Loafers: C/D?

AAHHHHHHHHH I don't know. My impulse would be to throw myself between anyone I love and a pair of loafers but...maybe that's my own damage talking and there are some -- SOME -- good options for them.

I think they should start by being beat to shit and worn without socks, though.

I'm very tempted by these:

http://www.sheknowsbest.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/driving_shoes1.jpg

i can really only endorse loafers utterly devoid of embellishment -- no tassels, no penny loafers, no fringe, no bit

i'm wearing a pair of clarks driving mocs right now, which beside a bit of contrast stitching, are just a lovely soft chocolate brown. would reccommend

loafers are awesome, and utilitarian. go crazy!

Uber Dud, can't get over the cultural signifiers which are universally bad.

what are the cultural signifiers? comfort? LL bean?

More like posh suburban grand-pa, I suppose

i like boat shoes more than loafers, but its hard to call shoes this comfortable and timeless "dud"

ILS needs to get over its hate for clothing worn by rich people

also people who would rep for men's sandals over loafers are kkkrazy i think

could you be any more OTM, max?

They just say upperclass arsehole to me, with tassels on.

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hating rich people with no style is fine by me.

max is now talking crazy talk

The tassels are def dud

yeah max is pretty much 8080% correct

agreed.

yup

ed, its kind of inverse christian sentiment where you hate the sinner but love the sin

loafers are a gateway drug to polo shirts with popped collars and pink cashmere sweaters.

Polo shirts rock!

so do pink cashmere sweaters.

http://polo.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pPOLO2-4504817_standard_v330.jpg
i'd love to look like this for a day.

ok resume loafers talk now.

Good look, but he'd look smarter in brogues.

Other issue with loafers, if youare wearing them as a dress shoe they make your trousers look short.

get longer trousers?

or wear SHORTS!

thats part of the appeal! you get to show off your socklessness

Yeah, I am officially coming down against the narrow-bodied Italian-style tassel loafers with low vamps that are worn to show off your extra-thin silk dress socks. NO. NO NO NO NO NO BOXCAR

Only time I have worn loafers in recent years was when I was trying suits at brooks brothers and despite my tendency to get my trousers fitted long they still made them look short. (I tend to go with ankle boots of varying descriptions for dress shoes).

if i was rich enough to have a lot of suits id have a summer suit with the pants cut just a little short and wear it with loafers and no socks

Any discussion of socks makes me think of this:

Father Ted: That's right, Dougal. You see, ordinary shops sell what look like black socks, but if you look closely, you'll see that they're very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue.
Father Dougal: That's true. I thought my Uncle Tommy was wearing black socks, but when I looked at them closely, they were just very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue.
Father Ted: Never buy black socks from a normal shop.
[Whispers to Dougal]
Father Ted: They shaft you every time!

Another thing about loafers, the pope and his red wizards wear them.

yeah but ed you know that nazis wore boots right so you might want to reconsider those

i need to get some loafers

xxxp Thom Browne once more to the rescue

http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2008MEN/TBMEN/RUNWAY/00560m.jpg

His mum ought to buy him clothes that he can grow into.

the shrunken suit thing is kinda trendy now because of thom browne but none for me thanks

yeah i don't love it

and by "trendy right now" i mean trendy a year ago with mainstream men's mags only catching up just recently

i much prefer the other tom (ford)

I have this slight fear that the vogue of slim/shrunken suits (basically "suits that still have the shape of non-suit clothing") will pendulum-swing back toward boxy awful stuffy giant suits.

(obligatory david byrne reference)

i dunno, i like the fact that suits are becoming recognized as fashionable again, despite my distaste for the current styling

love penny loafers.. looking for the perfect pair, either black patent.. or maybe oxblood, or cognac.. must have a flat leather sole (no lug sole), and not moccasin style. should be v v classic and simple, and not clunky.

but then i am wearing a polo shirt myself today.. :) some of the style from catholic school, i can't get rid of

http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2008/07/purple-driving-mocs-are-all-rage.html

280 EUR for the pair I wanted. I think I'll pass

I have however just seen some pretty awesome Repetto "soft shoes" for men

loafers are classic

also people who would rep for men's sandals over loafers are kkkrazy i think

-- max, Friday, August 1, 2008 9:07 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link

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