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what types of shoes does a man need?

ppllzz

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broadly speaking:

1. boots
2. wingtips
3. loafers
4. oxfords
5. high top sneakers
6. mid top sneakers
7. low top sneakers
8. running shoes
9. indoor shoes

anything im missing? im trying to complete my shoe set... i know i want at least one pair of each of these, but i cant really figure out the colors... maybe one day when i have more money i will double up and get two to three colors of each
 

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Cloak Soviet Officer Boots are a pretty huge necessity.
 

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1. Clarks Desert Boots, grey suede
2. Clarks Desert Boots, brown suede
3. Clarks Desert Treks, beeswax leather
4. Sperry Topsiders Originals
5. Jack Purcell white canvas
6. Some kind of black dress shoes, preferably cap toe
7. Tiger Ascis Mexico 66 black with blue stripes
8. Camper Brothers
9. Some kind of slippers
10. Some kind of sandals
 

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Originally Posted by Magician
Cloak Soviet Officer Boots are a pretty huge necessity.

where can i find a picture of said boots?
 

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hah. my dream buuts and I can't even come close to affording them.
 
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Originally Posted by andyliu52
broadly speaking: 5. high top sneakers 6. mid top sneakers 7. low top sneakers 8. running shoes
i don't think you need four pairs of sneakers. at least, i don't. for me: 1. pair of winter boots suitable for hiking 2. pair of dress boots 3. a pair of brogues 4. captoe oxford 5. wallabees or some variety of irish-made crepe sole shoes 6. bean boots 7. tennis shoes (white) 8. boat shoes that is the base. the rest is gravy.
 

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a pair of white hi-tops
a pair of black dress shoes
a pair of more aggressive boots (black)

the rest is gravy
 

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1. RW gentlemans travellers or similar
2. pair of dress boots in brown
3. pair of dress shoes in black
4. pair of adidas sambas
5. birkenstock sandles
6. runners

That does it for me.
 

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1. black boots, preferably RW GT, Whites, something along those lines
2. two pairs of casual shoes
3. work-out shoes
4. birkenstock sandles
5. black dress shoes
 

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gravy.
 

constant struggle

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1. Casual summer shoe or sneaker
2. Leather sneaker
3. Brown dress shoes
4. Black dress shoes
5. Winter boots
6. Running shoes
7. Some sort of casual boot

and then you go nuts and buy them in multiple colors and styles!
 

Hard2Fit

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Black captoes.
Boots you don't mind getting dirty.
Sneakers.
 

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Originally Posted by Magician
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hah. my dream buuts and I can't even come close to affording them.


I'll steal my Dad's pair for you if you give me a special "magic trick".
 

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1.Brown cowboy boots
2.Black cowboy boots
3.Exotic skin cowboy boots
4.Some sort of dress shoe (for funerals n ****)
 

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