-L.A.S
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Bass-hole
The Brockton is easily one of my favorite styles offered by Bass and is my preferred buck for S/S when focusing on value - $65 bucks are straight up highway robbery for such a good looking shoe. Apparently Bass is quite fond of the Brockton as well as they are releasing the shoe in a variety of new colors. I'm not sure if this move was motivated by the success of Florsheim by Duckie Brown or the fact that we have more men's style blogs then we know what to do with aka more supposed tastemakers to impress. You may think I am blowing the importance or influence of the blogosphere out of proportion, but let's be honest, would we have seen a release like this two years ago? One year ago even? Anyhow, all of these colorways are interesting takes on a classic, but none of them really do it for me. That probably has to do with the off white sole, which I can't really get down with - a personal choice of course. Now, if Bass threw that navy suede joint on a red brick sole we would be in business no doubt and, I can't front, that natural leather welt is tasty. If you're someone who tends to gravitate towards more "fashion-y" kicks (these are undoubtedly "pop" colors), but can't afford something like Rachel Comey you might want to holler.
-L.A.S
-L.A.S
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I saw these exact shoes in the same colorways at Nordstrom, under their 1901 label, so either Bass is making them for the Nords, or vice versa. Also they were $100, so the Bass shoes are a better deal.
ReplyDeleteThese are ight, but the feature on white ones on valet look better. True about the fashiony part. I like the grey the best.
ReplyDeletethis post and the one before it are my all-time favorites. I've never left a comment, but these are ACE!
ReplyDeleteI'm liking these, not sure about the sole but like the uppers and the colours. I think they're an inexpensive way to try out coloured footwear with out spending £100s on shoes. The light blues are my favorites of this lot.
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