Photo: von Span Shoemaker W. S. Foster's visit to San Francisco last week renewed my love affair with the bespoke oxford design in the photo (would that it were more highly polished). Called the Thomas for no reason anyone has ever shared with me, the shoe was brought to the firm by Charlie Watts, the well dressed drummer for the Rolling Stones. Mr. Watts owns the first pair made in modern times.
I am thinking of the shoe with a soft square toe instead of the round one in the photo and colored a golden caramel. That is a color more Italian than British, as there are few sunny days in Britain on which to take advantage of such a look. But in the United States we have the weather for it and are able to pick and choose the best from both countries.
The first step will be to see if we can find an exterior color sample that matches the vision in my mind's eye.
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I'm not sure I would like the look of that shoe with a square toe, since the interesting part of the look is the curve in what would be the bal line. I think it might look incongruous. Possibly, I simply have no imagination.
I agree Will, a soft square toe such as the G&G toe or the Cleverly toe would be very nice. I have an EG in antique chestnut captoe that I love to wear in the spring sunshine. You may be thinking of even a more honey colored shoe.
A handsome shoe, but I must agree that I don't know I'd like it as well with a square toe either.
VERY nice shoe... has a 1920s look.
any more info on the history of the style ?
The Italians do tend to like more unconventional leather tones, which I assume includes golden caramel.
The adage brown should never be seen in town still rings true here in (formal) London. However, see Tricker's Bourton, Keswick or Kendal shoes in tan - worn from Brick Lane to Bridlington across all generations.
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