need to get some slim trousers. Look into incotex, borrelli, and rota.
I'll look these up for sure!
Originally Posted by cmacey
The trousers look fine; except, they might have a little less break. Paraboot loafers?
JM Weston #180
 

Patek

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Slimmer trousers and I would suggest much less break (unless you are an old man--then you are fine.)
 

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Originally Posted by OTTOKAR
Ok you have a point here! How about This one
Boxnoir2.jpg

Looks like one of my students. Are you wearing a flashy belt and sagging your pants too? (Black loafers are high fashion among high school students.)
 

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That picture is a great example of too much break. It looks sloppy and either means you bought the wrong length or you have gained weight and now are forced to wear your Pants way too low
 

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Originally Posted by makewayhomer
That picture is a great example of too much break. It looks sloppy and either means you bought the wrong length or you have gained weight and now are forced to wear your Pants way too low
+1000 to that!
Trouser.jpg
 

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Yes I like them but I wouldn't describe them as sleek. You have to put a penny in them as well.
 

Patek

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Originally Posted by OTTOKAR
They look great, particularly this one!

AldenBBloaferBlack.jpg


If only Alden made attractive lasts...
 

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