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#1 2007-05-18 04:42:53
- flannel
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Thoughts on spectators
Specifically, what do you think of these?
http://cgi.ebay.it/Crockett-Jones-Paul-Smith-Half-Brogue-Spectator-43D_W0QQitemZ180117510045QQihZ008QQcategoryZ12537QQcmdZViewItem
I can see wearing them with a light grey mohair suit I have and a few more items (bowtie mandated). Are they a bit over the top? I mean, they are not the most sedate of Spectators....
Opinions welcome
#2 2007-05-18 06:02:13
- The Style Council
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
Whoa Nellie!!!!!!!
#4 2007-05-18 07:23:48
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
Too intense for anything but "big band" dancing.
#5 2007-05-18 09:00:57
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
Saw Tom Wolfe wearing those shoes on 57th St. I think his spectators made him a spectacle.
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#7 2007-05-18 09:45:51
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
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#8 2007-05-18 09:52:29
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#9 2007-05-18 11:11:30
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
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#11 2007-05-18 11:31:30
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#12 2007-05-18 11:33:15
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#13 2007-05-18 11:42:03
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
http://www.atomicmag.com/articles/2001/two_tones.shtml
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#14 2007-05-18 11:49:00
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
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#17 2007-05-18 14:58:19
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
Although some have comment that they wouldn't wear spectators with a suit, I think they would be just fine with an appropriately summery suit--seersucker, linen or linen blends or even tropical wool in white, cream or tan.
However, the C&J Specs linked to the original post, just seem sort of "off." Too much white relative to the darker parts, with just the toecap and the heel counter being black. I much prefer brown & white or, better yet, tan & white specs to black & white in any event.
#18 2007-05-18 16:02:54
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
They are missing something...perhaps a Mickey Mouse logo?
#20 2007-05-19 09:06:17
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Re: Thoughts on spectators
Although I agree I would like the throat black calf
http://www.filmnoirbuff.com/article/edward-green-shoes-true-heart-true-friend-to-the-dandy
But I think the main problem is that the shoe's overall shape and the heavy sole make what should be a light summer shoe, inelegant.
