ALPARGATAS NO, BOOK YES | FEAT. ERNEST HEMINGWAY — on

Como Hacer Alpargatas Source: Como Hacer The military government was not the only target of the students’ contempt: the opposition’s...

ABARCAS? EXACTLY, MY DEAR WATSON | FEAT. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE — on

The perones, or raw-leather shoes being called Abarcas, in Spanish, some imagine that the young prince ( Don Sancho II ) derived his appe...

HEY, IT’S JOE SOUTH GODDAMMIT | FEAT. GEORGE PELECANOS — on

I finished shaving and undid my tie, switching from an Italian print to a wine and olive rep. I changed my side buckle shoes to a relati...

IT TAKES TIME TO BUY SHOES | FEAT. ELMORE LEONARD — on

“He bought a suit?” Palenzuela said. “Only the coat, a black one.” “Expensive?” “I believe alpaca.” “Where did he go for the boots...

SNEAKERS’ LAW EXPLAINED BY GEORGE V. HIGGINS — on

8-Bit Sneakers (3X File, Kick It Recordings, 2010) All text from “Bomber’s Law” by George V. Higgins (Henry Holt & Company, ...

JOHNNY ANGELO'S BLUE SUEDE SHOES | FEAT. NIK COHN — on

1956 | Carl Perkins Dance Album Of Carl Perkins (SUN) With all his peacockery, his implied narcissism, he ( ELVIS ) was also a majo...

BROWN SHOES DON'T MAKE IT SAID INSPECTOR REBUS | FEAT. IAN RANKIN — on

He was sitting in the interview room, and he was nervous. Rebus stood against one wall, arms folded, examining the scuffed toes of his bl...

THE PRODIGIOUS SHOEMAKER BY JOSE SARAMAGO — on

His name was Francisco Carreira and he was a shoemaker. His shop was a small, dark, windowless room, with a low door through which only ...