What makes a good pair of shoes.
24 March 2006, 10:18 PM
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What makes a good pair of shoes.
Went looking for some shoes this evening,quite a range in prices from £35 at Next to £120 for some at House of Fraser (begins with a B?).Hugo Boss go up to £170.
Personally i fancied the Kurt Geigers at £85.
What should you look for?
Personally i fancied the Kurt Geigers at £85.
What should you look for?
24 March 2006, 10:27 PM
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I get the cheapest comfiest ones I can find..... after 6 weeks chuck them and get more. same with suits - I know there are suit snobs on here, but if you wear a suit every day of the week, forking out a grand on a sharp suit is a false economy. You have to wear it non stop for 5 years to get VFM, and by that stage everyone thinks you are a minger 
If you are spending 15 quid and throwing them in the bn after a month all you need to worry about is comfort
If you are spending 15 quid and throwing them in the bn after a month all you need to worry about is comfort
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
I get the cheapest comfiest ones I can find..... after 6 weeks chuck them and get more. same with suits - I know there are suit snobs on here, but if you wear a suit every day of the week, forking out a grand on a sharp suit is a false economy. You have to wear it non stop for 5 years to get VFM, and by that stage everyone thinks you are a minger
If you are spending 15 quid and throwing them in the bn after a month all you need to worry about is comfort
If you are spending 15 quid and throwing them in the bn after a month all you need to worry about is comfort
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Why don't you just buy the ones you like?????
or if you must ,go for the Nike Air option, 120 gazillion people can't be wrong..........can they?
or if you must ,go for the Nike Air option, 120 gazillion people can't be wrong..........can they?
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I go for a nice leather, leather sole (where possible), easy to break in, no rubbing etc.
The longest ive ever owned a pair of shoes is 15 years, leather sole etc, though they are a little dated now (stuck in the bottom of the wardrobe) but they were excellent shoes (italian).
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The longest ive ever owned a pair of shoes is 15 years, leather sole etc, though they are a little dated now (stuck in the bottom of the wardrobe) but they were excellent shoes (italian).
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Originally Posted by paulr
Went looking for some shoes this evening,quite a range in prices from £35 at Next to £120 for some at House of Fraser (begins with a B?).Hugo Boss go up to £170.
Personally i fancied the Kurt Geigers at £85.
What should you look for?
Personally i fancied the Kurt Geigers at £85.
What should you look for?
Personally go for Patrick ***, some of the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn and they last for ages
25 March 2006, 01:19 AM
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A nice pair of high heels will make your legs look slimmer and longer. HTH
25 March 2006, 11:04 AM
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Yep - Church's and Loakes are the way forward.
£100 on a pair of these beauties is money well spent. Get to Northampton if you can, to visit the factory shops and get yourself a pair of 2nds - I defy you to find fault with them and you'll save yourself shed-loads of money.
I haven't bought a new pair of work shoes for over 5 years now. Infininitely better value than a cheap and nasty pair for £15 from Stead & Simpsons
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£100 on a pair of these beauties is money well spent. Get to Northampton if you can, to visit the factory shops and get yourself a pair of 2nds - I defy you to find fault with them and you'll save yourself shed-loads of money.
I haven't bought a new pair of work shoes for over 5 years now. Infininitely better value than a cheap and nasty pair for £15 from Stead & Simpsons
Cheers
Kav
25 March 2006, 11:20 AM
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The best pairs I've ever had were Clarke's Polyvelts, with an air cushion sole. I wore them daily in a job when I spent all day on my feet, and they lasted EIGHT years, even the laces were the originals!
I now have an updated pair with the same sort of sole, it lasts for ages, but is VERY comfortable to wear, walk in etc, which is the main thing, isn't it?
Also, go for a fairly wide design to give your toes room to move: pinched toes are a nightmare
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I now have an updated pair with the same sort of sole, it lasts for ages, but is VERY comfortable to wear, walk in etc, which is the main thing, isn't it?
Also, go for a fairly wide design to give your toes room to move: pinched toes are a nightmare
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I'd avoid the Hugo Boss shoes, may look good but will lack real quality.
Barker, Loakes, Church's are all very good and I have a couple of pairs of these.
Russell and Bromley and Kurt Geiger are also nice shoes, but I would second them to the top three.
If you are looking for exceptional bespoke shoes, you could try a pair of Berluti's or Lingwoods from Jermyn Street where they start around five hundred a pair.
Or George Cleverley where they start at about fifteen hundred, but they are bespoke and you'll know it!!!
Barker, Loakes, Church's are all very good and I have a couple of pairs of these.
Russell and Bromley and Kurt Geiger are also nice shoes, but I would second them to the top three.
If you are looking for exceptional bespoke shoes, you could try a pair of Berluti's or Lingwoods from Jermyn Street where they start around five hundred a pair.
Or George Cleverley where they start at about fifteen hundred, but they are bespoke and you'll know it!!!
25 March 2006, 03:19 PM
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Try Clifford James. They have a very wide selection of perfectly respectable shoes for reasonable prices and they are comfortable too. Why throw your money away just to try to impress!
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25 March 2006, 04:38 PM
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John Lobb.
But if you haven't got £2000 to spend then Barker, Cheaney, Jeffrey West, Churchs, Crocket and Jones, or Trickers will all last you for 10 years with regular re-souling. (i usually have all my pairs re-healed once a year and fully rebuilt every Two years) You can send shoes back to all those manufacturers and they'll send them back as good as new.
This page might help
http://www.elegant-lifestyle.com/classic_shoes.htm
But if you haven't got £2000 to spend then Barker, Cheaney, Jeffrey West, Churchs, Crocket and Jones, or Trickers will all last you for 10 years with regular re-souling. (i usually have all my pairs re-healed once a year and fully rebuilt every Two years) You can send shoes back to all those manufacturers and they'll send them back as good as new.
This page might help
http://www.elegant-lifestyle.com/classic_shoes.htm
25 March 2006, 04:59 PM
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Churches are good and you can get them for £100 fromthe factory but they have had the same styles 1955. I had a pair of gucci shoes once that I wore everyday and lasted for over a year. Still have them but they got dirty so I have to throw them away.
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Originally Posted by Mark Miwurdz
Yep - Church's and Loakes are the way forward.
£100 on a pair of these beauties is money well spent. Get to Northampton if you can, to visit the factory shops and get yourself a pair of 2nds - I defy you to find fault with them and you'll save yourself shed-loads of money.
I haven't bought a new pair of work shoes for over 5 years now. Infininitely better value than a cheap and nasty pair for £15 from Stead & Simpsons
Cheers
Kav
£100 on a pair of these beauties is money well spent. Get to Northampton if you can, to visit the factory shops and get yourself a pair of 2nds - I defy you to find fault with them and you'll save yourself shed-loads of money.
I haven't bought a new pair of work shoes for over 5 years now. Infininitely better value than a cheap and nasty pair for £15 from Stead & Simpsons
Cheers
Kav
25 March 2006, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Nat21
John Lobb.
But if you haven't got £2000 to spend then Barker, Cheaney, Jeffrey West, Churchs, Crocket and Jones, or Trickers will all last you for 10 years with regular re-souling. (i usually have all my pairs re-healed once a year and fully rebuilt every Two years) You can send shoes back to all those manufacturers and they'll send them back as good as new.
This page might help
http://www.elegant-lifestyle.com/classic_shoes.htm
But if you haven't got £2000 to spend then Barker, Cheaney, Jeffrey West, Churchs, Crocket and Jones, or Trickers will all last you for 10 years with regular re-souling. (i usually have all my pairs re-healed once a year and fully rebuilt every Two years) You can send shoes back to all those manufacturers and they'll send them back as good as new.
This page might help
http://www.elegant-lifestyle.com/classic_shoes.htm
http://www.johnlobb.com/uk/
