vintage Gucci loafer
No, it's not a new series in the Fall lineup starring Seth Rogen. I'm referring to that saucy leather number that's infiltrated everywhere from college campuses to corporate boardrooms.
No, it's not a new series in the Fall lineup starring Seth Rogen. I'm referring to that saucy leather number that's infiltrated everywhere from college campuses to corporate boardrooms.
1970s loafer available at Rusty Zipper here
With men's fashion fueled by convenience and comfort, the loafer has managed to maintain its footing for over five decades. That's a lot of appearances on a lot of different runways.
The ubiquitous Gucci bit-buckle loafer, first seen in Wall Street boardrooms in the seventies, sashayed its way into mainstream malls in the eighties. Where does the loafer stand now? Poised for style supremacy or back seat to the brogue?
These side buckle shoes were on the Fall 2009 Alexander McQueen runway but not offered for purchase on McQueen's website. Where are they Mr. McQueen?Designers showing loafers / slip-ons in their Fall Winter 2009 footwear collections:
- 3.1 Phillip Lim
- Alexander McQueen
- Band of Outsiders
- Bottega Veneta
- Comme des Garçons
- D&G
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Dries Van Noten
- Etro
- Gianfranco Ferré
- Gucci
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- John Varvatos
- Loewe
- Maison Martin Margiela
- n.d.c.
- Raparo
- Roberto Cavalli
- Salvatore Ferragamo
- Yohji Yamamoto
- Viktor & Rolf