Whether rendered in “buttery” lambskin, slippery silk or “tough” snakeskin, they stimulate the senses in ways the cotton sweats of the WFH era cannot. Benson, a marketing director in Edmonton, Alberta, started emulating 1970s rock stars and “Boogie Nights” extras because he likes not just the look but the sensual feel of these finds.
These slithery numbers joined other items with a whiff of debauchery in his wardrobe: a prowl of silky animal-print shirts (tiger, leopard) crocodile-embossed-leather loafers and olive-green leather pants from the in-house line of Swedish store Très Bien.
SIX MONTHS AGO Justin Benson, 38, purchased a pair of boots in faux-snakeskin with cream-and-black scales.
