One Good Fancy-Looking Work Shoe
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Sneakers are great. We can all agree on that. But as much as I love wearing them and adore writing about them… sometimes you just crave something with a little more substance. Something less athletic-adjacent. In other words, I want to feel at least a teensiest bit professional.
The problem is, I’m a sucker for comfort. Having once religiously rocked a pair of clippidy cloppidy loafers, I’ve since retired them to office hours only. Somewhere along the way, I subconsciously fell into a routine of changing from runners into said loafers under my desk in the mornings — a scene from The Devil Wears Prada I never thought I’d relate to. That’s when it became clear: it was time for something new.
I’d been eyeing up Dr. Martens Reeder shoes for a couple of months – long enough for Instagram to start serving me ads mid-doomscroll. All of this to say: I finally bought them. The Reeder “Crazy Horse” Leather Utility Shoes are definitely not sneakers, and as you can probably guess from the name, don’t exactly scream summer either. But that’s the best part. Made from rich Wyoming leather with a subtle grain, these feel like pure Dr. Martens through and through.
Admittedly, these are my first “Docs,” I wasn’t emo enough to stomp around in black boots in high school, and thankfully never fell into the trap since. As a result, I wasn’t clued in to the fact that they run large, so bear that in mind. When it came to choosing between the waxy brown pair and the fabric black, I was conflicted. Black is safer, sure, but the brown is, dare I say, sexier.
These don’t feel stiff either. You’d think, with the chunkier sole and sturdy upper, they’d be like walking on bricks, but thankfully, they’re not. In fact, the leather actually gives, molding to your feet in a way that feels wholeheartedly grown-up.
If this is adulting, maybe it’s not so bad after all.
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