i used to swear by Alfred Sargent, but I have a pair of Barker Westfield tan brogues and they are awesome.

and i agree -
sharp suit + cheap unpolished/scuffed/worn at the back shoes = untrustworthy

 

well I don't go to work, weddings or black tie do's in trainers if that's what you mean

and I don't tend to run much in brogues

Shoes are V important imho

Interestingly an ex Immigration Officer wrote a book about his experiences on the immigration desk at Heathrow

It was called “Refusal Shoes” – the first thing he did when assessing someone was to look at their shoes as, in his estimation **** tatty shoes were a sure sign of a wrongun

Anyway as my dad said to me

Buy expensive/quality shoes and beds – because if you are not in one you are in the other

 

Well I was only joking anyway. I fully agree that shoes are a good indicator of the person. My dad was very strong on that and I had to not only polish my shoes every day but also the instep! As you might imagine, I always had to turn up for work looking respectable from my shoes to my haircut!

Les