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Not outfit related discourse but, are there any alternative brands making shoe components at the similar level of quality to Vibram?

I wouldn’t say there is anything wrong with Vibram, and more often than not it’s a signifier that some care was put towards a design; however, every shoe sharing a handful of bottom thirds can get a little monotonous!

I’ve come across Continental and Michelin but their licensing seems to be limited to just outsoles.

With the sub being somewhat more active than posts for “What’s the best white tee shirt” or “how do I wash raw denim”, I’m taking a second to recommend everyone here reads the titular book of this post

There isn’t any other way to describe it as a succinct manifesto on how fashion affects us all and an exercise on how we could engage with it in a healthier manner

I recommend it alongside any other “cornerstone” fashion books like Worn, Ametora, Judith Watt on McQueen (Bolton is good too), and the Super Modern Wardrobe (just download a pdf, don’t pay scalpers)

Open to any other summer reading recs