Finding Your Style: A Hard-Soled Kind of Guy
Finding Your Style: A Hard-Soled Kind of Guy  
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer Show
Published On: Wed Feb 25 2026
Description: Why WNYC and Gothamist digital producer James Ramsay aspires to be the kind of person who wears hard-soled shoes. This the first segment in a short series about finding your personal style. → NYC used to be a hard-soled shoe town. Could I be part of a revival? Photo: Well-dressed in burgundy corduroy trousers and black leather loafers with silver metal bit hardware. Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027, on January 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)