Broxfords

A.P.C. sweater, Zara pants, UO brogues, Baggu tote

I tend not to be too picky in general, but I had the perfect, most simple brogue oxfords in mind for the longest time. I thought the concept was simple enough to warrant waiting patiently because I mean... how hard could it be? Unfortunately, most places seem to think that female oxfords are supposed to be flimsy, pleather, brogue-ish ballet flats. So I went back to my roots and tried thrifting a pair, but that wasn't very fruitful either. Then one of my friends mentioned that Urban Outfitters was having a humongous sale and, while I usually opt out of UO due to negative previous experiences, I decided to check out what they had. Surprisingly, I found THE style of oxfords I'd been searching for and every bit as masculine-looking as I would have hoped. Here's to hoping they prove their $25 worth!



Photos by Patrick Lu

I had plans to hang out with Nicolai and Patrick a few days after my UO package arrived, so I used that as an excuse to break them in. Thankfully, we did a good amount of walking and the night ended with some east side bar-hoppin' and kick-ass pizza from Bufalina. If you live in Austin and haven't visited this place yet, please just stop what you're doing, stop reading this and go. Like, right now. Go.