The Official Common Projects Thread

[masshi]

yeah, more non-crepe derbies and boots would've been nice

 

[nsubrmnn]

I wish they would have made a leather soles Chelsea, and not like the geller side zips, but an actual Chelsea boot

 

[highcatcher91]

What is the deal with creasing on the derbies? I need a new dress shoe and was going to buy the black crepe sole derbies but some of the creasing looks really bad. Any insight on this? Has anyones derbies become unwearable simply due to the creasing? Any good alternatives out there? (for the casual looking yet still formal derby).

 

[Roygbivuxg]

I haven't had issues with creasing on the derby. I'm actually surprised how little my navy pair has creased compared to other pics I've seen. These are about 2 years old and get worn maybe 3-5 times a month. Even without trees here it's not bad at all..

 

[greenmachine]

i definitely have some significant creasing on mine but i wore them multiple times a week for a year soooo
still, it's hardly hideous or anything

on a largely unrelated note they are still by far the shoes i receive the most compliments on from complete randos

 

[masshi]

i think exaggerated creasing is just gonna come with the territory (i.e. patent leather)

would be nice if they used the derby shine's silhouette with more traditional leathers (and non-crepe sole), since it has such a nice shape and look to it

 

[Death24xASecond]

So you're interested in buying the sneakers, but still have to depreciate them based on some personal insecurities regarding your sexuality or how they will reflect on your character? If this is the case, I'd imagine the designers would prefer you don't buy/wear their product at all. I personally think it's a great color, aside from the fact that the men's fashion market has been somewhat oversaturated with it over the past 1.5 yrs.

Calm your pants. I have no problems about my sexuality, which (as it happens) goes anywhere. If anything it's the forum itself that has shown me on multiple occasions that some choices or interests can elicit negative/ridiculing responses.

 

[highcatcher91]

very helpful thanks all, I'm only gonna wear these once or twice a month so that should help with the creasing. the issue i face is I for some reason hate black dress shoes (oxfords) and these derbys are casual looking enough to be ok in my book. Grenson has similar ones but they are slightly clunkier. You think the black derby shines would work with a tux?

 

[gunslikethese]

I feel like the contrast sole wouldn't look great with a tux. You'd be dressing down a pretty formal fit.

 

[Hype1234]



very helpful thanks all, I'm only gonna wear these once or twice a month so that should help with the creasing. the issue i face is I for some reason hate black dress shoes (oxfords) and these derbys are casual looking enough to be ok in my book. Grenson has similar ones but they are slightly clunkier. You think the black derby shines would work with a tux? 

I'm all for taming down a tux with a casual piece, but crepe and tux don't mix IMO.

 

[masshi]

the derby shines crease up pretty "badly" on just their first wear

if the creasing on them bothers you that much, i'd advise that you just avoid them altogether

 

[whorishconsumer]



Still ******* talking about sizing? Jeezus what would you guys do without the internet.

I'm compiling this and the APC thread into a coffee table book entitled 'Crushed: The Size of Disappointment'.

 

[masshi]

cause there's so much else to discuss, right?

cp and apc are both go-to brands for the dude who's just getting into dressing "better", so it's to be expected, and some of us don't actually mind helping out



way better than the other threads on here that are nothing but ego masturbation and narcissistic, pretentious dudes writing their posts up as if they're grad school theses, filling them up with all of the obscure latin/greek/french they can muster so that they can impress the other head-up-their-ass nerds reading them

but to each their own, i guess

 

[Death24xASecond]

It's funny that you'd say $500 Common Projects are for the person just trying to get into better clothing. Surely there are options in the $100-$400 range that they'd go for first?

 

[nsubrmnn]



It's funny that you'd say $500 Common Projects are for the person just trying to get into better clothing. Surely there are options in the $100-$400 range that they'd go for first? 

Does anyone really pay retail for CP? It's pretty easy to get them well under retail, so you could hit the <400 range for Achilles, chelseas, etc.