Fit Dr: general feedback and shoe suggestions
Looking for shoe suggestions and general feedback.
I feel like some shoes (white Adidas sneakers and tan leather converses) in my rotation are really weak. I am fairly tempted by some form of black leather footwear ngl
Some recent fits I liked (they're composed of the same pieces ngl)
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Some recent inspo:
The shoes I've been tempted by:
I dont like the white adidas as much for your style, but I'm not opposed to the converse. That said, maybe the coverse fit in a little less to the inspo you posted (although again not entirely)
One thing I'm noticing in your inspo is barrel leg/balloon leg pants
where most of your outfits are in wide-straight legs
I think a black leather shoe could do great in this style. Either of the ones you posted are great. If you want additional recs I'm happy to post some that might work with what you're thinking
many of the jackets (or at least how your posing them) are sitting very flush against your body, whereas the ones you posted in the inspo have more texture and chunkiness on the body
That's a good shout, I've put off searching for them since Anglan is really expensive/hard to get in the UK
Its the same way in the US and 90% of my pants are anglan ðŸ˜
there are also other brands, but nothing nearly as cheap
I'll gladly take your recs for ~£250 ish (secondhand ok), those 2 I've posted are £500+ and theyre both sold out lmao
Yeah I think my top textures/silhuottes arent hitting quite right either
you looked at any of the studio nicholson shoes?
I should be clear that I really like what you're doing already, they just arent the same as the inspo
and the 4th pic with the scarf is highlighting that
because that one is giving you more shape
I've actually tried their camion looking shoes
But I've put them off because cost and @pierre bourdieu experience with em
they look great on you
thats the trouble haha. price makes things really difficult for leather shoes. I could see you working in leather loafers which would be much cheaper. Let me see if I can think of anything I can link you to around that price
I think my other #1 lookout would be Lemaire Piped Loafers used
some of the earlier ones show up on depop vinted etc for around 100
Yeah I think a less chunky loafer could work well
While my paraboots have a chunkier silhuotte
I'll keep an eye out for them, thank you
I'm actually not sure what's the preferred site for used luxury in the UK, I've definitely seen people try to sell lemaire fakes, and lemaire items feel somewhat rare on vinted
maybe even a mary jane if you don't mind a slight feminine
https://www.labottegardiane.com/collections/derbies-mocassins-homme# some of these are quite fun, although you'd have to take into account duties etc, which might push them out your price range
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Feeling some black shoes for you
Looking at your inspo
Leather low tops with laces I think
I’d go with 1 out of the options here but idk if it’s perfect
cirque who you had in your inspo has some great mary janes
https://us.nps-solovair.com/collections/mary-jane-shoe/products/s0-393-bk-g
https://kleman-france.com/en/1484837202.html
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I prefer the solavaires for you. Hes got the Klemans though
here is my friend in the Solavaires
I’d lean towards a round toe loafer or derby here personally over a Mary Jane
I'll fight you
I think they're both good haha
or rather all 3
Slightly out of left field but this caught my eye?
It’s basically the same toe box in all 10 of the inspo fits and only one of them is a Mary Jane
All I’m saying is
Sold out lmao and way out of budget 😓
I think round toe is a good description, I don't think I want moccasin hand sewn types
I'll have to give them a go and try em in person I think
Obviously this is out of budget but like as a reference how do you feel about these https://www.ssense.com/en-us/women/product/guidi/black-792v-derbys/15337891?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD9ouUtzxz-xxhgr2pB75SfbsIDrh&gclid=CjwKCAiAlPu9BhAjEiwA5NDSA03NpUYnlHvG5-7zmtiQt7Yyd8-qLeSodDxbLAQ7yT4kK7wHAMhIFBoCssQQAvD_BwE
https://www.italist.com/us/men/shoes/other-shoes/slippers-slip-on/14874606/15042283/lemaire/?variant=162754998&gQT=2
also out of budget but curious about the opinion on these
Because this shape kind of slots into /is already in almost all of the inspo/your fits that you liked recently
actually I'm starting to see where adapt is right about the laces
Not gonna keep academically disagreeing with shrimp but I feel like a lot of these recs are a little daintier/ smaller than the stuff in your inspo- if you end up going in that direction I’m sure you could do it but it’s not what I’m seeing here
although it costs nothing to try things on
adapt is correct
Im actually not super sure on the soles, just looking at the shoes themselves
Okay that makes sense
I was mostly thinking about the upper/ toe specifically
But I think they look good when worn with pants and a fit
Every derby in my search history is a thousand dollars and has weird details so I was struggling for a good reference material
I think round toe, small sole- this comes up a lot in the inspo as well
I think I find the side silhuotte of the sole and the heel appealing too
I appreciate you going through them regardless
These seems right in the area for the laceless option
I think something like this could be in play as well
At a glance I'm not super sure, because it feels very straightforward formal/business, but im willing to try it
Should I be scared to ask for where are they from
I have no clue I grabbed off Google images
Because I liked the shape
They're concerningly cheap https://josepht.ca/products/pinto
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Casual Horse Leather Derby Shoes $169, PINTO is the First Horse leather Derby, Featuring Ortholite and Vibram outsole Made in S Korea International shipping
I would relace these with chunkier laces though
:sheeesh:
this man can sniff out round toes from 2000 yards
if the build quality is good, this is a steal. Never heard of the company though
I'd do some research
I’d be a little surprised if it was good but it’s helpful as a reference because the shape is A1
Wait isn't this brand the one that does camion dupes
I’m not enough of a shoe knower to tell salty where to look so instead I’m trying really to nail down what the shape is and have someone else do the rest of my work
Agreed
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looks like it is
Oh lmaooo
they also make GATs
Hahaha haha they just namedrop the camions
oh man, going through their website. Every shoe they have is some kind of dupe
Just figure out who the derbies are a dupe of
Duh
I think they're dupes of guidis
They don't mention the og model on this one lol
:nooooo:
although they have a slimmer profile than most guidis
nothing specific is coming up on google lens
which at least makes it slightly ethical maybe
salt, did we give you enough feedback on your actual fits btw?
i feel like we got sidetracked with the shoes
Err I think I could use more ideas around the tops
Yeah kinda mentally debated whether they deserve their own thread
I think my other concern with balloon pants is that the fits feel too bottom heavy, as in not enough visual interest around the top
depends on what kind of stuff you wear on top
make a new thread
lets start from the top
do NOT buy
Agreed with the rec for black low top shoes. Maybe you could look at marsell
Yes, your experience has put me off them
These actually look about right, but they're also like 3 times over budget 😅
Oof, they shop up on mainland vinted for much less regularly! Maybe you can find some on that side of the pond as well
I'm seeing some on vinted for £300 ish, thanks for the rec