Channeling: Candy Captain + New shoe phase

I'm still hooked to my BLAZER drug.

And stepping on to my next shoe phase-

Dark DRESS SHOES.

Since my bigotry to height-shortening dark footwear AND most importantly DRESS SHOES have been officially halted, my brave beau geste was to buy this pair of what I call "baby Derbies".

A Derby shoe is a style of leather shoe with open lacing. The tongue of the shoe is made with the same piece of leather as the vamp, and the facings with the lacing holes meet together over the tongue, and are not stitched to the tongue at the bottom.

Derby shoes

"Baby Derbies" since they're akin to DERBY shoes (no brogeuing or toe punching patterns and open-laced), but not as formal-looking as it is. WADE had this versatile, more street-friendly version. It was a no-brainer grabbing it!

DARK shoes aren't bad at all. Except for being wholesome & casual, it antes up a look to smart-casual or casual-formal standing.

See how dark shoes make an outfit look "mature" or senescent? POWER: Donned my custom-made blue blazer (patterned after my mom's work jacket) / POPPER: My pink-striped shirt to still be "youthful".

blue blazer: custom YVES, Identify.
pink-striped shirt: ISIS

yellow belt: METRO AYALA, Cebu

denim jeans: LEVI'S

pointed black "baby" Derbies: WADE

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At DINO LLOREN’s 2009 Resort Collection show at THE PENTHOUSE