T: We have a lot of some people who read this blog (less than you think but more than you might expect).  Anyway, some of the people who read this grand experiment are actually our friends in “real life” that exists far away from Macbooks and tumblr.  One of my very good friends who was my roommate in college and played rugby with Andrew and me asked me this:

I was going to buy these, but thought I’d check with you:

Personally, I like the shoe seems a little busy for my taste and the heel seems a little fat in the back.  But, I think that they would work for my friend who dresses a little sportier than me.  If I was in the market for a blue suede shoe (which I am not at the moment), I think that I would go for this option:

P.S. Mysterious friend, I hope you don’t mind that we shared your question with the world.