ZEB Slippers: Ménage à trois
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imgur.comPosted Dec 22, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC
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imgur.comWow. A while back I thought about navy shell or black shell slippers to go with my midnight tux.
Might have to revisit that debate and actually get something.
These are stunning.
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These would be incredible with a Midnight tux.
I knew these were gonna look good, but they are even better than I expected in person.
Edit: I actually debated a lot between black and navy, and Bojan convinced me to go with Navy. He was right.
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I got some in navy from Zeb a while back with the intention of wearing them with my navy smoking jacket. They're also surprisingly versatile.
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Velvet is obviously more traditional, but I suppose people are bad enough at tradition that you can wear any subtle slipper. I'd definitely recommend leather soles, though -- more traditional and better for dancing, right?
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Patent leather is actually the traditional leather for tuxedos in an oxford or pump. You can also get away with a high polished leather.
Velvet is a traditional material for tuxedo or dinner jackets. Hard to find nice ones though!
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Patent leather is actually the traditional leather for tuxedos in an oxford or pump. You can also get away with a high polished leather.
The traditional options for tuxedo shoes are either patent leather oxfords, patent leather pumps with a grosgrain bow, or velvet dress slippers or "prince albert" slippers -- all of the above in black with no superfluous details. Since OP mentioned slippers, I pointed out the preferred material for slippers, velvet.
Properly polished black cap toe or wholecut oxfords in calf skin are also considered acceptable, although not as traditional/ideal. The Armoury's recent black tie guide mentioned black suede slippers, which, they get to dictate new rules like that, so I guess those are valid now. Black Shell Cordovan is another stretch, but I suppose it could work. Navy anything seems out of place for eveningwear.
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Digging these! Looks like a better fit than Vibergs
Random but I've always wondered are the piping on shell cordovan make-ups also shell? If so how do they craft it so nicely?
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It's MTM so they fit my feet perfectly.
I believe the piping is a very fine calf, not shell. And I have no idea how they even do the piping. It looks great though!
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If you click through to the album, you can actually see my comments as they pertain to each picture. I'll be happy to answer any questions about this pair (or the others in the album).
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Great pair mate. You actually made me want a pair like this one also to wear with my midnight tux.
Zeb is great. I think I'll be trying to review my double monks from him when I get back from my vacation.
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I would love to see your dub monks and a review would be great.
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For a teaser you have a pic in zeb's IG, they're the burgundy shell ones with semibroguing. After the holidays I'll try to find the time but your pics are much better than what I could ever do :)
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Ah the recent ones. They look fantastic. Those and the recent mahogany London Boots are both just stunning.
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I also dig those boots, argggh :D
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Where can I find more info on ZEB? Love the look of those slippers, though I'm assuming they're way out of my price range, but that won't stop me from looking.
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u/Zebshoes is his Reddit account. You can also contact him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zebshoes/
The price for this pair was: Shell cordovan (one shell): shoes 610€ + Shipping
The pair of Color 4 slippers in the album required two shells so it was a lot more expensive.
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That's actually cheaper than I was expecting. Still well beyond anything I plan on buying, but good to know they're not outrageously priced.
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Actually if you think of shell it costs around 300€ to get a Horween butt in Europe, so I do find it relatively cheap. I say relatively because well, a 9 ton pink elephant puppet for 5000€ is relatively cheap, still it is not "cheap"
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What about the suede ones? I'm not a shell addict, but I'm trying to get a gauge on how cheap of a shoe he can make.
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I’ve narrowed down my collection of boots to White’s and ZEB. Both are spectacular and now I really want a pair of slippers too.
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Now that I have three pairs of slippers, I need one more to have a 4 season wardrobe. I think I've got Summer, Fall, and Winter slippers, but I need a pair for spring.
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I don’t have any summer pair. I have a pair of London boots and White’s SD in Black Smooth. Slipper or dub monks are on the short list, so ZEB is on the docket for the purchase.
These look amazing in shell, but I would need to have something in black and black shell isn’t as exciting as blue or any shade of brown.
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Yep, I think next year a dub monk and a shell London Boot are on a list. I told myself I was gonna cool it on shoes for a while, but then the next pair comes in and I'm lusting for more.
It might be worth seeing if ZEB can get a black boxboard shell or something. I know there was a tannery he was checking out that had some options like that.
It took me a good six months to come around to the London boot pattern and then I finally ordered one and now it's one of my most worn pairs. I don't know if you saw my review of the "London Fog" boots here, but ZEB did a museum effect on black camel calf that turned out really nice. Could also be an option to consider.
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Annnnd that's it's I'm ordering the Zebs chukkas I've been contemplating. Great loafers OP.
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Wow, that is some beautiful shell. Love the rich variation it has! Never been a fan of navy leather, but this convinced me.
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Oh man, those are gorgeous. I've been considering picking up a pair of the slip-on-shell Alden loafers from Brick+Mortar, but these are so much better.
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Beautiful.
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It takes s bold man to wear red suede slippers. Kudos!
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So nice
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How much did this pair cost?
They mentioned it was 610 euros in another comment if I read it correctly.
610 Euro for made in Pakistan shoes?
Fuck no.
They are made in Croatia, not sure where you get Pakistan from.
http://www.zebinternational.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us
Hahahaha this really made my day!
They are made in Zagreb.