Dress Shoes
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- dbloc
Looking for some cool dress shoes for a wedding. Show me what you got.
- oey0
Which color is your suit?
Grey, brown, black, blue, purple?- < Thiskona
- charcoal graydbloc
- < thisgrotesk_neue
- brown or blackgrotesk_neue
- oey0
I like brogues but don't wear any since the 80's
You can use them with suits and after with jeans.
I find them practical in that way and there's a lot of variety.
- mg331
Some cool stuff at https://www.hudsonshoes.com/us/h…
I've got a pair of their wingtip boots and love them.
- kona0
- exactlyoey
- if you want to get fancy you can change the brown laces to blue, orange, (or whatever) to match your shirt. Don't do that to the black laces.kona
- pay attention dbloc, kona knows what he's talking aboutoey
- nicedbloc
- Not wrong, but some grey is too dark and looks weird with tan shoes. Depends on the shade.section_014
- monospaced1
Can't go too wrong with a quality pair from Johnston & Murphy.
- plain and simple. can't go wrong.oey
- they have a range of styles, and are very high quality once you pass the $200 mark.monospaced
- < thisgrotesk_neue
- Not very high quality, but decent shoes. Even the hand-made in Italy, $200 and up ones. Check out Allen Edmonds, I think you'll see the difference.sofakingback
- I own a couple pairs of each. They are the same quality for the most part.monospaced
- Hell no!!! Lol. which ones do you own that you think are the same? Let's check it out. I live by both stores. Maybe I missed somethingsofakingback
- Actually, who cares. Ignore me. Lolsofakingback
- you need to relaxmonospaced
- I realize I hurt your feeling by saying these were not good quality. I didn't realize you posted this when I posted. I was just stating the facts man, sorry.sofakingback
- Hahaha. Hurt feelings? What are you talking about? Your opinion doesn't make you right. Plus your shoe suggestions are fugly despite your style.monospaced
- oey-2
- Great chart. You can't pair that color brown with a black suit.
A light brown you can.kona - the brogues you posted have a really nice color, great for purple, blue, grey (dark and light) and jeans.oey
- damn those shoes are ugly thoughmonospaced
- You can pair brown shoes with black/grey suits.grotesk_neue
- And you shouldn't wear brown suits unless you're 60.grotesk_neue
- Great chart. You can't pair that color brown with a black suit.
- oey1
- whatthefunk1
I'm partial to Frye b/c they are so well made and last b/c of the quality craftsmanship - http://www.thefryecompany.com/me…
- fuck me! those are expensive shoes! vegan? hehehe! really nice looking shoes.oey
- $300 isn't expensive for quality shoes.monospaced
- I'm telling you, they'll last foreverwhatthefunk
- nocomply-3
I loathe dress shoes. I guess it's the native Southern Californian in me, but if it's not flip flops or Vans I don't feel like myself. I've worn Vans with a suit to weddings before. You can make it work if you're weird like me.
But when I do have to wear "real" dress shoes I have a couple pairs of Rockports. Yes, you know, those shoes your grandpa wears.
I have some like these:
http://www.rockport.com/rockport…I don't care if people say they're fugly. I'm aware that they're cringe-worthy. At least they're comfortable... or more comfortable than all the other fancy-man shoes out there where you're walking on a plank of wood.
Zero fucks given for dress shoes over here.
- pango-6
- pango-4
- monospaced2
How come these threads always turn into jokes after 10 posts?
- oey-1
It's dress shoes pango, not ninja shoes!
- lnu1
- sofakingback-1
Well, I guess the suit color and style of suit matter but heres my quick 2 cents:
If you're gonna buy a dress shoe, invest in something good thats well made, classic and useful.
I personally love and own a few pairs of Allan Edmonds, they make a verity of styles that are classic and superbly well made. They feel great, look great and last a long time.
I recommend going to a store and trying them on to see what size fits you best, then order from where ever you like.
They have a bunch of different styles but their brogues are the most popular, from cap-toe quarter brogues to wingtips, they also have different sole options if you're interested in a rubberized sole.
I just ordered a new pair myself: Cap-toe oxfords with Dainite rubber sole, in lovely olive green.
So thats what I usually buy, I also like ted baker and paul smith but those are more style than quality craftsmanship.
I also recently tried Johnston & Murphy, these guys have some nice styles that look like Allan Edmunds but the quality is not the same, these are very different when you actually wear them and see them in person. I checked out some of their high-end models and they were ok. Not like Allen Edmunds though.
But I'll say this, if you need a not so fancy craftsman shoe, this isn't a bad option, because they look nice and they're remarkably comfortable. I'm not sure what their durability is like though...
any way I got these and they are pretty awesome, comfortable as hell. wore them all day walking around and they felt great and still look new.
- Gross. No.monospaced
- Do not be the guy who wears shoes like this with a suit. Everyone with taste won't think it's creative or cool, just bad fashion. Sorry.monospaced
- On the other hand you're right. Allen Edmonds are GREAT QUALITY shoes. It's these elections that are bad for dress affairs.monospaced
- I wouldn't wear the green olive with a dress shoe. Thats just what i recently bought, thats a casual shoe with a rubber sole. Im only recommending the brand.sofakingback
- Also, the back and white J&M, absolutely wear those with a suit. They look perfect, but you need to have style to pull it off ;)sofakingback
- sorry: I wouldn't wear the olive casual shoe with a suitsofakingback
- ummm, the black and white thing is a non starter, and isn't stylish except in that early '90s "I watched Swingers and I like ska" kind of way, which is shitmonospaced
- but as I said earlier, Allen Edmonds makes high quality shoes, many of which are great with a nice suitmonospaced
- Ya... not the black and white one. Looks like your are in the band uniform at a restaurant.pango
- You gotta have style baby, I pull that shit off like money. Casual and with a suit. Not that I care what anyone thinks but chicks dig the fuck out of it! :Dsofakingback
- I dress with style though, always have. I have a shit ton of shoes, suits, ties, it's been my thing since I was a kid. Own it baby, own it.sofakingback
- Right right.pango
- sofakingback0
This just popped up on my youtube, thought it might be informative.