Spectator Shoes

[circumspice]

To my surprise, Crockett and Jones doesn't offer spectators (in England I believe they're called "correspondents").

Ben Silver stocks some annually

 

[JFWR]

Shoe Passion still offers my black & white spectators, but they're oxfords. On their website they're under the Henry Stevens line and designated "Marshall FBO." They also make monk strap spectators which I find odd-looking.

Allen Edmonds occasionally put out spectators in black & white and brown & white.

To my surprise, Crockett and Jones doesn't offer spectators (in England I believe they're called "correspondents").

They are well worth the search. Good luck!

I joke that I wear my spectators every time I commit adultery due to the co-respondent shoe name.

Little do they know: I wear way more than just spectator shoes to commit adultery!

Ba dum dum pssh.

 

[JFWR]

Add my yellow/brown crocodile belt and I think is a great start. Would a color-coordinated paisley tie be too much?

Not at all. Paisley ties are always great and would work well.

 

[Brummelwannabe]

Good to hear. I was mindful of the well-advised rule that if you have one outré element in your outfit, the others should be muted for balance.

However, this combination of spectators and paisley tie will be pushing the limits of my personal dandyism.

 

[JFWR]

Good to hear. I was mindful of the well-advised rule that if you have one outré element in your outfit, the others should be muted for balance.

However, this combination of spectators and paisley tie will be pushing the limits of my personal dandyism.

Paisley ties aren't especially out there.

 

[circumspice]

Ben Silver stocks some annually

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Unipair in Seoul has some C&J specs as well, even some for the ladies

 

[MattyS]

Well, I was especially taken with @Andy57's all-suede Edward Green's, but I could not afford a pair myself. So, I did the next best thing -- or at least something in the vicinity: I ordered a custom pair from J. Fitzpatrick.

I'm extremely pleased with how they turned out, and I'm looking forward to giving them a try in the next week or two. (It's warm year round here.)

 

[Andy57]

Well, I was especially taken with @Andy57's all-suede Edward Green's, but I could not afford a pair myself. So, I did the next best thing -- or at least something in the vicinity: I ordered a custom pair from J. Fitzpatrick.
View attachment 2068851 I'm extremely pleased with how they turned out, and I'm looking forward to giving them a try in the next week or two. (It's warm year round here.)

They look great!

 

[daizawaguy]

A pair of bespoke from Japanese maker Kiyo

 

[DorianGreen]

A pair of bespoke from Japanese maker Kiyo

Absolutely gorgeous.

 

[JibranK]

I've been eyeing a pair of captoe spectators since early in my SF days. When spectators come up, they're usually wing tip which doesn't have quite the same appeal.

When I was looking up options, I saw that Tricker's MTO doesn't have a surcharge if there's a minimum order of 12. Would there be interest if I sketched something up, like we used to do with the SF boots and stuff back in the day?

This is basically the Platonic ideal of a spectator to me, feels simultaneously less flashy than the winged models while having more presence:

 

[William Kazak]

I thought that

I've been eyeing a pair of captoe spectators since early in my SF days. When spectators come up, they're usually wing tip which doesn't have quite the same appeal.

When I was looking up options, I saw that Tricker's MTO doesn't have a surcharge if there's a minimum order of 12. Would there be interest if I sketched something up, like we used to do with the SF boots and stuff back in the day?

This is basically the Platonic ideal of a spectator to me, feels simultaneously less flashy than the winged models while having more presence:


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I thought that the origins of the spectator shoes were to keep the light color light when walking on the grass at an event. Hence, the dark color would be nearer to the bottoms.

 

[knittieguy]

I thought that

I thought that the origins of the spectator shoes were to keep the light color light when walking on the grass at an event. Hence, the dark color would be nearer to the bottoms.

I think that is true, in theory (they were supposedly created by John Lobb for cricket players, and then their fans --spectators-- started wearing them), but I don't think it is a hard and fast rule, especially since no one wears them to play cricket anymore. I've always been partial to the look of adelaide spectators, like these, which you don't see as often

 

[DorianGreen]

I think that is true, in theory (they were supposedly created by John Lobb for cricket players, and then their fans --spectators-- started wearing them), but I don't think it is a hard and fast rule, especially since no one wears them to play cricket anymore. I've always been partial to the look of adelaide spectators, like these, which you don't see as often

My favourite as well.