Comfortable Brogue Boots

[dave123456]

Hi All,

I’m after a pair of good quality tan brogue boots. Lace up.

Seem Loake and the like but I was conscious that sometimes these brands fall off a bit in terms of quality.

Anyone have a view on a pair that will last a good while.

[oddman]

dave123456 said:

Hi All,

I’m after a pair of good quality tan brogue boots. Lace up.

Seem Loake and the like but I was conscious that sometimes these brands fall off a bit in terms of quality.

Anyone have a view on a pair that will last a good while.

Anything that lasts will have a bit of a breaking in period. Cheaney and Tricker have what you want if you're after the full Mr Men look.

I wouldn't rule out ones with elastic sides - much less faff to get on and sit better under trousers especially if the bottoms are narrow

They've gone up in price a fair bit - £400-600

[vixen1700]

Yeah, possibly Joseph Cheaney. Nice quality shoes and boots.

If you're around in London, they have an outlet store at the O2, my mrs ended up with two great pairs with a fantastic discount.

[simon_harris]

I've a pair of loake boots and am very happy with the quality, I've had them 2-3 years now (but admittedly don't wear them a lot.)

[MrJuice]

crockett and jones. I think I will treat myself to a pair this year after eyeing them up for about 15y!

I dont have any C&J boots myself but wife does have Chelsea boots which were resoled in dainite (some sort of rubber) a few years ago and came back looking fantastic. A lot of the boots come with leather soles which can be resoled into dainite (at a cost) at purchase time but she opted to wear hers until they actually needed to be resolved. Dainite will last longer that leather I think

[GilletteFan]

If you want high quality boots, I would recommend spending some time on Jermyn Street, London. Quite a number of stores stock excellent boots with brogueing.

[captain grimes]

Take a look on herringshoes.co.uk - they have all the Northampton makers & more, some of them doing Herring-badged models.

[six wheels]

Loake quality is fine. I have a pair of their Bedale boots which ar fine.

As another poster suggested they do need some breaking-in time.

Good boots.

[anonymous-user]

dave123456 said:

Hi All,

I’m after a pair of good quality tan brogue boots. Lace up.

Seem Loake and the like but I was conscious that sometimes these brands fall off a bit in terms of quality.

Anyone have a view on a pair that will last a good while.

Blimey, do people still wear this kind of thing?

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 12th July 20:18

[dave123456]

lord trumpton said:

Blimey, do people still wear this kind of thing?

Edited by lord trumpton on Wednesday 12th July 20:18

My Italian driving moccasins get put away end of August

[gareth h]

I’ve got one pair of Loakes and 4 pairs of Trickers, the Trickers take more breaking in (and obviously are more expensive) but are way better quality and feel like they will last a life time.

[chesby]

I can recommend both Trickers and Crockett and Jones for comfort and build quality.

The advantage of the C&J boots is that that employ speed hooks as well as eyelets which make lacing a lot quicker.

I suggest a trip to Jermyn Street and visit both Trickers and Crockett and Jones. The shops are only feet apart.

[djsmith74]

OP - you didn't mention a budget, and if the thought of spending £300+ on a pair of boots is a bit on the high side, then I can recommend Lanx:

https://lanxshoes.com/

Very well made, and very comfortable.

[Snow and Rocks]

djsmith74 said:

OP - you didn't mention a budget, and if the thought of spending £300+ on a pair of boots is a bit on the high side, then I can recommend Lanx:

https://lanxshoes.com/

Very well made, and very comfortable.

Any thoughts on how they fit? I need a set of traditional brown brogues for my kilt and tweeds and looking for something comfortable that will last. Hopefully a reasonably wide fitting?

Previous pair were worn to perfection and felt like an old pair of slippers but are sitting somewhere in Schiphol airport courtesy of some lost Lufthansa luggage.

[ConnectionError]

I have Trickers, Loake and Grenson brogue boots

The Trickers are the Derby boot and are the best pair

The Grenson Boots have speed hooks and are I would say superior to the Loake, just. They are not their UK made boot.

The Loakes are still good boots, but I doubt I would buy again after a Tricker purchase.

I did look at Cheaney, but that soon stopped when I viewed the price!

[Jiebo]

Cheaney are decent. You can send them back for resoling for about £100.

What I do it get a cobbler to put some rubber not he sole which makes it last a lot longer. Leather soles are risky in the rain.