One Shoe Wardrobe: Why Not?

Originally Posted by mafoofan

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Well, no. Shoe monogamy would be keeping only one pair of shoes. I'm proposing a harem of many pairs that happen to be identical.

So this is like having a threesome with twins?

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

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So this is like having a threesome with twins?

Well, if you put it that way, it doesn't sound so bad after all...

Originally Posted by Naturlaut II

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I am not underestimating you at all. In fact, I believe that all of us had entertain that thought at least once when we first received something that we really love, especially when we were at your age and started doing this. As in connoisseurs of every art form, one's taste changes as one grows deeper into it. As of this moment, I don't think we (or at least I) have yet studied and versed in this artform well enough to have arrived into a conclusion and definition: this is not the point in your life to declare and conclude anything. Just my humble thoughts.

FWIW, there was a point in life when I have "decided" to settle with one shirt, one shoe, one tailor, one whiskey, one cook ware, one composer, even one video format for my movies.

- B

Originally Posted by Manton

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Hey, its your choice to live here rather than among the constant ribbing of your brothers. So you have already voted with your (webbed) feet.
There is a lot of reasons I love America. Classic American style shoes rank pretty close to the bottom on that list - somewhere between Jell-O and meatloaf, and slightly above George W

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

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So this is like having a threesome with twins?

Rather chunky twins.

I have to say, I sort of get the mafoo's impulse here, in that I have been reaching for the same things more and more over the past year or so. One of the reasons I don't post as much in WAWRN is that I tend always to look the same, or pretty close.

But 12 identical shirts and 5 pairs of shoes is a bridge too far, even for me.

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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- B

You lazy bastard, that was short.

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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Mark the trees, dumbass. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday...then comes....Thursday. Friday. Saturday. Sunday.

I thought about that. There will be times I need to travel with the shoes, so the trees will get jumbled up. For the same reason, and because of weekends, there may be some days where I don't wear any of them at all, so the day labels won't work. I'm thinking numbers and tags that fold over the tongues.

Originally Posted by gdl203

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/thread?

Next time, mafoo please use the PM system

I get a thrill from Matt's public approval.

Originally Posted by Naturlaut II

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I am not underestimating you at all. In fact, I believe that all of us had entertain that thought at least once when we first received something that we really love, especially when we were at your age and started doing this. As in connoisseurs of every art form, one's taste changes as one grows deeper into it. As of this moment, I don't think we (or at least I) have yet studied and versed in this artform well enough to have arrived into a conclusion and definition: this is not the point in your life to declare and conclude anything. Just my humble thoughts.

You know, I guess part of it is that I don't think it matters all that much which shoe I used for this idea. I could have done a captoe with broguing, for example. I just like the idea of having my own lazy, reliable, boring way of doing things. I think that's potentially stylish in it's own way.

If I had any garment now that I thought I'd be wearing until the day of my death, I don't think I could help but feel a mortal resentment toward it. I might even destroy it as a life-affirming act.

Originally Posted by Manton

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You lazy bastard, that was short.




- B

Originally Posted by Manton

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I have to say, I sort of get the mafoo's impulse here, in that I have been reaching for the same things more and more over the past year or so. One of the reasons I don't post as much in WAWRN is that I tend always to look the same, or pretty close.

But 12 identical shirts and 5 pairs of shoes is a bridge too far, even for me.

You were my ally in the battle against the side-gusset oxloafer-shoe, why can't you join me here?

Pics of Longwings on the plaza or ban!

I actually wore my Alden Cord longwings on the grant last twice this week, and was thinking of making the longwing my regular. I find it so funny this thread came about, as I too am in love with my Alden longwings. Just something so timeless and Ameri-can about them. I would love a pair on the plaza so grant could have a friend.

Originally Posted by mafoofan

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Relax, Obi Wan. I'd still like something to wear around the apartment

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I feel a little better.

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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Horrifying, isn't it? In fact, I just walked back from the wall to wall shoe closet to calm the fears of the many pairs of innocent shoes, some of whom had heard rumors of this one-shoe concept.



Dead. Like all utopias.


- B

Indeed, what next? Bruce Springsteen performing at teh Super Bowl?

Originally Posted by mafoofan

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You were my ally in the battle against the side-gusset oxloafer-shoe, why can't you join me here?

I sort of enjoy the marginal differences. My wife looks at a stich cap v. a punch cap and asks "Do you really need both of those?" And I invariably answer, "Oh, yes. You cannot be made to understand."