Best way to queer eye your straight guy

Here's one point we've yet to see a gay guy and a straight gal disagree on: style starts with your feet. Sadly, most straight men think that the road is best traveled with dingy sneakers and, if you're lucky, a pair of dated black dress shoes. If your guy is lacking fashionable footwear, persuade him to pay a visit to John Fluevog. The Newbury Street store is only blocks from Newbury Comics and Virgin Megastore, making it easy to propose a pop-in on your way to CD shopping. And the shoe selection is small and reasonably priced enough that it won't intimidate the uninitiated. Best yet, John Fluevog's chunky, funky dress shoes, loafers, boots, and sneakers look familiar enough to help him make the leap, and unique enough to appeal to you. So take a deep breath, channel the Fab Five's Carter, and "make fashion happen."

John Fluevog, 302 Newbury Street, Boston, (617) 266-1079; www.fluevog.com.