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You’ve heard of the Holy Trinity, but did you know it occurs in footwear too? Indeed, when a shoe maker combines comfort, style, and versatily in one shoe it can bring on events of biblical proportions (or at least that’s how we’ll refer to the unending hail of compliments you’ll receive wearing them). My client loved these Cole Haan Air Caden oxfords as much as I [...]
Q: I’m going to be on my feet all day for several days but I don’t want to wear sneakers! Any advice? A: Kudos for knowing not to wear athletic sneakers to a conference. Barring a medical reason, bulky sneakers instantly deplete your coolness factor by 97%, tough to recover from. Plus, there’s an entire category of men’s [...]
If you’re in the market for distinctive, edgy and masculine footwear that’s made well to boot (low hanging fruit, I know), check out Marc Nason. Retailing between $180 – $475 at Nordstrom, they’ll pay you back in compliments tenfold. To successfully pull off a boot like these it’s key not to amp up additional rocker accessories [...]
Trend #1: No Rules. It used to be the case that specific clothing items were “in” or “out” of fashion with everything supposed to be worn a particular way, and being in style meant following those rules. Some men prefer easy-to-follow rules, sensing that fashion freedom will create too much room for error (incidentally, that’s where an image consultant comes in handy). But [...]
Yesterday while shopping with my client for boots he picked up a pair I selected for him, which only came in brown, and said “It’s too bad that I like these so much, I don’t have a lot of brown clothes, and it’s not okay to wear brown and black together.” Insert cartoon character coming to [...]
If there’s one thing retailer H&M does exceptionally well, it’s quickly bring spot-on trends to market at affordable price points (albeit dubious quality, but therein lies the eternal trifecta conundrum - you can have it cheap, fast, or good. Pick two). This is why I’m very curious to see H&M debut a new menswear collection from famed high end women’s shoemaker [...]
In preparation for the Men of Social Media MakeOver, C.C. Chapman meets with Emmi, an experience that at first he was uncertain about, how did it turn out?
Q: I don’t do sandals, so what can I wear with shorts without resorting to sneakers? A: I was recently hunting for a summer ’mandal’ alternative for just such a request and selected this pair of Sperry top-siders available at DWS online or in store for $65. They’re the perfect level of casual to wear with [...]
Q: Where can I get Gucci-like driving mocs, bling hardware optional, and not drop $900? A: What’s really nice about the above Gucci driving moc is the sleek design, not so nice for many is the price tag of $425 (already less than $900 but still steep). A great alternative are these driving mocs by [...]
I was recently on a shoe mission for a client when I overheard a disappointing conversation between one store’s saleswoman and an uninformed shopper. The poor bloke was looking for comfortable and stylin’ summer shoes that were more substantial than a flip flop. The saleswoman placed a driving moc firmly in his hand and said, [...]