I've had no need for suits or formal shoes for a long time and so have non. I've just had casual relationships and so never really dressed up for dates.
But now I'm in a serious relationship and I want to take her somewhere nice. I'm not wearing a suit, but i should probably have some nicer shoes than sneakers.
I'm kind of poor so $150 is about the limit. Someone recommended black desert boots but supposedly its a meme.
tl;dr whats a not too expensive nice shoe to dress up for a date?
Jose Taylor
Desert boots are a meme but they look nice to normies who don't know any better
Ethan Martin
Desert boots are classic and look great. Esp. Finished leather ones like in the pic
Bentley Robinson
She would probably count as a normie. But I'm not trying to get a $150 meme just to wear every so often on a date. Is there something similarly clean?
Jeremiah Williams
Desert Boots are ideal for your situation, honestly
Dominic Robinson
Desert boots are fine. I like the beeswax ones.
Luke Russell
Desert boots or wingtips
Blake Miller
imo if ur skinny get chelseas if u don't have skeletor legs get deserts i think chelseas are easier to dress up so they'd be more versatile just don't be that guy who wears a sweatshirt + distressed lightwash jeans with them
Xavier Garcia
Can I throw in a curve ball?
Wallabies or weavers
Andrew Davis
So even though they're a meme, they're the best choice? That makes things easier.
I'll never wear distressed clothing of any kind.
I was also considering the desert london which seem to be just shoe versions of desert boots
Grayson Bell
Just get some blüchers in a natural brown color, John Lobb makes nice entry-level ones.
Aaron Ramirez
There's desert boots with a rubber sole for like $80. They're the bushacre version
Carter White
They're not a meme Veeky Forums's just being retarded like always. You're a fool if you take fashion advice from Veeky Forums
Jack Bailey
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Tyler Martin
Bro, if you like Desert Boots, cop them. fuck all of that "this and that is a meme". Jesus, have some kind of a brain to make decisions for yourself man
Ayden Richardson
Chelsea boots would be my go to
Gavin Sullivan
Get the black suede desert boots over the leather. The black suede looks great and is surprisingly versatile. Save up and get some nice black leather derbies at a later date.
Bentley Harris
would these chelsea's be good?
Ryan Lopez
BRUH nice choice with the desert boot but the black makes you look like an emofag. try the beeswax! it's a great dress up look as well as a perfect casual look. basically a "look good but pretend you're not trying"
Samuel Rodriguez
how do they size?
Caleb Brown
>dating
Ian Harris
If they're Clark's, size down. They run a little big. Source: I have Clark's
Grayson Hall
Go a full size down. I'm a 10.5 in Vans and wear 9.5 for desert boots.
Benjamin King
Get some gucci loafers and zara chinos with a tight white or floral shirt, button it up and add a necklace if you like
Eli Moore
Shirt goes into pants and have a nice belt like saint laurent western or Hermes
Jacob Nelson
bet you won't
Sebastian Peterson
Then he should go down a size and a half. Vans run half a size big in most models
Justin Torres
Wear it on one foot and this could be a good icebreaker >"How'd you break your ankle user?"
Michael Garcia
Clarks Desert Trek are a good choice, bought mine for about 85 but I've just checked and they're on sale for 55 at some places. They age nicely too
Luis Anderson
he lives in Seattle though, so they probably had some water
Jack Martinez
I've always disliked that seam running down the middle.
Jayden Lee
am I the only one who considers the concept of "dating" as an attribute of insecure person? I mean I have nothing against dating, but sitting there thinking "damn, I have a date today. what should I wear?" isn't /fa to me. dunno. sounds like lack of self confidence
Connor Cook
It has little to do with self confidence, it's more about being respectful of your SO and showing them that you care enough about them to not look like shit. Or not look how you usually do.
have you ever been on a date, user?
Christopher Miller
do you automatically dress for the situation? or do you follow the same style for every activity user?
and if you don't, why do you put thought in what you're gonna wear? because that's where you'll find the answer as to why people dress up for dates
Jack James
This is kind of my point. I've always been pretty creative with the odd date and it's never formal or fancy. And usually I try to sleep with them on the first date, then we don't really date after that. Just drink and fuck.
But I'm getting older and this one is pretty special. She knows I usually do what I want, but i know she wants me to dress like a normie and take her to a fancy dinner. I can at least do that for her.
Parker Lewis
Women are a meme anyway.
Juan Lopez
This is the only answer. Everyone else is meme'ing. I wear these bad boys every day and the girls need to wear a rain coat for how wet they get