A gentleman is getting ready for an evening out. He checks his watch, adjusts his tie, and carefully shines his shoes. His wife watches him and says, “You know, most men just throw something on and go.” He smiles and replies, “Most men arrive… I make an entrance.”

I rarely get over to the shoe discussion but a recent exchange with @Steven Hotchkiss about three great shoes he inherited from his FiL inspired me. He got a horse bit black loafer, a burgundy captoe and a suede penny. Each of these shoes are absolute classics and have so many uses. In fact less popular today but nevertheless timeesss is a cordovan or oxblood (burgundy) leather. Because this color crosses the hump between outfits that are brown tans or outfits that are blue/greys, it is the most versatile color shoe a man can have in his wardrobe. In doing a little inspirational research on Pinterest for some combos I thought I would share to the whole community if that’s alright Steven. In American classic timeless menswear shoes are much less restricted than in many parts of the world. The two perfect examples are the loafer and the brogue. In England for example loafers (especially thinner soled ones) are kind of impractical apparently because of the persistent rain as well as the un-even pavement and muddy ground (although this last issue i find a bit odd since many cities in Italy (home to the Gucci loafer) are older than England and have all kinds of surfaces like cobble stones etc). The loafer fits perfectly with the American comfort sensibility-: looser sack fit suit, full cut oxford shirts, button down collars (which are fine with a suit by the way) full leg double pleated trousers etc. while a loafer can be worn with a suit ( as can a button down oxford shirt), unquestionably they are a significantly less formal accessory. Furthermore there are suit loafers and sport coat loafers. This last aspect is dictated by whether the shoe has a moccasin toe(aka apron toe) or raised lake (aka welted toe.) These descriptions can go down some weird rabbit holes- https://shoegazing.com/2023/03/26/guide-types-of-apron-front-and-split-toe-seams/

Office this morning. Into the city for afternoon meetings and a networking event this evening. This is the office outfit, swapping the Cardigan for a Sport jacket this evening. OOTD: Black/Navy Herringbone Cardigan Light Blue Dress Shirt Navy Trousers Naavy/Blue Shadow Strip OTC Dress Socks Antique Brown Calf Lazyman's Meistersinger Lunascope Hope you all have a fantastic Thursday!!

Today I’m wearing this style: Dark grey shirt Black tie Dark brown suspenders Dark brown trousers Dark brown jacket Black fedora hat Black shoes Actually, this outfit is a couple of days old, but on the day I wore it I didn’t have the chance to post it here. Then I spent a day sick with a fever, so I could only share it two days later. It’s my first time wearing these trousers with the jacket—I actually got them at a big discount, by the way. That’s about it, thanks for reading