I have often thought that if it didn't carry the magic name "Alden," the Indy Boot would be just another work boot to the iGentry. If it came from, say, Red Wing or Wolverine, the iGentry would regard it with contemptuous indifference.

As I think I have commented here before, the penchant of certain iGents for getting the Indy Boot in upscale, expensive leathers like whiskey shell has always struck me as bizarre. Make it out of what you will, it's still going to look like a work boot, for that is what it is.

Perhaps I have been immune to the allure of the Indy Boot because I positively loathed "Raiders of the Lost Ark," the only Indiana Jones movie I have ever seen.

Particularly bizarre are those men who join Indiana Jones clubs and go about dressed like the character and cracking bullwhips. I can recall that a few years back they had a get-together at the Queen Mary where they were joined by Matt Deckard in his Capone-ish finery. I gather that there are even websites where you can check to see that your Indiana Jones gear is authentic and correct.

This is pretty crazy stuff. Guys antiquing their shoos; they either look no better after the antiquing or they look worse. Complete stupidity throughout the whole thread!
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=45530&page=13

Get them antiqued by an expert or leave them alone. Ronny's hash jobs look crap.

Last edited by The_Shooman (2010-03-25 21:37:15)

What better audience than The Real Housewives of SF to ask about the best way to mimic what looks almost like a woman's DB suit and to get nods of support from?

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=172524

Someone called James posted on Patrick's Coiled Pleasures blog that Pat's outfit is "sublime".

Sublime is not a word that comes to mind when talking about men's clothing, any man or men.