Revisiting Saddle Shoes

Wearing - Edwin chambray shirt, Levi's 511s, YMC saddle shoes, Uniqlo socks, COS leather lanyard.

Whilst most of us have been taking advantage of the major sales pre and post Christmas I made a pact with myself. Instead of rushing out to see what bargains I could snap up, I'd take a look through my own wardrobe and see which items I tend to neglect. We all have tones of stuff we don't seem to get round to wearing, either from buying stuff on a whim or saving it for a certain occasion. So my idea was to get out all the stuff that isn't in rotation and get wearing it! Simple as that really, I must have liked something about the item in the first place to buy it. So while money is tight I'll go back to these items, assess if they still work for me and get wearing them, if not then do I really need replace it or can I do without?

Something that falls into this category and certainly doesn't need getting rid of or replacing is these YMC grey and black suede saddle shoes, that I picked up in the 2010 winter sale for 70% off. They're surprisingly easy to wear and go most of the stuff I own.

Don't get me wrong I have bought a few bits and bobs in the sale (namely socks, desert boots and a couple of t shirts) but I will be thinking twice about if I really need something. When I do go shopping I may buy something little but I don't tend to buy a higher price point item just out of the blue. Luckily I enjoy the whole shopping experience so browsing is usually good enough for me. It's all relative really isn't it, while I don't have a full time job then this is that way it has to be. 

How did this season's sales work for you? 

This Week's Essentials - Saddle Shoes

Wearing - YMC Saddle Shoes, H&M slim jeans, Uniqlo red socks.

This week the sun is back in town and the boots have gone away(I'm sure only for a little while though), so I've finally got round to wearing my saddle shoes which I bought a few months ago. Saddle shoes have always been so out of reach as usually they are really hard to find in terms of vintage shops, as they get snapped up so quick or they're well out of my budget. For example the Mr. Hare saddle shoes were about £350. Well I managed to get these in a clearance sale for £30, down from around £120. 

I knew they wouldn't be a massive wearer but I can't miss a chance like that for such a good price. Really liking them with slim indigo jeans and a lighter chambray shirt, feeling a bit 50s you see. They went down pretty well at uni yesterday, Tweet sure liked them.

What do you think, like or too clowny?

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In other news you can now get 20% off at Tobi mens and womenswear with the promotion code SPADES20. I haven't done anything like this before but I thought, lets just give it a go. They sell all sorts of good stuff like A.P.C, Edwin, Martin Margiela, Dr. Martens, Garbstore, Acne ect... Ship worldwide too.

Saddle Shoes

Super close up shots of the leather, suede and orange sole combo.

I mentioned that I picked up some saddle shoes on Twitter about a month ago now and since uni has kicked right off I haven't really had time to think about what looks good on my feet. I've been grabbing for my Vans or Converse at any opportunity.

I took a bit of a break from my current project and decided to take a few snaps of these YMC Saddle shoes that I got in the sale(I am yet to wear them!). Saddle shoes were standard in the 50s but none wears them these days, no the heck not?  had to get them for the simple reason that when a shoe like this comes along you can't say no. Mens shoes don't work like buses, they don't all come at once, it's more like a strike day, not at all.

Here's how I'm planning on wearing them;

Navy pea coat, blue Velour shirt, beige Gap chinos, tartan M&S scarf, orange Uniqlo socks, YMC saddle shoes.

I didn't think I'd ever be matching my socks with the soles, that's new to me. The pea coat is also another new purchase, by a brand called Method via TKmaxx clearance. What do you think about the way I'm displaying the outfit? I quite like it actually, simple ideas are the best!

Thanks for all your feedback on the last post, all your comments will be going straight into my sketchbook.