I posted this elsewhere but I thought I should share it with TFS as well.
Found this new shoe brand, The Generic Man, via some blog links, then discovered it's by two partners, one of whom is a guy whose work I really admired back when he designed a more casual line called Generic Costume. The styles aren't the blunt, round-toed, artfully-worn, wear-with-your-Atelier-finds type, but a little more mainstream, somewhere between Common Projects and NDC. Can't say I've seen the actual quality nor the fits, but I do like the spareness of the designs coupled with more unusual finishes like the distressed leathers or the pebbled 'caviar' finish that looks almost reptilian, and the last on the slip-on is the perfect roundness and elongation for current fashion. The fact that they're all made in Italy bodes well too.
I see this doing well with the kinds of shoppers who buy at, say, Odin or Blackbird - more hip casual sportswear than designer, but still straddling both. I inquired and found out the price points will be between $235 and $300, so it's relatively affordable. I wrote a n entry on them in my blog, or you can check out their website at thegenericman.com (where both the AW07 and SS08 collections are available).
Found this new shoe brand, The Generic Man, via some blog links, then discovered it's by two partners, one of whom is a guy whose work I really admired back when he designed a more casual line called Generic Costume. The styles aren't the blunt, round-toed, artfully-worn, wear-with-your-Atelier-finds type, but a little more mainstream, somewhere between Common Projects and NDC. Can't say I've seen the actual quality nor the fits, but I do like the spareness of the designs coupled with more unusual finishes like the distressed leathers or the pebbled 'caviar' finish that looks almost reptilian, and the last on the slip-on is the perfect roundness and elongation for current fashion. The fact that they're all made in Italy bodes well too.
I see this doing well with the kinds of shoppers who buy at, say, Odin or Blackbird - more hip casual sportswear than designer, but still straddling both. I inquired and found out the price points will be between $235 and $300, so it's relatively affordable. I wrote a n entry on them in my blog, or you can check out their website at thegenericman.com (where both the AW07 and SS08 collections are available).
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