Square Toed Shoes

these are worse

than these

but these are the worst

just wear round brogues and make me happy. 

I like this guy's opinion "Wear Round Toed Shoes"
and this guy's list "11 Out-of-Style Trends You Should Phase Out of Your Wardrobe"

all of this reminds me that I need to get back to my shoe book...which will certainly be very biased and contain no square toed shoes...or I'll have a blerb in the back for other, inferior toe varieties. 

Men's shoes preview

So, remember how I promised you a comprehensive illustrated source for mens shoes? Well I have been working on it. These are pencil sketches of two types of shoe, of the brogue or closed lace variety. I've started on open lacing and loafers. I need to pen outline these, scan them and really clean them up. Also, I lost my word doc of their official definitions, what joy. But it's coming along!

Hint at things to come...

I spent all yesterday afternoon gathering info and images for an entry on men's shoes. I am fascinated by the different characterizations in gentlemen's cobblery but am frustrated that sources I have either have good pictures with not the best descriptions or vice versa. So, I'm creating a super easy to understand glossary of men's shoes with very simple line drawings of EACH type of shoe described. Someday I'll collect them all into a physical booklet for myself to keep on hand with my other research, but I'm excited to post it all online too! I've gotten through the line drawings of the brogues and have moved onto loafers. Get excited and let me know if you have any questions about men's shoes and I'll do my utmost to answer them.