I owned a very similar pair of brown strap work boots for some time.  They had steel toes too.  I wore them almost every day for work.  Mrs. WM hated them with a passion.  She was pleased when I retired them.  I think if you view them through a lens other than that of "ivy", they can work.  They have sort of a '50s biker / workwear appeal.  So, I'll not completely write them off.  That big cuff you've rolled seems to be just the thing they need.

No, they were almost identical to Moose's, but with steel toe.  Ankle height.

Last edited by Leer R. (2014-04-03 11:57:43)

Sack jackets suffer from their name and name alone.

I think I've only ever seen one sack jacket without side seams, and that's the Pendleton Topsman. So there is usually some shaping going on. Plenty trim fitting sack jackets around.

British jackets, very structured ones, often use exactly those same side seams when a large check is used, so as not to break the pattern.

The darts on many RTW jackets rarely seem to shape the the chest or anything of that ilk, either they try to make an 'athletic' V-shape or are completely vestigial (or even worse, they are picked out as a 'feature').

Right - that side seam/dart is on virtually all sack jackets...

I think the front dart has it's reasons, but - and that is the point - if the overall cut is poor, it doesn't do anything, right. A well tailored sack jacket still has more shape going on than a poorly tailored darted jacket...

I must admit that I didn't believe it until I had the Brooks Brothers (I had to let the alterations tailor take in a bit in the back as the back was too roomy, but that didn't change the overall cut) - this is just perfect.

Last edited by Leer R. (2014-04-04 01:44:16)