Should I or shouldn't I buy... (clothing item)?

[bry2000]

Yuck

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I should say too that those fisherman sandals are pretty standard. You can get them from almost any good sandal maker. No need for special brands - if that's the style you want, which it seems other people here don't!

 

[peachfuzzmcgee]

Those just remind me of dad sandals. I remember seeing some from Tommy Bahama at the thrift. I passed pretty hard.

 

[d4nimal]

I passed pretty hard.

What does "pass[ing] pretty hard" look like for you?

I find that sometimes a whispered "oh my god" or "oh no" escapes from my body when I come across something particularly onerous.

 

[BlakeRVA]

I don't see anything wrong with the fisherman sandal silhouette. Personally, I have a pair from De Bonne Facture which give casual, South of France vibes instead of Dad in the Garden. I think the main difference is the sole. The DBF iteration has a loafer-esque leather sole, the Paraboot is more like Orthopedic Sketchers.

 

[jaaz16]

The back strap is also much nicer, and more like a sandal, than the other ones.

 

[peachfuzzmcgee]

What does "pass[ing] pretty hard" look like for you?

I find that sometimes a whispered "oh my god" or "oh no" escapes from my body when I come across something particularly onerous.

I literally wince and pick it up out of a morbid curiosity. It's a natural reaction of something I don't like.

I will admit the DBF one is better, the sole does make a big difference.

 

[bry2000]

Makes no difference.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

 

[feliks]

 

[gdl203]

Every style of every garment or shoe can have good versions and bad versions. It’s common sense for those like us who have looked at fashion stuff for such a long time.

this sandal style itself is more often than not quite bad, but the Botte Gardianne ones that DBF collabs on are actually nice. They’re better balanced and a mich nicer shape overall.

 

[dieworkwear]

I like fisherman sandals, but don't like the Paraboots. I think it's partly because the leather makes them look like 20-year-old sandals that have been sitting in the sun and your uncle refuses to throw them away kinda thing. Perhaps they would look better if the leather was a normal dark brown color.

 

[Superb0bo]

The Paraboot sandals are great, just not that colorway. The black ones are the ones obv.

Id also wear the wine ones

 

[peachfuzzmcgee]

On second thought, they are ugly. Give me my Hender Schemes pls.

 

[Mercurio]

Another kind of sandal for hot weather, not as rustic as the Paraboot or Birkenstock, on sale now.

Bertie II T-Bar Sandal in Pony Suede

Bertie II is our men's casual T-Bar sandal, finished in rich pony suede leather and constructed using a single flex leather sole for superior comfort. Goodyear welted and fully handcrafted in our Northamptonshire factory.

www.cheaney.co.uk