i'm putting this up for me mainly

denim & leather richelieu shoes from lanvin's spring/summer 09 collection. hit the link for more pictures....thanks selectism.(http://www.selectism.com/news/2009/01/13/lanvin-denim-and-leather-richelieu-shoes/)

for the four people reading this (thank you, i appreciate it, all praise due, etc etc)....thoughts? at first i loved them, then i actually started thinking about how (and when) one would wear these. without seeing the pictures, i only thought of three words after reading "denim & leather" shoes: dear. god. why?

after looking at the pictures, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't impressed. i never thought it'd be possible to call the combination of these two materials on a shoe "tasteful" but lanvin succeeded. then again, with the amount of flip-flopping i've done while looking at the different views, it's possible i might retract all of this within minutes. 

here's the main thing that bothers me about the shoes -- it's not like you can throw these on if you're trying to get dressed up. the shoes are too well made to be "ironic"...these aren't fucking chucks, guy. on the other hand, i'd feel like too much of a canadian in a tuxedo wearing these with jeans. wait a second.....i figured it out. these shoes would be the best choice of footwear for someone wearing the full canadian tux. (sidenote: do i even have to explain the canadian tuxedo? denim. denim jacket. denim shirt. denim pants. and finally, tasteful denim dress shoes). looks like a big thank you is in order to lanvin for solving this sartorial predicament. phewwwwwwwww. i've only been seriously (and i use that very loosely) blogging for like 3 days now & i've already pointed out how to solve a world problem.

you're welcome.