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Spectator Shoes

JFWR

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Shoe Passion still offers my black & white spectators, but they're oxfords. On their website they're under the Henry Stevens line and designated "Marshall FBO." They also make monk strap spectators which I find odd-looking.

Allen Edmonds occasionally put out spectators in black & white and brown & white.

To my surprise, Crockett and Jones doesn't offer spectators (in England I believe they're called "correspondents").

They are well worth the search. Good luck!

I joke that I wear my spectators every time I commit adultery due to the co-respondent shoe name.

Little do they know: I wear way more than just spectator shoes to commit adultery!

Ba dum dum pssh.
 

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Good to hear. I was mindful of the well-advised rule that if you have one outré element in your outfit, the others should be muted for balance.

However, this combination of spectators and paisley tie will be pushing the limits of my personal dandyism.
 

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Good to hear. I was mindful of the well-advised rule that if you have one outré element in your outfit, the others should be muted for balance.

However, this combination of spectators and paisley tie will be pushing the limits of my personal dandyism.

Paisley ties aren't especially out there.
 

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Well, I was especially taken with @Andy57's all-suede Edward Green's, but I could not afford a pair myself. So, I did the next best thing -- or at least something in the vicinity: I ordered a custom pair from J. Fitzpatrick.
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I'm extremely pleased with how they turned out, and I'm looking forward to giving them a try in the next week or two. (It's warm year round here.)
 

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Well, I was especially taken with @Andy57's all-suede Edward Green's, but I could not afford a pair myself. So, I did the next best thing -- or at least something in the vicinity: I ordered a custom pair from J. Fitzpatrick.
View attachment 2068851 I'm extremely pleased with how they turned out, and I'm looking forward to giving them a try in the next week or two. (It's warm year round here.)
They look great!
 

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