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[Funkycoldribena]

Garvin said:

There are many styles of brogues. From the different last they are constructed on to the style of brogue pattern - full, half, wingtip etc. takes an educated and trained eye I'll admit.

However, back to your £22 offerings - do show with full spec

22 quid,1/10 of a pair of brogues.

[Rich_W]

Pair AM90s. Was between these and Roshe's. But didn't like the open mesh effect on street shoes.


JD Sports £95 11's

Then recently some Brown Suede Chelsea's from Roland Cartier. But the exact same shoe is in Dune but branded as their own.


House of Frasier £99 (Had to get 10 and squeeze. They didn't do 10.5 so they'll be packed with newspaper for a while. The 11's were way too long!)

[CharlesdeGaulle]

gizlaroc said:

On the Burgundy theme, these just arrived....



Loake Burford - Burgundy

Nice, but do the laces open wide enough to put them on quickly? I sometimes find that boots with more than 3 or 4 eyelets can be tricky to get on.

Rich_W said:

Then recently some Brown Suede Chelsea's from Roland Cartier. But the exact same shoe is in Dune but branded as their own.

House of Frasier £99

They are very nice.

[Rich_W]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Nice, but do the laces open wide enough to put them on quickly? I sometimes find that boots with more than 3 or 4 eyelets can be tricky to get on.

I have a pair of Adidas Hightops. Putting them on was a palaver! So via eBay. "Mr Lacy" elastic laces. £3 or so. And save so much time! They do loads of styles so probably find some that work with whatever shoe you have. Just keep an eye on the length.

CharlesdeGaulle said:

They are very nice.

Cheers. Russell & Bromley wanted circa £175-185 for something very similar from a couple of more well known designers. (Think one was Paul Smith) Clarks had something similar. but it has "Clarks" emblazed on the top so it wasn't for me.

[gizlaroc]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

gizlaroc said:

On the Burgundy theme, these just arrived....



Loake Burford - Burgundy

Nice, but do the laces open wide enough to put them on quickly? I sometimes find that boots with more than 3 or 4 eyelets can be tricky to get on.

Yeah, and you only need the first 4 eyelets to be laced to keep them neat too.

[Negative Creep]

Anyone know of some trainers/comfy shoes that don't actually look like trainers? Work have relaxed their dress policy to a degree and I want shot of the awful "smart" shoes I have at the moment

[slomax]

Negative Creep said:

Anyone know of some trainers/comfy shoes that don't actually look like trainers? Work have relaxed their dress policy to a degree and I want shot of the awful "smart" shoes I have at the moment

Fitflop do some incredibly comfy shoes that are as comfy as trainers, but aren't too trainery. If you know what I mean.

[FreeLitres]

Negative Creep said:

Anyone know of some trainers/comfy shoes that don't actually look like trainers? Work have relaxed their dress policy to a degree and I want shot of the awful "smart" shoes I have at the moment

Check out Anatomic Gel Co. All their shoes and boots are very comfortable and flexible. Chose the "smooth leather" if you want something smarter. Most are of a full grain leather.

[jimmyjimjim]

I quite like keenfootwear.com for some trainer/hiking type shoes that don't entirely look like hiking boots.

Very comfortable.

[gizlaroc]

Anatomic Gel, Steptronic, Rieker, J Shoes, Loake's Mojave and Sahara, loads of shoes will be as comfy as trainers these days.

[Rick101]

I miss-ordered a pair of Seeadler shoe trees and never got round to sending them back.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seeadler-Premium-Shoe-Tree...

They are size 42 (UK 8) and in good nick but no box. If of use to anyone let me know and maybe we can come to an arrangement.

Ta

They are known for being a tight fit so would suit a size 9 wearer.

Edited by Rick101 on Sunday 20th September 11:40

Edited by Rick101 on Sunday 20th September 11:50

[Du1point8]

if only they were size 10 I would have them off you straight away...

[Thankyou4calling]

slomax said:

Not tempted to re-live some of your youth then?!

Everything is so damned serious nowadays. Sometimes I just think "fk it, fk it all!"


What's wrong with owning a silly pair of shoes, bright trousers and a silly car.

Nothing wrong with it at all provided this is your normal place of work :-)

[slomax]

If my shoes make 1 person smile per day, then at least its something.

[Tonberry]

gizlaroc said:

Anatomic Gel, Steptronic, Rieker, J Shoes, Loake's Mojave and Sahara, loads of shoes will be as comfy as trainers these days.

Thoughts on the J Shoes Monarch and Archie?

[gizlaroc]

I have Monarch in Denim Blue, Brown Leather, Brown Suede, stone nubuck/suede (can't tell) and Navy.
Archie is pretty much the same.

I am a fan.

I just bought a pair of Torre, which has a toe cap and looks a bit more rugged/distressed. They are even more comfy.

[abucd4]

Du1point8 said:

My pair of these arrived... how are you planning of keeping them looking this good?

Shoe tree is on its way I was just thinking the cream/polish/etc and by whom.

If you read back a couple of pages I got some good advice.

I've been well and truly abusing them (sorry folks) but thanks to a CT shoe tree and some saphir cream they're still looking great and hopefully will continue to do so

[Ollie123]

Slightly off topic but do you think these shoes are night club suitable (particularly the ones on the left)? E.g. will the bouncers let me in, normally I just wear boring black brogues to play it safe.

[Patch1875]

Do nightclubs have a dress code now? Would be more concerned with them getting wrecked.

[Shambler]

Does anyone know of a site to get discounted vivo barefoot lifestyle shoes other than their website?