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  • David's shoe store - Toronto
    A true shoe conoisseur never misses a chance to walk through David's on Bloor Street. Highlight: Their seasonal sales are a great time to stock up on fabulous buys. I scored a fabulous pair of Yves St. Laurent boots at one of their sales at half off the original $1000 ticket price. Drawback: You can sometimes find the same shoes elsehwere for a better price. That being said, David's service and insight is unparelled.

February 09, 2008

Men in boxes

Meninboxes_2look..............

men like neat shoes too!!!

xoxo
Shoelover

PS  It's Raining Men! Hallelujah! - It's Raining Men! Amen!
I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get
Absolutely soaking wet!
It's Raining Men! Hallelujah!
It's Raining Men! Every Specimen!

October 15, 2007

Headlines that suck....

Rhys RHYS MEYERS: 'I LOVE BUYING WOMEN'S SHOES'

Irish actor JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is hiding an unlikely obsession - shopping for women's shoes (continued...)

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Shoelover

PS - Sure they are for your girlfriend....

July 23, 2007

Politically Motivated Shoe Theft?

Child steals Hamas prime minister's shoes from Gaza mosque

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh had his shoes stolen while delivering a sermon at a Gaza City mosque last Friday, in an incident Palestinian sources said was a great embarrassment for the ruling terror group (continued...)

Rumor has it that the Mossad is looking to steal Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underwear next.

xoxo

Shoelover

May 13, 2007

Useful Stuff on the internet

For all those clueless guys out there.....

What My Girlfriend Wants...

xoxo
Shoelover

February 21, 2007

Lost......in more ways than one!

"Lost" Star Says He Wears High Heels And Skirts
Maira Oliveira - All Headline News Reporter

Los Angeles, CA (BANG) - Regardless of what you may think, "Lost" star Dominic Monaghan insists he's not gay. The actor says he just likes doing girly stuff and dressing like a woman.

Dominic - who is rumored to be engaged to his co-star Evangeline Lilly - enjoys wearing high heels and painting his nails and admits he is so effeminate he should be gay. However, Dominic is adamant he can't be homosexual because he finds girls so attractive (continued...)

xoxo

Shoelover

PS - Any got any male friends like this?

December 13, 2006

Journalists and their

bad shoes!

xoxo

Shoelover

December 01, 2006

And they're off..........

More than 58 men have committed to walk in high heels, and raise $1,000 each, in Saturday’s “Talk a Walk in Her Shoes” fundraiser by Stuller Place (continued... ) - The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, La............

xoxo
Shoelover

PS - She'll bruise some
She'll hurt some too
But oh they love to watch her strut
Oh they do respect her but
They love to watch her strut
    Strut - Bob Seger

October 31, 2006

I don't think Mr. Travolta has ever been to prison...

John Travolta: Stockings and high heels like prison

John Travolta has described his recent experiences dressing up in women's underwear as like being in prison.

The actor said that the discomfort he suffered squeezing into women's underwear to play downtrodden housewife Edna Turnblad in the movie Hairspray was "astonishing".

The Grease heart-throb had to spend four hours a day putting on padding and silicone prosthetics for the role, as well as stockings and heels.

"You feel like you are coming out of a prison," Travolta told USA Today of his relief at shedding the costume (continued...)

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Shoelover

October 29, 2006

Why Your Shoes Need to Fit Properly

ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) -- A 56-year-old man from Lorain is suing an Ohio-based drugstore chain, claiming a store employee sold him a pair of ill-fitting orthopedic shoes. The suit says Leo Williams had to have three toes amputated after wearing the shoes from Discount Drug Mart.

It also says workers at the store in Sheffield in northern Ohio measured his feet wrong and told him the shoes just needed to be broken in (continued...)

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Shoelover

October 28, 2006

J. Edgar Hover's Favorite Washington Tradition

High Heel Race - Dupont Circle's Halloween tradition.

Traditionally held on the Tuesday before Halloween, this annual neighborhood event features elaborately costumed drag queens racing down 17th Street (from Q to Church streets) and attracts a large crowd eager to cheer them on.

xoxo

Shoelover

September 21, 2006

Totally!!!

ShortsuitI would fully wear this "suit" during the summer, maybe not the shoes, but this beats a normal suit during a heatwave any day of the week. 

Any guy who says that he hasn't wished suits came with short is just lying.

I hope it comes in black. - Reuters

Shoeguy

September 15, 2006

Better Late than Never

Mensshoebox500px_1Our guest has finally made it and in typical male fashion, it's late................our clear shoe box for men!!!!

Shoe Stör’s men’s clear shoe boxes are made of polypropylene and measure 13.5" x 8.5" x 5.25" and hold shoes up to size 14 (US & Canada), 13.5 (UK), 48.5 (Europe) & 12.5(Mexico).  A 10 pack is $54.95US when purchased from the US website.  We will have Canadian and international pricing in a day or so.

Now you can stop tripping over your husband's shoes!

xoxo

Shoelover

September 04, 2006

Cross Dressing For A Good Cause

Men don high heels for walk

By Brittany Butcher
Star-News Correspondent

Normally, if you see a man walking down the street wearing Nine West heels, you might think him rather odd, a cross-dresser at best.

This Saturday, though, you're liable to see an Imelda Marcos supply of pumps parading around downtown during Walk A Mile In Her Shoes, the men's march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence (continued...)
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Shoelover

For the Man Who Has Nothing

Starmar Marbury's Starbury
The Starbury One $14.98

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Shoelover

For the Man Who Has Everything

Crock MEZLAN ALLIGATOR MOC-TOE from Johnston & Murphy.
$750.00 US
xoxo
Shoelover

August 30, 2006

Stop Wasting Time - Tie your Shoe This FAST

July 26, 2006

High Class In Knock Off Shoes

Look, even investment bankers wear knock off shoes, and those that don't seem to lack much independent thought:

Investment Bankers with Matching Shoes: Three of the four I-Bankers we met had matching brown shoes from Holt Renfrew (except that one of them admitted he got a copycat pair at Wal-Mart) (continued...)

Courtesy Dealbreaker

Moral of the story, money alone does not make the man.

xoxo

Shoelover

PS - u got detective eyes / and u refuse my lies
a hand on a shoulder / a hand on a gun
but the hand takes a hand / before the gun takes a gun
HIGH CLASS in overcruise / a little hip talk in borrowed shoes
a foot in the kitchen / a foot in the door
but the foot in your mouth / is so u don't get bored
HIGH CLASS in overcruise / a little hip talk in borrowed shoes
HIGH CLASS in borrowed shoes / a little lip talk--tomato juice
High Class in Borrowed Shoes - Max Webster

July 20, 2006

Fortunate One

Anyone looking to sport the same red-white-and-blue kicks President Bush received from a Wisconsin shoe company last week is out of luck.

Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corp. says it won't duplicate the patriotic wingtips it gave the president when he visited its Port Washington factory July 11 (continued...)

xoxo

Shoelover

PS - Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief",
oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,

It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no senator's son,
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no fortunate one, no,

July 06, 2006

Hello, McFly........anyone home?

Seriously, some people have too much time on their hands. 

Sneaker activist wants to go 'Back to the Future'

July 5, 2006 12:23 PM PDT

Self-proclaimed "sneaker activist" Al Cabino is on a mission.

The 20-something Montreal resident wants to make it possible for you, me and especially him, to own a piece of movie and sneaker history: the gray moonboot-like "McFlys" made famous by Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" trilogy. The only problem is they aren't for sale. In fact, they don't even exist--yet (continued... )

What are the chances of this guy having a girlfriend............

xoxo

Shoelover

July 03, 2006

Spants? Manpri's?

Lately, Shoelover has been noticing an iWheredidtherestofmypantsgoncreasing number of metro-sexuals wearing an article of clothing that could only be refered to as capri pants.  While not morally against capri pants like some people are, there is something about seeing 20 and 30 something men wearing a something that are neither pants nor shorts..............what do you call these god-awful ugly things?  Spants? Clam Diggers, Flood Pants? I-Couldn't-Afford-A-Full-Length-Pair-of-Pants?

Buddy, save those things for the beach..............not downtown. Girls are laughing at you...Trust Shoelover on that.

Stop Spants!  This could be the cause of the Summer of '06 or is it just a flash back to the summer of 99?

xoxo

Shoelover

June 29, 2006

If it's June

Meninshorts it must be Men's Fashion Week in Milan where designers are showing their duds for spring/summer 2007.  While Shoelover loves the idea of dressing the beau up in designer duds, Shoelover knows that when push comes to shove, most men's idea of summer fashion has probably been the Menincamisolesame since summer 1987, in fact, if most men had their druthers, they would still wear their t-shirts from 1987...that is if they could fit over their guts.

xoxo

Shoelover

PS - And Im too sexy for Milan

       Too sexy for Milan

       New York and Japan

- Right Said Fred

May 31, 2006

Lightening Strikes!

Men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than women -  Einstein Year

That's cuz men are dumber than women

xoxo

Shoelover

May 11, 2006

How not to score with the ladies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 23-year-old with a foot fetish has admitted he tried to kiss, fondle and lick the legs and toes of more than 70 women on the New York subway over the last three years, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

In a handwritten confession to police released by the Manhattan district attorney's office, Joseph Weir said his aim was "to make them laugh and smile and open to talk to me." (continued...)

Dude, next time, try something along the lines of "Hey, nice shoes............."

xoxo

Shoelover

May 06, 2006

Maybe this guy can make some shoes for Kate Winslet

Man, 7-foot-8, gets new size-26 shoes

ROCHESTER, Minn. --German shoemaker Georg Wessels traveled across the pond this week to personally deliver some king-size footwear to a Rochester man.

Igor Vovkovinskiy, who stands at 7-foot-8, received three pairs of size-26 shoes crafted specifically to fit his feet.

As part of his business, Wessels makes shoes free-of-charge for the world's 10 tallest people, which include the 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant.

Wessels said he gets a kick out of helping tall people get properly fitting footwear. "I'm a little bit proud, of course," he said. "We like to make friends all over the world."

Vovkovinskiy, who works for Mayo Clinic's computer help line, said he was in need of the new shoes, having worn one pair for the past three years.

"I was embarrassed to go to the Mayo Clinic with my shoes this year because they are so black and worn out," he said. "Now it's like a new beginning."

Wessels' family has been making shoes since 1745. But not until Georg took over, did the company start specializing in super-sized shoes.

The extra-large shoes are made with material from Red Wing Shoe Company, located in Red Wing. The soles of Vovkovinskiy's shoes were designed using molds of his feet.

As the weather warms, Vovkovinskiy looks forward to trying his new custom-made sandals, he said. "It's going to be different in the summer to have (shoes) that actually breathe," he said.

xoxo

Shoelover

PS - Kate Winslet wears a size 11

May 02, 2006

Tax Dollars At Work

Taxingshoes_1 Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty Breaking In New Shoes for Budget Day

Government of Canada News - May 01 7:49 AM

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty will be available on Monday, May 1, 2006, at 4:00 p.m., to display the new shoes he has purchased as is the custom for Budget Day.

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Shoelover

April 20, 2006

We Love Tom!

Tom writes:

Shame on you, shoelover. Men are not dumb in this regard. Men are huge shoe fans. We're why you wear those 4" heels, aren't we? I think if you solicited posts from guys on how we feel about women and their shoe choices, you'd be quite surprised.

We love Tom! We Love Tom!

xoxo

Shoelover

April 18, 2006

Some Manly Advice

Guys, if you are standing near a pretty girl and you are lost for words, compliment her on her shoes.

xoxo

Shoelover

March 30, 2006

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Carmakers go extra mile for women

The Geely Haixuan was created by a team of women and includes a brake pedal made to handle a stiletto heel.

Anita Lienert / Special to The Detroit News

Chinese automakers aren't wasting any time in designing cars that appeal to women.

Geely Automobile earlier this month unveiled the Haixuan, billed as China's "first car to tempt female buyers." The Haixuan was created by an all-female team and has a special brake pedal with a cutout to accommodate a stiletto heel.

It all sounds a little gimmicky, but the smartest global automakers are going to great lengths to win over the women's market (continued...)

(Read on, they talk about men in size 12 cream heels from Payless)

xoxo

Shoelover

March 11, 2006

Some shoe advice for those with X & Y chromosomes

PradamensThe short version: WEAR PROPER DRESS SHOES WITH YOUR SUIT! YOU'RE EVERYDAY WORNOUT SHOES WILL NOT DO!  DO YOU WANT THE WORLD TO THING YOU ARE SOME SORT OF BUM!  MEN CANNOT DO THE OLSEN GIRL LOOK..............DON'T EVEN TRY

The long version: - read it here Smarten up: A suit demands good shoes - Globe and Mail

Russell Smith

It pains us to have to revisit this subject. We have been admonishing Canadian men about their shoes for so many years now that we flattered ourselves into thinking that we might have had some effect. And yet, unbelievably, we are still seeing grown men, adult men, who are going to dress-up occasions -- awards dinners and weddings -- in perfectly fashionable, expensive wool suits, and not paying any attention to their shoes (continued...)

xoxo

Shoeloever

March 08, 2006

International Women's Day

Waxyourlegs Shoelover thinks that in honor of International Women's Day, Voice of America should really learn to write better headlines on their website

Bush Marks International Women's Day - VOANews

(Image unabashedly stolen from Dose - Dose.ca)

xoxo

Shoelover

January 25, 2006

Undressing Alito (A good follow up to gay marriage)

AlitoSeriously, who the hell was the image consultant who advised him during these confirmation hearings.  While the good judge already has the conservative vote in the bag and with Democrats lacking any "real" power (or the balls to at least try) to block his nomination, he is pretty much a shoe in (like how I worked that in). 

Having said that, wouldn't someone with a bit of savvy try and charm the opposite side?  You know, woo them into voting for you, much like the short, sweaty, ugly guy that manages to always score the hot dish (why do I always fall for it?) so that everyone walks away happy.  Who doesn't like to walk away happy.  I mean, this is Washington, where reality counts for little and perception is everything (like anywhere else in the world, reality is what you make it).

After all the only way Alito could have looked more conservative than he did throughout the hearing was if he wore a bed sheet (no, I am not saying he is a member of the KKK or anything of that ilk, I am just saying that some right wing conservatives and KKK members share some common views............shit that still sounds bad, but oh well).

Ladykillers1Shoelover's personal thoughts are that he should have modeled his attire after the Tom Hank character in the movie "Lady Killers"  Gone with something light and a little non-traditional.  Would have taken the edge off of his interrogators and shifted the focus of attention from what he was saying, to what he was doing/wearing and at that point, his words would have become almost invisible.

xoxo,

Shoelover

KickassbootsP.S saw these kick ass boots over at  Zappos.  Under $450 so they are still reasonable..........in a skip food for a month sort of way.......... Alito's wife could have used them to cover up that run in her nylons...........

Shoelover

Men_in_heels would consider backing an ACLU style bid to allow men/boys to wear high heels to school as it would make for good publicity for Shoe Stor.  Anyone interested please email Shoelover with pictures of you in heels.  Also include pictures of your shoe collection and your thoughts on recent shoe fashion trends...........thanks SL

Male Student Wins Fight to Wear Skirt - AP

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. - A male high school student can wear a skirt to school after the American Civil Liberties Union reached an agreement with school officials.  The ACLU announced the deal Tuesday. It will allow a Hasbrouck Heights School senior to wear a skirt to protest the school's no-shorts policy (continued...)

xoxo

Shoelover

P.S. Shoelover is looking into forming a P.A.C. the AFLU........American Fashion Liberties Union

January 16, 2006

Lo-lo-lo-lo lola

RupaulGirls will be boys and boys will be girls

It’s a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola

- Ray Davies, Lola - The Kinks

And from the mixed up muddled up shook up world of Jessica Cutler ( a woman who has made her share of lists in her young life time - with more to come:) ) two nominations:

1. Rupaul :  What do you really have to say about Rupaul?   What ever you do, it better be nice or Rupaul will kick your ass.

Ladybunny 2. Lady Bunny - The founder of New York's Wigstock festival has been seen by fans all over the world.  Singer, Dancer, comedienne.  The only thing Lady Bunny hasn't done is come out with her own fashion line........yet

xoxo,

Shoelover

Jessica P.S. Oh ya, Jessica gets a nomination too.  Why you ask?  Cuz she all around rocks.  Ana Marie Cox, eat your heart out!

January 09, 2006

America's Answer to David Beckham's

Nail polish and rumored G-strings?

So Nick likes Jessica's shoes.  Judging by some of the emails I get, he is far from being the only guy who has a thing for wearing women's shoes.

Her boots were made for ... him? (Chicago Tribune)

Nick_lacheyBut was she in the room at the time.  While a little bit of cross- dressing-Ellen-DeGeneres-role-playing may not be your cup of tea, let's hope that's what Nick Lachey was up to when trotting around in Jessica Simpson's mules.

Or you could say that he has the shoes to go with that tip frosting job that he is sporting in this pic.

Was this on the Newlyweds?  Will it be in the divorce papers.

Jessica, don't you know that the best way to ruin a pair of shoes is to stretch them out?

Or is this just an attempt to swirl up some "edgy controversy" around Nick and get him a much needed, um, job.

xoxo,

Shoelover

P.S.  Could Nick (Apres Divorce Settlement -APS, that is) be the sugar daddy that Bryanboy is longing for....could be folks.  Stay tuned

What kinda shoes would Kevin wear

to cover the Alito hearings? 

Just when you thought it was over, it is.  We found the perfect shoes for Kevin of Wizbang to round out his make over.  While in days of old, Jestercourt jesters would have worn something with a curled toe, Shoelover thought that wasn't quite the look for the modern pundit, no matter how entertaining they are (or aren't as the case may be, Tucker Carlson not mentioning any names).

SkatesSo what sort of shoe does someone wear to the Alito hearings?  If you are Judge Samuel Alito, probably a pair of ice skates in hopes of.........well, you can probably figure that one out.

But if you are not the good judge and the halls of the US capital are not iced over, what is a sharp dressed man to wear?

DsquaredI'd keep it simple and sophisticated.  No penny loafers, laces or tassels for you. These loafers from DSQUARED are beautiful, yet understated (and at about $400 on sale, they probably fit in your price range give your taste in suits).  Kinda like the way you want women to see the new you.

xoxo,

Shoelover

Just who is the man behind the IJC

Questionand why do I want to date him when it seems that others just hate him. Why the IJC you will all ask, well for one reason, he likes girls in boots, albeit less than girls in tight tank tops.

Isla_fisher_crazy_stalker_girl_wedding_cYou know, I wasn't named the person most likely to be charged with stalking back in high school for nothing ya know...........

Ya, I know he may sound like a curmudgeon before his time, but I think that is just a defense mechanism or more than likely, his schtick to get the girls. 

WindsorcourtThe problem is that the author of the IJC keeps himself anonymous, so I had to stake out Murray Hill, specifically the Windsor Court.  Damn You, IJC man.

So, after waiting on Third Ave between E 31st and E 32nd for two days while wearing various disguises (why by the way, are there three streets between Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue?  Shouldn't Fifth Avenue be like Seventh Avenue?  But I digress...) I saw the man who I thought to be the author of the IJC.  I was pretty sure it was him.  Not because of his long graceful stride or his Semitic good looks, but because of the gaggle of girls nipping at his heels. Yes, despite his reported fumblings with the female kind, it is purported that IJC man is quite the ladies man............how I longed to be his one and only.  Based on my experience, the second best way to get the ladies is to tell them stories about how bad you are at "getting them".  The only better way to land the babes it use the "gay strategy", and tempt those with double X chromosomes to try and convert you.  It takes a confident man to implement this strategy and I have seen many go down in flames.

Luckily, one day, the purported IJC man walked by me and dropped a bottle of water from which he had been drinking into the garbage right beside where I was standing.  Talk about a DNA bonanza! Worse comes to worst, if I can't land the IJC man, I can at least clone him.

Not being to familiar with the semi-popular sport of dumpster diving, I wasn't too sure how to fish this DNA treasure trove out of the garbage and just as I was about to stick my hand in garbage and grab the bottle, a homeless man pushed me out of the way and grabbed an armful of garbage, including my precious IJC bottle.

Waterbottle Ack!  What to do?  I needed that bottle.  I tried asking for it nicely.  I tried the ever popular crying method, but that didn't work with this hardened homeless man.  That bottle was worth money to him.  So I did what any reasonable person would do in this situation.  I bought it from him..........for a whole 25 cents.

So after a quick DNA analysis, I quickly found out a pile of information about the the man, like his name, shoe size, second grade teacher and set out to do some additional fact finding before making the final play for the man behind the IJC.  So I spoke to a number of people who know the man and here is what they said:

"The IJC, never knew the guy" - The IJC's best friend in grade school;

"The IJC, I had such a crush on him in tenth grade.  If things don't work out between the two of you, have him give me a call or hell even if things do work out between the two of you, give me a call, if you are into that sort of thing." - Ugly girl from The IJC's 10th grade english class who now works part time at Hooters and part time as a soft core porn movie actress;

"The IJC had a wonderful voice, he should have been a cantor" - The IJC's bar mitzvah instructor;

"The IJC, he was our best customer.  Did he finally get exhusted?" - Condom store owner in the town where the IJC when to university;

"Tell that bastard he can have that crappy mixed CD he made me.  What kinda guy likes Air Supply? REO Speedwagon was one thing.  Journey was tolerable, but Air Supply?  Did he really think I would give it up for Air Supply?" - The IJC's summer camp girl friend when he was 16 discussing the compliation CD he made for her at the end of the summer.

"Oy, I wish you crazy girls would stop calling here looking for The IJC.  He hasn't lived here in years.  When you finally do speak with him, tell him to clean up his room and call his aunt Yeta, she is recovering from bunion surgery." - The IJC's motherBunion

Bunions?  The IJC has a family history of bunions?  Infatuation over.  I can put up with a lot of eccentricities (including listening to Air Supply) in a guy, but the potential of ugly feet is just too much as my 5th resolution of 2006 was to get rid of all of the ugly feet in my life (even if they aren't in my life yet or have yet to materialize on the person, that's called being proactive you know).  Too bad cuz he likes boots.

Oh well, what could have been. Sigh.............

xoxo,

Shoelover

***Disclaimer:  All event in this posting are fictional, except for the Air Supply thingy.  Ok, that is fictional too.  No one under the age of 40 admits to listening to Air Supply.  I have never nor will I ever stalk "The IJC"

The Shoe is on the other foot

HowardLook who is giving her father a good dose of tsuris.

It's Emily Stern, who was shakin' what her Poppa gave her at the Triad Theater on West 72nd Street where she portrayed Emily_sternkabbalah's most famous follower, Madonna, in yellow panties and cone bra, in the the Jewish Theater of New York production of "Kabbalah".

For all the you who like to push your father's buttons once in a while, Shoelover salutes you.

xoxo,

Shoelover

January 03, 2006

Isn't he a dandy

Hey Kevin, time to suit up if you ever expect to get as much face time as Gawker's Girl Extraordinaire, Ana Marie Cox

Unlike with women, it often isn't hard for a man to stand out from the crowd as most men are such piss poor dressers (remember a peak in a guys underwear drawer speaks volumes about how he dresses - See our upcoming post, "Reading the Underwear When He Leaves").

Tucker_carlson Often one of the easiest ways for a man to stand out is to wear a bow tie (a real one, not one of those clip on types).  This means that you have to be able to tie one and as the saying goes, if you aren't smart enough to tie one, you aren't smart enough to wear one.  The other drawback facing political pundits who wear bow ties is that they often ruin their effect by talking, as bow ties make most wearers look smart.  Then they talk and quickly dispel this aura.......

Now lets take a look at shirts.  A few issues to deal with here for most men.

  1. Unlike the miracle that is the elastic waistband, no one has yet to develop an elastic shirt Buttonexcollar, which is a problem because not only do men, like women, gain weight, shirt collars often shrink when cleaned (if only people could shrink when they get cleaned).  This often gives the effect that the tie, rather than the top button, is being used to hold the shirt together at the top.  In this situation, you have two options, one more optimal than the other.  The less optimal option is to use the collar expander.  The better option is to get new shirts, but buy them in a range of collar sizes (yes, by our late twenties and early thirties we should all have some fat-me and skinny-me clothing, it is only good common sense.)
  2. Shirt Styles.  List Rouge is an excellent resource for men's shirts.  Go with an Italian,Goodfellas MontelVenetian or Elysee collar.  Don't even consider a European style collar unless you want to look like an extra from Good Fellas and if you are not Montel Williams, don't think band collar for even a second.  Remember, when you buy, think of versatility.  Can you wear the shirt with both a suit and do the open-shirt, khaki-pant (do not, I repeat, wear Dockers, they scream suburban dad) venture capitalist thingy?
  3. Suits.  Let's assume, safely or unsafely, that as a guy you have suits and schlepping clothing with very little in between.  Let's also assume that the Bryanboy (Andrew Sullivan's alter ego?) look isn't for you, so we are going to stick you in some suits that suit.
  • Get yourself some classics, don't chase the fads unless you want to keep doing that season Zootafter season.  It is one thing to have a few styles of suits that you stick with, it is another to Suitbuy some ridiculous big shoulder pad jacket or zoot suit just because it was "in" that year.  You'll get one season out of it before it looks like a Halloween costume.  Here is a classic 2-button, peak lapel that you should pay some attention too.  Consider it a $500 well spent.  Maybe you already spend more than $500 on a suit, but I happen to believe that one should also invest in other things, like ties and more importantly, presents for the wife (hint, hint).  Or, if you aren't feeling very generous towards your wife, you can always visit Savile Row (or just steal their cartoons here)........He does all the work, you take all the compliments..........just bring your wallet :)

Up next, shoes to groove in........

xoxo,

Shoelover

December 28, 2005

Geriatrics on Parade

......the Who are going on tour again - as per Pete Townsend's website.  Thewho While other performer's such as Britney Spears have taken on sponsors such as Pepsi, potential sponsors for the up-coming Who tour are rumored to include nursing home operator Extendicare, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the State of Florida.

Rumor has it that the tour manager is currently sourcing comfortable shoes.....

xoxo,

Shoelover

Oh Bryan

Bryan (of the world famous Bryanboy: Le Superstar Fabuleux), it's not that we don't love you, because we don't.  It's that you dress like such a girl.  WhileBryanboyshoelover_clear_shoe_boxes  every girl should have her BGF (best gay friend), you shouldn't have to compete with them for both men and clothes, one is enough thank you.

You have an excellent sense of style, however you are missing that extra X chromosome needed to go with many of your picks.  Just because you are gay (please tell me you are gay.....), it doesn't mean you can't dress like a man.......at least some of the time.  While Shoelover loved your advice on Paris Hotels, I think you really need to ditch a few of the furs.

So we have put it out to our readers to come back with some suggestions as to how you can "Man it up".  You can bet a few weight training tips will be in there.

xoxo,

Shoelover

December 19, 2005

Eek.....The Horror!

white shoes on men?  This has to be a joke?  Right?

Shoes maketh the man 

It's easy for women - they just buy theShoeswhitemselves a sparkly dress. But how does a man spruce up for a party?

Jo Adams
Sunday December 18, 2005

...But be more adventurous with accessories. Shoes maketh the man, so if you don't feel confident wearing a mix of colours, go for a simple combination: black shirt, trousers and tie, with white shoes - Topshop has a great pair embossed with a flower, at £50 (continued...)

-White shoes? Is this for a Xmas party or Halloween.......surley you must be talking Halloween......right?

December 14, 2005

What kind of shoes would..

you give him?

Two years after capture, Saddam wants new shoes Saddam_1

AFP Tuesday, 13 December , 2005, 16:32

Two years after being pulled from a "rat hole" in Iraq, former strongman Saddam Hussein is demanding clean clothes and new shoes, while his countrymen focus on this week's crucial election....

... The lawyer said Saddam needed the 14th century Arab sociological classic Al-Mukadima (The Introduction) by Tunisian academic bin Khaldun, and a new pair of shoes.

Saddam "asked only for Al-Mukadima by bin Khaldun, and new shoes because he has been wearing the same pair since his arrest two years ago." (continued...)

December 12, 2005

Another Reason

why men don't wear heels...........

High heels hinder man’s sobriety testMen

HARTLAND - A 38-year-old Oconomowoc man accused of drunken driving had difficulty balancing on one foot during a sobriety test because of the women’s shoes he was wearing.

The man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after Hartland police stopped him at 3:22 a.m. Dec. 3 on Highway 16 near North Avenue. During sobriety tests that led to the arrest, he had difficulty during the balancing portion of the test because he was wearing high heels, according to police (continued...)

October 03, 2005

Men in Heels

See, everyone loves heels

Beauties in Heels, and the Men Who Love Them

Published: October 2, 2005

CALL her a hussy, a tramp, even. But don't call her gay, especially to her face.

"I don't like men who like men," said Georgina, a plump 47, who wore a strawberry blond wig, saucers of blue eye shadow and enough pancake makeup to camouflage a beard. "I like a man who appreciates a woman."

At the Silver Swan, Saturday night is ladies' night, thanks in part to Ina.

Georgina, you see, is not a "genetic girl," or "double G," in the parlance of the transgender barflies who gathered one recent Saturday at the Silver Swan, a German restaurant on East 20th Street. Like most of the patrons that evening, Georgina leads a double life. By day, he is George, a buttoned-down receptionist from the Lower East Side who works at the Department of Education. By night, she is Georgina, a sassy, fun-loving woman who goes a little heavy on the makeup. And on the cocktails (Visit the NY Times for the rest of the article - Free Registration).

September 27, 2005

Big Men and their Shoes!

Yes, men do like their shoes, even if they are football cleats!

Commentary: Obsession with shoes makes Dolphins players sole mates

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Sunday, September 25, 2005

DAVIE — The question was a simple one.

"Why do you have so many shoes?" I asked Dolphins offensive guard Rex Hadnot, pointing toward nine pairs of size 15 Nike cleats piled at the bottom of his locker (continued...)

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Shoelover