Archive for the ‘SHOES’ Category
Start The Year Off on the Right Foot.
The Oxford is a type of leather shoe. These shoes were originally from Ireland and Scotland and are typically quite plain with (at most) small perforations as detail. According to Hoyle, when it comes to shoes and ornamentation, less is more.
Straight-laced :
1) Refers to a method of fastening two pieces so that the laces span straight across rather than making a crisscrossed pattern.
2) Oxford English Dictionary definition: having or showing very strict moral attitudes.
Fact Credit: Wikipedia.org; askoxford.com
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Toto, We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
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sneaky steve: red corn hauler hi-top
Penny for Your Thoughts…
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In 1934, G.H. Bass started making “weejuns”, a name given to his version of Norwegian moccasins. (With a name like Weejuns, it’s not surprising that the trend was slow to catch on). 1950’s American prep school students brought the term “penny loafer” into existence by placing a penny into the diamond shaped cut-outs of their Weejuns, popularizing the shoe.
According to Hoyle, penny loafers are good, but pennies should remain in your pocket.
Fact credit: wikipedia
Shoes For The Chase
“A man chases a woman until she catches him” - American proverb
Our Legacy – shoes for the chase.
From Rogue to Brogue
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The name Brogue originates from the Gaelic ‘bróg’. Irish and Scottish highlanders wore an early version of these shoes. The now decorative perforations were once used to allow water drainage after foraging through a stream. The modern design is also a lot sleeker- original brogues were made of untanned deer hide. Fur was left intact.
Facts from Dressing The Man, Alan Flusher, p. 194
Ode To Elvis
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I never much paid Elvis any attention- until I found myself in the Elvis Bar is St. Petersburg Russia. I was asked not to tell our host that Elvis isn’t so popular anymore in America, because it would break his heart. There was a sign in the bar that said “Elvis, how grate thou art” – Elvis, this post is for you.