Lace-ups, Brogues, shiny leather shoes, etc.

[ghulkhan]

for lace up brogues
id stick with paul smith
they look sweeeeeet

 

[Asch]

...whiplash girl-child in the dark...

 

[Homme]

I love those black ps brogues. I also wouldn't mind something in grey, similar to what jude law is sporting in this pic:

I have a pair of grey costume national captoe boots, that get darker at the toe; but something sleeker would be nice.

 

[Asch]

I enjoy these:

 

[ino]

Originally Posted by Asch

I enjoy these:



wow.. where and how much lol?

 

[capnpyro]

That looks almost exactly like my AE Colton.

 

[bigskydream]

Great thread Brian. I too am stuggling to fill this void in my wardrobe, and would appreciate any opinions on this shoe/look. I got these for $160 during the Polo sale. Does this look too conservative/boring? I wonder if I could apply some black shoe polish or something to make them look more aged/worn in. Could I do a lot better for $160?

 

[ghulkhan]

Originally Posted by Homme

I love those black ps brogues. I also wouldn't mind something in grey, similar to what jude law is sporting in this pic:

I have a pair of grey costume national captoe boots, that get darker at the toe; but something sleeker would be nice.

Does anyone know what shoes hes wearing in the picture??

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by bigskydream

Great thread Brian. I too am stuggling to fill this void in my wardrobe, and would appreciate any opinions on this shoe/look. I got these for $160 during the Polo sale. Does this look too conservative/boring? I wonder if I could apply some black shoe polish or something to make them look more aged/worn in. Could I do a lot better for $160?

are these the infamous polo corben?

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

Does anyone know what shoes hes wearing in the picture??

no, but that girl looks like a drug addict.

 

[Brian SD]

Great thread Brian. I too am stuggling to fill this void in my wardrobe, and would appreciate any opinions on this shoe/look. I got these for $160 during the Polo sale. Does this look too conservative/boring? I wonder if I could apply some black shoe polish or something to make them look more aged/worn in. Could I do a lot better for $160?

IMO at $160 you'd be hard pressed to find a better pair of shoes at that quality. That said, they are a bit too conservative, particularly for what I'm after. But in either case, I want this thread to be useful for others as well, and those are some fine shoes that could be worn casually just fine.

Also, I have done some things to keep my shoes looking less conservative. I don't put them in shoe trees, I rarely polish them (but when I do, I use odd colors of polish, like green, blue, purple, red, etc.), and I sometimes crease them and wipe bits of bleach on them too.

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by bigskydream

Great thread Brian. I too am stuggling to fill this void in my wardrobe, and would appreciate any opinions on this shoe/look. I got these for $160 during the Polo sale. Does this look too conservative/boring? I wonder if I could apply some black shoe polish or something to make them look more aged/worn in. Could I do a lot better for $160?

wow. that is indeed the stock picture of the polo corben.

here's chorse123's opinion of that shoe....

Originally Posted by chorse123

 

[bigskydream]

Originally Posted by NoVaguy

wow. that is indeed the stock picture of the polo corben.

here's chorse123's opinion of that shoe....

What did the Corben do to deserve the bird? Please enlighten me. I can always send them back.

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by bigskydream

What did the Corben do to deserve the bird? Please enlighten me. I can always send them back.

they were passing those off as Edward Greens on sale for $300ish

I think half the MC forum bought a pair, and of course no one received EGreen's

 

[bigskydream]

Thanks Get Smart.

Okay...so they're not Edward Greens. I didn't expect that for $160. That's not an inherent problem with these shoes though. That was a Polo mistake.

Any other opinions on the overall look of these shoes?

Thanks for the advice on keeping them from looking too conservative Brian.