Thread: Shoes

Well, if we're going to be posting photos...
Nicely polished and ready for tomorrow morning...

I wear Johnston Murphy shoes mostly. I have both casual and dress wear. Sneakers I wear New Balance/Nike. I also have Pair of Tony Lama Boots I picked up recently on my last trip to the South west. I am amazed at how comfortable cowboy boots actually are.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Well, if we're going to be posting photos...
Nicely polished and ready for tomorrow morning...

Hey Carl, please forgive my ignorance, as I have only ever used black polish on black boots, but what purpose does the white polish serve? I need to know If I should add white polish to my shopping list.

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

Hey Carl, please forgive my ignorance, as I have only ever used black polish on black boots, but what purpose does the white polish serve? I need to know If I should add white polish to my shopping list.

I'm glad you asked. The boots have a nice stacked leather sole which began life as a nice contrasting brown, with nice stitching. I wanted to preserve the contrasting colour (rather than use black all over and then dye the sole) so I use neutral to polish the sides of the sole, the welts and the arch under the foot and black on the rest. I find neutral on black tends to not be as shiny, so I can't simply use neutral all over. Yes, I know I'm over thinking this, and I know it's strange to polish the arch UNDER the boot...

Not at all Carl. On the rare occassions I polish my boots (rare because the boots I feel the need to polish are hardly ever worn), I do just about the same as you. I don't use the neutral though. Black all over. My farm boots don't get polished. It would be a waste of good polish, best saved for my Johnny Rebs.


Mick

Any tips on a good pair of dress boots to wear with a suit? I'd prefer something with laces and around $200.

Originally Posted by Devilpup

Any tips on a good pair of dress boots to wear with a suit? I'd prefer something with laces and around $200.

Spend the extra 100 and go for some Allen Edmunds. Gorgeous shoes and can last 30 years. I'm not particularly a fan of boots with suits but they have a few selections. What color suit is it?

I cut up some old strops and crazy glued them to my feet. It's gets a little chilly in the winter, but I save more on shoestrings than I do on cartridge razors.

Originally Posted by moderngentleman

Spend the extra 100 and go for some Allen Edmunds. Gorgeous shoes and can last 30 years. I'm not particularly a fan of boots with suits but they have a few selections. What color suit is it?

99% of my suits are black or dark grey

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Well, if we're going to be posting photos...
Nicely polished and ready for tomorrow morning...

Carl,

I'll be sending my boots to you for polish...