I got this note yesterday from my buddy Ryan out in Arizona — as you can see from the photos above, Ryan is wearing his Classic Five Fingers to the office with his suit slacks!
Hey Justin,
Happy New Year. Well, I finally did it – I work in a suit type environment but just couldn’t put my feet into shoes this morning. So, here I am at the office kickin’ it in my classics (which I love). I’d be sporting the Moc’s if I could just pony up and buy some.
No doubt Ryan got some odd looks due to his unique combination, but I applaud his courage and I’m sure his feet were thanking him! Men’s dress shoes just aren’t comfortable!
One reply on “Ryan in Arizona heads to work in his Classic VFFs”
“Real” dress shoes, the shoemaker made type is quite ok on your feet actually. The bad thing is the heel (keep it low!), but the leather sole is very firm (nearly no cushioning), and there’s no arch support. So after moccasin type of shoes, I think that truly classic gentlemens shoes are the shoes that mess the least with your feet, if you buy a pair that fits properly (which not everyone does).
However, nowadays there’s a lot of massproduced “dress shoes” with different kinds of cushioning rubber midsoles and arch support etc, which apart from not looking as good as the classics also mess with your feet.