patent leather?

Snake~eyes · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 22, 2005, 11:31pm

Anyone think patent leather shoes will ever make it to the football field? They have them for basketball and baseball, are they too shiny? Just thought it'd be an inteersting topic of discussion.

Dommer1 · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 23, 2005, 04:13am

Personally, I think they are. I like my shoes clean and shined, but not high gloss. Somehow, I just don't think it fits.

Just my opinion...

IAUMP · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 23, 2005, 01:01pm

Since I am normally at the U, there is no way I would wear patent lether shoes on the field. It is hard enough to make my shoes look good for the start of the game as it is. There is no way I am going to worry about keeping patents shiny. Also, in basketball and baseball, the officials don't have the chance of getting stepped on as easily. Once you get a scuff on patents you can never remove it.

Mike Simonds · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 23, 2005, 03:03pm

Just curious if anyone likes to wear patent leather belts and if they are worth the extra couple of dollars.

My leather belt from Honings.com seems to absorb sweat and leave brown stains on my knickers. The stains are mostly covered by the belt when worn.

Would a patent leather betl prevent this problem?

As far as patent leather shoes, I agree with the other posters that I don't like the high-gloss look. I clean and shine my New Balance shoes before every game and I think they look great as is without excessive shine.

kdf5 · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 23, 2005, 03:24pm

Patent leather? Oh my gosh! No self-respecting official would be caught dead in patent leather after Labor Day

Snake~eyes · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 23, 2005, 05:31pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike Simonds
Just curious if anyone likes to wear patent leather belts and if they are worth the extra couple of dollars.

My leather belt from Honings.com seems to absorb sweat and leave brown stains on my knickers. The stains are mostly covered by the belt when worn.

Would a patent leather betl prevent this problem?

As far as patent leather shoes, I agree with the other posters that I don't like the high-gloss look. I clean and shine my New Balance shoes before every game and I think they look great as is without excessive shine.

I have a polyvinyl belt and I don't like it very much, I meant to get a leather belt in the beginning but I added the wrong one to my shopping cart. The polyvinyl is very stiff but it works I guess.

Warrenkicker · #7 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 24, 2005, 02:27pm

I got a standard leather belt this past season and I noticed that it did stain my knickers a little. The stains stay under the belt so it's not that big of a problem. Anybody else have that problem?