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In a new land of lax corporate uniforms characterized by baggy sweatpants and flip flops, a Tik Tok inspired resurgence of Air Force Ones, and the ugliest Croc styles you could possibly come up with there’s a timeless fashion statement that everyone from hipsters in Brooklyn to Hedge Fund Traders to White Shoe lawyers can turn to for timeless elegance and style.

The Bit Loafer.

The Deal Sled.

It’s rare to get a shoe style that was hype on the Mayflower and is still worn by the true size lords of our time. Bit loafers and Deal Sleds are the penultimate choice of footwear for anyone looking to generate fat profits, pull the hottest chicks, and generally just look like an absolute young lord.

Since I first arrived in New York City in 2016 — I have been completely smitten by bit loafers. Sure it started out as an obsession with finance culture and making sure that I had the slickest footwear regardless of where I was — you feel like a young medieval prince prancing about his little fiefdom in the best footwear money can buy, but over time I came to understand that the Deal Sleds flexibility and versatility are the greatest assets — looking like a Serbian arms dealer who is vacationing in the South of France is just a bonus.

Nowadays you’ll notice that normies have opted to wear All Birds, or On Clouds, or even Monk Straps (I pray for your soul) to the office or out to bars — Covid 19 cemented the super casual look that so many fell for instantly and with it their style points dropped considerably.

Aside from a good watch — there are few wardrobe upgrades someone can seamlessly work into their style like a good bit loafer.

The bit loafer is going to be timeless — no other footwear exudes prestige, style, and class like the Deal Sled does.

For those of you that have been here while you know the drill — for those of you who might be new subscribers the aim of today’s post is to provide a refresher on the Deal Sled landscape — we will highlight new additions to the market, some newer models and brands we haven’t reviewed before, and list some of the timeless classics.

This is meant to be a holistic and detailed guide if you are in the market for blessing your style with some much needed drip and class.

We will list out 45+ different models from 10 of the top brands.

Gucci

Ferragamo

Allen Edmond

Sandro Moscoloni

Jay Butler

Peter Millar

Loro Piana

Oliver Capbell

Bruno Cucinelli

Carmina

Each section will contain several different preferred models of sleds, the price of each model, links to cop them where available (I am limited in this regard on Substack), the impact of inflation in prices, the drawbacks of each, and an overall ranking out of 10 to help you pick the best sleds for the summer and rest of 2024.

The pitch for Deal Sleds is alarmingly straightforward:

They up your style.

They allow you to keep a professional and sharp appearance.

Women judge men by their shoes.

Most men do not care to invest in quality footwear.

You close more deals.

Imagine — the summer is in high gear. You manage to get in on a share house in the Hamptons, which is great considering you rarely get out East. Your buddy from Barclays shows up with a flock of absolute dime piece blondes who work in marketing, PR, or fashion in the city.

The other bros you came with are looking slick — with khaki shorts and polos accompanied by higher end bit loafers. Their auras glisten with prestige, rizz, and drip — but then there’s you. You decided to throw on an old pair of New Balances from your frat days.

The girls look at you with sheer disgust, after all you emulate a short manlet stuck in his college days instead of a seasoned deal closing size lord. Your buddies are effortlessly closing business from their cell phones while drinking double transfusions, their clients can sense the aura of sleds on the other end of the phone, meanwhile, you’re trying to get your back office to finalize a contract so you can finally relax.

All you had to do was care a little more and rock a fresh pair of drivers or sleds but alas, the best looking women overlook you, your deal doesn’t close, and you find yourself alone and cross faded on some street in Amagansett at 2am instead of raging at someone’s mansion until the morning and drinking Clase Azul out of a Ferragamo driver.

The Deal Sled boys take a Blade back to Manhattan the next day and you get stuck on the train with the interns.

SAD!

THIS WAS PREVENTABLE.

Take the time to choose the right path.

Take the time to honor the sled gods that came before.

CHOOSE RICH.

CHOOSE PRESTIGE.

Choose DEAL SLEDS.

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