Maladjusted
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Hi All, I'm new to the styleforum
Recently I've been back to being interested in classic menswear and I would like to buy a complete package of shoes for the next 5-10 years. They will be of course stored with shoetrees, saphir creme included, etc.
I would like to buy 8-10 pairs of good quality shoes. Requirements are not easy to fulfil though, now I'm working in an environment without dress code per se, so the sneakers and jeans are good to go. However, I would like to have a shoe set that would be "adjustable" to any dress code change (e.g. in different job), so having 3-4 pair of shoes that are "suit-ready" is important. My first ideas are:
2 pairs of suede chukkas: I've bought Loake Pimlico in dark suede already
1 pair of classic oxford captoes: Necessary in every wardrobe
1 or 2 pairs of brogues
1 leather sneakers - something like Common Projects achilles
1 sneakers for weekend and hot weather, more streetwear - e.g. yeezy 350 v2 in white
2 pairs of casual winter boots - Timberlands Premium 6
What is the most important, I would like to buy this set once and don't have a problem with shoes for another couple of years - I would of course wear a different pair every day, however I think that the most used pairs gonna be chukkas and brogues.
Taking everything into account, I've got a couple question to you guys:
1. Are my "set" described above is good enough or should I include something more?
2. Is 1 pair of brogues enough or should I invest in 2 pairs?
3. My propositions about particular models: Second chukka: Loake Kempton, Crockett and Jones Chiltern Brogues: Tricker's Bourton or Crockett and Jones Pembroke, Black oxford captoes: Loake Aldwych or Crockett and Jones Hallam, Sneakers: JAK Royal sneakers, "Streetwear" sneakers: Yeezy 350 v2, and 2 pairs of Timberlands Premium 6
4. Any other propositions that I didn't include above?
5. Would it be expected to last about 10 years? Let's say about 30-45 minutes of walk outside per day more or less, plus about 2-3 hours on weekends.
6. Is it good to invest in more expensive models (e.g. C&J vs. Trickers or C&J vs. Loake Aldwych (the black captoes won't be used much I suppose)? Recently I've compared my pimlicos with Church's Ryder 3 and in fact I think that the suede is nicer on Loake, but I don't know if e.g. Crockett and Jones Chiltern are far superior or not compared to Loake. Sadly, I don't have a possibility to check out any of C&J or Tricker's in person.
I would be grateful of any ideas or remarks, I am aware that there might be no good answers, so any voice in the discussion is appreciated
Recently I've been back to being interested in classic menswear and I would like to buy a complete package of shoes for the next 5-10 years. They will be of course stored with shoetrees, saphir creme included, etc.
I would like to buy 8-10 pairs of good quality shoes. Requirements are not easy to fulfil though, now I'm working in an environment without dress code per se, so the sneakers and jeans are good to go. However, I would like to have a shoe set that would be "adjustable" to any dress code change (e.g. in different job), so having 3-4 pair of shoes that are "suit-ready" is important. My first ideas are:
2 pairs of suede chukkas: I've bought Loake Pimlico in dark suede already
1 pair of classic oxford captoes: Necessary in every wardrobe
1 or 2 pairs of brogues
1 leather sneakers - something like Common Projects achilles
1 sneakers for weekend and hot weather, more streetwear - e.g. yeezy 350 v2 in white
2 pairs of casual winter boots - Timberlands Premium 6
What is the most important, I would like to buy this set once and don't have a problem with shoes for another couple of years - I would of course wear a different pair every day, however I think that the most used pairs gonna be chukkas and brogues.
Taking everything into account, I've got a couple question to you guys:
1. Are my "set" described above is good enough or should I include something more?
2. Is 1 pair of brogues enough or should I invest in 2 pairs?
3. My propositions about particular models: Second chukka: Loake Kempton, Crockett and Jones Chiltern Brogues: Tricker's Bourton or Crockett and Jones Pembroke, Black oxford captoes: Loake Aldwych or Crockett and Jones Hallam, Sneakers: JAK Royal sneakers, "Streetwear" sneakers: Yeezy 350 v2, and 2 pairs of Timberlands Premium 6
4. Any other propositions that I didn't include above?
5. Would it be expected to last about 10 years? Let's say about 30-45 minutes of walk outside per day more or less, plus about 2-3 hours on weekends.
6. Is it good to invest in more expensive models (e.g. C&J vs. Trickers or C&J vs. Loake Aldwych (the black captoes won't be used much I suppose)? Recently I've compared my pimlicos with Church's Ryder 3 and in fact I think that the suede is nicer on Loake, but I don't know if e.g. Crockett and Jones Chiltern are far superior or not compared to Loake. Sadly, I don't have a possibility to check out any of C&J or Tricker's in person.
I would be grateful of any ideas or remarks, I am aware that there might be no good answers, so any voice in the discussion is appreciated