The Trouble With Shoes

Shoes, as we all kow, are a tricky thing.  They can either make or break an outfit.  Not unsurprisingly, then, the great likelihood of style impropriety makes it sensible to forgo expertise in this particular area.  Most men, I have noticed, generally rotate between 3-4 shoes annually!  But there are just a few shoe styles that I could never get into.  Here they are:

The LL Bean Boot

I know people love this boot, but they just do not look good, no matter what you wear them with.  In fact, I can't decide which is worst: Tucking the pants into the boot or wearing the pants regularly over the boot.  Both looks are rather awkward.  Please do not wear these boots.


The White-Black Saddle Shoe

Now there is nothing wrong with saddle shoes, provided that you stay away from the standard white-black variety:

These always look awkward, no matter how you wear them.  Other varieties, however, can look really, really nice:

The Wallaby Boot

As you can see, this shoe does not look good either.