10 Brands of Men's Dress Shoes to Avoid in 2020
10 Brands of Men’s Dress Shoes to Avoid in 2020
As you know from this channel, we are all about quality, craftsmanship and investing in shoes that can be refurbished and worn for years and years. After years of working on shoes, we have compiled our list of 10 brands that we think you should avoid in 2020 and beyond…unless quality improves. These brands, as a whole, lack quality in materials, craftsmanship and the ability to be refurbished over and over.
Here are a few of the brands we think you should consider:
* Beckett Simonon – https://www.beckettsimonon.com/?rfsn=2997405.43d49c8&utm_source=refersion&utm_campaign=affiliate
* Apoint – https://www.apointbrand.com/collections/shoes
* Thursday Boots – https://thursdayboots.com/collections/mens-shoes
* Meermin – https://meermin.com/
* Allen Edmonds – https://allenedmonds.com
* Loake – sold through outside retailers (in-store & online)
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This was a great episode! I was smiling on my exercise bike the whole time I was watching. Yes–I have Cole Haan–guilty! I will wear them as "one and done" type shoes, because they are comfortable and they do look great. But I get it–don’t get too attached! One question (apologies if asked/answered elsewhere): you guys are using rags all the time for your videos–do those all become trash (not good) or is there a way to clean and revitalize them? I’m about to do a bunch of stuff to a bunch of shoes, and I don’t want to single handedly wreck the environment! Stay safe with the virus everyone!
I love Timberland all day everyday … Yay
What do you guys think of Bass shoes?
My wife bought some Steve Madden boots. I looked at the sole and it’s half rubber and half some other garbage pressed fiber or something. Terrible.
soo those are the only shoe brands i know…
I just got a pair of Magnnani ! was praying that it was not the list ….
Shoes to avoid because they’re hard to restore for these 2 guys*
What are the 10 shoe brands to buy
I have interviews coming soon ( if the world does not end) and I looked in my dress shoe box (Oh the horror, I have 4 year old square toe Johnston & Murphy ) I bought the Beckett Simonon and I bout the polish for your company. Thank you. It’s my Birthday and as I turn 57 on the 19th, I thought that I should put my best foot forwarded. Thank you for the education.
Thank you for your video. Very informative.
I honestly didn’t know this much about shoes. I own Stacy Adam4 I wear a few times a year but thanks won’t buy those again. I haven’t heard you guys talk about hugo boss shoes. I wear their casual shoes most everyday mainly a suede show.
Prada are classy, comfortable shoes.
I was glad to see Doc Martens didn’t make this list
Allen Edmonds are amazing. Made in the USA too.
any advice for exotic leather shoes?
I had a hard time finding genuine shoes. managed to pull it off once. the other one was a stamp convincing enough to fool me.
I like the looks of Stacy Adam’s, but the quality is horrible. They are comfortable, and they do look good, but it’s not worth the attempt at repairing them.
How do you rate To Boot New York ?
After getting sucked into watching a ton of your videos. I’m embarrassed to wear my shoes.
Plz Do a Review on H&M leather shoes
Each country has to kick out Chinese from business, don’t buy anything from China. Move your business back to your country, all manufacturers has to move back to own country and restore business!!!
Thanks to you guys I now have a collection including Allen edmonds, ariat, magnanni and di bianco. Keep it up!
I only buy Italian. Unless I want cheap.
How about dress shoes from sketchers?
I am based in Europe. I have never heard of any of these shoe brands. This might be because they are rubbish.
So basically you won’t accept shoes pricing under $200? The construction is necessary to bring the price point down on some of these brands. People don’t want a shoe you can resole anymore, so why pay the price tag for an allen edmonds goodyear welted shoe. Pay attention to Florsheim’s Foundry Collection and Imperials, it’s still being made like it was in the 50s and 60s. Disappointed by the inequity of this rating.
Agree with each of the brand on your list. Having used many of these brands like J&M, Aldo, Stacy Adams, Kenneth Cole, etc. I agree that they are just not well put together shoes. Was a little surprised with the inclusion of Joseph Aboud, but not having used their shoes, I was perhaps swayed by the impression I had of the brand from their clothing line.
Appreciate the information, but a few of these makers on your list still make narrow men’s shoes, while many high end companies like Church’s of England stopped doing narrows almost twenty years ago. What would you recommend especially for those of us who need narrower fitting shoes?
Clark’s ore Ecco
Witch one is better?
The New Balance 990, nothing else is as comfortable or as versatile, the SUV of footwear. If your wearing them in our billion dollar Co in your interview your hired (our old boss wore them).
I’ve owned a couple pairs of Bostonians and they’re the worst shoe for the cost of them. I find the sole on them is simply garbage as they wear through very very rapidly due to how paper thin they are. By the time you break in the shoe, theres nothing left of the sole. I find the buckles are also quick to fall off
What about Clarks? are they good?
I’m surprised you included Stacy Adams simply because everybody KNOWS how ‘inexpensive" they are to begin with. I remember when they were considered the "better shoes" within MY price range, but I never pretended they were anything special. But now that I’m older and wiser (and less poor") I like my Allen Edmonds for times when I can’t get away with Adidas or Tony Lamas. They’re not John Lobb, but then I’m not John Travolta.
Could you list some of the better women’s shoe makers? Or brands? Thank you.
Live in NYC where we WALK everywhere.. would love to be able to actually walk in my shoes for at least a block or two, instead of having to switch out to sneakers due to pain & stability issues with most women’s shoes.
I own mostly AE but I have picked up a few pairs of Steve Maddens Chukka boots when they have their sales. For $40, I can’t really complain.
Still own my 3 pairs of BALLYS shoes. Soft leather are easy on my feet.
I can’t help but laugh at this video! I see guys wearing nice suites w/these shoes all the time here in DC! It cracks me up everytime because they are usually always acting like big shots. They are the best people to go to lunch w/because women will almost always turn their attention to the guy w/the truly nice shoes.
OH SH*t I didn’t know you guys are two different people! 😮
You bros always look dapper and sleek!
I think it’s a way to charge high 😄😂😂. Just kidding!!
As my friend said, people judge you by the way you look.
come on guys you are american and should not even buy american shoes ! invest and buy european Fratelli Rosetti, Churchs , Ferragamo, John Lobb, Taft, Gucci, Todds a majority of the shoes you are talking about are licensed out not even design by the brand itself … ugh Americans have no style and Nashville ? really LOL and your southern accent? you guys are better off in cowboy boots LOL
1 Man Trash is another Man’s Treasure… Just sayin! I am a firm believer in buy what you like not for anything more than You Like Them. Good Information Tho Thanks Guys! It’s Helpful to know who is screwing us for the money…
I have a pair of Italian cole haans and they are fantastic. Bought them about 10 years ago.
Love the channel keep up the great videos
Great video
You are right about Aldo. They make crap now.
In 2020 you should avoid… human contact
Around 1993 when I was a freshman in high school I decided I wanted some banker shoes to wear to school dances and what not. I asked my banker friend, who was a few years older than my dad, what shoes those were. He said Florsheim Imperials. And I got a pair of loafers from them. Unfortunately they were lost in a house fire in 1999.
Fast forward to 2014 and I had returned to college and was then putting together a professional wardrobe. I went back to the Florsheim Imperial. They didn’t fit right and so I found and tried on Allen Edmonds. I can say there is no comparison between the two brands in terms of quality. Simply trying on the Florsheims practically destroyed the leather and left massive wear creases across the toe. The shoes instantly looked ratty and worn. It was disappointing. The Allen Edmonds hold up so much better. Yes the AEs develop the same creases, but they are not near as pronounced. I don’t know the technical aspects but the Florsheim leather has to be cheap. Not just cheaper, but cheap. The end result is I bought seven pair of AEs and am pretty pleased with them.
I hate this about Florsheim. I like a lot of the styles I see on their website. But it’s like forbidden fruit for me.
T&H lost a bit of credibility when they nearly failed to recognize the purpose of the steel plate in that railway worker’s boots. Yes boys, it’s for puncture resistance so a spike won’t go through your foot. And glancing at the offerings of the recommended shoemakers, their idea of a "work" boot is something the CEO would wear to walk on carpet. To show you’re not just a pair of fops, have you got any recommendations for a working man’s boot with a crush-resistant toe and a puncture-resistant sole?
Yep, a $50 madden and a $90 J&M shoe isn’t nearly as good as a $400 Allen Edmunds shoe. Who knew? My go-to shoes are both J&M oxfords (not the premium versions they mentioned) … probably 4-6 years old and I still get complements on them. I’m sure they’ll wear out faster than the $400+ shoes, though. I’m not suggesting my J&M are anywhere near as good as AE … but neither is their price.
How do you rate shoes by Polo / Ralph Lauren ?
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