Are there any slippers that a young man can wear with style?

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Or even ... allure?

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Hell, no.

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Well, that it is disappointing.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:27 (seventeen years ago) link

i think it's about how you wear them, more than the slippers qua slippers.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Hell, no.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:45 (seventeen years ago) link

i have a pair of black leather cree mocassions, with black fur detailing, and a sun motif beaded in gold and black...even those?

― FUCKTHISSHIT (JACKLOVE), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Kung Fu slippers!
http://www.valleymartialarts.com/images/kung%20fu%20soft%20sole.JPG

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:16 (seventeen years ago) link

What about khaki espadrilles?

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:17 (seventeen years ago) link

http://image.bizrate.com/resize?sq=160&uid=448007523&mid=23202

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Those espadrilles are a bit fancy smancy if you ask me.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, they look like Vans.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:31 (seventeen years ago) link

From what I understand, real espadrilles are just canvas hastily glued to old rope.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:32 (seventeen years ago) link

sewn onto old rope, and very comfortable they are too. A better pair of shoes for 5 euros can not be had.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.maunesabaters.com/espardenyes_14.jpg

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

fuck style, m&s slippers in the house all the way. hell yeah.

― Frogm@n henry (Frogm@n henry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Is that truly "fuck style" these days? I must be out of the loop.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:58 (seventeen years ago) link

"I can't wait till you get home, baby"

"Whys that"

"I'm rockin it fuck style for ya, sugar"

"What?"

"I got M&S slippers on, all the way"

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:03 (seventeen years ago) link

im not the best prose stylist

― Frogm@n henry (Frogm@n henry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:14 (seventeen years ago) link

But you can bring the thunderpants.jpg like nobody's business, so it's all good.

― The PEW Research Center for Panty-Twisting (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:38 (seventeen years ago) link

slippers are GREAT.

― lexpretend (lexpretend), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I like to think that it's related to porky-pig style

xpost

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:45 (seventeen years ago) link

lex otm

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link

what are the alternatives? socks? shoes INDOORS? *barefoot*?

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Crocs.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I think you must be comfortable with your own old man style.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link

crocs are horrible bits of plastic. not comfy! also not very alluring?

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link

they are so supremely comfortable that I could give a shit if they are alluring.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Toooooootally comfy. Lack of allure accusation hits the mark, tho.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Anyway, I think gents should either wear the very bottom of the "don't give a shit" scale like cheapo Chinatown slip-ons (HI DERE BRYCE) or else have a decided preference in some particular style/brand for their own reasons and be willing to embrace the old-man style, as Miz Mis said.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Big puffy synthetic fleece things with sock tops are not approved, I think is what I'm trying to say. Either take 1) simplest and cheapest possible while still being made of natural, breatheable, biodegradeable materials, or b) pick your luxury and run with it.

Of course, Crocs fulfill neither category but they're kind of house & errand shoes.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:00 (seventeen years ago) link

I've taken to wearing Birkenstocks with woolly socks around the house. But I am not a young man.

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Hell, no.

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Hi, Dan!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Hi!

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:41 (seventeen years ago) link

What's wrong with shoes indoors? I mean, you don't wear slippers in the office or in the pub, do you?

(Actually I think Tim knows someone who DOES wear slippers in the office, but I may be wrong here)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link

There are a whole bunch of people who are (almost) unspeakably horrified at the prospect of tracking dirt and germs from the outdoors to the in-. I'm with them as far as having to re-wash floors and re-varnish the wood is concerned, or trying to un-stain the carpets or similar; those things take good time and/or money to fix. But for "germs" alone? No. Just me.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link

I think socks are just fine for walking aaround inside, thank you very much. Slippers are a fascist plot to get people to spend money frivolously.

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:56 (seventeen years ago) link

OTM.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:57 (seventeen years ago) link

What about going out to get the paper/mail/cigarettes? One could put one's regular shoes on but that's such a tedious, repetitive task! And do you have stairs in yr house, Dan?

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:58 (seventeen years ago) link

shoes = dirty
socks = feet still cold
slippers = feet cosy and warm :D

― lexpretend (lexpretend), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Also, if you're concerned about how sexy your slippers are, you shouldn't be having sex. SO SEZ DAN.

What about going out to get the paper/mail/cigarettes? One could put one's regular shoes on but that's such a tedious, repetitive task! And do you have stairs in yr house, Dan?

If you're going outside, you put on shoes! It's not that hard!

My place doesn't have stairs but my parents' place and my in-laws do; I've managed both without slippers just fine.

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Okay, maybe I have unnaturally warm feet but what kind of sad, tissue-paper sex are you wearing, Lex?

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link

I could pretend to take some amusing, lofty stance on this but quite practically speaking, socks are neither warm enough, nor sturdy enough, nor non-slip enough in my family home, which is old and drafty and has all wood floors & stairs, and where the dog occasionally spills his water on the kitchen floor and socks pick up an alarming amount of cat hair. In a clean, moderately sized apartment? Probably totally do-able!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:02 (seventeen years ago) link

i love slippers.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Tissue paper sex leads to cold feet, I think that should be obvious.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link

I find if I only wear socks on my feet, I catch my little toes on doors and table legs and it hurts like bejimminy!

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:11 (seventeen years ago) link

lex is otm.

shoes are not always so comfy! depending on the shoes of course -- but lex and i wear 8-hole cherry-red DMs, which aren't great for a night on the sofa.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I am a total sockist.

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:25 (seventeen years ago) link

(omg I just noticed the hilarious typo I made upthread)

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Seeing as how you're Dan Perry, I assumed it was purposeful.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:28 (seventeen years ago) link

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Who knew that 40% of ILX were Mr. Rogers sockpuppets?

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Occasionally, I wear slippers that look like this:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/tapestore/slippers.jpg

― Tape Store (Tape Store), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:21 (seventeen years ago) link

leather slippers protect toes much better than socks do, and style is not the point

― nuneb (nuneb), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:21 (seventeen years ago) link

socks aren't stylish either

― nuneb (nuneb), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link

But it is the point, of Alba's question.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link

We worry too much, about style.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:25 (seventeen years ago) link

why is everyone so hung up about feet?

― nuneb (nuneb), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:25 (seventeen years ago) link

HI DERE BRYCE

Ha: Just last week Bryce stopped on Park Avenue right in front of my workplace to shift some things around in his bag and check his hair in the front window, and I had to mentally confirm that it was him by checking that he was wearing Chinatown slippers. But he finished adjusting and moved along before I could say hi.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:27 (seventeen years ago) link

That's awesome!! What the poor child is gonna do when it snows, I have no idea.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Unsexy slippers are the sexiest thing of all—to be able to wear something so incredibly dowdy and still drive my husband wild with desire. Like handicapping a racehorse, fleece-lined scuffs advertise my volcanic baseline hottness.

The same applies to my general slovenliness, feral-slut hair, disinclination to change my clothes, wear makeup or give a shit in any way.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.shipton-usa.com/images/ms-plain-green-300.jpg

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I knew it was a matter of time before ilx's sartoriar godfather made an appearance.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

sartorial.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

wow. that was the most amazing thing I've ever read, Beth.

"feral-slut hair"!!!

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link

I KNOW THIS ANSWER

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

I love slippers so much I have regularly got in the car and only realised later that I still had them on. I've set off for holidays twice with them on. I would happily wear them to work but The Man says I can't.

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:36 (seventeen years ago) link

haha I was just going to post feral-slut hair in quotes w/ exclamation points, but I see someone else has.

For the record, feral-slut hair is the most sexy hair-style.

― has been plagued with problems since its erection in 1978 (nklshs), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link

"feral slut-hair"!!!

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link

I just saw a man wearing the slipper whose photo Michael White posted. Without socks. With rolled-up jeans. I ran from him.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link

So you would not be blinded by his solar-flare level élan.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:47 (seventeen years ago) link

so obviously:
http://shoes.lovetoknow.com/images/e/ee/Deck_shoes.jpg

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:49 (seventeen years ago) link

The sad reality in, my case, is actually this:

http://www.shoemall.com/assets/product_images/styles/medium/600377BNE1R.jpg

If I'm not barefoot, I'll slip on an old pair of these and on weekends, when I'm doing laundry downstairs, that's pretty often.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:25 (seventeen years ago) link

O temperate climes!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:26 (seventeen years ago) link

O intemperate mores!

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 20:03 (seventeen years ago) link

House Shoes, AKA Crip Slips AKA those wide wale corduroy slipers from the army surplus or swap meet that come in black, brown and navy.

― OMGMarcosDiosMio (mucho), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 21:48 (seventeen years ago) link

WTF is w/the $50 Volcom/Osiris/et. al skate slippers at Zumiez for $60+?

http://www.killerdana.com/killerdana/assets/product_images/PAIOIDFGEHGPANDBt.jpg

http://www.k5.com/images/products06/VOLCOM/M/STONEBEDROOMSLIP_TWD1.jpg

Hush puppies w/ a Volcom stone...WHY?

― Abbott (Abbott), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 22:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Slippers are fucking awful. Sloppy, usually ugly, and they just bring down the quality of any outfit, no matter how nice the rest of it is. Crocs especially make me want to start hacking off feet left and right.

― ALLAH FROG (Mingus Dew), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Stay away from me with that hacksaw, jesus chr--HEY I MEAN IT!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 23:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Like handicapping a racehorse, fleece-lined scuffs advertise my volcanic baseline hottness.

The same applies to my general slovenliness, feral-slut hair, disinclination to change my clothes, wear makeup or give a shit in any way.

It still amazes me how my mother and her friends are shocked by women over the age of 16 who don't dye their hair, wear makeup, or generally try unnatural means to "look their best". I told my mother that when blokes started wearing makeup, I might too.

As for slippers for blokes, I like these Hermes ones:

http://www.jonesbootmaker.com/ebusiness1/images/product/large/Hermes_Black_L.jpg

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 10:41 (seventeen years ago) link

The Bloke doesn't wear slippers, but instead has a pair of brown leather flip flops (possibly Timberland ones, but I am not sure) which he wears around the house. He often complains that his feet are cold though.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:02 (seventeen years ago) link

http://weblogs.variety.com/photos/uncategorized/jeanpaulgautier.jpeg http://a1377.g.akamai.net/7/1377/8278/20060215215603/www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P62005/P62005_hero.jpg http://www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P99332/P99332_hero.jpg

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:05 (seventeen years ago) link

accentmonkey: those are part of a makeup line for men called "tout beau", by jean-paul gaultier

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:06 (seventeen years ago) link

My colleague's suggestion:

http://www.freewebs.com/spun_measured_and_cut/images/DSC00200.JPG

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:11 (seventeen years ago) link

That looks like you have a couple of dead squirrels lashed to your feet.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I think that's pretty much what it is.

Personally, I'm veering towards:

http://www.nznature.co.nz/images/snugglyslippers2.jpg

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Also : the clog version of australian Ugg boots (I think they are called 'cluggs') look rather cosy ....

http://www.emocs.com/uggs/cozy.jpg

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Techno-colleague has suggested the inevitable USB-powered slipper.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Presumably you can't roam too far from your USB hub though, and I suspect there would be a certain amount of wire-tripping-overage done.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:29 (seventeen years ago) link

CJ: I do like the look of those cluggs, much as I've always hated uggs.

Tracer: If you can get my Dad to wear that makeup, I will be impressed.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 11:52 (seventeen years ago) link

My ex boyfriend used to wear slippers like these, but brown:

http://dts.ystoretools.com/1002/images/250x1000/woslforki.jpg

(I thoroughly approve of slippers, BTW. I have LL Bean sleep shippers. They are toasty comfy, I'd wear them all the time, even outside, if they had better soles. They're kind of rubber, so I can just about put out the rubbish in them, but wouldn't wear them properly walking.)

― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I have very steep stairs in my house, and the stair treads are particularly narrow, making them incompatible with the wearing of most slippers esp big novelty ones such as those which Kate has posted as, while they look really cool, they'd be too dangerous. I could see myself going base-over-apex all the way down the stairs if I tripped while wearing those.

Narrow steep stairs + big slippers + my general state of sleepyheaded clumsiness = a broken neck for sure

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:14 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't wear big novelty slippers! That was my ex!

I wear ones like these (lower left hand corner) now. Very comfy. And with rubber soles for going down stairs. (And if you feel like going climbing about on television transmitters.)

http://www.llbean.com/shop/guidePages/wickedGoodSlippers/images/mensimg2.jpg

― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:20 (seventeen years ago) link

They're nice! They're like a suede-y version of those jaunty deck shoes you wear on board yachts.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes! Except the jaunty strings keep coming untied, and I trip over those.

― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:25 (seventeen years ago) link

And there you were, trying to convince me the'd be safe to wear on my steep stairs .....

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:30 (seventeen years ago) link

http://designer-entrepreneurs.com/blog/illustrations/freudian_slippers.jpg

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:49 (seventeen years ago) link

one month passes...

who would wear these?
ihttp://www.rpgshop.com/images/uploaded/spiderslippers.jpeg

and cthulu slippers, subtle and stylish - try to deny.
ihttp://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/CthuluSlippers2.jpg

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 12 February 2007 02:57 (seventeen years ago) link

(whoops - thought ihttp still worked in the sandbox)

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 12 February 2007 02:59 (seventeen years ago) link

"I can't wait till you get home, baby"
"Whys that"
"I'm rockin it fuck style for ya, sugar"
"What?"

"I got M&S slippers on, all the way"

bahahahaha

[...] to be able to wear something so incredibly dowdy [...] like handicapping a racehorse, fleece-lined scuffs advertise my volcanic baseline hottness.

The same applies to my general slovenliness, feral-slut hair, disinclination to change my clothes, wear makeup or give a shit in any way.

I unconditionally endorse this stance.

― ice bat f/k/a xero (ice bat f/k/a xero), Monday, 12 February 2007 03:19 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.akrondesign.com/foundation/images/items/renaissancemen.jpg

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 12 February 2007 03:41 (seventeen years ago) link

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