Mr Hare shoe pornographer.

The first luxury brand that I ever really got interested in was Mr Hare. There was something about that first collection, titled Purest Form, that had made a category of shoes - black dress shoes - suddenly the most rock n roll, badarse things on the planet whereas before my experience was that of arguing over what my school shoe would be in Clarks with my fiery haired mother. They never had originals in Derby but admittedly I didn't know what that was then. I definitely wasn't about to rock up to school wearing wallabies and quoting Ghostface but still. Nah mean!?

Anyway to continue my adventure of shoe discovery I quickly ate up everything I could about the brand and the man (Marc Hare is the big guy with dreads who runs the label) and it quickly became a firm favourite. I looked on with respect, excitement and the kind of lustful inspiration that maybe I could do something like that one day. He has a shop in Mayfair around the corner from DSM so he's #livingthedream.

But in recent seasons there are two or three models that have been brought in to the collection that I actively dislike. The first is the trainer. Why? Leave trainers to companies that create classics and leave the Prada sport to Prada. The trainer comes in a couple of designs one of which is a German Army Trainer and the other one is an original design which looks like an air max mated with a square ended lace up. 

The next is the sandal. These I don't mind so much but I am not sure anyone should ever be that comfortable. Where would you rock these anyway? Am I jealous I don't have a yacht? Yes. Aqua Riva is the only place to wear these.

Don't misunderstand me though the rest of the collection is beautiful and full of. my favourite shoes that I can't afford. Nice.

Here are my three favourites and where/how I'd wear them:

 Blue leather Freud boots - would wear these day to day to just walk in the room and create a presence. Wouldn't necessarily have to wear anything with them because you'd be creating a presence... right?

Genet black and python - fucks with these because of the absolute badman nature of the shoe. Mad tassle game yo. You could be ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND FEEL LIKE RICK ROSS WOULD FEEL LIKE IF HE WAS REAL.

Arno slipper in black suede: <<< suede slippers. In black. Rabbit fur lining. I don't need any other words to justify this choice. Black suede rabbit fur lined slippers. Luxury Ninja.

Seth.

Air Max 90 Hyperfuse

If I could I would wear Comme Des Garcons mainline whilst doing my weekly Aldi food shop, just because, you know, hashtag menswear. But the reality is that the Mancunian climate was not created for linen or suede or Church's Sovereign Loafers que Kanye West having a run in with the paparazzi - seen here a few weeks ago Mr West's feet were sporting some fetching Air Max 90's way before general release.

I missed out on the Air Max's when they were released in the UK but managed to grab the last size from STAB in Berlin. I now have footwear that are hype and practical.

Thom Browne

I recently visited Berlin and stumbled upon Soto, a fantastic store with a mix of high end and hasthtag menswear brands including Dries Van Noten, Carven and Engineered Garments. I saw for the first time with my own eyes a few pieces of Thom Browne garms.

Here are some fantastic garments I am unable to purchase due to my bank balance being in the minus. Not sure how I feel about the jackets being so short, my ass is on some next level Beyonce level as my intake of calories has quadrupled since living at home and being unemployed.

Check out Soto Berlin they're a really nice bunch of guys

Albam Surf Jacket (bumble bee edition)

So, having been following Albam clothing for a little bit I can deduce that basically the deal is that they create cool basics and then throw in some more interesting well made pieces to freshen things up. Admittedly once I wrote that I realised that that's pretty much any brands strategy but Albam do it well and with a very cool aesthetic that blurs the lines between #menswear and #streetwear (check out fourpins' list). One of the picks of their latest product launches was this surf jacket/cagoule. Bearing in mind that the weather will turn well shit soon I think that this would prove really useful. The print comes via a collaboration between Albam and an Australian called brand Riz boardshorts although we all know that whoever buys this will wear it around town and down to Tesco's and that but nowhere near Australia. Unless you actually are Australian or plan on going there or something crazy like that. 

Seth.