Shoes

[benjii]

So many men don't have a clue what footwear is appropriate now.

Sad.

[iansums]

All advice gratefully received 

[benjii]

8 minutes ago, iansums said:

All advice gratefully received 

Don't wear brown shoes or trainers with a dark worsted suit.

[Turkish]

Those fucking shoes with the double strap and buckle are hideous. 
 

Rules - every man should own a decent pair of boots and brogues, never wear  gym or running trainers with jeans. Penny loafers done right can look good done baldy can look awful. Spend as much as you can afford on shoes and look after them it’s worth it for many many reasons

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Socks + sandals = timeless classic.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

40 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Those fucking shoes with the double strap and buckle are hideous. 
 

Rules - every man should own a decent pair of boots and brogues, never wear  gym or running trainers with jeans. Penny loafers done right can look good done baldy can look awful. Spend as much as you can afford on shoes and look after them it’s worth it for many many reasons

Say what?! I wear my New Balance trainers with jeans all the time. But then I have sciatica and a dodgy lower back. So go for comfort over style when I can.

[AlexLaw76]

19 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Socks + sandals = timeless classic.

Looks acceptable

[Holmes_and_Watson]

8 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Looks acceptable

Looks awesome. Socks are so often the undervalued fashion item. Not with sandals!

[ecuk268]

13 hours ago, Turkish said:

Those fucking shoes with the double strap and buckle are hideous. 
 

Rules - every man should own a decent pair of boots and brogues, never wear  gym or running trainers with jeans. Penny loafers done right can look good done baldy can look awful. Spend as much as you can afford on shoes and look after them it’s worth it for many many reasons

 

 

Edited yesterday at 10:13 by ecuk268

[egg]

14 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Socks + sandals = timeless classic.

Socks + crocs = an update on a classic. 

[Turkish]

46 minutes ago, egg said:

Socks + crocs = an update on a classic. 

Crocs are vulgar how anyone wears them 

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Crocs are vulgar how anyone wears them 

When I was in Southampton General for my operation a lot of the surgeons were wearing them. I didn't like to criticise. 

[egg]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Crocs are vulgar how anyone wears them 

Yep...but what else to wear doing the gardening? 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep...but what else to wear doing the gardening? 

I just wear old shoes, to get some more mileage out of them, before they are gone. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Chelsea boots. Always make sure I have a pair 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Chelsea boots. Always make sure I have a pair 

100%, a classic boot. Always have black pair. Can go wrong with them

[Winnersaint]

Haven't worn a pair of proper shoes probably since I finished teaching in 2023. 

[stknowle]

On 12/06/2026 at 21:36, Turkish said:

Those fucking shoes with the double strap and buckle are hideous. 
 

 

Monkstraps. Agreed fucking 1 ⭐️ footwear.

Personally I favour a Velcro fastening.

Edited 6 hours ago by stknowle

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Remember: Just because you've went for the ever popular slip on shoe, doesn't mean it can't have extra stylish adornments. Here we have tassels.

For those more formal events, where you want to dress up from socks and sandals.