Recent purchases - Part II

Originally Posted by RegisDB9

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That makes it 4. I Have reached my limit.
haha. is it really a spray painted gold look? those look they would be hard to work in real life.

Originally Posted by dmash1080

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haha. is it really a spray painted gold look? those look they would be hard to work in real life.

Nah, thats my iphones crappy flash effect. It's a distressed brown/gray. MMM calls it mud.

Not a fan of prada creepers.

Originally Posted by g transistor

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People have been salivating over the Prada creepers for more than 3 months. If Skechers made the exact same shoe I would buy it. Dumb argument, Prada doesn't put **** out that is SF approved either

I've always loved Prada, my first "fashion" purchase was a Prada jacket from s/s 2009 and I still have it/love it. And that's saying a lot considering I've sold just about everything else

Originally Posted by Creep

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The Prada creepers are interesting, although I wouldn't buy them, especially considering the price. I don't know, just overly trendy and seems to have too much going on with the design. Be aware... there are lots of fakes around.

How are they trendy? What trend are they adhering to? Just because something is weird/"fashiony" doesn't mean it's trendy.

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

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How are they trendy? What trend are they adhering to? Just because something is weird/"fashiony" doesn't mean it's trendy.
You've heard it, you've seen the hype - perhaps fashiony would have been a better word choice.

two pants and a shirt

Originally Posted by jet

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two pants and a shirt

Unless you've been secretly shopping at Target again (more Hanes?), you're supposed to provide pics or at the very least a description!

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

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How are they trendy? What trend are they adhering to? Just because something is weird/"fashiony" doesn't mean it's trendy.
By "trendy" I mean clothing that is seen as both modern and acceptable to their audience-- i.e. following the "trend" of what the mainstream believes is desirable/cool. Most stuff worn by male celebrities is trendy (more than fashion-y) since the concept of men embracing fashion is largely not accepted within the mainstream audience the celebrity strives to impress. But once a trend has been established, even something seemingly weird and fashion-y can be worn with impunity. Thus if Jude Law is seen wearing creepers this is a sign that the trend has already taken off somewhat. A good analogy is Katie Holmes foray into men's clothing. While many popular magazines were nearly casting her as the bold originator of this look, we all know this trend had been steadily gaining acceptance long before she was doing it. Just because the celebrity is closer to the leading edge of the trend, it does not change the fact that it is trendy.

Picked these up today:

http://www.grenson.co.uk/william-721 I paid $210, they were on sale for Memorial Day. Thoughts (they're always returnable)? I'd been looking for a pair of brogues for a while, and I liked these and the price. They're no Alden or C&J but they seem pretty solid. They're certainly the nicest shoes I've ever owned. There were also some A. Testoni shoes on sale and some other brands.

Originally Posted by BB1

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By "trendy" I mean clothing that is seen as both modern and acceptable to their audience- i.e. following the "trend" of what the mainstream believes is desirable/cool.

Most stuff worn by male celebrities is trendy (more than fashion-y) since the concept of men embracing fashion is largely not accepted within the mainstream audience the celebrity strives to impress. But once a trend has been established, even something seemingly weird and fashion-y can be worn with impunity. Thus if Jude Law is seen wearing creepers this is a sign that the trend has already taken off somewhat.

A good analogy is Katie Holmes foray into men's clothing. While many popular magazines were nearly casting her as the bold originator of this look, we all know this trend had been steadily gaining acceptance long before she was doing it. Just because the celebrity is closer to the leading edge of the trend, it does not change the fact that is trendy.

one of the few bb1 posts where the obligatory exclamation mark is nowhere to be found!

How much is the Prada creepers?
I remember last time I saw it at Neiman it's something like 695?
They only have orange/blue color I think.

^$795 according to RFX
you can order it from here and they have quite a few colorways

795 at NM http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/ca...0125&parentId= Different stores got different colors/pairs. I got mine from NM and it was the ONLY pair they received, one color/style in one size.