Velvet shoes, I couldn't help it

[GiltEdge]

http://www.colehaan.com/colehaan/cat...ctGroup=228337

I know Cole Haan can be hit or miss, but I got them for $111 with the extra 30% off

I am not a velvet fan, I own nothing in it but I thought these were a rather classy looking pair. I am ready to get flamed but I want to know about the durability of velvet shoes and how hard they are to maintain, how to clean them, etc.

 

[SpooPoker]

IMO, the sole of this is too casual for a velvet shoe. I think a velvet shoe should be evening wear strictly. The stacked looking heel makes this penny loafer style kind of a contradiction. If this would be a low nap suede, then OK, but velvet.... I think its a miss.

Durability wise, if the velvet is a rayon, its pretty strong material. Water beads off it, and as long as you store them dry, they are great. They do get linty and dusty, but a good brush takes it right off. They will start to go bald eventually, and if you have a cigarette dropped, or similar heat source touch them, they are fubar.

Considering though, you live on LI, if you wore these to Cippolini/Toku/Il Mulino, you would probably get some cougar love there.

 

[MKB]

Originally Posted by PaoloM

Velvet shoes, I couldn't help it

You should have tried harder.

 

[artoftime]

+1 "cougar love" at Americana

 

[binge]

Please do report on their ability to attract more cougar love. I'm looking for a younger woman and am in need of new shoes.

 

[SpooPoker]

err.. kind of the reverse. If you are looking for a 50+ benefactor, show up looking dandy sans wedding ring at any of the above, especially the first.

Originally Posted by binge

Please do report on their ability to attract more cougar love. I'm looking for a younger woman and am in need of new shoes.

 

[MyHeartIsMyProphet]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

err.. kind of the reverse. If you are looking for a 50+ benefactor, show up looking dandy sans wedding ring at any of the above, especially the first.

So, I must have them!

 

[SpooPoker]

Im sure you have better access to cougar poon in Italy, rather than Long Island.

 

[GiltEdge]

shoes....


returned!

Waiting for the pair I really want to go 40 off next week. i researched them and were rated the #3 mens shoes by some site, I got to find it again.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by PaoloM

shoes....


returned!


Smart.

 

[GiltEdge]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Smart.

It was a maturing moment for this 17 y/o

 

[TheWraith]

I prefer the velvet slippers/shoes from Broadland Slippers myself. These here don't do it for me.