Topic of the day 8/23/23 - What shoes are you wearing these days?
To start things off in the spotlight channel, let's talk about shoes. What shoes have you been wearing recently? Any pairs that you've been really enjoying? How have you been styling them? Are there any you own and want to wear more? Are there any pairs you think are missing from your collection, or that you're just pining after? Post a pic of your rotation/collection if you want!
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need some margiela GATs and some black ramones
Wearing these jodhpurs from Briselblack today. Also been enjoying black Paraboot Reims a lot lately.
I've finally added loafers to my collection and they've been a summer staple, though I haven't yet used my color blocked ones, though I'm excited to, and I'm planning to go for these SB Dunks when they drop
Fall means I'll start to reach for sneakers more than I have over the summer
Black Adidas Gazelles
right now it is just these
need some fr
this is what I've got on deck, clockwise from top left it's Rick Owens Geothrashers, Hender Scheme AF1, Guidi 992 CordCont, Guidi 995 CordCont, Hender Scheme x Adidas NMD R1, Hender Scheme Presto, Hender Scheme Webbed Sandals, (and off to the left are pairs of Shimano RC701 and Adidas Velosamba Gravel)
I took a dumb pic of my recent rotation. Clockwise from top, black birks, Alden shell LHS, Sambas, NB574, and Rancourt ranger mocs. Birks are getting the most wear by far.
Also got these LHS coming in the mail, excited for em
Looking forward to replacing the 574s with something better (99x), but hard for me to justify doing it before they wear out
lately. eyeing vintage gats and bean boot mocs as my next pickups
My far far far too big shoe collection (though most of them get relatively consistent use seasonally)
Also the docs don't fit and I need to sell them
unf can i buy you a vacuum for your birthday
moving, this place just is dusty in general though, lack of cleaning doesn't help
but yes please actually, the vacuum is my roomates
pretty much been wearing these all summer (jack purcell, checkerboard vans, and kiko x ASICS)
I think I spot OSB beefrolls? Do you find em comfy?
rancourt beefrolls
I do find them comfy tho
gotcha, they look very similar. I found the sole of the OSB ones way too hard, but I also didn't size them right I think
beat up chucks look so good
all my shoes are thrashed
thrashed shoes is good
i say with almost no thrashed shoes
honestly my style these days is mostly beat up and distressed…just like me
Onitsuka/Oree NYC/Tecova/Blackstock and Weber
Honorable mention to these which have become too beat to even be gym shoes
Been wearing my Shoes Like Pottery sneakers a lot. Also recently got some brown loafers from Meermin, but haven't had a chance to wear them yet. Also New Balance 880v11 for running in.
I was on the verge of getting some OSB beefrolls, and it was really hard to find the right size.
most people are gonna think Saint Laurent Paris when you say SLP 😅
OSB makes great looking shoes, I remember being enamored with their blucher mocs https://oakstreetbootmakers.com/trail-oxford-navy-orion-suede-camp-sole (why do they call these "trail oxford"...)
Oak Street Bootmakers
Trail Oxford - Navy Orion Suede
Genuine Handsewn Construction. Horween® Orion® Suede. Red Brick Rubber Camp Sole. Unlined Form-Fitting Inner. Waxed Handsewn Thread. Tone-On-Tone Stitching. Antique Brass Eyelets. Rawhide Laces.
For this time of year I generally either wear shoes I can wear without socks (loafers, espadrilles) or white sneakers
been wearing these henderschemes a lot
couple fits with them
Left to right, top to bottom: 7hole, Club Monaco Chelsea, Salomon XT6, Sacai Blazer, Nike Presto, Asics Kayano, Beatniks, Chucks, Vans, Onitsuka Mexico, Guidis that are currently at the cobblers getting Vibrams. Chelseas, XT6, Vans, and Tigers get the most wear but the Tigers are on their death bed. Everything else is in the garage or packed to be sold/donated. I’d like one pair of simple white sneakers but i’m still trying to pare down my shoes
NB 530s latest cop, 350v2 Zebras are my 5 year old beaters
My three most worn recently have been my Chambords, the Nike Considered Boot, and of course a beater pair of Chuck 70s. The Considered Boot is probably my favorite shoe and I managed to get this pair in pretty much new condition.
prob my top 3
Current summer top 3 (I have too many shoes lol), plus two recent pickups - yuketen & deadstock beater GATs
My faves atm are these Korean camion boot knockoffs. I wear insoles so I could never get the sizing right on the OL boots but these work great and still have that slightly hoofy look
nice i got deadstock gats recently and have been impressed by how comfy theya re
Saint Laurent Paris jodhpurs, Dior Navigate combat boots, drkshdw Ramones and checkered vans slip ons
the shoes i’m wearing the most these days are: made in gm + wesco engineer boots for motorcycle riding, vintage le trappeur tyrolean shoes, kapital smiley boots, 80s deadstock leather blundstones
i still want brown smileys.....
i’d love to see you in the smileys, i think i saw a size 2 on y! a week or so ago. might be worth scrolling the auctions if that’s your size!
@kamotejoe how's sizing? like 2 = 41?
blundstones are still brazy 40 year old deadstock
ya! 2 = 41. and i think the older model on the wooden sole runs a bit larger iirc. ugh yes i loved randomly picking these blundstones up in berlin. i should have bought the other pair the guy had for sale he was pretty jazzed when i started asking him about them
Godd those balenciaga heelsss
ahh ok. i would need a 3 i think but very good info.
im so scared of ruining them bc i dont know other heels id want 😭 but theyre topyd now
Reims today! They're new and I love em but I'm definitely still learning how I want to style em
This summer I've got a lot of mileage out of my loafers and recently added some new sneakers. Office is 'smart casual' so I can get away with both.
I usually wear these throughout my week with a sprinkling of Tabi boot here and there.
Today, I’m wearing some Red Wing Blacksmiths which are probably my favourite out of the (many) RW shoes I own. Also been wearing some Astorflex desert boots a lot recently, and the recent talk about suede not being delicate has helped with this 😂
Pretending I don’t only wear my guidi pl2s
Good rotation
I have other boots but they need repair
Need some black boots
Have more but these are the most recently worn shoes . The GATs have been the star of the summer
I feel like all my shoes have different enough vibes that it’s good to have all of them despite having so many brown boots
But my vibergs really never get worn
I just hate how low the heel is and they’re not as shapely as my other boots
The packers are goated, my favorite boots right now
And I’m super happy with my Alden longwings as well
In 2014 I really thought vibergs were the perfect boot but times change I guess
Pic of when I first got them
These have been my go to shoes this summer. Id love to add my dries mules to the list but i tried walking my dog in them this weekend and the blisters have not healed yet
Just got hydro mocs to wear to the climbing gym but I normally wear Margiela GATS. Been looking at some new balances
Top 4 at the moment - James Kearns mules, Keen uneeks, Dr Martens 1461s (for work mostly), Nihomano sneakers.
The Keens have been most worn this summer for comfort alone
The more artisanal footwear are a guilty pleasure, probably won’t pick up another pair for a long time. Looking forward to getting a ripple sole or something else more comfortable on the James Kearns pair when they need a resole. Maybe next summer.
Heel counter on these is kinda weird yeah
Adidas Sam Smiths in all white
Solovair 8-hole boots in greasy black leather
Jordan 3's un university white
but mostly some completely cooked Havaianas
I’ve been mostly alternating between killshots (yellow swish) and my almost 10-year old pair of Iron Rangers. They’ve really been with me through everything
All get worn fairly often. Red Wing 8856, Solovair monkey boots in walnut & black, NB 9060, NB 992 and Asics gel lyte III. Not pictured Nike general purpose in brown and Birkenstock Boston in taupe
I am once again telling you to cop surplus
I like the extra line on the margielas 🤣🤣🤣
See I hate that extra line
surplus and converse
A recent addition for me that I haven’t worn much just because I can’t figure out how to incorporate them, but I got a pair of black toe lows that I think are awesome.
These 4 pairs are probably what I’ve been using 90% of the time. I walk a lot, so I alternate the NBs as my daily drivers. The Birks I use when staying close to home/doing chores/leisurely walks, and the Sebagos come out when going out to do stuff where I won’t be walking much.
What are the boots on the far left?
Bottega