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Nice dress shoes?

Posted on 6/8/14 at 6:55 am
Posted by BayouWrangler
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 6/8/14 at 6:55 am
Where and/or what brands should I be looking at. Only thing I've looked at so far is Johnston and Murphy. Whatever I get definitely has to have leather soles as I wear through rubber soles too quickly.
Posted by fouldeliverer
Lannisport
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 6/8/14 at 6:56 am to
Allen Edmonds

/thread

Free shipping from there website, they have a store at canal place but they sell them around town at places like Perlis, Carriages, Harpers, etc
This post was edited on 6/8/14 at 6:58 am
Posted by Placebeaux
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Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 6/8/14 at 6:58 am to
Can't go wrong with Johnston and Murphy.
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 6/8/14 at 6:58 am to
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7366 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:21 am to
Allen Edmunds for sure. And Alden.

Johnston and Murphy is for kids.
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7386 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:24 am to
quote:

Johnston and Murphy is for kids.


They make some really big sizes for kids.
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7366 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:27 am to
There are some big kids.

Buy J&M if you want a shoe that will look nice for a second. They don't hold up. Buy AE or Alden if you want a classic shoe that will last a lifetime.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
58549 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:27 am to
quote:

Aldo shoes


no. The OP asked for nice dress shoes not square toed guidoish dress shoes.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
58549 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:28 am to
I generally agree with you, but IMO, AE is starting to slip in their quality. They are not as well made as they once were.
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9784 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:31 am to
They are not all like that
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7366 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:32 am to
I haven't bought a pair in a couple years, but the pairs I have are holding up fine.

Te one exception is a pair of Stanford's. They seem to be showing more wear than any of my other pairs.

X2 on what Mo Jeaux said about Aldo. Too trendy for my taste.
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23019 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 8:00 am to
quote:

Allen Edmonds /thread


This.

They dominate J&M on look and quality, yet are about the same price.
Posted by drexyl
Mingovia
Member since Sep 2005
23056 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 8:14 am to
Cole Haan makes a nice shoe. Very comfortable in the heel
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8621 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 8:36 am to
Look at Allen Edmonds and Alden. Both will be Goodyear welted, so you can have the soles changed and they will literally last forever if you take care of them. Shoe trees are a must, and you need to get in the habit of using them right after you take the shoes off.

If you want to step up to a level just past that, check out Carmina Shoemaker.
Posted by BACONisMEATcandy
Member since Dec 2007
46643 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 8:54 am to
quote:

AE is starting to slip in their quality.


This! All my dress shoes are AE but once they were "acquired" by Brentwood their quality changed.

Still searching for another company that has the walnut color shoes I like
Posted by CMBears1259
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
4020 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 8:59 am to
quote:

Johnston and Murphy is for kids


quote:

DownSouthDave

Obvious OT Baller.

J&M gets a bad rep around the OT cause everyone here is OT rich, but their upper end shoes are quality. I've had a pair that's lasted me around a decade +.

I'll agree with you on most of J&M's rubber soled shoes.
This post was edited on 6/8/14 at 9:00 am
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8621 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:00 am to
quote:

Still searching for another company that has the walnut color shoes I like


Carmina
LINK

Posted by trillhog
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Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:02 am to
Gucci or Prada
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125394 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:02 am to
quote:

Cole Haan
Posted by wizziko
New Jersey Nets Fan
Member since Jan 2006
35881 posts
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:05 am to
I have a pair of Allen Edmonds, Johnson & Murphy, and Cole Haan and they've all held up well. All of them are around 6-10 months old
This post was edited on 6/8/14 at 9:06 am
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