tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post2488156001297627507..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: My Lifelong Love Affair with Gucci LoafersReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-75060501835804744282015-05-18T23:48:30.658-04:002015-05-18T23:48:30.658-04:00I loved reading this. It's amazing what a clas...I loved reading this. It's amazing what a classic design Gucci loafers are. I don't think they'll ever go out of style (at least in my lifetime)! I remember buying my first pair of Louis Vuitton shoes at 16 while on vacation in NYC. I had purchased Gucci loafers prior to this so my guess would be around 15. I'm more into drivers but have a few regular loafers as well. I just purchased three pairs of Gucci drivers in pastel colors yesterday :)Raphaelhttp://instagram.com/RaphaelPlascenciaGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-37016823374882784662013-02-01T00:27:32.517-05:002013-02-01T00:27:32.517-05:00Can't go wrong with either. I bought my first...Can't go wrong with either. I bought my first pair in black, though...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-69276484742235428882013-01-31T12:10:00.703-05:002013-01-31T12:10:00.703-05:00Buying my first pair of Gucci loafers. Looking fo...Buying my first pair of Gucci loafers. Looking for a classic pair but should i buy them in brown or black? Any thoughts? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58400495138396078442012-12-09T13:06:54.341-05:002012-12-09T13:06:54.341-05:00Bought my first pair at 24 in law school with a ch...Bought my first pair at 24 in law school with a check from a generous great-aunt (who had no idea and would probably be mortified at the price). I needed something for those dreaded biz-cash events and for spiffy dinners and the like. Mine are the classic model in a dark brown, bulletproof boarskin, with brass bits and--what really seals the deal--a hunter green leather lining. I will hopefully have them forever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-62320983667256256252012-02-17T18:43:14.553-05:002012-02-17T18:43:14.553-05:00Never bought the Gucci loafers, but have the Doubl...Never bought the Gucci loafers, but have the Double G Gucci belt. In the 1980's probably paid $65. for it at the 5th Avenue store. Still wear it. The chipped electroplated gold G's buckle now grace a new belt strap from Express. The "G" patterned pigskin one has long ago fallen apart. I was surprised to see a similar one with an Express looking brown belt for about $265. at Saks in Boston.Fred Gonsowskihttp://fredgonsowskigardenhome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-16488094394273646622012-02-17T15:28:43.159-05:002012-02-17T15:28:43.159-05:00Dear Dr. Reggie, The addiction started on my 18th ...Dear Dr. Reggie, The addiction started on my 18th birthday in 1976, my mother decided her son needed some nice dress shoes and Bass Weejuns weren't quite up to snuff. She took me to the Gucci Boutique and proceeded to direct me to the classic mocassin bit loafer area and that's the last I remember until waking up and looking down at a pair in caffe with the red and green canvas inserts upon my feet, suddenly the air was cleaner, the bird songs sweeter, I was hooked, so here I am years later still getting a rush every time I put a pair on, thanks for the memories.The Leopardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-53086029548149652932012-02-14T00:32:33.720-05:002012-02-14T00:32:33.720-05:00Great post Reggie!Great post Reggie!Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-84606917893314147502012-02-12T23:37:51.286-05:002012-02-12T23:37:51.286-05:00PB's mother was much in the school of MD: &quo...PB's mother was much in the school of MD: "Always look at the shoes first, THAT tells everything about the wearer!" -- and she was referring to BOTH sexes...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7553420501167183852012-02-12T23:36:05.150-05:002012-02-12T23:36:05.150-05:00Leopard Guccis? Too divine. I'm still kickin...Leopard Guccis? Too divine. I'm still kicking myself for not buying re-issued interlocking G ones that looked too 1970s for words. Fun for a party, but fdefinitely NOT for the IBank where I work.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-79914111221550639922012-02-12T23:34:08.547-05:002012-02-12T23:34:08.547-05:00Indeed they did, for which I shall always be grate...Indeed they did, for which I shall always be grateful, m'dear!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-75465814236118270832012-02-12T23:32:49.321-05:002012-02-12T23:32:49.321-05:00I'm afraid my 90s ones are too embarassing for...I'm afraid my 90s ones are too embarassing for words to show...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-64357696074742043252012-02-12T23:27:32.235-05:002012-02-12T23:27:32.235-05:00In the Watergate! How delicious, indeed. I wasn&...In the Watergate! How delicious, indeed. I wasn't aware that the boutique was there. I bought mine in NYC on a visit to a friend who lived there. Thank you.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-76564243639069488902012-02-12T23:25:55.261-05:002012-02-12T23:25:55.261-05:00It is most difficult to bring oneself to part with...It is most difficult to bring oneself to part with a wornout pair, indeed. Thank you for your comment!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-12969875468840098342012-02-12T22:03:52.027-05:002012-02-12T22:03:52.027-05:00Nearly forty years ago I traded my surfboard for c...Nearly forty years ago I traded my surfboard for cash at the Bethesda Surf Shop (a G&S 6'10" pintail shaped by Skip Frye), hopped in the car and high-tailed it to the Gucci boutique which was located in the Watergate in Washington at the time and bought my first pair. I have had them in brown, black, suede, driving sole and various other versions ever since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-67139129844726189902012-02-12T15:48:44.285-05:002012-02-12T15:48:44.285-05:00My grandmother and mother chipped together and bou...My grandmother and mother chipped together and bought me my first pair of classic Gucci loafers in 1992. They felt I "needed" them to attend my first Christie's auction. I dashed into the Gucci store on my way back to college and purchased them in a frenzy of anticipation and glee. I wore those same loafers, resoled at least four times, until 2006 when I bought the exact same loafers again. Six years later, I have yet to have them resoled. I hope to always have a pair in my closet. They are more than shoes, they are something else entirely--an attitude, a comfort, a security blanket, a sentimental icon of past events. I still have my loafers from 1992--just can't bear to part with them. Loved your blog, just loved it.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271493488517719360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-55419254461771531942011-12-19T10:05:06.252-05:002011-12-19T10:05:06.252-05:00"Garden Guccis", looove it! Got my first..."Garden Guccis", <i>looove it!</i> Got my first pair of Gooches, black suede, not until age 30. A pair of leopard Belgies beat 'em to the finish line...XXOO<br /><br />ps...have been carrying a torch for a pair of plain white classic horsebits ever since spying a black and white pic of Roman Polanski sportin a pair :)Summer is a Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-30991592110586167062011-12-06T22:57:43.245-05:002011-12-06T22:57:43.245-05:00I agree with Penelope's mother...shoes make th...I agree with Penelope's mother...shoes make the man, and the woman for that matter. One can rarely go overboard with shoes. We all should be so well heeled. I loved your story of teenage yearnings and your lovely pile of loafers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-72444793778151231452011-12-01T13:00:57.152-05:002011-12-01T13:00:57.152-05:00Thanks for this, now I am totally lusting after so...Thanks for this, now I am totally lusting after some Gucci saddle shoes. I think I'll be visiting a Gucci shop this weekend to try some on.Emmaleigh504https://www.blogger.com/profile/14500580959038472055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-42146136678418274292011-11-27T11:15:41.661-05:002011-11-27T11:15:41.661-05:00PS...the Reggie Darling word verification for my c...PS...the Reggie Darling word verification for my comment was <br /><br />"ballinina"<br /><br />Cool. I'll be using it today. Somehow.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-11250864415383307872011-11-27T11:14:26.173-05:002011-11-27T11:14:26.173-05:00They are quite frankly, just pretty darned hard to...They are quite frankly, just pretty darned hard to beat. A sophisticated Continental Weejun I say. They pass the "ADG Beach-Church" test. You can wear them on the beach with swim trunks and look just fine. You can then dust 'em off and kneel in gratitude and walk up for communion with an equal measure of "it's ok-ness"ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-70811847093239376652011-11-27T10:17:31.507-05:002011-11-27T10:17:31.507-05:00On Thanksgiving day, a guest and fine gentleman wo...On Thanksgiving day, a guest and fine gentleman wore a lovely classic pair and I thought to myself that I really must encourage my dear husband to sport a pair. They are very chic for young boys and even dapper gentlemen.<br />I love your images of them in heaps.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-25296290723527347252011-11-26T01:33:24.173-05:002011-11-26T01:33:24.173-05:00Our Guccis brought us together again, remember?
h...Our Guccis brought us together again, remember?<br /><br />happy hols! and love to you and le Beau Boy,<br /><br />xo bits xoBitsy Adamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-4871525426347200702011-11-23T16:07:27.379-05:002011-11-23T16:07:27.379-05:00I do love a pair of Gucci loafers and I remember y...I do love a pair of Gucci loafers and I remember your lovely tale about the Belgians. After reading your article I noticed Belgians in an almost obsessive way. I own neither Belgians nor Gucci loafers (other Gucci's though) but should invest in a pair, they'd go over well here in Milan. I love Boy's nicknames: gardening and ghetto guccis...Something I'd love to have in my everyday lingo someday!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-4292301144655845792011-11-23T14:26:12.745-05:002011-11-23T14:26:12.745-05:00Hello Reggie, Thanks for the great memories center...Hello Reggie, Thanks for the great memories centered on these loafers. It's the aura as much as the physical quality that makes a great product. They look smart when new, and comfortable when worn.<br /><br />About your storage problem, here in Taiwan one of the most basic pieces of furniture is the shoe rack, which comes in myriad forms and sizes. You might want to look at a few to inspire a New York Federal solution. Some of the plain ones with nice wood might even do as is.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving,<br /><br />Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-82119011451727552552011-11-23T12:35:12.284-05:002011-11-23T12:35:12.284-05:00Carey: What an understanding sister you have!
Jo...Carey: What an understanding sister you have!<br /><br />John/Birmingham: Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this story. You sound like a fellow-traveler, indeed!<br /><br />Herts: I have a pair of Tods loafers. But I've never cottoned on to them as I have to Guccis. Don't know why I didn't buy a pair of Tods driving shoes, as I love(d) the way they look(ed).<br /><br />Hello Bob: Thanks for your comment. I'd kill for the Burgundy patents, but wouldn't be able to squease my feet into them, as I wear a 45D. Now, Boy on the other hand...<br /><br />A&A: One of the great challenges of living in a really old house is that closets are few and far between. Most of the shoes we own that aren't in heavy rotation wind up in boxes stacked on shelves (usually never to be seen again) or piled up in baskets...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.com