need tan dressing shoes, worth the price?
Im around 8-8.5, any recommendations? Is this worth it or should i shop a different brand
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Why do you need tan shoes?
Def not, you should buy shoes from proper shoe companies. Final sale also makes it a risky gamble. Meermin is around that price for shoes, but sizing and returns might be an issue. Grant Stone is higher in price but also another option at that price point.
Navy blue suit
paul smith not a good shoe company?
Get black or dark brown shoes. Tan is ugly
alright
Could you post a link to the shoe
when you say dark brown, you mean the third color?
I wouldn’t recommend it to other people but I personally would consider buying it bc I like paul smith
I wouldn’t buy shoes from a non shoe company if you care about “quality”
But I’d buy shoes from a non shoe company for aesthetics
If you read the description, you can see that the sole is 'cemented'. This means it's glued and not durable. It will probably break soon and you probably won't be able to resole it. If you want something more durable, look for shoes with goodyear welt or blake stitch.
Also as was pointed out earlier, it's final sale and you can't return. I personally wouldn't take the chance with a shoe online that I can't return
What's your budget?
I can't see it well but I'd go darker probably
Is this for like a one time thing or are you gonna wear it all the time?
its more so for certain occasion
so not a daily driver
so partys, interviews, graduation, wedding etc
But you would wear them multiple times a year?
You won’t find stitched shoes at this price point unless on heavy clearance
Cemented shoes are fine if you aren’t wearing them often
I have a shitty pair of glued shoes that I’ve had for 5 years and I daily’d them for 6 months and they’re still fine
Honestly I would advise anyone who can afford it to spend 300-400 and buy a pair that will last you 10+ years.
And most people can afford that, they just do not want to.
well i cant cash that much at the moment
In which case definitely shouldn’t buy these because tan shoes with a navy suit looks like shit
Not these specifically
Because they’re ugly
Y’all got any recommendations for a navy blue suit lol
If you can't afford it now but you need something quick, sure go ahead and buy something cheap.
But think about investing in something that will last a long time. It's cheaper in the long run.
Burgundy, black, and dark brown shoes are all great with navy. Meermin, Myrqvist and Grant Stone are all great options if you’re looking for new and ballin’ on a budget but don’t want to spend a ton of time looking. eBay, Grailed or a thrift store if you want to spend more time looking.
Thank you
Do you mean what kind of shoe goes with it or where to get the suit?
What kind of shoe
Black, dark brown or oxblood oxford captoes. If you want to wear the shoes without a suit and with jeans or chinos, go for derbies.
And this
Thank you
Please, please do not get tan shoes for your navy suit
Shoes are definitely one of those things where to get a good shoe, the entry level price point is more than many people want to spend. I understand that. The problem is that most shoes under the ~$200 price point are really not durable at all, and many of them have such poor construction and materials that they will cause actual issues. If you only need to wear them like three times, compromises can be made. If you think you'll need to wear them a number of times over the years, the best solution to save money is to buy second-hand rather than new but not very good.
I would suggest trying on shoes in-store. Try on shoes from the most common brands that make entry-level-GOOD shoes, in the most common shapes. For example, Allen Edmonds' Park Avenue oxford is probably available in every mall. Find the best fit. If the price is too high (and in person it's often significantly higher than sales you may find), you can find sales online, if that's too high, you can buy used. AE park avenues can be found all day long on ebay for under $75 in pretty good condition, sometimes closer to $25 in serviceable condition, and sometimes in the $25-35 price point in pretty good condition, depends how patient you are. That's just one example of course.
Oxfords are generally considered the most formal shoe shape before you get into 'high society' events. The upside of that is that you can find an oxford to work with pretty much any suit, though not all oxfords will work with all suits; the formality intent between a suit and an oxford is generally around the same. The downside is that some oxfords are formal enough to be difficult to wear down, if you care about matching formality intent. This is a lot of words to say that oxfords with jeans are often looked down upon by menswear types. (I've been experimenting with it a bit, and I'm not entirely convinced it's a bad look in all cases, but as with most rule breaking, it takes experimentation to figure out what rules can be broken.)
Color is as stated. Black as the most formal, then your dark browns and burgundies and adjacent colors as less formal. There's also dark gray, though that's not super in style; there's tan, which is hard to do properly; there's other colors that people sometimes do like dark blue and dark green, which gets a bit dandy.
Materials are usually calf leather, as the most formal, except for patent which is a whole different discussion. There's also shell cordovan, which is less formal, and there's suede and even canvas.
Oxfords generally come in the following design options: wholecut, plain toe, cap toe, as the most formal of the bunch (and which one is the most formal gets debated.) Then you have perforated toes, medallion toes, wing tips (usually shortwings, though there are variations.) Basically, you go from no brogueing, to some brogueing, to a lot of brogueing.
There's all manner of oddball stuff to like spectators/correspondents, which aren't relevant here.
If you have a navy suit, the standard option for that is black oxfords, probably captoe. However, dark brown or burgundy is fine (these days) and offers more versatility, at the cost of a lower level of formality.
Of course, most people don't know shit about shoes, so you can do derby/blucher shoes instead of oxford/balmoral. Pretty much all the same options in terms of color, material, and decoration, but they are less formal, so you can wear them down more easily... and if you wear them up, nobody will notice. (Which is also why I experiment with, rather than dressing bluchers up, dressing balmorals down.)
Lots of words. Actionable advice: go to a store, find allen edmonds or grant stones or similar shoes, pick your favorite derby or oxford shoe in your favorite color and in a really basic design, then buy it - either in person, online new, or online used. If buying used, buy a horsehair shoe brush and give it a good brushing and it'll probably look fine.
Something like this is fine?
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By the way be sure to measure your foot properly on a brannock device. Dress shoes are entirely different from sneakers in sizes
Thank you I wil
If you like the pebbled style and like burgundy, those are fine.
I do, person was nice enough to sell for 110(130 with shipping and tax)
Nice.