Out of the Blue

By Izzy

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Excluding saddle shoes and a few other exceptions, Izzy is averse to two-toned footwear. And were you to ask him to imagine blue-and-white boots, he would start to gag mentally. And yet there are these highly unusual boots from Grenson, the storied British cordwainer, which, despite consisting of off-white canvas and light-blue leather infill, somehow work wonderfully. They are not exactly meant for everyday wear, but if you find your self running a tropical colony while wearing a pith helmet…

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 11:32 am by Izzy and is filed under Men's Fashion, Shoes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Responses to “Out of the Blue”

Adam Says:
December 31st, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I very much like Balmoral boots.

Sadly, not all share this opinion. I saw it said today that “The vamp says ‘dress’ and the rest of the shoe says ‘let’s colonize India’. ” :(
Gregor Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I would like to buy these boots. Where is it possible?