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#1 2010-01-31 22:07:20

The_Shooman
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Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

l hear that American men have a fondness for suede shoes. That's an interesting observation. ls it true?

Who likes suede footwear, who are indifferent to them?

 

#2 2010-01-31 22:24:41

shamrockmonkey
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

cant see myself ever wearing suede dress shoes. ive had several pairs of suede Incontinence pants ive been inordinately fond of over the years....

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#3 2010-02-01 04:26:09

meister
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

Have  a pair - never wear them.

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#4 2010-02-01 05:40:28

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I have one pair and will not be buying any more.

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#5 2010-02-01 06:02:19

The_Shooman
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

l have two pair; a pair of Trickers and a pair of Marboro Handmades. l wear the Trickers occasionally, but l really have to force myself. l don't care for suede at all, even had a nice suede jacket but never had the desire to wear  it. 

l never see any suede dress shoos in Oz. Thank goodness.

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#6 2010-02-01 06:46:37

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

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#7 2010-02-01 06:52:08

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#8 2010-02-01 07:41:18

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I have six or 7 pair--wings, 2 tassel loafers (one w/ brogueing, a bit excessive I admit but I love the color), split-toe, cap toe, slip-on w/rubber sole. And I want more.

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#9 2010-02-01 09:42:54

g-
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I love them, but not with suits.  I like wearing them on weekends in the fall and winter.  Also, my firm insists upon doing silly casual Fridays (if you support the charity of choice) and I wear them occassionally to show I can be casual.

 

#10 2010-02-01 10:27:15

formby
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

Fine for casual, never worn them with a suit though. There was a pair that Will posted on his blog, blue/black G&G Oxfords, they'd be interesting under a suit, especially for smart nights out.

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#11 2010-02-01 11:39:52

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#12 2010-02-01 15:36:41

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#13 2010-02-01 15:46:17

AQG
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

One pair of medium brown semi-brogues.  Good for jeans, cords and tweeds and such.  Might possibly wear them with a flannel suit.  Just not into the look with worsteds.

 

#14 2010-02-01 16:19:36

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I love my dark brown suede Tyroleans (split toe shoe on a gunboat last, double sole) for casual and my mid brown cap brogues for wearing with a sports jacket (and sometimes a flannel suit...) And I plan on getting a pair of dark brown suede chukkas. But I agree that calf is the right choice for business.

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#15 2010-02-01 19:32:24

g-
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#16 2010-02-02 01:03:40

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

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#17 2010-02-02 02:39:47

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I love suede  -  have a pair of CJ suede brogues (Swansea)  that go with almost anything casual.  Not suits. I won't wear trainers anywhere outside a tennis court, so suede is my casual footwear.  It's strange, and there's no physiological explanation I can think of, but they just feel more comfortable on the foot.

With a grain of salt.

 

#18 2010-02-02 06:24:19

JDelage
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I don't have any.  I like them, but I worry that they don't age gracefully, as opposed to calf, which does.

 

#19 2010-02-02 06:46:25

The Duke of Windsor
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I can take them or leave them. I have several pairs from C&J and AE but I do not wear them much.

 

#20 2010-02-02 11:09:22

formby
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

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#21 2010-02-02 11:41:26

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

I've owned a number of pairs of suede shoes over the years, the last being C&J's but the left one never quite broke in right, I think there was a fault in the construction. Although they are a casual shoe, suedes seem too hot in the summer. But suede is not ideal for winter either.

Dunno' what happened to the last pair, they were C&J, so I wouldn't have discarded them so easily.

Remember back in '90 for about three months, when Morrissey and The Smiths still seemed to say something that wasn't totally juvenile, I wore a Lakeland nubuck jacket, pointed suede shoes and blue denim shirts buttoned to the top, I looked a hoho.  I remember getting on at the railway station at Hooton on the Wirral and some youngsters shouted out "There goes one of those Smiths nerds." And the young rapscallion was right.

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#22 2010-02-02 11:56:33

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

Several, and I wear them with whatever the hell I feel like. But usually heartier fabrics.

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#23 2010-02-02 12:07:56

formby
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

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#24 2010-02-02 12:13:45

formby
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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

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#25 2010-02-02 12:34:08

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Re: Suede shoos - love or indifferent?

Suede shoes are for the country, only a complete hoho would wear those in the City.

 

 

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