In an underground car park at Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne Fashion Week delivered a cutting edge menswear showcase that could have taken place in Milan or Paris.
Fashion is “a despot whom the wise ridicule and obey”, according to Ambrose Bierce. We think we’ll stick with ridicule in this case.
But we’re right behind the change in sock policy at the Melbourne Cup. No, not for the horses, for the fashion-conscious male in The Birdcage (haunt of the glitterati). Yes, you can now go sockless!
Your go-to choice this year should be the loafer,and preferably in suede. Not only are they designed to be worn sans socks but they add a rakish touch to the formality of your suit.
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I will advise Jim on how he needs to up his look for the time in Melbourne.
No socks! That will lighten the suitcases.
no socks? why even bother with the shoes?
Leslie
Oh no, Leslie, the whole point is the combination. The next fashion, I predict, will be socks without shoes.
The price of shoes these days – it wouldn’t surprise me. Also your shoes would wear out faster if you don’t wear socks.
No socks? What about the blisters? I guess they don’t walk enough to get blisters on their heels.
Dorothy you will never be a fashion icon if you worry about something like blisters on your heels. We must suffer to be cool.
Suffer? I get blisters even with socks…