/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.6546213]

What's your guys' s thoughts on moccasins for men?

[Anonymous No.6546245]

I seriously need a pair.
OP what pair do you have in mind? I'm planning to buy some soon.

[Anonymous No.6546250]

>>6546245
I was thinking Sperry moccasins, just cause they're pretty affordable.

[Anonymous No.6546254]

>>6546250
They look pretty nice, I've been looking at Minnetonka's Moccassins, they're like 40 bucks a pop and I'm really leaning towards em, you should check them out lol

[Anonymous No.6546267]

Yea, but only because I need summer shoes.

[Anonymous No.6546269]

>>6546254
I was thinking about buying Minnetonka moccs too, but I'm skeptical about quality with something that cheap.

[Anonymous No.6546318]

>>6546269
true.
how would you go about in sizing?
i'm like a size 9.5/10 in vans, what do you think would be a good size?
i hear people buy a size smaller to stretch into them.

[Anonymous No.6546439]

>>6546213
>>6546250
>>6546254

confirmed for samefag. fag.

[Anonymous No.6547217]

>>6546439
not samefag you uneducated gook

[Anonymous No.6547571]

bumping for actual decent mocs

[Anonymous No.6547597]

Arrow moccasins, trust me. Website is BAD though.

[Anonymous No.6547638]

would really only consider buying moccasins from a native tradepost or like an old guy who's been handmaking them since the 70s.

[Anonymous No.6547644]

>>6547638
2hipster

[Anonymous No.6547658]

all moccasins are not born equal

cheap synthetic-lookin moccasins are ugly as fuck, I think of teenage girls when I see those.

but if you go for the real shit, they can be nice. russell moccasin does some good stuff.

also worth checking out are brands like yuketen which make some neat-looking camp mocs. pic related.

other companies that do some interesting boat shoes/moccasin type shoes are new england outerwear, quoddy, oak street bootmakers, rancourt & company, blanking on others but I'm probably forgetting something

in general if your "moccasin" is made outside of north america by a large corporation you're missing the fucking point and you shouldn't even be wearing them

granted I don't know about a lot of native americans making moccasins, but at least get a pair that's handsewn by someone earning a decent wage

[Anonymous No.6547663]

>>6547597
got any pics? sounds cool, bad websites are sometimes a good thing

russell moccasin has a godawful website and they're cool a.f.

[Anonymous No.6547673]

>>6547644
buying a native handicraft icon from natives is hipster now?
/fa/ pls.

[Anonymous No.6547682]

thoughts on oak street?

[Anonymous No.6547689]

>>6547682
those look a little to deck-shoe to me
i think more "raw" looking mocs are better, helps you avoid looking like larry david

[Anonymous No.6547704]

>>6547663
Biggest pic available. 100% Swiss leather tanned in UK or something like that. Family owned in New England. Very nice people, will answer every question you have.

[Anonymous No.6547710]

>>6547682
I have two pairs, and I'm pretty happy with them. vibram sole trail oxford in loden, and vibram sole camp boot brown

the shoes are TTS and the boots are a half size big, I recommend sizing down a half size

chromexcel is obv. a nice leather, stitching is pretty legit, only complaint is that in my boots the leather insole is sort of moving over time, it's pushed forward in the shoe and I don't know why but there it is

they sold me some laces via email and I'm pretty happy about that, their laces are nice

in general the shoes are well-made, comfortable, I have no complaints. so if you like how it looks in the pic I doubt you'll be disappointed

as for styling, it all depends on how you wear it. I think camp mocs are cool when you wear them right but if you fuck them up you can end up looking dadcore as hell

[Anonymous No.6547736]

>>6547710
what would an example be of the "right way."

I have I have to tell myself no a lot when it comes to club masters or generally most things from jcrew and stuff.

[hip$ster !HALO3F/O26 No.6548016]

>>6547736
I wish I could put it into words. It's easy to see when someone's doing it wrong, but it's not always easy to avoid making mistakes yourself. Sorry that I can't give a useful answer on this one. Just be cautious.

>>6547710
here's a pic of mine, might as well turn my trip on

you can see how the soles are sort of moving outward in the way the front of the shoe seems to be leaning outward. I'm not sure how that will develop over a longer period of time, but I'm hoping it won't turn out to be a serious problem.

I'm pretty happy with them for the most part.

[Anonymous No.6548040]

>>6548016
i seriously fuck with those boots
if i was tall or japanese i would wear them

[Anonymous No.6548093]

>>6548040
I am a sucker for that vibram business

[Anonymous No.6548130]

>>6548093
what's vibram?

[Anonymous No.6548133]

>>6548130
the sole

[Anonymous No.6548137]

>>6548130
what's google?

[Anonymous No.6548148]

>>6548137
:*(

>>6548133
thanks

[Anonymous No.6548176]

>>6548093

[Anonymous No.6548187]

>>6548176
fuck this

[Anonymous No.6548208]

>>6547682
Ironheart forums-tier.

Like a chunky man who obsesses over the material and quality over fit.

[Anonymous No.6548215]

>>6548208
>Ironheart forums-tier.
haha damn i've never seen a good fit with IH jeans

[Anonymous No.6548241]

>>6548016
Vouching for Oak st - I love my trench boots.
They even smell great.

[Anonymous No.6549059]

>>6548241
those the ones from context? fuck, they look nice

[hip$ster !HALO3F/O26 No.6549278]

>>6548130
company that makes soles. the white sole you see on some of the boots in this thread is the vibram christy, one of their more iconic soles (standard red wing soles are often confused for vibram christy soles but are not in fact made by vibram)

>>6548208
I'm not going to say you're wrong, because they do appeal to that crowd; the material and quality are really nice. whether or not that is aesthetically interesting depends on what kind of person you are and what kind of things you like.

I'm someone who doesn't buy into some of the high-minded pretense of designer fashion, and who likes some degree of utilitarianism and traditionalism, while also having a real distaste for (bordering on neurosis about) the aesthetic results of mass production, popular culture, and urban sprawl.

(It's a bit ironic that I'm saying this on the internet)

So as a result of that mindset I like things that feel less synthetic. Feeling a nice leather is for me just a different experience from feeling (for example) padded sneakers. I like things that feel substantive. I don't like the abstract idea of a sneaker whose production history is unknown to me; a cloudy mix of cheap foreign labour, synthetic materials, and corporate decision-making. I know I sound like someone's conservative grandpa, but I like the idea of a smaller business with unionized workers making a shoe by hand with good leather. I like that I know everything about how my shoes were made. I feel really connected to them.

[Anonymous No.6549306]

>>6549278
i like how you only post when you have something important to say

keep it up :^)

[Anonymous No.6549308]

>>6549278
I feel exactly the same way you do. I try to stay away anything synthetic and try to buy from companies who don't rape small children of their lives to save pennies. Also I enjoy buying vintage because you know that it's probably a quality product if it's lasted that long.

[hip$ster !HALO3F/O26 No.6549328]

>>6549306
I wish I was that good about it. I just don't put the name on my mediocre posts. I go into stealth mode when I want to post something less considered.

I try not to post things that are completely worthless but I sometimes post things that I'm not necessarily eager to put my name to.

[Anonymous No.6549329]

>>6549278
What other fashion websites do you browse? Anything about high quality stuff and workwear?