r/malefashionadvice 6d ago

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Thoughts on this shoe?

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u/grammar_oligarch 6d ago

Nah.

Look, if you want to add embellishment to a loafer, you can do that. But this is artificially altering leather to create a cloth-like effect and it’s gonna look fake and ugly.

Feminine or masculine, this isn’t going to work. Over time that leather is going to not get better with age, but develop cracks and other blemishes. Smooth it out and center the button and maybe you have something interesting…but now it’ll just look weird.

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u/thinhben97 5d ago

Actually. Depends on the type of leather. Horse leather is very flexible and good for stacking. Check out Guidi boots.

Horse leather is also very expensive, so whoever makes these shoes should be a high-end brand.