New Shoes.

Plus I mean they supposedly bought a pair for a kid in Africa with some of that money.

i like the look of them. usually not into casual shoes.

bought

http://www.hypebeast.com/image/2010/01/nike-fragment-tennis-classic-hypebeast-1.jpghttp://www.soul4street.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nike-zoom-tennis-classic-hf-white-metallic-gold-00.jpg

did not bought

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yl8mN5DSs7k/S25UvdRwFnI/AAAAAAAAB70/KUmiub6VR3A/s400/stussy-deluxe-dr-martens-02.jpg

I still can't buy Nikes somehow -- I think the whole sweatshop thing in my college days just stuck with me, even if other brands I buy are using sweatshop labor too (not Toms, I don't think, but probably others). For that matter Nike may have improved its labor conditions -- don't know. But the association doesn't wear off. Also they don't tend to run as wide as I need.

Nonetheless, those are nice and I like them better than the Stussies.

also bought

http://modculture.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451cbb069e2011570e406ae970b-pi

http://classickicks.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/adi-superstar-1.jpg?w=450&h=300

http://classickicks.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/adi-supertstar-front.jpg?w=450&h=300

those blue shoes are dr. martens, actually, made for stussy. pretty cool but i couldn't imagine ever picking it over more comfy / neutral options.

got these in brown, for half price:

http://www.sarenza.co.uk/jean-baptiste-rautureau-kentucky-richelieu-s354226-p0000019672

the first leather shoes i've bought since 1998.

the soles are leather too - i took them to a cobbler and he fixed a thin protective rubber sole on them. he said it would last two years.

Yeah, they look like they'd be nicer in Brown actually.

The Campers I bought were like this, although I want to say the brown is darker:
http://camper.secure.hoxsolutions.com/is/image/Camper/18530-005_L?JGVzaG9wMyQ=
http://camper.secure.hoxsolutions.com/is/image/Camper/18530-005_C?JGVzaG9wMyQ=

They have a leather sole with some camperish stuff on it
http://camper.secure.hoxsolutions.com/is/image/Camper/PIS04202?JGVzaG9wMyQ=

I was assured that they could be resoled later with a standard sole if I want, once they wear out, because I had been burned on a pair of pelotas I loved but could not get resoled due to the weird ass camper bubble sole.

(yeah brown is definitely darker, btw)

That was why I stopped buying campers, I hate shoes you can't resole. might try those though.

pro-tip for people buying shoes with smooth leather soles - wear them for a day before getting the rubber fixed to the bottom - the rubber will stick better if you've got a rough surface

^excellent pro-tip

couldn't you also just score it up with a razor or sand paper or something?

Yeah, it rather upset me - I had this beautiful, thick leather shell with bubbles so lopsided I could barely walk in them. The bubble sole was actually less durable than a regular sole, too, because when it wore out unevenly it was much more detrimental to the shoe. I had justified the price with the "quality" and that they would "last longer."

gbx sure but then you wouldn't get to wear your Amazing New Shoes

true, true.

new sneaker day (or new shoe day, i guess) is always exciting. esp since you have to balance the joy of new shoes with the anxiety of scuffing them for the first time. i imagine this is what parents go through as they wait for their child's first injury.

I love the Amazing New Shoes feeling. I still get a little rush from taking them out the first few days, like I was in middle school. Doesn't happen with jackets or shirts or jeans.

Love those grey suede shelltoes, would totally wear them myself.

http://f.cl.ly/items/fbb0d78fd0136c6b63d6/Screen%20shot%202010-11-08%20at%202.03.09%20PM.png

White's Semi-Dress boots came today. I feel like my feet are encased in an Iron Man suit.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/5159423278_494e58a525_z.jpg

3 pounds, 3 ounces PER BOOT

hurting can i ask where you found yr new campers?

wow, i like those boots. where can i score a pair of those?

$387! well fuck that.

I thought those boots were awesome until you pointed out they weigh over six pounds...I don't think I could wear shoes that heavy.

I had a pair of knee-high lace up boots that I had to get rid of because they were just too heavy. I felt like a Jacob Marley's ghost thing going on from the knees down.

lol that is almost as much weight as my ski boots

i thought spending $150 on shoes was crazy. thats about my limit.

They were ridiculously expensive ($450, parents picked up half for my birthday present) - but I wear 13EE, and there's fuck-all in terms of boots I like at that size without going semi-custom. They'll last me 10+ years with resoling and care, so I figure it's worth it - before my feet got wider, I was killing a pair of DM 1460s every year.

I bought via bakershoe.com.

If you wear a normal size, keep an eye on Ebay. I hear White's sells straight from the factory on the cheap sometimes.

http://www.aldoshoes.com/static/webUpload/731/26_umphrey_22_6.jpg

bought these last night. killing my feet today.

This is the thread where I say that it irritates me on a low but constantly disgusted level to see guys wearing great boots but not bothering to lace the top half and letting everything flop around under their skinny girl jeans. I don't even care if they were MADE that way and they in fact have NO eyelets or speed hooks on the upper 5 inches, IT'S STILL STUPID.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OtzJVI9SL._SY395_.jpg

Yes, for those people, may I suggest some convenient not-boots? They are called shoes. ^^

those are some shoes i bought but yes, they also illustrate your point :)

letting everything flop around under their skinny girl jeans

ILX out of context

i lace all the way and do not wear skinny jeans.

Nothing flops anywhere under skinny girl jeans, as I understand it. But I should have said "beneath."

girbaud jeans n tims or nothing

http://www.definitivejux.net/files/u3/girbaud.jpg

also weird stance so ankles look broken, that is key

i bought cherry red docs last week...am really enjoying walking in snow free from worry.

got a pair of these in bark the other week

http://theshoebuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Rachel-Comey-2C001-Carmody-Fold-Desert-Boot-1.jpg

nice

yeah i look like an effing boss

are those uggs

dont embarrass yourself on this thread amon

These were a wise purchase: http://www.payless.com/store/product/detail.jsp?catId=cat10089&subCatId=cat10060&skuId=042733080&productId=52995&lotId=042733&category=&catdisplayName=Mens

They're waterproof. They're lined. They're black. They're comfortable. They're boots. Thumbs way up.