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do cole haan have shops in the uk?
they used to do formal type shoes with hidden nike air units in the heels and footbed. the current range have ditched the 'stealth' but still use nike air soles. expensive but very lightweight and supremely comfortable. great for casual office wear.
http://www.colehaan.com/mens-originalgrand-wingtip...
they do have a great sale now and then where you can normally pick them up around half price. worth looking out for when you are in the US.
they used to do formal type shoes with hidden nike air units in the heels and footbed. the current range have ditched the 'stealth' but still use nike air soles. expensive but very lightweight and supremely comfortable. great for casual office wear.
http://www.colehaan.com/mens-originalgrand-wingtip...
they do have a great sale now and then where you can normally pick them up around half price. worth looking out for when you are in the US.
shirt said:
do cole haan have shops in the uk?
they used to do formal type shoes with hidden nike air units in the heels and footbed. the current range have ditched the 'stealth' but still use nike air soles. expensive but very lightweight and supremely comfortable. great for casual office wear.
http://www.colehaan.com/mens-originalgrand-wingtip...
they do have a great sale now and then where you can normally pick them up around half price. worth looking out for when you are in the US.
Thanks Shirt, but I think that's going too far, and they look truly awful! MY feet aren't that bad, but cheap shoes won't cut it (or don't usually...)they used to do formal type shoes with hidden nike air units in the heels and footbed. the current range have ditched the 'stealth' but still use nike air soles. expensive but very lightweight and supremely comfortable. great for casual office wear.
http://www.colehaan.com/mens-originalgrand-wingtip...
they do have a great sale now and then where you can normally pick them up around half price. worth looking out for when you are in the US.
I wear something very similar to this: https://www.timberland.co.uk/shop/en/tbl-uk/men-fo... for reference, they just look ropey after not too long.
Depending on budgets have a look at the usual Northampton shoe makers.
For what your looking for something with a Dainite sole would be perfect. They won’t be overly comfortably until broken in, then they’ll be like a second skin.
Something from Cheaney or Trickers are a bit less old fashioned than some of the others. Jeff west can be a bit OTT. Can bag a good bargain in their sales if you look at the right time.
Don’t discount boots though. A nice Chelsea boot would look smart with jeans and a shirt. Something a bit like this :- http://www.trickers.com/uk/mens/additional-categor...
Can get some with more brouging so they aren’t so plain. A pair of monk strap shoes would also look good in a darker brown leather.
These should last a long longer than six months in a office. Can be re heeled and soled numerous times by a good cobbler or the factory.
For what your looking for something with a Dainite sole would be perfect. They won’t be overly comfortably until broken in, then they’ll be like a second skin.
Something from Cheaney or Trickers are a bit less old fashioned than some of the others. Jeff west can be a bit OTT. Can bag a good bargain in their sales if you look at the right time.
Don’t discount boots though. A nice Chelsea boot would look smart with jeans and a shirt. Something a bit like this :- http://www.trickers.com/uk/mens/additional-categor...
Can get some with more brouging so they aren’t so plain. A pair of monk strap shoes would also look good in a darker brown leather.
These should last a long longer than six months in a office. Can be re heeled and soled numerous times by a good cobbler or the factory.
Trustmeimadoctor said:
From tkmaxx ? I've seen them but not really paid much attention as they arnt english
Direct. https://uk.jshoes.com/collections/mens-shoesThe Big G said:
Depending on budgets have a look at the usual Northampton shoe makers.
For what your looking for something with a Dainite sole would be perfect. They won’t be overly comfortably until broken in, then they’ll be like a second skin.
Something from Cheaney or Trickers are a bit less old fashioned than some of the others. Jeff west can be a bit OTT. Can bag a good bargain in their sales if you look at the right time.
Don’t discount boots though. A nice Chelsea boot would look smart with jeans and a shirt. Something a bit like this :- http://www.trickers.com/uk/mens/additional-categor...
Can get some with more brouging so they aren’t so plain. A pair of monk strap shoes would also look good in a darker brown leather.
These should last a long longer than six months in a office. Can be re heeled and soled numerous times by a good cobbler or the factory.
Don’t let InductionRoar hear you mention Dainite. He will call you a peasant and remind you that a proper gentleman will only ever wear leather soled shoes. Except on expedition or when the snow is deeper than three feet, in which case appropriately fitted metal studs are acceptable.For what your looking for something with a Dainite sole would be perfect. They won’t be overly comfortably until broken in, then they’ll be like a second skin.
Something from Cheaney or Trickers are a bit less old fashioned than some of the others. Jeff west can be a bit OTT. Can bag a good bargain in their sales if you look at the right time.
Don’t discount boots though. A nice Chelsea boot would look smart with jeans and a shirt. Something a bit like this :- http://www.trickers.com/uk/mens/additional-categor...
Can get some with more brouging so they aren’t so plain. A pair of monk strap shoes would also look good in a darker brown leather.
These should last a long longer than six months in a office. Can be re heeled and soled numerous times by a good cobbler or the factory.
So said:
g3org3y said:
I'm sorry to inform you guys I don't have a spanker. The chance to use the (now trademark) 'goes down well' phrase in this context was too good an opportunity to pass up. 
Sorry to disappoint So, not gay. Flattered with the attention though. I've got a gay mate I can set you up with if you'd like.
I'd need to see his shoes first.Sorry to disappoint So, not gay. Flattered with the attention though. I've got a gay mate I can set you up with if you'd like.
(Don't worry they aren't JW)
illmonkey said:
I generally wear Timberland boots, I work in an office, wear jeans and a shirt. I go through a pair of Timberlands in 6 months, before they fall apart or wear out. I also have dodgy feet, so require supportive shoes.
What do you mean by dodgy feet? Do you have/need orthotics/insoles?The Big G said:
For what your looking for something with a Dainite sole would be perfect. They won’t be overly comfortably until broken in, then they’ll be like a second skin.
I have a pair of Loakes with Dainite soles. After the initial break in they have now become very comfortable, easily the most so of all my formal shoes. Moreover, unlike leather soles not treacherously slippery and much better in rain. In fact, I don't know why I don't buy more Dainite soled shoes... 
So said:
Don’t let InductionRoar hear you mention Dainite. He will call you a peasant and remind you that a proper gentleman will only ever wear leather soled shoes.
Thanks for reminding me. g3org3y said:
In fact, I don't know why I don't buy more Dainite soled shoes...
Because you are an attention seeking Dandy in training who knows full well that Induction Roar is correct and they would not “go down well” and you would hate not getting the attention and comments of the ladies at work craigjm said:
g3org3y said:
In fact, I don't know why I don't buy more Dainite soled shoes...
Because you are an attention seeking Dandy in training who knows full well that Induction Roar is correct and they would not “go down well” and you would hate not getting the attention and comments of the ladies at work El stovey said:
Does seem crazy though. using leather on shoe soles still when there’s so many better materials available.
Keep up that attitude and before long some knave will be suggesting that we should cease to dine on the tongues of hummingbirds because cows are larger and more plentiful.Some days I just don't know what this world is coming to
El stovey said:
Does seem crazy though. using leather on shoe soles still when there’s so many better materials available.
I think it's the same argument as Quartz vs Mechanical watches. Quartz is cheaper, easier to produce, more accurate, etc. People still like a mechanical watch, because James Bond wears one and the other salesmen will give you respect. Something like that anyway.So said:
craigjm said:
g3org3y said:
In fact, I don't know why I don't buy more Dainite soled shoes...
Because you are an attention seeking Dandy in training who knows full well that Induction Roar is correct and they would not “go down well” and you would hate not getting the attention and comments of the ladies at work 
The evidence appears to be overwhelming. 
tenohfive said:
Related subject: merino socks. Any recommendations? I've got some Falke ones but never got on with them, the seam always felt annoyingly positioned.
Wolsey / Morley ?It was explained some months back, that one had acquired the other, and Wolsey socks seemed to disappear, but they seem to be sold under both names now.
I never find the website(s) terribly useful and always buy mine in the shops, but I've been buying / wearing them for years when just wanting a solid colour, in wool, for reasonable money.
'Gentlemen's Outfitters' types would be the most likely outlets.
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