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Icons of Men's Style (mini edition)

$15

Another handsome volume from Josh Sims, Icons of Men’s Style focuses on the most essential pieces that have helped shape menswear throughout history. Each iconic item is meticulously picked apart to give you insight into how it came to be, the role it had in menswear and why it is not just important, but iconic.

Icons Of Men's Style (Mini Edition) by Josh Sims - He Spoke Style Shop

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The question was: what inspired you to start He Sp

The question was: what inspired you to start He Spoke Style? I’ll sum it up in less than 60 seconds...

Back at the end of 2012, I made the decision that I was finally going to start putting time and effort into developing my personal style and building a wardrobe mostly focused on classic menswear.

So I went online to start doing some research and basically couldn’t find what I was looking for. There were the informational websites and forums that I didn’t really vibe with the attitude there and then you had these trendy more street style younger guys — also not my thing.

I was 35 years old at the time and I just couldn’t find anything that spoke to me — either in the style of dress or the tone that it was being written.

So I decided that I would begin chronicling my own journey and sharing what I was discovering along the way and that is basically how He Spoke Style came into being.

The menswear uniform feels so good. What say you?

The menswear uniform feels so good. What say you?

The question was: would you recommend the Alden 68

The question was: would you recommend the Alden 684 full strap loafer?

100-percent yes.

I own a pair in Color 8 cordovan. One of my absolute favorite pairs of shoes that I own. They’re classic. Versatile. Very easy to style. So comfortable. The color is unique — it’s quite stunning. And it’s a loafer that, to many people, will just look like a classic penny loafer but to those who really know their footwear, they will know exactly what this is.

If you’re considering it, I would definitely recommend going to a shop to try them on. It’s a notoriously hard shoe to fit because the vamp is so low — I actually have a tongue pad in mine.

If you’re curious, I typically wear a US size 9, in Crockett & Jones I take a UK 7, and this pair of Alden’s is actually 8.5 D.

So, these shoes are pretty expensive, but in my opinion, they are completely worth the investment and I guarantee that if you get a pair for yourself that you will love them.