Thoughts on these shoes?

lasbar · May 24, 2009

Why will it be good for theaching in high school?
Are you trying to be in with the kids?
High school students will respect you more for the quality of your classes or your ability to help connecting with the subject you're teaching than a mere look..
A departure from the obvious suit combo can help you to connect with them on the short term..
The teachers I was fond of were not sartorial gods or trendy fashionistas..

Butterfly · May 24, 2009

Cheap suede derbys... eck. I don't like the style but I have difficulty understanding the concept that they're not good enough for a high school teacher. I don't remember my teachers dressing well.

lasbar · May 24, 2009

Maths teacher covered with chalk, geography or history teachers wearing corduroy suits, PE teachers in tight 1980's shorts and a vast array of teachers wearing the most horrendous outfits on earth...
I had a few sharp dressers at my business school...

Nexus6 · May 24, 2009

Originally Posted by mystillwater

the next teacher i meet with "a minimum of $1,000.00" to spend on shoes will be the first...

will be the first.....

finish your sentence kid.

Tarmac · May 24, 2009

They aren't bad, if cheap enough. I remember most of my high school teachers wore khakis with sneakers

dshin · May 24, 2009

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Cheap suede derbys... eck. I don't like the style but I have difficulty understanding the concept that they're not good enough for a high school teacher. I don't remember my teachers dressing well.

Exactly. I for sure never once noticed what shoes my teachers were wearing.

onix · May 24, 2009

1. For $200, they're totally not worth it. You need to think hard even if they're $100 NIB.
2. Not everything in GQ is great, in fact, some are absolutely horrible.

balaskonis · May 24, 2009

then can you recommend something for me? i showed the picture of justin long from GQ to give you an example of the look i'd go for....i'm open to suggestions in addition to criticism
thanks
paul

onix · May 24, 2009

What subject do you teach and are you in an urban setting or a suburban setting?

balaskonis · May 24, 2009

i am a high school math teacher. suburban upper class area. fairfield county, ct, right near westport.

i have Mon - Thurs to dress nicely shirt/tie, and Fridays I like to go khakis

onix · May 24, 2009

You mentioned that you are looking for some "black shoes for wool pants days, shirt and tie, etc., and maybe a nice pair of chocolate brown wingtip balmoral oxfords". The shoes you showed us are not black and they're not balmoral.. What exactly are you looking for? (ie. am I missing something?)

balaskonis · May 24, 2009

those shoes are for Dress down days....for example, if i wear a pair of navy blue khaki (light cotton) pants, a button down shirt (no tie)...that was it ...the other days are more dressy days, wehre i wuold look into nicer lokoing shoes.

the jvarvatos are just for laid back look, that's all.

Butterfly · May 24, 2009

isn't "balmoral oxford" redundant phraseology?

balaskonis · May 24, 2009

sorry i'm not down with the lingo...i've been trying to learn. i'm just looking for suggestions to simple questions...yet everyone seems to be ripping me here. just forget it, i'll look for different shoes.

fuji · May 24, 2009

Originally Posted by Butterfly

isn't "balmoral oxford" redundant phraseology?

Not really, what else would you call it? A closed laced shoe?

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