3 Shoes That Scream For Attention [0:00:00]
Gentlemen, today we're talking about three dress shoes that are uncommon.
Dress shoes that are going to set you apart from the pack.
[Music] I've talked about before the first five
dress shoes.
I've talked about like the core dress shoes.
These are none of those.
These are dress shoes that you're going to want to buy after you've got your core
ones you've got your first dress shoes out of the way.
These are the ones that when you wear them people are going to give you compliments.
They're going to talk about these dress shoes.
They're going to ask you where you bought them where you grab them.
And, you're just going to smile because it's a conversation starter.
And I'm going to start off with this shoe right here.
This is an ankle boot with a basically the double monk strap going on this.
Now, double monk strap, this has been around for a long time, we're talking since Medieval
times.
Nowadays, what you're going to see on a lot of these is they've actually got a little
bit of elastic built in there, so that your foot can slip right in and that's what I
love about these.
So, if I'm traveling I'm going through security, I can look stylish I can feel great
and I'm not having to spend five minutes lacing up and unlacing my shoes when I got
to go through security.
Other details about this shoe in particular, it's going to be the color.
This one right here has got a darker brown here on the toe.
You can actually buy a lighter colored pair of shoes and you could use certain types of
polish to bring this in, but I like it whenever I find it in the shoe.
Now, this design up here at the front, this is a cap-toe.
A cap-toe is when they've got another piece of leather thrown on and that right there
you'll find sometimes there are two layers of leather, other times they are actually
just going to design it where they stitch it in and it's one layer.
I think right here what we have is one layer.
But, the cap-toe adds a little bit it does make it more casual, but overall this is a
casual shoe something that, you know, casual dress shoe, still something that, you know,
you can wear for casual suit, you can wear I think it looks great with jeans, maybe with,
you know, odd trousers, gray flannels.
Anything you want to incorporate there.
We have a little bit of broguing right in here.
And we've got a single line of stitching.
So, having owned, you know, shoes similar to this for years, I can tell you this stitching
is top notch and it's got the double stitching in the key areas that we need it.
So, on this side right here we see where the quarter is thrown over the vamp, again, this
is sign of a blucher, but they're using a strap versus lace.
Next up, I want to talk about suede.
So many of you guys are afraid to wear suede, don't be.
Now, I know you say, "Antonio, what happens if I'm walking through water, I'm trudging
through mud?"
Well, then, wear the appropriate footwear.
You just wear this where it's appropriate, but most days are sunny are nice.
I guess unless you live in Seattle.
But most of you guys are in an area that you could pull this off, you walk it with a blue
suede pair of penny loafers.
Now, the penny loafer in of itself has been around for seventy years.
It's a classic shoe design and we see it a lot out there, very common very – one
of the bestsellers out there.
But, in suede, yeah, very few of these actually because just men are scared to pull this off.
It's going to have -- the texture is what's key here and it's going to – it stands
apart.
With shoes like these casual shoes, you want to wear no-show socks.
Don't wear no socks, no socks is bad because you're going to sweat in here and you will
damage the shoe from the inside out.
You could also wear this with a casual suit, you could wear this with a pair of jeans.
You can look at maybe a light gray color.
You can go for a dark gray color.
You could, you know, go – maybe just want to bring in the penny loafers.
And if you don't have any penny loafers, then you may be want to go with a dark brown
leather, you know, mid brown maybe an oxblood.
Even black to me is a little bit too stark for contrast a little bit more formal, but
I know some of you guys love your black shoes, so I guess you could bring that in.
But, what I focused on here with this on in particular is the suede because...
Now, let's talk about the wholecut.
So, I've talked about the wholecut before, but this is still a dress shoe that many men
they're not going to take the leap.
And I'm not saying this is your first dress shoe, but I am saying that this is one of
those dress shoes that you can still pull off with a suit, you can pull off – and
I'm talking with a dark-colored suits, it's going to be a little bit more fashion forward.
This is a dress shoe that for me is more of the guy that understands he's confident
in who he is what he stands for and he's not afraid to stand out from the pack.
You can buy this in black.
I think it will look great with the tuxedo with black tie.
Polis it up, just give a really nice shine to it You can go with oxblood, you can go
with the dark brown, you can even go with a lighter brown whether that'd be with a
light gray casual suit, maybe a tan suit, it's going to look amazing.
This design why this is so beautiful is it takes one solid big piece of unblemished leather
to make a great wholecut.
So, just a great-looking shoes, something – you want to look for a Blake stitch a
Goodyear welt on this.
And, by the way, Goodyear welt Blake stitch, both of them are very durable.
Goodyear welt because they have actually a thicker heavier sole.
Yes, is over if you would have measured the number of steps, it's probably going to
be more durable.
But, I think both of them are amazing built, it can be resoled and I think I really like
the Black stitch, it's a more elegant design for this particular shoe style.
So, guys, those are three styles.
And, I would love to hear from you down in the comments what you would have added, what
you're like, "Antonio, you totally mess this up, I would have added this."
You guys know I love learning from you, I love getting better and I appreciate you guys
being part of my community.
Guys, that's it.
Take care.
I'll see you in the next video.
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