Splice the mainbrace!

14 生活時尚 S T Y L E
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
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TAIPEI TIMES
Splice the mainbrace!
Deck shoes are back — and they’re not just for yuppies
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Timberland dark-blue deck shoes
NT$4,200
Trendy dark blue-and-brown design
with anti-slip soles.
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Sperry classic brown deck shoes
NT$2,580 (Payeasy ezwalking)
Waterproof with anti-slip soles.
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Lacoste brown deck shoes
NT$3,980
Classic 1980s yuppie chic.
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B
Aldo suede deck shoes
NT$3,680
Snazzy metal buckle instead of
laces for men who don’t like to
tie their shoes.
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Lacoste dark-blue deck shoes
NT$3,980
These shoes are sturdy and
won’t lose their shape easily.
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Long relegated to the confines
of prep schools and yacht clubs,
boat shoes have recently been
appropriated by a cooler demographic
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Tips:
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Rule No. 1: Lose the socks.
Rule No. 2: Just because deck shoes are fashionable,
it doesn’t mean you have permission to break out the Oakleys and your
grubby white hat or rugby shirt.
Darker boat shoes go well with a white button-down shirt, vest and trousers.
Match brown two-tones with a gingham shirt and skinny black
trousers that stop at the ankles. Bold tones and designs with contrast
stitching work with new T-shirts and modish polo shirts.
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Sperry brown suede deck shoes
NT$2,880 (Payeasy ezwalking)
Just in time for autumn.
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Vans black canvas deck shoes
NT$1,680
Fancy a game of chess?
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Taiji shiny black deck shoes
NT$980 (Yahoo)
Don’t wear these handmade
leather shoes on a yacht.
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Timberland two-tone brown
leather deck shoes
NT$4,200
The Platonic ideal of the deck
shoe.
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Inthing beige canvas deck shoes
NT$650 (Yahoo)
Canvas with suede lacing.
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IMmense black deck shoes
NT$2,2880
Leather with white suede laces.
Celebrating a century of quality footwear:
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riginally designed for US soldiers in World War I, Red Wing shoes are popular
among such celebrities as J-Pop star Takuya Kimura, Puffy and Cape No. 7 (海角七
號) star Van Fan (范逸臣).
Red Wing Shoes
Address: A, 31, Ln 101, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市忠孝東路四段101巷31號A)
Telephone: (02) 8773-5598
Open: Weekdays from noon to 9:30pm; Saturdays from 11am to 10pm; Sundays from 11am to 9:30pm
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Rageblue dark brown deck shoes
NT$3,900
Part deck shoe, part chukka boot
— a useful combination when
it’s cold and wet.
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Rageblue two-tone suede deck
shoes
NT$3,640
Wear these if you want to add a
bit of color to a casual outfit but
don’t like sneakers.
Vendors:
RW-8134
NT$8,000
RW-8875
NT$9,000
RW-9010
NT$8,000
RW-2971
NT$12,000
Aldo (02) 8101-7897
Back to British (YAHOO!奇摩拍賣帳號: ninehommy)
Rageblue (02) 2731-4102
Playa
(02) 8647-3245
IMmense (02) 8771-3032
Timberland (02) 2528-1118
Lacoste (02) 8771-1184
Vans (02) 2796-1656
Sperry
(03) 346-1357
EzWalking (好鞋網) (www.ezwalking.com.tw)
Wam (02) 2552-5951
Tahsinmei (達新美) (02) 2331-7147
— Translated from thE Liberty Times’ Weekender by Jens Kastner