Andrew Garfield made a lot of headlines at Wimbledon this year. From her lush lids (described by her hairstylist as “snobby but irrepressible”) to her unloved IWC Ingenieur, the British actor had a lot going for her, Very Busy few weeks with the tournament. But in the men’s final on Sunday, he made an even bigger and slightly more controversial style move: suits and sandals.
Seen out and about at the All England Club we live in time The star wore a cream suit by Ralph Lauren. Nothing out of the ordinary! Very Wimbledon! But shift your attention a little further down and, instead of the usual loafers or lace-ups, Garfield was wearing a pair of fisherman sandals.
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And they weren’t even fisherman’s sandals. From Ralph’s top-end Purple Label, they are handmade in Italy from calfskin that is hand burnished to give the leather a rich finish. There’s also a strap at the front that fastens with a brass stirrup buckle – a nod to Ralph Lauren’s long-standing passion for horse riding.
While sandals themselves are bad, wearing open-toed shoes with a suit has always been a little divisive. we over here gq This has been debated since 2005. Two decades later, the rules have become quite lax. Sandals are no longer reserved for the beach or the pool or taking out the trash in the summer. This season, they are everywhere. From Auralie and Giorgio Armani to Hermès and Jun.J, everyone is drooling over them.
Plus, Garfield has always been a bit experimental when it comes to shoes. She’s wearing Tod’s wavy lace-up shoes red carpetAnd he’s deep into the niche Japanese sneaker brand flower mountain. This is one guy who knows how to have fun with his shoes—and we should all take note. And, for the record, she wore sandals without socks. If you’re going to do it, you might as well go all the way.
So, really, fisherman sandals at the Wimbledon finals shouldn’t be that surprising. And if you’re going to wear open-toe shoes with a suit in a fancy venue like Center Court, a white Ralph Lauren number is probably the way to do it. Andrew Garfield said yes to the suit and sandals. We got this.
This story was originally published on British GQ.
