suede shoes

[geo]

Lately, I've become very fond of suede shoes. When I look at Apparel Arts/Esquire illustrations, it seems that half the time suede shoes were worn with suits in daytime. So here are some I like:

This is my favourite, from Pakeman. Not too much punching and the right color:

This is an Alfred Sargent Premier collection from Pediwear. Good too, a little too light maybe:

For winter, Loake 1880 from Pediwear. The color is a richer brown than in the photo, and it's a solid rubber-soled winter boot that can be worn with a suit.

The best qualitywise, Tricker's (from Pediwear) makes a suede version of this shoe. It would be my favourite, if it had a cap toe instead of the wingtip.

 

[clevispin]

I had a professor in school who wore brown suede wings with blue jeans. The cuffs were frayed like the fringe on a rug - a nice touch.

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[Hemingway Jones]

I have two pair of suede wing-tips, both from J Crew. One is dark chocolate brown and the other is very light brown, almost khaki. I wear them often.

 

[geo]

I like to wear my suede shoes with a grey chalk-striped suit, a look pioneered by the Duke in 1924 during his tour of the US.

 

[Flitcraft]

Ditto!

Try them with a blue chalk stripe as well. The contrast makes the blue look much richer.

 

[scotrace]

But not now, right?

My new Suede saddles are in the closet. Suede is for warm weather, right? Or can I get them out now?

 

[geo]

Not necessarily for warm weather. The Loake boots above are perfect for winter. The Dainite sole is great on ice and snow. The sole looks like this one below:

 

[Hemingway Jones]

My new Suede saddles are in the closet. Suede is for warm weather, right? Or can I get them out now?

Personally, I think you can wear them if they're dark. If they're light, then I would hold them until April (in the North East) or say, when it gets consistently above 55.

I have a chocolate brown pair of suede wing-tips and I wear them all year.