Gaziano & Girling Deco Range

While this is not really 'first to bring you news,' I figured that since you can't find the entire Deco range in colored pictures, I would put that up for all of you that might have yet to see them. And for those that might not be familiar, the Deco range is a new array of shoes produced by Gaziano & Girling that are meant to offer that happy medium between RTW and bespoke. You might wonder what that means? Well, having the intentions of giving RTW a 'bespoke' look, they had to tighten the waist of the shoe, and considering the only way to do that was to do it by hand, that is what they did. So for every Deco model available, the waist was lasted by hand, thus providing a RTW shoe that actually has handwork put into it, unlike the millions of liars in the shoe industry who claim to have 'hand-made' RTW shoes. Well, there is not much more to say other than feast your eye's on these beauties and enjoy!

Today's Favorites - Black Shoes

Two Above: Gaziano & Girling

Two Above: Corthay (Pictures Courtesy Of: Leffot)

Boot Above: Carreducker

Shoe Above: Dimitri Bottier

Today, one of my readers told me that he was under the impression that I was anti black shoes and disagreed with me on that regard. While I assured him that it was not the case, I understood why he may have been under that impression due to my recent writing as well as some in the past. So for the rest of you who may have believed the same, let me set the record straight.

I believe that a black dress shoe in an essential piece in every man's wardrobe. What I do not agree with is the heavy emphasis that many people (and societal thought) put on owning black shoes and their necessity for business attire. A black shoe is not the end-all-be-all shoe. It's not the most versatile shoe and it's not the most important in a man's wardrobe. These opinions (which some people claim as fact) are what I have trouble with. I love a black shoe, if it can set itself apart from the rest. But your average black cap or apron toe that every business man in the States, England and quite possibly any other metropolitan area in the world, is just plain boring and inconsequential.

So to back up my point of liking black shoes, I have displayed some here that I find quite appealing. I hope this helps clear up any confusion.