What are you wearing today?

[Pelleas]

might be few pages late.. but lowrey's fit is , safe and classy, yet there's some sort of "x" factor element, in this case.. "+"

Me too but I had to show some love for that fit too. Clean and well-fitted. Is he sporting a CCP blazer and LUC pants like others suggested?

[lowrey]

a CCP blazer and LUC pants like others suggested?

yea the specialists were correct

thanks for the nice words.

[pierce]

Shoes should always be taking more care of you than you are for them. I think thats the line we have to draw.

I think the knowledge of how to take care of a pair of shoes/boots was lost. To put things into perspective, young men used to join the army just to get a pair of leather boots and they treated them like they were made of gold. When people talk about shoes lasting 10 years, its only with a high level of daily care.

[BSR]

I think the knowledge of how to take care of a pair of shoes/boots was lost. To put things into perspective, young men used to join the army just to get a pair of leather boots and they treated them like they were made of gold. When people talk about shoes lasting 10 years, its only with a high level of daily care.

yeah that's just what I told Christian the other day, we need a big good old war, we are no men anymore in these dead quiet 'peaceful' times

[pierce]

I wouldn't go that far! But I know what you mean.

Its interesting stuff though.

"A story indicative of the rise in global significance of shoe polish is told by Jean (Gertrude) Williams, a New Zealander who lived in Japan during the Allied occupation straight after World War II. American soldiers were then finding the dullness of their boots and shoes to be a handicap when trying to win the affections of Japanese women.[10]

When the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces arrived in Japan—all with boots polished to a degree not known in the U.S. forces—the G.I.s were more conscious than ever of their feet. The secret was found to rest not only in spit and polish, but in the superior Australian boot polish, a commodity which was soon exchanged with the Americans on a fluctuating basis of so many packets of cigarettes for one can of Kiwi boot polish."

Thats fashion for you right there :)

[christianef]

I don´t really see the "will ruin your shoes in 5 seconds" argument. Salt can most likely be removed from the shoes the same day and do no harm. Each to his own I guess, but I´m not going to stop using my shoes from November to April, and then not take them out when it rains, which is usually 4 times a week.

eternal and fuuma: which treatment do you use? just wash with a basic damp cloth towel? i found reversed calf is tricky because the pressure can disturb the fabric. i have some margiela boots in calf as well and the salt marks would wash off initially but would reoccur afterwards. polish would work in theory but theyre an off black deep blueish color so it wouldn't really match. sorry this probably belongs in another post.

[Sombre]

I don´t really see the "will ruin your shoes in 5 seconds" argument. Salt can most likely be removed from the shoes the same day and do no harm. Each to his own I guess, but I´m not going to stop using my shoes from November to April, and then not take them out when it rains, which is usually 4 times a week.

Perhaps at this point this discussion will be moved to another thread, but I'd like to chime in, as I gather I'm one of the more careful members of the board when it comes to shoe treatment during inclement weather. I said recently that I have a pair of rubber riding boots that I wear in the rain and snow, during which time I don't even think about wearing shoes I care about in the least.

I take care of what I consider my footwear needs - oxfords and monkstraps for business situations, (and sneakers for athletic ones). I don't particularly like dress footwear, so I'd like to buy them as infrequently as possible, which means taking care of the shoes I have.

As far as my desires go, although they are sometimes transient, I purchase with the thought of being able to wear them 40 years from now and look like a mad old fool. Nothing lasts that long without careful attention. My own body probably won't hold up for 40 more years without meticulous care, so why should I expect my shoes to? Because I have somewhat of an idea of how I would like my clothing (and shoes) to fit into my life in a broad and far-reaching sense, I'll do everything I can to protect them now, which includes specialized footwear for rain and snowstorms. Maybe the shoes are indestructible, maybe not, but I'm not about to push them to the limit, deliberately or otherwise, to find out.

[BeauIXI]

Galoshes ftw.

[BSR]

same shit

[cjbreed]

that is such a great jacket.

[Fade to Black]

Good stuff BSR. I tried that jacket on and got owned. With you, the reverse seems to apply.

[snafu]

bsr best fit i have seen from you,
this one seems to flatter your body more than your others, because the carol sleeves are long this shorter body owrks better than your long coat and long sleeves.
What ever i like the range of colours also, the shoes work far better here than the obvious poell footwear. Anyway i really like this one, and that is the jacket hopefully i will own

[dndy1840]

I may be burnt in public, but I don't like this one, BSR.
The turtleneck is a good idea but the color doesn't do justice to your leather, which is very beautiful but which color must be a nightmare to match (good call on the jeans though, they are the perfect hue to go with it). Anyway the top is too dark (or the leather too light, as you wish).
MM.'s Aldens (if I am right) are also too slick to go with all that "distressed/blingpovera" attire.

In a word, I liked the one before better, this one is "le cul entre deux chaises" as we say :)

[DRRRK]

I'll take the risk and ask a stupid question about CCP: What's on the inside of the jacket that makes it look like the nipples are showing through?

[BSR]

I'll take the risk and ask a stupid question about CCP: What's on the inside of the jacket that makes it look like the nipples are showing through?

you won't know so easily
pay per view!