The men's dress style thread..

[Accy cyclist]

Very interesting reading here! He was such a dapper chap and an inspiration for future well known 'fashion' designers, Hugo Boss being one of them!

His then contemporary but now seen as quite art deco attire is so missed now in such a scruffy slob era!🧐

How the Duke of Windsor became a style icon | Gentleman's Journal https://share.google/FZsU1u1OwYO7u6maM

 

[sungod]

I’m not sure but these might boots Sungod wears however if I’m mistaken I can only apologise.
But I watched a YouTube review of shoes on USA site who graded shoes from A to E and I think these came out at D- I think due to price and construction.
I might be wrong because it was at least 20 hours ago since I watched said video.😳

yep, i've worn them 30+ years, quality of the mainline shoes is no better/worse than churches etc. - which i also had in my visiting gov/city/security days and the dress code was 'anonymous city type'

all the churches went to the charity shop ages ago, the jw collection grows

jw tend to thinner soles, which obviously means faster wear if worn a lot, but i got over 15 years out of my flashman's spirit*** ones, they also do some with thicker soles

the pointy ones have metal bits (i.e. like blakeys) to protect the toes, jw will supply spares so you can just swap them as the metal wears down

it's a proper northampton shoe company manufacturing in uk, italy and spain, good for them, life's too short for boring shoes

i'm getting some bespoke ones made at the next jw hellfire club meet

***the soles of flashman's spririt shoes were inscribed with these splendid words...

lord flashman saith for rioting and drunkenness i rise again​

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you shall fulfil the lusts of the flesh​

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the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, immodesty, luxury, witchcraft, drunkenness and revelling​

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my flesh is meat indeed​

 

[Shortfall]

But it's ok for oldie rock stars and oldie ex rock stars to wear them?🤔😉

People can wear what they want Accy and someone who's got enough attitude to wear those boots is probably the sort of person who can carry them off. But there also some people who would wear them because they desperately care what other people think and they end up looking a bit sad. Think David Brent in his Cuban heels and "Sergio Georgini" jacket.

 

[AndyRM]

Good to see the ageism based clothing chat is alive and well.

Adidas x Paul Smith brothel creepers which I've worn into near extinction and a pair of stone washed Levi 501s which will likely out exist me.