Allen Edmonds are the worldwide staple for a quality, affordable, good-looking dress shoe. They can fit perfectly and comfortably and can last a lifetime with proper care. Johnston and Murphy are similar, but don't have the same style or class as AE, to my mind.BoatRich wrote:Is anyone here into higher end dress shoes and such? I recently moved from working retail and food service to an office job and I've found that converting my closet from almost entirely Vans/street wear style shoes is both expensive and a bit of a pain in the ass. However, it's rad seeing how much of a difference in quality price makes in that department for the most part as opposed to on the street wear side where price and hype are basically the same.
If you're feeling a little more saucy, Alden's are the next step up, but at a considerably higher price point.
There's plenty of other shoe makers and designer versions of these shoes, but nothing can step to these two brands in the under 1k business footwear game.
