If you dream of the right boot, you are in good company with dapperQ. Trendy may work in other areas of your wardrobe but boots, you know at a gut level, have to be classic. Unfortunately, you don’t often find the intersection of style and heft in women’s boots. Many of us make do with(…)
Pumped Up Kicks is my seasonal roundup of seriously cool shoes. This month I’m focusing on 2012 boots. Last week, we featured an awesome eco-friendly boot by Timberland that people went bananas over but is currently sold out. So, I’ve assembled a list of equally killer boots that will help soften the blow (keeping in(…)
Pumped Up Kicks is my seasonal roundup of seriously cool shoes. This month I’m focusing on high tops. The high top can turn an ordinary outfit into a rock n’ roll glam/hip hop chic ensemble. For example: Here are my high top picks that come in dapperQ sizes: BIBIAN, $50, Aldo VEENUS (Congac), $130, Steve(…)
1992: International Space Year. The leap year that gave us the give of Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” and Silence of the Lambs. The year the Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-American team to win the World Series. The year that skateboarding ruled the concrete. I’m talking about 1992 so much because(…)
This past weekend, I went on a recon mission with Candice Williamson of Dykes on BiCycles (DOBC), and boy was it shoeccessful. You see, DOBC, a rad group of cyclists who go on freemonthly trips around New York City, is hosting a Pride Kick-Off Party on June 10th which will include (among other cool events)(…)
For me, inextricably linked to my love of sneakers is a secret fear of/disdain for the rest of the shoe family. I know I might be putting a target on my back by admitting this, but I just can’t get down with the dress shoe. No matter how hard I try, I wind up looking(…)
I fucking love sneakers. As my girlfriend noted the other day, “You don’t get excited for anything like you get excited about sneakers.” And it’s true. The power that envelops me once I behold a shiny new pair is almost spiritual. A force of nature, of fulfillment, and of higher meaning. Plus, they come in(…)
Visiting a great site men’s fashion site called Valet, I came across Bed/Stu, a company that was launched “with the purpose of creating footwear inspired by the tough and resilient streets of Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.” Not surprisingly, their oft-distressed styles are terrific for gender benders as well as going great with your favorite pit bull.(…)
First off, I am going to be RAD NEWS when I get Photoshop (this is my first attempt at photo editing using Keynote.) Gone will be the days of my having a limited wardrobe. A distant memory of a butch invisibility in worldwide fashion. In this shot (which I practically did for Saks Fifth(…)
Maybe this post is about myriad ways to tie your shoes. Or maybe it’s simply an excuse to show you my NEW OXFORDS! I friggin’ love these Cole Hahn wonders. No one is impervious to their power! (These bad boys are next — they are blue! — do not tell my wife!) I bought them(…)