Comments | commandercranky: New kicks

commandercranky

New kicks

Mar 15, 2007 23:06

I have a new vision with regard to sneakers, entitled: Ugly Shoe. This vision is achieved by wearing shoes that are either LOUD or full of incongruous colors, or both. I think the effect is somewhat fetching.

The initial effort in Ugly Shoe, which I've had for a few months, was a success ( Read more... )

ugly shoes, fashion

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planetdracula March 16 2007, 13:03:25 UTC

Funny, I actually asked myself "shall I change things up a little for spring?" when I woke up this morning - I've been going with old reliable (decent jeans & button-up shirts) for so long, but I had this early eighties chinos-n-pastels vision. Probably a vision better left unexamined but we'll see

Meanwhile, I continue to rock Osiris at street level & casual-but-nice shoes onstage. I think I have enough Osirises to shoe an entire grade school class right now, if they all had 10.5 sized feet.

commandercranky March 16 2007, 17:21:57 UTC

I have feet sized 10.5, and a need for casual-but-nice shoes I can wear in a nonprofit office. If you have a mind to shoe me, or even provide shoe advice for such a shoe application, I am ALL EARS.

Not that I have a nonprofit office *yet*, but if you're gonna get a horse, you need ot have the cart all squared away.

planetdracula March 17 2007, 13:35:58 UTC

rockports...comfortablke, casua, not stupid...

commandercranky March 16 2007, 23:10:11 UTC

BTW I endorse the chinos-n-pastels, for sheer ballsiness.

unscrambled March 16 2007, 13:19:54 UTC

hilariously, i have owned the invesre of these shoes for several years. good choice. I'm working on the spring strategies, actually.

commandercranky March 16 2007, 17:30:40 UTC

I await the conclusions of your research.

botattack March 16 2007, 14:39:15 UTC

number 1 those pumas are not ugly ( ... )

commandercranky March 16 2007, 17:30:04 UTC

1. Well, maybe. The stripe in the photo looks yellow, but in life it is spring green, bright but not neon.

2. Yeah they are. But they are so bright people can't even reach that conclusion half the time. Consider the case of Dazzle Camouflage.

I think I can pull off the blue/orange adidas, but fuck, those green docksiders take a whole different level of unfuckwithability. Much respect.

Not sure what kind of button ups you're looking for, but I will say that I found a pleasant surprise on the dress-shirt front at H & M's "fancy" store, which offers cheap business attire rather than ill-advised teen fashion.* Slim cut shirts, size medium, fit me perfect off the rack, around the neck, at the shoulder, to the wrist. $35. Recommended if you're looking to look business-y.

* No slight on the teens and their fashion, which is often impeccable, if not the strongest force of progress around. But the normal H & M kinda sucks.

botattack March 16 2007, 18:54:01 UTC

i hit the fancy handm last weekend with sullivan...i hooked up two shirts..the problem is mediums seem to go super quick...the second problem is that my shoulders and back are getting a little big for the mediums (like i cant cross my arms really)...but they fit perfect otherwise...

good suggestion and exactly the style i am going for..

the green docksides, really, the secret is they actually look fucking good once you get them on...

commandercranky March 16 2007, 22:37:59 UTC

Right, I forgot you are on project: Get Buff. Here I was thinking we wear the same size shirt. Oh well. Maybe you should step up to large? Arm-crossing is important! But then they wouldn't fit as perfect elsewhere?

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2 things: raccoonpower March 16 2007, 15:20:25 UTC

ugly shoes are Important.

and so are short-sleeved jackets. layered. and maybe a scarf, so one can feel like Prince.

Re: 2 things: commandercranky March 16 2007, 17:23:17 UTC

What is this "short-sleeved jacket" to which you refer?

Does one also wear 5 inch heels, to feel like Prince?

Re: 2 things: raccoonpower March 19 2007, 13:17:59 UTC

well, i suppose a "short-sleeved jacket" is a jacket with short sleeves.

somehow, i have several. in white. and cream! these are not usually my colors. but they're all hilarious.

and yes. sometimes i wear 6-inch platforms, but they put me well over 6 feet tall, which is not Prince-like...

biblionerd_girl March 17 2007, 16:08:59 UTC

I am just looking forward to not having 13 layers on every day.
That and skinning the knees on all my pants by slipping and falling all the time...
I shouldn't be allowed to live where there is ice.
Every fucking spring I have to buy new jeans ... though maybe I can rock the whole 80's torn knee thing...