Trying to decide if I should rescind my general approval of Richard Armitage’s footwear choices, or: I guess he wasn’t channeling Lucas North today

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~ by Servetus on April 21, 2015.

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The shoes I don’t mind so much. It’s the rolled pant cuffs. He’s not a Bay City Roller fer crissakes! lol

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MaryJaneZigZag said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:57 am | Reply
- but then you wouldn’t see the socks! 🙂
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:58 am | Reply
- Same here..love everything about the look, except the rolled pants.
  
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  valsgal1999 said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:10 am | Reply
The conservative side of me is having trouble from the knee down 😉 Otherwise gorgeous!

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richardtreehouse said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:57 am | Reply
- yes, he is definitely still beautiful!
  
  This is really different from most things we’ve seen on his feet. If he needed a little break from the ordinary, good for him, but it is a bit headshaking.
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:59 am | Reply
  - What’s wrong with orange socks? I got an entire orange tropical sun dress – to the ankles 😀
    
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    judiang said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:22 am | Reply
    - I remember 🙂
      
      Time for you to blog something again, chica!!
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:23 am | Reply
Red socks as well. Does have some resemblance to the Bay City Rollers doesn’t he? Guess he likes it all.

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Peggy Kincaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:04 am | Reply
- S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! (C’mon, you’re already singing it anyway… 😀 )
  
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  MaryJaneZigZag said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:31 am | Reply
Yeah, that’s a confidence level all on its own.

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chazak said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:26 am | Reply
- maybe he figured he’d be photographed, so decided to pull out all the stops? 🙂
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:27 am | Reply
  - Yep. Unless he was expecting to have to wade through several inches of water on the way to his plane, there is no explanation for the rolled pants other than to ensure maximum loud sock visibility. 🙂
    
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    lief said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:20 am | Reply
    - trying desperately hard not to giggle helplessly in the office 🙂 .. failing!
      
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      Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 8:54 am | Reply
  - free on the motto of #youvebeensocked or should be shocked? :-p
    
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    Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:27 pm | Reply
If he’s trying to be inconspicuous… um….

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jholland said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:27 am | Reply
- yeah, I’m almost tempted to say he wanted to be seen. That’s maybe victim blaming, though.
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:28 am | Reply
  - LOL. I’d notice any guy wearing that combination. And not necessarily favorably. Though I must say he carries it well. =)
    
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    jholland said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:30 am | Reply
    - maybe someone dared him. 🙂 Or maybe he wanted to give us something to talk about.
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:31 am | Reply
      - My thought exactly 😀
        
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        Joanna said this on April 21, 2015 at 9:13 am | Reply
    - Or he’s living out his teenage impulse with the bright orange trousers that he bought and didn’t wear.
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:32 am | Reply
      - Ich weiß garnicht, wo genau ich mit meinem Kommentar einsteigen soll, um meinen Senf auch noch abgeben: Genau das alles schoss mir gestern Nacht noch durchs übermüdete Gehirn: er will gesehen werden, er weiß, dass er gesehen wird, er will seine Jugend nachträglich ein wenig ausleben, er gibt uns Futter zum Tratschen, herrje die Farbe der Schuhe. Aber dann: bitte, bitte roll die Hosen wieder runter. Auch wenn man dann die “tollen” (=heißt ja auch “verrückt”!) Socken nicht sieht.
        Jedenfalls schreit der Look förmlich: Shoot me!!!! Ich lieeeeebe seine Schuhe ebenfalls fast ohne Ausnahme, bisher jedenfalls 🙂 , aber das ist schon recht offensichtlich inszeniert.
        Fazit: der Plan ist aufgangen. Danke Mr. A. für diese frühmorgendlichen, komplett überflüssigen Überlegungen 🙂
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:10 am | Reply
        
        ist ja alles viel weniger aufwending als ein selfie zu inszenieren und zu posten :-p er zieht die Socken an, rollt Hose rauf und fertig, Ziel erreicht und auch Verbreitung gesichert , der Mann plant wie immer total effizient! und ne meine liebe der look sagt eher strip me 😉
        
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        Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:30 pm | Reply
        
        Hari, wie immer glasklar analysiert 😉
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:42 pm | Reply
        
        hab’s mir naher angesehen und je mehr ich gucke umso mehr gefallt es mir, Schuhe sind teure hanggenahte brogues mit Ledersohlen in einer netten Farbe, ich habe auch sowas :-p und die Socken sind dickes fettes rosa 🙂 sehr London schick
        
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        Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:45 pm | Reply
        
        Is ja guhuuuut 🙂 Alles Geschmackssache, klar. Ich mag ihn auch trotz der Socken und dem Schuhknall. Von den blues kriege ich nicht den Blues 🙂
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:49 pm | Reply
        
        Sowas nennt man dann wohl wahre Liebe 😀
        
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        Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:53 pm
        
        Komisch, das habe ich doch gerade auf einer anderen Plattform schon mal jemanden sagen hören 😀 Bin ich so glasklar zu lesen?
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:57 pm
        
        tja, sind halt nicht ganz so in der Fashion Welle dabei, aber blau ist definitiv in in diesem Jahr 😉 http://www.timlittle.com/shop/product.php/211/bumble_bee_powder leider hat er ein anderes budget als ich :-p
        
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        Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:59 pm
- I mean, why shouldn’t you be able to walk through an airport with bright orange socks against contrasting blue/purple shoes totally unnoticed and unremarked upon?
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:28 am | Reply
  - Actually in Toronto I’d say he would fit right in 😀
    
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    richardtreehouse said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:32 am | Reply
    - That’s it! It’s a Toronto thing!
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:33 am | Reply
      - OK, Toronto writes in privately to say this is definitely not a Toronto thing; Toronto prefers to wear brown and black this time of year.
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:37 pm | Reply
        
        Sting was right , I should say:
        
        “He is an alien , an legal alien, an Englishman in New York ”
        
        “If manners make the man as someone said
        Then he’s the hero of the day 🙂 (:
        It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
        Be yourself no matter what they say .
        
        Modesty , propriety can lead to notoriety 🙂 (:
        you could end up as the only one
        Gentleness , sobriety are rare in this society
        At night a candle’s brighter than the sun .
        
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        elisa.72 said this on April 22, 2015 at 1:47 pm | Reply
  - I’m sure he’s entitled to wear whatever bizarre footwear combo that floats his boat. To go totally unnoticed and unremarked upon? Nope. I’m hoping for another airplane socks selfie. I bet he’s pleased with himself. Lol
    
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    jholland said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:36 am | Reply
  - My husband commented that perhaps he wanted to draw attention away from his face. Perhaps…
    
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    Katie said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:58 am | Reply
    - 😀 Mine said something about flooded basement 😉
      
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      Joanna said this on April 21, 2015 at 9:19 am | Reply
- That’s what the sunglasses are for. So no one notices him. 🙂
  
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  lief said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:48 am | Reply
  - LOL… exactly!
    
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    Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 8:59 am | Reply
IMHO he isn’t the right shape for this look but I do quite like the shoes and the bright socks and I think him rolling his trousers up to highlight them is quite cute. I do it myself so I get why he would do that.

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Bollyknickers said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:37 am | Reply
- yeah, why have such excellent socks on if no one sees them 🙂
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:00 pm | Reply
Barring socks with Birks, I’m pretty much good. I love the blue shoes 🙂

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obscura said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:10 am | Reply
- and hey it could have been dark shoes with white socks 😉
  
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  Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:48 pm | Reply
He’s a hoot….I like it..Only Mr. Armitage can pull that off…Just adorkable

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Tessa said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:19 am | Reply
I am hereby breaking my holy law of never commenting online on RA’s attire:

No. Just…no.

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lief said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:21 am | Reply
- p.s. Still think he looks pretty nice, though, as always. One of many reasons for said holy law. (OK, I’ll shut up now. For some reason I can’t stop commenting on this post. I think those blue shoes – blue suede shoes? is this an Elvis thing? – are causing me some sort of philosophical crisis! 🙂 )
  
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  lief said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:33 am | Reply
  - those shoes are really crisis-worthy. I had a little crisis myself last night.
    
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    Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:59 pm | Reply
    - Es ist schon total wichtig, Prioritäten zu setzen. Auch und vor allem bei der Auswahl der persönlichen Krisen 🙂
      
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      cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:11 pm | Reply
      - I know, right? Could I still love Richard Armitage even with shoes like this? What if this is the REAL Richard Armitage and all those wonderful boots and oxfords and brogues throughout the years have been a masquerade???
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:12 pm | Reply
        
        Also dann Servetus, dann wird es richtig existentiell. Vielleicht müssen wir dann eine separate Therapiegruppe aufmachen. Bin dabei. Denn die Schuhe haben mich bisher auch immer wieder aufgerichtet. Ich dachte eigentlich, das sei bei ihm sicheres Terrain. Man wird doch immer wieder eines Besseren belehrt. Oder halt, ist das vielleicht eine ganz miese Aktion von diesem Robert Hermitage? Dem platzt der Kragen und er rächt sich mit solch einer Aktion? Verschwörungstheorien allerorten……
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:18 pm | Reply
        
        maybe he’s having his own footwear crisis!
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:18 pm | Reply
        
        Who knows. Warum soll es ihm besser gehen, als uns, seinen treuen, ihn mit Argusaugen verfolgenden Really-really-well-wishern. Ich mag diese Stürme im Wasserglas.
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:22 pm | Reply
        
        All those years of totally masculine, brown, black, leather shoes, Converse in neutral colors … and suddenly he wants bright blue shoes!!! Armitage breaks out!
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:26 pm | Reply
        
        I really, really wanted to mention it in german, for not to embarrass him, but we have no other term for it: midlifecrisis? 🙂 Ist halt alles schwer menschliche, aber auch schmerzlich für andere 🙂
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:33 pm
        
        hey, if changing his shoes is how his midlife crisis hits, I can totally support that. (If it meant changing his job I would have a little problem with that. Just a little one 🙂 ).
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:35 pm
        
        100% einverstanden. Da haben wir ja mal wieder prima die Kurve gekriegt.
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:41 pm
        
        Liberation anyone 😉
        
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        Andrea said this on April 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm
        
        but.. these are brogues 🙂 see evidence above, just sky blue ones :-p like for the spring is coming 😉
        
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        Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:50 pm | Reply
He can wear just about anything and still look gorgeous imho. I don’t mind the footwear so much, but my inner OCD is dying to re-roll those cuffs 😊 or even better.. to unroll them!

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Widoedm53 said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:24 am | Reply
- it’s true that he is still uniquely beautiful, shoes or no shoes.
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:17 pm | Reply
Yes ,I am generally in favour of his choices but these are a bit of a concern. 😳

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Cath said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:25 am | Reply
dorky

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Janet E. Nisbett` said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:27 am | Reply
Perhaps, he just finished 10 frames at a nearby bowling alley and forgot to return the shoes! but you got to applaud the freestyle!!

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Kay E said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:48 am | Reply
- true, they do look like bowling shoes. They had a bit of a vogue in the US a few years ago.
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:19 pm | Reply
Remember he has said in the past that he don’t have the best fashion sense. I still like boots the best.

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katie70 said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:52 am | Reply
Holy…….
Well, äh….interesting combination {coughs}

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Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:11 am | Reply
He seems to have a split personality with his airport look. Don’t look at me, I am hiding behind sunglasses. Look at me, I am wearing crazy pinky/orangey socks with blue shoes and rolled up jeans. So we are supposed to notice his feet and overlook his face? If you only saw his feet, wouldn’t you look up to see who would make such a weird fashion statement? I would. And where or where can the ever present leather jacket be? Or did he branch out into suede?

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Kathy Jones said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:18 am | Reply
- true, no leather jacket. hmmmm.
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:19 pm | Reply
Don’t step on my Blue Suede Shoes! Maybe he got his inspiration for his shoes and the rolled up pants from this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsi_xa7KUQo

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Susan said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:18 am | Reply
I don’t hate it…on him at least. In fact I love that he appears to wear what he wants without concern for what anyone might think…bravo Richard, bravo!

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kathrynruthd said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:27 am | Reply
If he doesn’t want to get noticed he needs to take off the shades. He is indoors..LOL

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valsgal1999 said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:36 am | Reply
- maybe he had a rough night 🙂
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:20 pm | Reply
Guylty, calling Guylty! We need an ooof story from you to explain this outfit. And a photo in the Irish airport from one of your Irish fangirls when he lands. We need to know if he’s still wearing those socks and shoes when he gets off that plane. Which should be any minute now by my clock. Come on, you Irish stalkers. Rise and shine. You’re on duty.

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armitagebesotted said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:53 am | Reply
- The caption from Corbis says: “Photographed: 18. April 2015” so sadly we probably won’t see pics from the Irish airport.
  But I am with you on the ooof story!!!
  
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  Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 7:00 am | Reply
  - Spot on Guylty! Auch wenn das Material in seiner fotografischen Qualität natürlich nicht oooof-würdig ist. Schon klar. Aber das Farbkonzept gehört dringend nochmal akademisch und tiefenpsychologisch besprochen.
    
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    cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 7:07 am | Reply
  - Oh, wow, so these were taken Saturday? Which would confirm one of my theories about why he wasn’t photographed at the wrap party: because he wasn’t there. The timing of the “wrap tweets” yesterday would then be a tad after the fact, but that’s ok.
    
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    lief said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:34 pm | Reply
    - Yes, or at least this is what Corbis stated
      
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      Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:38 pm | Reply
      - I also call on Guylty – This is oof-worthy stuff.
        It’s always easy to state after the fact, but I suspected he wouldn’t stay for the wrap-party. The FD shoot was late, and he wouldn’t want others to wait for him. I suspected he would use the weekend to get to Ireland quickly.
        
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        Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:17 pm | Reply
- Since Porter flies out of a small Toronto regional airport, I am taking a guess that he was flying into Newark, NJ first before heading to Ireland. Yes, I checked..LOL
  
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  valsgal1999 said this on April 21, 2015 at 8:36 am | Reply
  - someone on Tumblr spotted Mr.Pace at Newark too .I don’t know if I can post a link here.This is my first comment here.
    
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    pimpreaw said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:07 pm | Reply
    - Welcome!
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:24 pm | Reply
- As cRAmerry said – not really ooofworthy material – and slightly paparrazzi-ish to boot (no pun intended), so there won’t be a photo analysis of this. As for an explanation for this look a la oooflet – I think he is practicing for this snazzy sockwear choice in advance of his arrival in Ireland: http://www.dublingiftcompany.com/images/products/thumb/T9258.jpg
  
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  Guylty said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:29 pm | Reply
  - ouch.
    
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    Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:17 pm | Reply
    - Um. To clarify – the picture subject is always ooofworthy. The origin of the image not so much…
      
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      Guylty said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm | Reply
      - no, I meant the pun. Whatever you want to analyze is up to you.
        
        Do people in Ireland really wear socks like that, or is it just something you sell to tourists? 🙂
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:29 pm | Reply
        
        The latter. We wouldn’t be seen dead in that 😀
        
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        Guylty said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:43 pm | Reply
I’ve been having RA withdrawals so seeing him in blue suede shoes and pinkish socks is alright by me!

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miapatagonia said this on April 21, 2015 at 8:24 am | Reply
LOL! coughMy teenage daughter says he looks cool 😉

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Joanna said this on April 21, 2015 at 8:49 am | Reply
the 80’s are back! and he looks so pleased with himself 🙂

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Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 9:00 am | Reply
Love me a bit of Armitage-shock on a Tuesday morning. Thank you!

I did read somewhere that he was flamboyant when he was younger, and I always thought: “Whaaat?”

Now, we get to see the flamboyant side – good for him. Those socks, are they pink by any chance? And the shoes…looove the shoes. And the sweater, and the jacket 🙂 Some fashion statement you’ve got going there, Mr Armitage. If you want to be anonymous and inconspicuous, you’re definitely not doing a good job.

But just look at him! I love the outfit; the trousers ought to be rolled down, though.

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Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 9:16 am | Reply
Love me a bit of an Armitage-shock on a Tuesday morning. Thank you!

He does have a flamboyant side to him. I can see that now.

Just love the outfit. The pink socks, the blue shoes, the sweater, and the jacket. Just lovely on this handsome stranger. But the trousers ought to be rolled down. He’s having “Problemenhüfte” (trouble hips) again.

If he wants to be anonymous and inconspicuous, hes not doing a very good job. But he looks really good.

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Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 9:21 am | Reply
- Schon klar, einen tollen Kerl kann “fast” nichts entstellen. Aber, die Problemhüfte…… Was für ein schöner Euphemismus 🙂
  
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  cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 10:01 am | Reply
  - …von deinem Erfindung, glaube ich 🙂 (Bitte entschuldigen mein schlechtes Deutch)
    (of your invention, I believe.)
    
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    Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 10:20 am | Reply
    - Hoppla! Du bist kein Native-Deutsch-Speaker? Und ich texte dich immer auf deutsch an! Sorry. Aber Respekt, hätte ich nicht geglaubt. 😀 Ich wünschte, ich wäre englisch so fit, um 100% zu geben. 😉
      
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      cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 10:43 am | Reply
      - Ich komme aus Dänemark. Finde es schlecht, wenn ich nicht meine Nachbarn und Nachbarinnen begrüssen könnte, obwohl es vielleicht nicht kanz korrekt wäre 😉
        
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        Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:08 pm | Reply
        
        Wow, das finde ich großartig. Ich denke manchmal, dass ich hier zuviel deutsch quatsche. Aber es will halt raus 😉
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:17 pm | Reply
        
        Quatsch du bloss ganz los 🙂 Es ist nicht “quatsch”, es macht sehr viel Spass, und dass brauchen wir alle um überleben zu können.
        
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        Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:24 pm | Reply
        
        Schön, wenn es dir Spaß macht. Dann hat das ja auch was Gutes 🙂
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:38 pm | Reply
        
        Sieht ganz so aus cRAmerry 🙂
        
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        Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm | Reply
        
        Das sollte hier nicht hin, sondern unter cRAmerrys Kommentar zum Thema andere Plattform – sorry!
        
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        Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:01 pm
        
        Alle latent verwirrt hier.
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:03 pm
        
        Daran ist nur das OdB mit seinen Farbexzessen schuld 😉
        
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        Herba said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:07 pm
I think , he dressed in a way to thank his fans , who offered him socks as birthday’s present .
He wanted to show them , he likes wearing eccentric marvellous pair of socks , despite what he said earlier about gifts .

What can he afford to wear , when his spirit is joking, whimsical and when he still want to remain “class” anomymous and inconspicuous as you wrote . I agree those blue shoes catche our eyes to his feet .

Consequently we shall be able to discover beautiful socks
– in all colors of the rainbow : green , yellow, pink, purple , turquoise , red …
– in unespected , original patterns : stripes , circles , waves , squares, triangles…
– and with crasy , large representation of motifs : flowers , leaves , animals , hearts, smiley , music notes scope instruments , even red devils ….
Let your imagination go .
He would have to match his outfit with his socks and not the opposite .
Let us see his next selfies !

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elisa72 said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:42 pm | Reply
- 🙂 Next time we will have no selfies but sockies!
  
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  cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 12:45 pm | Reply
  - Lol (:
    I wanted to tell some joke like yours’ , but can’t find the words in english out of my brain .
    It reminds me my grandma , who was knitting woolen socks with four needles . I desperately come back to John Thorton.
    
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    elisa72 said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:07 pm | Reply
    - You can’t beat good teamwork!
      
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      cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:11 pm | Reply
      - NÄchste Mal werde ich auf Deutsch schreiben versuchen . Aber jetzt die Arbeit ruft mich . TschÜss
        
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        elisa72 said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:24 pm | Reply
        
        Ich will aber nicht schuld sein, wenn hier die Germanisierung fortschreitet 🙂 Ehrlich Serv. 😀
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 1:28 pm | Reply
        
        Write any language I can read, and I’m happy.
        
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        Servetus said this on April 23, 2015 at 2:23 am | Reply
        
        Gerne doch! Das ist ja dann eine klassische Win-Win-Situation 🙂
        
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        cRAmerry said this on April 23, 2015 at 5:35 am | Reply
Love the shoes and the rest of the outfit. After some hesitation, absolutely love the socks as well. A brave, fashion-conscious man, expressing himself! Or then he’s just in a hurry to ride Lippy again and has rolled up his jeans in preparation.

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arktikspark said this on April 21, 2015 at 2:31 pm | Reply
- Welcome!
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:22 pm | Reply
  - Thanks 😀
    
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    arktikspark said this on April 21, 2015 at 8:53 pm | Reply
Die arbeitende Bevölkerung kann zu dem oben gesagten kaum noch etwas hinzufügen. Blaue Schuhe mit orangefarbenen Socken sind schon sehr provokant! Ist das ein Test? Wie reagiert das twitter fandom? Oder er lebt gerade den 2.,3.,4. Frühling aus? Frühlingsfarben sind es auf jeden Fall, eher schon Sommer! Besser als jedes selfie ❤

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suzy said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:04 pm | Reply
- Spring colours indeed 🙂 It’s a massive statement: He feels comfortable in his shoes (the pun is intended).
  
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  Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:18 pm | Reply
Can we just let the man dress as he wants? No wonder he is so hesitant to share with using all we do is take the mickey… I think he looks great and it’s wonderful to see him experimenting and expressing a little of the quirkiness we know is there…how boring it would be if he dresed to match all the time…but then again I am a quirky dresser. All I know is that if I hadn’t liked his look I wouldn’t have made comment on it, id’ve kept it to myself because I know some people can be sensitive about their appearance. I hope he ignores it all and keeps going with the colour! 🙂

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lily218 said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:39 pm | Reply
- *share with us if – damned orto currect! 😉
  
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  lily218 said this on April 21, 2015 at 3:40 pm | Reply
- First, I sincerely doubt Mr. Armitage is wading through all the comments here (I don’t even think he’s reading). Secondly, even if he is paying attention, I have a strong suspicion that a 43 year old man is self-confident enough to withstand his fans’ mixed reaction to his clothing choices.
  
  In short: as long as we’re not making ad hominem attacks, everyone here is free to express their opinion, positive negative humorous etc. on Mr. Armitage’s outfits.
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:27 pm | Reply
  - Verbindlichsten Dank Serv 🙂
    
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    cRAmerry said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:33 pm | Reply
  - I’ve seen people directly tweet him that he looks like he got dressed in the dark. Is that totally necessary? Plus I reckon he must see it, how could you not when your timeline is full of it. Yes he’s a grown man. But I think respecting a person’s individuality is ageless. Who knows how he feels about it, so why not just be respectful. It’s only those kinds of comments I was referring to, really :).
    
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    lily218 said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:38 pm | Reply
    - Lily — if you want to call out people for what they are saying on Twitter, please do that here and say it to their faces. Complaining here about what people who are probably not here are doing on Twitter is pointless. Moreover, the comments policy here asks that commentators not disparage the behavior of fellow fans who are not here.
      
      As far as respectful goes, I can think of things that are worthy of my respect (traffic laws, my father), but I don’t believe that Richard Armitage’s clothing choices fall into that category. People are going to apply that label differently, which is why the comments policy specifically does not say “we must be respectful of Richard Armitage.”
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:48 pm | Reply
      - I was actually saying we should be respectful of everyone, regardless of if they are Richard Armitage or not. I wasnt aware of the policy, sorry about that. Apologies if I over crossed a line I was just expressing my concerns. Feel free to remove the comments of you feel they were unappropriate. No offence meant. Thanks
        
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        lily218 said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:52 pm | Reply
        
        And I’m saying “I don’t know that we need to be respectful of everyone” and also “your definition of respectful is not the same as everyone else’s.” Some people can joke and still be within their definitions of respectful. Last September, some people thought fake beard pictures on Twitter were disrespectful.
        
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        Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:54 pm | Reply
        
        Gotcha. Lol no need to rub it in 😉
        
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        lily218 said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:55 pm | Reply
    - sorry: please do that there. i.e., not here, where they are not reading it anyway.
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 4:48 pm | Reply
- Lily, I happen to agree with the spirit of what you’re saying about his clothes, and as I noted above, for a whole host of reasons I generally do not comment on RA’s clothing positively or negatively (though ok, the blue shoes sent me over the edge this one time! 😉 ). What that means for me in practice is that when I see a post analyzing his clothes on this or other blogs, I just skip it and let others carry on doing what they like to do. There are whole categories of RA content out there that I choose to ignore. I agree with Servetus that everyone’s definition of “respect” is a little different.
  
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  lief said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:09 pm | Reply
  - you might even find some of those categories here. 🙂
    
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    Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:21 pm | Reply
    - Ha! Lief pleads the Fifth 😉 . There are many categories I DO enjoy on this blog! In any case one of the several categories I had in mind is one you limit yourself.
      
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      lief said this on April 23, 2015 at 1:14 pm | Reply
      - I know not everything here pleases everyone … part of being me, I guess, I expect I will piss off some of the people some of the time 🙂
        
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        Servetus said this on April 24, 2015 at 1:41 am | Reply
- Nous sommes tous et toutes des fans avides de nouvelles prises de vue , où son allure diffère . Si vous les étudiez de près , les commentaires ne sont pas si désobligeants que ce que vous pensez . Il n’y a pas matière à débat sur le contenu.
  Que seront les commentaires des scènes de “Hannibal ” , où beaucoup pourront être choqués , avec raisons réellement valables , ces prochaines fois .
  
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  elisa72 said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:22 pm | Reply
Oh gorgeous. Love, love, love those shoes!!! I particularly liked his “Glamour-Shot” (2012) with another pair of striking blue shoes.
Wearing various blue ones myself……
Impressing 100 comments so far on this picture!! LOL!

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linda60 said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:06 pm | Reply
- you’re right, I forgot about those shoes, completely (repression).
  
  re number of comments I think someone tweeted this one 🙂
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 5:07 pm | Reply
  - oh,,, and just to straighten out: I am and have always been in the boots fraction!!!
    But then, I’m a sucker for colours. 😀
    ..and now on to reading all that what is written above…..
    
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    linda60 said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:27 pm | Reply
    - that’s what i ended up thinking, upon close inspection i want a pair of those too! :-p but without those socks :-p got my own grey and blue ones thanks v much ;-))))
      
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      Hariclea said this on April 21, 2015 at 11:17 pm | Reply
    - maybe he should get some bluish boots.
      
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      Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 11:55 pm | Reply
      - mmmhhhhhh……. intriguing idea! But they would probably always be more a hip message/statement than his “normal” ones. Yeah, that lad from Leicester finally reached London!! LOL
        
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        linda60 said this on April 22, 2015 at 10:52 am | Reply
I was just quickly scrolling through comments and was just going to say: “Am I the only one who loves those shoes?” when I saw linda60’s comment here above mind. So, I’m not the only one. I absolutely adore the shoes! If i could get my husband to wear them I would, but he is less… flamboyant, I guess. Even the socks – no problem with them! Just yeah, the scrolled up pants – not so much a fan of that. 🙂

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Esther said this on April 21, 2015 at 6:16 pm | Reply
- there are others besides Linda60 🙂
  
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  Servetus said this on April 21, 2015 at 11:56 pm | Reply
The comment count has exploded to an impressive 126, incl. mine. Great!
And this over a paparazzi picture…(hmm?)
Personally, I am enthused by seeing Mr A again after a severe Armitage-drought.
When I saw the picture this morning, I thought – wauw, this is something new and competely different.
We’re used to seeing him mostly dressed in black, and the combination of the two events – seeing Mr A again and seeing Mr A in colour – have contributed to a fenomenal outburst of creativity – multilingual fun.

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Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 7:43 pm | Reply
- completely – sorry!
  
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  Mermaid said this on April 21, 2015 at 7:44 pm | Reply
I like those shoes and socks 😀

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Mimi Cruz said this on April 21, 2015 at 11:49 pm | Reply
Photographed in the airport! He’s definitely being recognized more

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Cindy said this on April 22, 2015 at 12:21 pm | Reply
I’m thinking maybe he was trying to match his shoes with the stripes on the shirt..LOL

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valsgal1999 said this on April 24, 2015 at 2:28 am | Reply
[…] Trying to decide if should rescind my general approval of Richard Armitage’s footwear choices (April 21, 2015). Armitage’s purply shoes in the Toronto airport. Raised again the spectre of which photos may be published. […]

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