I have always had a fascination with the idea of wearing red shoes. The problem is that it is very hard to do. I actually have a pair, of quite red ones (like cherry red), but yet they may see the light of day once a year, if not less. It’s not that I don’t like wearing them but in a city like London where one is constantly bombarded by people, judging ones at that, I don’t like being the center of attention for 12 hours straight. Therefore I refrain from getting them out as much as I should. But that doesn’t mean I stopped liking them or the idea of red shoes. When I saw these, bespoke by Dimitri Bottier, I was quite enamored as they are a shade of red (slightly on the orange side) that I think could go by less noticed (not that they won’t be but not like a cherry red). And even better is that they are an extremely classic model paired with a very non classic color. That, for me, makes it an easier wear. And I am sure the owner these lovelies would agree!
Cherry red shoes are not acceptable in London? Really? That’s sad; I have some cherry oxfords and they are my favorites. Matter of fact, I would love to see a lot more red shoes (for reasonable prices) so that I could order some more. I even created a Pinterest board so I could keep track of all that I find:
https://www.pinterest.com/mikeschinkel/mens-shoes-in-shades-of-red/
Would love for you to write about why cherry red is frowned on, and show pics of your cherry red shoes in a future post.
P.S. I don’t love the red/orange of those shoes above. To me they stand out in a bad way far more than my cherry red shoes would.
many of the shoes in your page are burgundy though, which is not frowned upon. I meant like proper cherry red, the one used on a classic corvette. It’s a strong color and many in London are quite conservative and see being bold in your dress as peacockery, hence their tendency to wear mainly black shoes
Hi Justin, these are my shoes! They are still wearing really well!
very nice!