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When I took my shoes off, there was a gaping hole in the heel.  I wore them two hours total, walked maybe 1000 feet.","subreddit":"malefashionadvice"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/gbe6z/dae_notice_how_comfortable_paul_smith_socks_are/c1mb8ns/","type":"comment","title":"Praise for Paul Smith socks comfort","author":"savelatin","ref_id":"r_e_5","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/gbe6z/dae_notice_how_comfortable_paul_smith_socks_are/","title":"dae notice how comfortable paul smith socks are","subreddit":"malefashionadvice"},"excerpt":"Yes. 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