Poll: Tan in 2009?

[Salsalocust]

Hi Guys,

The majority of the shoes I personally wear are dark brown or chestnut. Therefore it fascinates me a little why I am always drawn by the opportunity to pick up lighter shades when looking to pass on.

Crockett and Jones use different terms: tan,mahogany,bracken and even occasionally beige.
Exactly how popular are the lighter shades in 2009 compared to the darker browns?

Crockett & Jones "Crawley" Mahogany (360 last btw

)

Crockett & Jones "Drummond" Tan (348)

Regards,

Graham

 

[yfyf]

Those Crawleys are woof. Does the Drummond's colour count as tan? I always thought tan was lighter and yellower.

 

[Salsalocust]

With C & J tan means quite a 'red' tan heading towards chestnut. I have a Church chestnut which is lighter (yellower) than both of these!

 

[Nicholas]

Dark brown, brown > lighter shades. Some of these colours e.g. bandaid/tan reminds me of the naked mole rat i.e. not a pretty sight. The mahogany however is actually quite decent.

 

[Journeyman]

I've got a couple of pairs of shoes that were referred to as "chestnut" by the manufacturers, but which could also be referred to as tan.

I really like them. They're not quite as versatile as my mid-brown and dark-brown shoes, but when I pair them with the right outfit (such as a pair of brown herringbone-weave trousers), they really "pop". I probably wear the colour once every couple of weeks.

 

[JayJay]

I like tan shoes, but wear them mostly in the summer.

 

[Salsalocust]

Foy your interest

The Drummond lists on Sunday

The Crawley lists in Tuesday

Regards,

Graham

 

[promoshop]

I usually only wear darker colors for shoes but I don't think the tan is too bad under the right clothing and environment. It really depends on the clothing it's warn with, if you're wearing it with fashion polo shirts at a more casual outing then I think it would be fine.

 

[Salsalocust]

Hi Guys,

FYI: If you are a UK 9....

Both the "Crawley" and the "Drummond" in the OP are now listed.

Regards,

Graham

 

[bigbris1]

Hey Graham, were you ever able to check on the 12Es for me?