gunboats and jeans...can't do it

It's a regular look for me.

 

Definition of 'gunboat' for the kid without glasses in the back of the class?

 

With the right jeans, cuffed, this is actually a very COOL look!

 

Regular footwear for me. Looks good in jeans or chino's

T

 

Yup, I do it all the time.

 

I do. It's double- ugly, because they're not only brown gunboats, they're Doc Martens.

You're just not trying hard enough, buddy.
Seriously, they're a country shoe. Regardless of the sleek, spiffy style of brogue worn as businesswear today (I wear those, too) big old man shoes like this are technically pretty casual. My great granddad used to plow in the things.

 

Argyles will do nicely!

 

The moment I saw the title of this thread I thought of Gene.

But seriously, it's a classic 50's look.

 

Back in the late sixties, I went to a pretty exclusive boarding high school in Arizona. Some of the guys who were students there were from the hoi poloi old money east coast families. These young gentlemen wore as a sort of everyday uniform, button down oxford shirts, tweed jackets and the aforementioned gunboats and Levis. Way out of my universe, as I was from Texas and New Mexico where it was riding boots, Weejuns or sneakers, but I always thought the clunky gunboats and jeans look was very cool. Still do. Not my thing, especially as I don't want to be taken for a Yankeelol, but I say go for it if you like it, I think it is a snazzy look.

 

Ps. To do it right, you need a single, one inch upturned cuff on the jeans.

 

No ya don't....



It's a fine look.

 

Agreed......



BTW, suede wingtips (not gunboats.....do suede gunboats even exist?) look great with jeans as well.

 

I'd say that this qualifies as a gunboat: http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline/product_6526701_1_40000000001_-1

 

shakeshead

 

The Closet Shrinking Genie. I hate that guy.

It's just a matter of you getting used to it, broham. It's a cool look to everyone else, you're just not used to seeing those big honkers sticking out from the bottom of your jean legs. Took me awhile, as well, but the sheer in- your- face funkieness of a pair of big ugly brogues is sublime.

 

No? Then how would you quantify it, and what would disqualify that shoe? 360 Degree welt? check. Double sole? Looks to be a check. Full brogue wingtip? check. Blucher? check.

Gunboats or no (and what have you got against them anyway?) that kind of shoe looks great with jeans.