According to the Wall Street Journal, men’s loafers are making a comeback. “Bergdorf Goodman’s men’s store, called Goodman’s, is making a big push with loafers this year,” writes the Journal‘s Ray A. Smith. “A factor behind the loafer proliferation is the move to more smart-casual dress codes at work…. And the big fashion influence is the runaway success of Gucci’s fur-lined loafers, launched last year.” Fur-lined? I think I’ll pass, lest I be accused of being a fancy boy.

Smith traces the history of the loafers back to 1936, when G.H. Bass & Co. introduced Bass Weejuns: