Saturninus
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The 3-eyelet V-front derby is an odd creature that I can't figure out. It seems sleeker and cleaner than a 5-eyelet plain-toe blucher, so that would suggest to me that it is more formal than a normal PTB, but then again it feels a bit more exotic and non-traditional, which makes me think it would be less formal than a PTB. I'm going to guess that the sleek V-Front derby is more formal than the utilitarian PTB.
I would wear a captoe derby with a suit, but not a plain toe blucher with a suit. If the V-front derby is more formal than a PTB but less formal than a captoe derby, could you wear a V-front derby with a suit or not?
And last question, I know that the PTB is considered by many to the ideal shoe for showcasing cordovan leather, because of the way it ripples. Does the same logic apply to the V-front plain-toe derby? Or is the V-front too sleek and narrow in a way that doesn't showcase cordovan as well?
I would wear a captoe derby with a suit, but not a plain toe blucher with a suit. If the V-front derby is more formal than a PTB but less formal than a captoe derby, could you wear a V-front derby with a suit or not?
And last question, I know that the PTB is considered by many to the ideal shoe for showcasing cordovan leather, because of the way it ripples. Does the same logic apply to the V-front plain-toe derby? Or is the V-front too sleek and narrow in a way that doesn't showcase cordovan as well?