Use your loaf

Loafers in general are slip-on shoes we all know, but there is maximum debate to be had about the amount of decorative faff to have on them.

Here's an eclectic selection from a website I stumbled across the other day. Fucking mental, I'm sure you'll agree - the span of styles defies belief.

In some shops, we're used to finding your minimalist Bass Weejun and the fully fringed and tassled loafer is another classic. But here we've got, for instance, round-toed tassled loafers without a fringe, square toed tassled loafers without a fringe, square toed tassled loafers with a fringe, loafers with a fringe but no tassles, square-toed Bass Weejuns, suede Bass Weejuns, Bass Weejuns with metal buckle, suede Bass Weejuns with metal buckle, Bass Weejuns (and otherwise) with contrasting stitching and this doesn’t even mention the exotic range of leather colours you can find, all the way from navy blue up to oxblood burgundy and “sage” (which is apparently a kind of beige colour), including some that have contrasting tassles and leather. There are also a great many of these various styles in suede and basketweave leather.

Anyway you can check out the site here. 

As Eddie Izzard once said, there is a thin line between cool and looking like a dickhead. The question raised from the chaotic pairs of shoes above is where to draw the line on experimentation.

​What do you reckon?