Details.
Blue Stripes.
Stripes and Knits.
And one more for posterity.
Another view.
Vintage Florsheim Royal Imperial Longwing Shoes
Lots of e-ink has been spilled over these shoes on the internets in the last 5-7 years. Prices are going up, so do yourself a favor and get a pair before they reach their real price-to-value ratio on ebay and elsewhere. You won’t regret it.
They’re also widely available in thrift shops, as they were once the sine qua non of the American white collar man’s shoe arsenal (think grey flannel BB suit and these pedal gunboats). I’ve got 4 pairs (including one in shell cordovan), and these ones are by far my favorites. If I recall correctly, they were thrifted for $12 with shoe trees (but not these vintage Florsheim ones, those were thrifted separately).
Purple washed wool scarf.
Purple laces.
Outtake: 1/7/13
Jacket: Lands’ End/British Millerain waxed cotton jacket, ~$80
Shirt: J. Crew, clearance $14
Sweater: J. Crew lambswool, clearance $26
Jeans: Altamont w/ purple selvedge, Buffalo Exchange $8
Socks: Brooks Brothers, Nordstrom Rack $5
Shoes: Vintage Florsheim Royal Imperial Longwings w/ Cat’s Paw heels, thrifted $8
Brown pants, red socks.
Details: 12/20/12
Black Longwings: Royal Tweed by Joseph Cheaney
Hat tip to suitsandboots for the link to these awesome Harris Tweed deerskin gloves for $24 the other day on Lands’ End’s website. They arrived yesterday and I couldn’t be happier with them.
Vintage French Shriner Longwings and the Red Hues of Fall.
