Soles on Racks

I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.

       ~Victoria Beckham


Must work my nerves to make any sense off the above quote. Truth is, the pedigree of a man's elegance is somewhat associated to the soles that adorn his feet. The norms linked to the poetry of a man's shoes, is in the loop with his behavioural pattern. Author and Shoeologist Donna Sazio in her book "Never Trust A Man in Alligator Loafers: What his Shoes Really Say About His True Love Potential" personates a man's aspirations and romantic preferences to his pair of shoes. Sazio's school of thoughts is, how a man wears and handles his shoes is a portrait of his romantic predilection. "A man may wear his heart on his sleeve but his shoes will tell you what condition it’s in!"

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My candid opinion of that doctrine is vivid, outright irreverent to women. However, Sazio's right to freedom of expressions I utterly uphold and cherish.
Shoes however come in different varieties, shapes and forms. (Leather, Skin, Fabric, Scholl, Clogs etc.)
Though the former (kudos to Gucci) is the most distinctive and prominent, the latter has a history that can be traced back to diverse European countries.
The leather Shoe, oftentimes the formal or, what is referred to as the "church shoes" by us church goers is the ultimate favorite. However, with the emergence of skinny jeans, the good old Converse All Star chucks Taylor canvas shoes are becoming more trendy. This has given rise to all sorts of chucks inspired Teenie Shoes ranging from Prada to Dsquared2. However, Paul Smith Musas are my preference.
Lately, boots of all kinds are becoming cool and very trendy for for all seasons. Remember Lenny Kravitz roaming the streets of New York in wedges Boot. The hype with rubber Boots in Europe is sending designers back to drawing boards. This is insanely trendy in winter.

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Suedes and Loafers, are the all time classics. These all weather Slacks are creeping back to our Racks. The good about these Slackers is, you can use them as casual and smart casuals. Again you have got to give the loafers to Gucci. Gucci has got the best designer Loafers out there. British designer Paul Smith, synonymous with Musas is the master Cobbler of Suede.
This summer will possibly herald various kinds of Flip flops and Sandals. Though the plastic Brazilian Flip flops are cheap options to the high end ones, Sandals are hitting the runways big time. High end designers are embracing Sandals and drowning them out. However, they are cheaper models that look just as good.

I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.

          ~Imelda Marcos