I had tried to extend the life of my favorite pair of dress shoes, but the soles had deteriorated so much, and my ghetto attempts at repairing them with Shoe-Goo just weren’t cutting it. Alas, Ecco doesn’t make that style anymore. I’m somewhat tempted to get them resoled, but I’m afraid they just won’t be the same.
Anyway, it was time to go shoe shopping—not exactly my favorite activity, so I first found a style that I liked on the internet, and headed down to the Kenneth Cole outlet at the Franklin Mills Mall in Philly. Because it’s an outlet store, selection may not be the greatest, but the prices were right. They didn’t have exactly what I was looking for, but the square-toed black lace-up oxfords I found were close enough. They are surprisingly comfy; the leather inside is soft and buttery. Yes, soft…like butter.
Unfortunately for my credit card balance, there was another pair in the store that “called to me.” They insisted I take them home with me, so I did. Odd thing about them is that when you look at them closely, you realize that they just took a belt sander to a normal pair of black oxfords. Still, I liked the distressed, almost suede-like appearance.
very cool shoes!! i like ‘em…i like ‘em a lot!
I wore them to work today. They look great with jeans. It’s weird how a bit of scratching, scuffing, and scarring can make an otherwise boring pair of shoes much more attractive and interesting. I suppose there’s a metaphor for life somewhere in there.