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AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
I'm currently waiting on three more pairs of shoes, and after that, I'm done! Well, till the next pair ... you all know how it goes
Seriously though, I think I'll now have got everything I wanted to try, style wise. That's a replacement all leather spectator for the one which felt and looked a bit shoddy (I might have a go at recolouring that one actually), a woven leather finish shoe, and a monk shoe that I actually liked the look of (lots of broguing). Obviously, there's no guarantees I'll be happy with them all, but so far this year, I've only had one pair that I was a bit disappointed with, and even that one got kept.
Aside from having completed the tick list, I'm also running out of space! I think I can pass the Kappa trainers on to the charity shop though (Fat hairy cripple in running shoes? Nah, not a good look!), and I reckon the sole on the older black Derbies might be giving up the ghost soon. I probably need a walk in wet weather with them to see how they fare. I think everything else is a keeper though.
3x fair weather mile clockers (one black, one brown, one navy blue & brown)
3x foul weather mile clockers (one black, one brown, one navy blue & brown... again)
3x lazy day deck shoes (brown, black/brown, and tan canvas)
1x cupsole trainer that even a fat guy with a walking stick can wear without looking too stupid (blue canvas)
1x leather sandal
1x slip-on leather shoe
and a bucket load of presentable/interesting shoes to be seen in at social events, be they pub, theatre, restaurant, family gathering, etc.
Seriously though, I think I'll now have got everything I wanted to try, style wise. That's a replacement all leather spectator for the one which felt and looked a bit shoddy (I might have a go at recolouring that one actually), a woven leather finish shoe, and a monk shoe that I actually liked the look of (lots of broguing). Obviously, there's no guarantees I'll be happy with them all, but so far this year, I've only had one pair that I was a bit disappointed with, and even that one got kept.
Aside from having completed the tick list, I'm also running out of space! I think I can pass the Kappa trainers on to the charity shop though (Fat hairy cripple in running shoes? Nah, not a good look!), and I reckon the sole on the older black Derbies might be giving up the ghost soon. I probably need a walk in wet weather with them to see how they fare. I think everything else is a keeper though.
3x fair weather mile clockers (one black, one brown, one navy blue & brown)
3x foul weather mile clockers (one black, one brown, one navy blue & brown... again)
3x lazy day deck shoes (brown, black/brown, and tan canvas)
1x cupsole trainer that even a fat guy with a walking stick can wear without looking too stupid (blue canvas)
1x leather sandal
1x slip-on leather shoe
and a bucket load of presentable/interesting shoes to be seen in at social events, be they pub, theatre, restaurant, family gathering, etc.