[Audio-Omega]

They are not cheap.  For a pair of Alden Shell Cordovan, I could get a pair of Red Wing Beckman and a pair of Wolverine 1000 Mile.  

 

[Magick Man]

My favorite dress shoes are Provare, but it's a small custom cobbler in Rome. I bought 2 pair while on vacation (black and brown), I think they were @200 Euro each, but they're the most comfortable dress shoes I own. I went in, was sized, chose the leather, and they did the rest. "This is style you buy, other is no good. You will trust me, I make shoes for 40 years!" LOL!

 

[longbowbbs]

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My favorite dress shoes are Provare, but it's a small custom cobbler in Rome. I bought 2 pair while on vacation (black and brown), I think they were @200 Euro each, but they're the most comfortable dress shoes I own. I went in, was sized, chose the leather, and they did the rest. "This is style you buy, other is no good. You will trust me, I make shoes for 40 years!" LOL!

Love that!
 
I stick with Allen Edmonds. They might as well be custom. I have been wearing them for 30 years and they fit so well right out of the box.

 

[Magick Man]

Love that!

I stick with Allen Edmonds. They might as well be custom. I have been wearing them for 30 years and they fit so well right out of the box.

Yeah, he was a funny guy.

Really liking these from Allen Edmonds:

 

[longbowbbs]

AE really nails the cap toe....

 

[preproman]

Nothing like a good pair of Cole Hann Cap-Toe Oxfords:
 
 

 

[longbowbbs]

Great look...I have not had good luck with Cole Haan for fit though...My Brother swears by them. AE's just fit me right.

 

[El_Doug]

I just love double monks!  I have a very similar pair (ferragamos), I find their leather to be a bit more pleasant than most AEs
 
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Yeah, he was a funny guy.
Really liking these from Allen Edmonds:

 

[Magick Man]

I'd buy them, but the wait is a month. :confused_face:

 

[ls20]

These are not oxfords but rather Derbys or bluchers. Depending from where you hail

Nothing like a good pair of Cole Hann Cap-Toe Oxfords:

 

[Ooztuncer]

OP - did you get the job? just curious how it went.

 

[34cupablanca]

Saw the Allen Edmonds with the straps pic on here, hideous shoes. A pair of brown Oxfords, nothing over expensive unless you have a thing for fashion.

 

[El_Doug]

I dont think anyone suggested that monkstraps weren't fashion-forward (except the OP, though I hope he didnt actually wear them to an interview)
 
Oxfords are very formal, great for an interview or party to be sure, but I never wear mine to work
 
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Saw the Allen Edmonds with the straps pic on here, hideous shoes. A pair of brown Oxfords, nothing over expensive unless you have a thing for fashion.

 

[Magick Man]

Saw the Allen Edmonds with the straps pic on here, hideous shoes. A pair of brown Oxfords, nothing over expensive unless you have a thing for fashion.

Part of the reason to buy shoes is fashion. :rolleyes: In fact, it's the most important reason, right after comfort.

 

[JCYC5]

Absolutely nothing wrong with monks, or double monks.