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Someone trying to explain to you ...
Does it look like I am in search for a dad or a teacher or a preacher ? Did I even ask for an opinion ?
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Someone trying to explain to you ...
He is mot trying to be your dad. he is just trying to help you understand why you are wrong.Does it look like I am in search for a dad or a teacher or a preacher ? Did I even ask for an opinion ?
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Does it look like I am in search for a dad or a teacher or a preacher ? Did I even ask for an opinion ?
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And here we go again ?
BTW, dude, I have been wearing scrubs to work for 3 months now and don’t have the opportunity to wear the SF revered Fresco or Rota Cotton-Wools Spring Blends to work .. and so when these AMs arrived, I wore them and took some pictures ! What A Sin ?
Honestly speaking, if I bring Oxfords into my rotation with jeans, my boots will have to wait 6 months for their turn and I can’t do that.
But then, I didn’t want to write that earlier.
I stand by my earlier statement though ... If I needed opinions on how I should wear, I would post on WRUW or opinions thread.
I think you may need thicker skin to match your rustic shoes.
Some of this reminds me of this discussions we've had on this board on how to wear a sport coat with jeans.
And I even wear plain captoe black oxfords with jeans.
But, to be even more extreme than DWW, I don‘t wear derbies with suits, either.
I understand much of the sentiment regarding not wearing oxfords with jeans. I find much of it kind of unsightly myself. But in the same way that the nuance between suit jackets vs sport coats can be a prohibitive factor in the look of the outfit and in the same way that there's too much variation in denim fades and fits, can we also not say a black oxford is not a black oxford is not a black oxford?
For example, I'm quite taken with the way an Alden black shell Hampton last oxford looks with denim. Now, it seems, at least as far as images go, that said oxford isn't as sleek as ones offered by St Crispins and whoever and maybe that's why to me it looks good (still a single leather sole, but with some heft).
I received my trial shoes. Fit is not that great, so I sent an email. Now I am waiting for a reply.
From what i understand here an oxford should NOT be made with grain leathers, shell, light and or flashy colors correct?
The best match for an oxford is the simplicity combined with black or dark down?
From what i understand here an oxford should NOT be made with grain leathers, shell, light and or flashy colors correct?
Sorry for detailing the discussion from the oxford and Jeans debate. My view is it can work, and the grained oxford works well. Chukka or derby could be better, but may not be significantly so (to me).
“Back” to cyber fitting: I think cyber fitting is similar to how certain Italian (think Meccariello), China (a handful of them do that) and “affordable bespoke” makers in various parts of the world (Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam) offer to do it. Result is mixed at best. I read also later posts by @Patrick1053 and I empathise with your disappointment and frustration - but I also want to point out that self measurement and tracing of feet on a piece of paper is very, very error-prone. Even if you did it many times, there could be systematic biases (think tension difference between when your wife does the measurement, and when Phillip does it himself) that cannot be easily calibrated and corrected. All these add to suboptimal results in many cases (see ShoeGazing review on Meccariello MTM shoes for another example, fit also wasn’t perfect).
I did my StC modified last during the early days of COVID-19 before the official launch of Cyber Fitting. My experience was smooth as only small adjustments were needed - as I had the opportunity to try out shoes at The Armoury when there was still a trunk show plan in early February (which I had planned to order from). To get the base size right is, arguably, the most important factor in getting cyber fitting right - not the measurements, not the detailed description of your foot shape (How high is high instep? How low is low? How flat is a flat foot?).
If Phillip & StC can offer sample shoes for client to try out size and
before even proceeding to measurements and last adjustment, it could be better for the Cyber Fitting. He could operate like certain Italian makers (I forgot, probably Bestetti but I cannot confirm now as their website is down) and charge and send clients a couple of refundable sizing shoes - tax and courier changes could make this infeasible to many, I reckon.
Last but not least, sizing libraries at Skoaktiebolaget and Meccariello website are what I often refer to when I buy new brands. They help as a sort of translation table from the well-known brands (e.g. the Edward Green you have been enjoying) to the rare and exotic.
Hope @Patrick1053 may sort this out soon, and may he enjoy his upcoming pair.
I generally think that all shoes should be mid-brown, dark brown, or black. Sometimes non-traditional colors can work in a very casual, SWD type outfit. But for traditional men's style, the focus is typically on your shirt, jacket, and tie combo. This is why it's hard to wear patterned trousers -- they draw the eye downward. When your shoes become unusual, it does the same thing.
Take tan, for example. Again, I think oxfords are for suits, so let's take tan oxfords. Ignore that one of the models here is not wearing socks. You see this kind of outfit often in the city: tan oxfords with a dark suit.
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I think guys buy tan oxfords because the color catches the eye. But most of them only have dark suits, because most men have limited wardrobes. When you combine tan oxfords with dark suits, they shine out like a beacon. It becomes distracting. It draws the eye downward.
I think it helps to keep in mind the seasonality, context, and history of some material or color. Think about how it combines with the rest of your outfit, so you're not wearing something like purple grained shoes with a charcoal chalk-stripe suit. Obviously, if you want to dress viscerally, then perhaps this doesn't matter. But if you want to create a coherent, harmonious, and pleasing outfit according to certain norms, then it helps to know the history of these things.