Soled out?
I found it a bit irritating to read that the style of a pair of shoes for which I’ve been looking around for a while now had become fashionable owing to them having being worn by David Beckham and certain models at a recent Galliano fashion show.
The two-tone brogue has been popular since the 20s, with those eligible Oxford dandies seen in them. In the 80s, Ska brought them to new, entirely different kinds of feet and now the tawdry football star is wearing them.
I saw some original 30s pairs in the Duckers Bootmakers shop in Turl Street, Oxford, a few weeks’ back when my parents were visiting. Since then, I’ve seen one fellow in a pair, but he was sporting a straw boater and striped blazer too!
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- Originally published: 31 Oct 2005 in UK
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- Originally published: 19 Jul 2005 in Editorial
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- Originally published: 13 Apr 2006 in Editorial
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Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.
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