Alden used to, back in the day, as did Edward Green and Churches (under the Peal badge). Not sure who makes their Peals these days.....Allen Edmonds makes shoes for Brooks Brothers.
Alden used to, back in the day, as did Edward Green and Churches (under the Peal badge). Not sure who makes their Peals these days.....Allen Edmonds makes shoes for Brooks Brothers.
Alden used to, back in the day, as did Edward Green and Churches (under the Peal badge). Not sure who makes their Peals these days.....
If you live in North America it's basically impossible to get a better bang for your buck than Allen Edmonds, although as noted BB's Alden and Crocket Jones offerings are excellent if you can make the stretch moneywise.
If you watch their sales (semi-annual?) the Peals can usually be had at a significant discount, often at AE's list price or even lower.BB's Alden and Crocket Jones offerings are excellent if you can make the stretch moneywise.
If you watch their sales (semi-annual?) the Peals can usually be had at a significant discount, often at AE's list price or even lower.
I received the Florsheim Imperials in the mail today and I was impressed, the leather is thick and of a high quality.
Uh, OK. The leather is corrected grain and injected with plastic. The grain in the leather (if you did get the gunboat) is the only reason why the creasing will not be insane from the get-go. I am very glad you like them, but in the grand scheme of shoes, they are in the bottom rung. Maybe the top half of that bottom rung, but still. If you are happy, though, that is all that matters.
Not sure what you don't get about me not wanting to wear someones stinking vintage shoes, I find it a bit nasty to be honest, feet are vile, and mens feet ultra-repulsive. Nor do I want to spend $350 for a pair of shoes, I have three kids to feed, a wife in college, and a mortgage for a house I bought in the height of the market, I like nice things but have to couple that with being responsible. If someone lives near an outlet and can get a pair for $250 during a once a year sale, good on you, I don't have the time for that I need a brown pair of work shoes yesterday, my other ones fell apart on me (those were cheap garbage).
This isn't just a vintage site, plenty of new clothes are purchased and recommended. All I asked for was a decent pair of brown wingtips for under $250.00.
I'm weary of stuff made in India and China, but the shoes are good quality, I'm handling them and know cheap leather and poor manufacturing, these are not that, for $180 they're a good value. I'm not comparing them to $1500 shoes, I'm comparing them to $180 shoes, and I would say they stack up very well.
Not sure what you don't get about me not wanting to wear someones stinking vintage shoes, I find it a bit nasty to be honest, feet are vile, and mens feet ultra-repulsive. Nor do I want to spend $350 for a pair of shoes, I have three kids to feed, a wife in college, and a mortgage for a house I bought in the height of the market, I like nice things but have to couple that with being responsible. If someone lives near an outlet and can get a pair for $250 during a once a year sale, good on you, I don't have the time for that I need a brown pair of work shoes yesterday, my other ones fell apart on me (those were cheap garbage).
This isn't just a vintage site, plenty of new clothes are purchased and recommended. All I asked for was a decent pair of brown wingtips for under $250.00.
I'm weary of stuff made in India and China, but the shoes are good quality, I'm handling them and know cheap leather and poor manufacturing, these are not that, for $180 they're a good value. I'm not comparing them to $1500 shoes, I'm comparing them to $180 shoes, and I would say they stack up very well.
You don't have to live near an Allen Edmonds outlet to shop there.
Here are some email addresses for Allen Edmonds outlets.
jville@allenedmonds.com - Jeffersonville,Ohio
riverhead@allenedmonds.com-Riverhead,New York
destin@allenedmonds.com- Destin, Fla
shoebank@allenedmonds.com-Port Washington,Wisconsin
brookfield@allenedmonds.com-Brookfield,Wisconsin
Just fire off an email with a subject line " Shoes in size ##"
Then again Body "Shoes in size ##"
They will fire right back with all the shoes they have in that size and the prices.
They will also send you the sales they have when they come up.
Real easy to order from an Allen Edmonds store. Love them.
Just got 2 for 250 sale shoes this week and both seconds where prefect not a problem that you could see.
Men's shoes cost so much more than Women's shoes that you have to finds a way to save money some how. An you get shoes that will last for years. Not the crap sold in most stores these days.
The fused sole shoes are just bad.
See, you are busy explaining your purchase and missing the point. For what you spent there WERE options! And, despite what you believe, this IS a vintage themed website. Not everything is vintage per-se, but at least the styles and/or makers harken back to vintage items and times.
AND, no one said ANYTHING about $1500 shoes. Just MUCH better alternatives than Indian Florsheims.
For your money, it would have been nice if you could have at least tried any of the many suggestions, all of which were superior to modern Florsheims.
Not sure what you don't get about me not wanting to wear someones stinking vintage shoes, I find it a bit nasty to be honest, feet are vile, and mens feet ultra-repulsive. Nor do I want to spend $350 for a pair of shoes, I have three kids to feed, a wife in college, and a mortgage for a house I bought in the height of the market, I like nice things but have to couple that with being responsible. If someone lives near an outlet and can get a pair for $250 during a once a year sale, good on you, I don't have the time for that I need a brown pair of work shoes yesterday, my other ones fell apart on me (those were cheap garbage).
This isn't just a vintage site, plenty of new clothes are purchased and recommended. All I asked for was a decent pair of brown wingtips for under $250.00.
I'm weary of stuff made in India and China, but the shoes are good quality, I'm handling them and know cheap leather and poor manufacturing, these are not that, for $180 they're a good value. I'm not comparing them to $1500 shoes, I'm comparing them to $180 shoes, and I would say they stack up very well.