Advice on higher end dress shoes

[chef1231]

So long store short I’m in auto sales and walk a lot in all conditions. I go though your typical $100 dress shoe in about 3 to 4 months. I have had the usual Bostonians, Johnson and Murphy, Clark’s, born,etc. so have held up better then others but at the end of the day they all kind of suck. Looking at Allen Edmonds right now and just wanted to see if anyone here has any first hand knowledge of them. I like the fact they are recraftable and made here in the USA. Also as crazy as it sounds Carlos Santana has some pretty nice looking dress shoes that were a kickstarter they look nice but just not sure. 0 reviews online about them.

 

[pack-indy]

Check out Ecco...I'm on my second pair after 5yrs of everyday use with my last ones. I found several to try at The Walking Company.

https://us.shop.ecco.com/mens-shoes

 

[chef1231]

Yes that is a company that I have heard good things about too. There is an outlet mall close by that has an ECCO store in it. Not sure if the quality there will be different. I know a lot of outlets make cheaper goods or outsource the work to other then the normal places.

 

[Dead Duck]

Advice on higher end dress shoes

First, what's the color of the dress you're going to wear?

 

[actaeon277]

Have you tried this place?
Barney's Hub Bootery

 

[seedubs1]

If you wear them every day, look into getting 2 pairs and rotating them. Letting leather shoes dry 24 hours between uses greatly extends their life.

Allen Edmonds. /thread

 

[spec4]

^ This!! I wore dress shoes throughout my career. I made it a point to never wear the same pair two days in a row. My shoes lasted a long time. Mostly bought Florsheims.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

chef, did you check out those dress shoes from Docker's (The Trustee Oxford)?

I have several pair (shoes are like guns, find what you like, pair multiple copies) and they are comfy for standing on your feet all day and are cut wide for my rectangular feet (my feet suck at running, but am a fish in the pool).

You can get them at Macy's and Kohl's.

https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-631486/dockers-trustee-oxford-shoes-men.jsp?color=Black&prdPV=1

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Alternative. Wear sneakers to office and change at office.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

We recently had a thread on the same topic, and AE is the general recommendation:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/447391-dress-shoes.html

https://shoebank.com is a way to bring the price down a bit.

 

[chef1231]

Thanks for the ideas. I will checkout shoebank.com. I have just been looking at Zappos but it looks like you can buy 2nds from AE themselves for a fraction of the cost too.

 

[MCgrease08]

Thanks for the ideas. I will checkout shoebank.com. I have just been looking at Zappos but it looks like you can buy 2nds from AE themselves for a fraction of the cost too.

Depending on your size, it can be hit or miss on the factory seconds. Good luck to you.

 

[Vigilant]

Thanks for the ideas. I will checkout shoebank.com. I have just been looking at Zappos but it looks like you can buy 2nds from AE themselves for a fraction of the cost too.

If you are a veteran or a student, AE has a substantial discount as well.

 

[Dean C.]

Just go ahead and buy Allen Edmonds, the factory seconds are good to me but thats because I wear a 10.5 EEE , I only paid $196 for these with the 25% discount for LEO, Vets and Students. Hit up the AE store in the Keystone Mall to get a feel for what you like and remember the shoes look much better in real life than on the Allen Edmonds website (they really should fire their photographer)

 

[chef1231]

Hey Dean, those look nice. I think this weekend I am going to truck up to Chicago. They have a store there and I can hopefully just try on a few. I am a little concerned about getting the right size. Looks like there is a$25 fee for restocking if I need to send them back and that would just **** me off

Just go ahead and buy Allen Edmonds, the factory seconds are good to me but thats because I wear a 10.5 EEE , I only paid $196 for these with the 25% discount for LEO, Vets and Students. Hit up the AE store in the Keystone Mall to get a feel for what you like and remember the shoes look much better in real life than on the Allen Edmonds website (they really should fire their photographer)

 

[searpinski]

Allen Edmonds are great shoes. Church's shoes are excellent quality as well (Mens Designer Shoes | Formal and Casual | Church's). I saw your opinion of Johnston Murphy, but I have several pairs that hold up quite well.

 

[Scuba591]

From the Kingsman movie " Oxfords not Broughs"