The Appeal of "Regal" as Fashion | REGAL
REGAL: The Appeal of Regal as Fashion
Modern Spring/Summer Styles with Dress Shoes
With over 100 years of history, REGAL dress shoes bring timeless dignity and elegance to business attire. This spring and summer, however, their new dress shoes also lend a sophisticated polish to casual weekend styles. Here, we introduce the significant advantages of REGAL dress shoes as fashion items.
Photographs by Takashi Kobayashi (ITARU Studio)Styling by INADA IsseyText by Yasuhiro TakeishiEdit by ITO Yuji
The Value of Fresh, Elegant Beige Shoes
In recent times, dress codes have become notably more relaxed and diverse. The boundary between formal and casual wear is more blurred than ever. In this evolving landscape, items that can be stylishly utilized for both work and leisure have gained global attention in recent years. REGAL's latest dress shoes perfectly embody this new fashion trend.
Among the dress shoes REGAL offers for Spring/Summer 2016, the models in beige leather are particularly noteworthy. When thinking of light-toned dress shoes, white might come to mind, but it can be difficult to coordinate. In contrast,落ち着きのある (calm) beige is far easier to pair, and its pale hue exudes a spring-like lightness, creating a fresh seasonal feel. Beige also offers a unique relaxed yet noble modernity, capable of imparting an unprecedented impression to your footwear.
However, the color is not the only highlight. We've deliberately chosen dressy designs: full brogue and quarter brogue. The overall construction emphasizes delicate elegance, with a moderately long nose, a sleek silhouette that tapers at the arch, and extremely fine stitching and perforations. This dressiness strikes a perfect balance with the beige, which might otherwise appear too casual. Consequently, they are versatile for a wide range of outfits, from casual weekend wear to business jacket-and-pants styles, ensuring a fresh and sophisticated look in either context.
A classic spring/summer look, paired with a white and black M-43 military jacket, a trending color this season. White pants, which we're keen to wear again, pair elegantly and maturely with beige shoes, avoiding too strong a contrast.
Achieve a Trendy Look with Sophisticated Brown & Bordeaux
The term "effortless" has been frequently heard in fashion circles for several seasons, conveying a sense of relaxed, understated sophistication. REGAL's new dress shoes in brown and bordeaux leather perfectly align with this most current keyword.
While both are standard business colors, their character clearly transcends the realm of mere work shoes. Although they feature a slightly lighter tone for spring and summer, they are treated with a burnishing process that creates a nuanced, worn-in appearance. This sophisticated, used look is not only easy to pair with casual outfits but also adds a contemporary sense of ease to business styles. Like the beige shoes, these feature semi-brogue and full-brogue designs, which are highly dressy, yet the details—such as double stitching, larger perforations, and piping—are designed with a more casual sensibility. This calculated balance between dressiness and casualness, between a worn-in feel and elegance, is what makes them so versatile across styles and imparts that subtle, effortless impression.
REGAL's dress shoes effortlessly bridge the gap between formal and casual, blending stylishly into contemporary fashion. This is achieved not only through fashion sensibility but also through the advanced technical skill unique to a manufacturer with such a rich history. This season, REGAL offers a wide range of such sophisticated dress shoes, which we highly recommend incorporating into your wardrobe. [AD]
Charcoal gray suits are essential for business, but for spring and summer, opt for a mid-gray that feels lighter. REGAL's brown shoes are the perfect match for this. In addition to a light brown, the subtle shading, reminiscent of well-worn shoes, adds a touch of relaxed sophistication.
Bordeaux, a trending color for dress shoes, pairs particularly well with navy. It elegantly sharpens a navy suit, and also creates a sophisticated look for navy-based off-duty outfits. This versatility is thanks to the exquisite casualness achieved through the nuanced tones and larger perforations.