men's corner: the boat shoe...revamped...

back in april 2010...i wrote about this lovely shoe that i am not to keen on...haven't really figured out why...they just don't appeal to me...and at that time...after a lengthy time of finally persuading my friend of the other alternatives for footwear...he comes across an article in  gq magazine...all about the lovely boat shoe...making a comeback...here is the post...for reference...

and no...i am not writing a new post to tell you of my new found love for these shoes...although i do have to say...i am loving the creativity in the latest styles...but really...it is the color...and the prints i'm loving...not the shoe...

3 eye boat shoe 
sperry top-sider by band of outsiders

3 eye boat shoe
sperry top-sider by band of outsiders

3 eye boat shoe 
sperry top-sider by band of outsiders

i keep thinking one day...something will make me change my mind...but alas...it has not happened...is this a winning shoe for you?  if you are a top-sider wearer...do you stick to the solid neutrals?  would you venture out to a bright color...perhaps bright orange?  or would you be really adventurous...and choose something like the above pics?

men's corner: boat shoes...

so...the other day...a friend of mine was over...he picked up the gq magazine on my coffee table...casually flipping through it...and he comes across this picture... =/

photo credit: mitchell feinberg

other then loving the array of color...i personally...do not like boat shoes, top siders....whatever you want to call them...never have...never will...i'm wondering how clear i am being... =) so the thing is...i had (years ago) got my friend to sway away from them...his excitement...at the fact that they were now in gq magazine...touted as being "this spring's must-have accessories"...well...the teasing pursued...

as much as i do not evoke my personal taste on clients...with friends...well..it's different...right? so he challenged me to find the next best thing...and this is what i came up with...i have to say...he is pretty happy with his new shoes...and i am as well...because i won't need to see those boat shoes on his feet...
polo ralph lauren 'telly' driving loafer
if you click on the nordstrom website...there is a great pic of the shoes being worn with khaki's...tre chic!