$100 vs $500 Men's Dress Shoes – Hallmarks, Quality, Differences & Cost Per Wear Cheap vs Expensive
$100 vs $500 Men's Dress Shoes – Hallmarks, Quality, Differences & Cost Per Wear Cheap vs Expensive
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We will discuss how you can tell the difference between quality and cheap shoes so you get only the best value for your money.
QUALITY HALLMARKS OF SHOES:
$100 shoes
1. Faux Stitching. It’s simply glued and it’s there merely decorative to make it look like a more expensive shoe but it’s all glue.
2. Welt at the bottom. That is probably just a blake stitch or a blake rapid stitch. A composite material that is meant to look like leather.
3. Execution. More often than not, the stitching that you see at the top of the shoe is just injection molded so it’s not a real stitch and it’s simply meant to be deceitful.
4. Inferior Leather. Stiffer leather that is sanded and pigmented with dye to hide all the flaws. It creases very easily when you walk in it and will age very poorly.
5. Unrefined lasts. They can be a little chunky, have kind of a boxy toe, and overall wide so they fit every kind of foot.
6. Low quality interior. Manufacturers put all kinds of foam inside to make it feel nice and soft to the foot. The foam wears out quite quickly.
7. No color variations. You get black, brown, or tan, and that’s about it!
$200-$400 shoes
1. Blake construction and the blake rapid. These are also sewn but less expensive than goodyear welted. The advantage of blake construction is that you get a thinner sole that is softer. The disadvantage is that when you’re outside, and it’s wet, and it rains a lot, your feet may get wet. Also, the lack of cork in a blake construction shoe makes it less comfortable when you stand a lot or walk a lot.
$500 shoes
1. High quality leather. Dyed all the way through. It has open pores that develop a patina over time.
2. Hand burnished finish from the factory that gets darker towards the toe.
3. Construction. In terms of construction, $500 shoes are almost exclusively goodyear welted that means, you have a welt here on the outside, and another welt that connects it in combination with the cork and sole which makes it much more comfortable to wear.
4. Heel caps and toe caps. Must be made of thermoplastic leather unlike cheaper shoes which are made of plastic.
5. Refined lasts. You also get a much better finishing in the details.
6. Variety of colors.
Even if you have the nicest suits, a beautiful tie, a good shirt, and nice cuff links, cheap shoes will overall bring your outfit down.
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I walk Barefoot in my own tropical island, I don’t have any money left to buy shoes.
I didn’t know peewee Herman was a shoe expert.
Basically I need more bread
G Eazy quit rapping, gained weight and started doing shoes video 😂😂😂
My wedding shoes died the other month. A pair of Hush Puppies that lasted 21 years. It was the best $99 I ever spent.
So after seeing this, I conclude expensive shoes are for cheapskates. $500 shoes worn, five years. $100 shoes, last less than a year.
This dude talks weird asf
Great information.
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Unless you are making money off your shoes, and as a retired person I am not, then any shoe that makes you feel good and lasts as long as you need it is the right shoe. I see a man in a $500 pair of shoes the first thing I think is that this flim flam man is making entirely too much money and I should look elsewhere.
the big distinction to make in leather is top or full grain leather vs split leather. Big difference.
If you have sold them twice how do you still have them, first of all how could you sell them twice?
When it comes to how much you’re willing to shell out for a pair of shoes the most important consideration is…who are you? Are you a guy who wears a suit every day for work? Then no matter your financial situation investing $500 in a decent pair of shoes makes sense. Are you a guy who only wears dress shoes on Sunday for church and the rest of the week you’re in sneakers? Then you can probably rationalize spending just $100 on some Florsheims.
Great video as always Sven.
I believe we can all agree that $500 shoes are in higher quality than $100 shoes, but he left out the important elements of "affordability" and "what is the purpose of those shoes?". If you are working at a place where everyone owns a $xxxx suit and your income can support the $500 shoes then, yea, get the $500 shoes. However, if you are an average joe who does not wear a suit and dress shoes on a regular day basis and your income can;t support the $500 price tag (because of rents, car payments, utilities, etc), then, of course, go with the best shoes that you can afford. Without considering the affordability and the purposing of buying, then it is like comparing Rolex to some average brands, like we all know Rolex is nice, but one has to justify the spending to be considered as spending wisely.
As for the cost per wear, he is making an assumption that the $100 shoes can only last 200 wears, but I am sure they can last longer than that if you maintain them regular like he has been maintaining his $500 shoes.
This guy could make a killer Oswald Cobblepot in a batman movie. Not even trying to be insulting
OMG! You are the cutest thing ever , but sometimes you make me mad, but I still love you.
Is it better for a man to have 5 pair of $100 dollar shoes (Different styles/colors)? Or is it more practical to have one pair of shoes that cost five hundred dollars that you wear everyday?
I feel like the people actually watching this video are more the 60 dollar shoe kind of people.
Mind you this man is not like Kirby Allison, this dude never has had a bespoke suit or shoe made and knows nothing about the saville row houses
a 100 dollar dress shoe,are above my budget, how now😁😁
The shoes I recommended are Samuel windsors they are great and inexpensive.
Your view on Brooks brothers(peal and co)shoes?I believe they are Goodyear welted.
I bought a pair of Black derby Cap toe style dress shoe from Nunn Bush (Leather uppers) for $75 and they have last over 7 years very soon 8. That is also used very heavily throughout the week. I bought a pair of brown Derby’s from Florsheim for $110 and just after one month you can see that the shoe has more creases than my black pair, the shoe looks like its falling apart. The quality is no where near that of Nunn Bush. I think its just depends. Florsheim was recommended to me because they’re an old company who has been around for a long time. Although the quality is sub-par. I have looked into Nunn-bush but it seems that they too have gone down on quality as well.
This man makes you loathe cheap shoes. Never going back! Alden all the way! Lol
I’ve never trusted trendy brands for shoes. The Amish have this right. If your really serious about a pair of shoes go to your nearest artsy-crafty town and have hand made shoes by a shoe maker. 2nd choice – see your nearest orthopedic surgeon for an evaluation of your feet and he or she will tell you how to get good shoes or sell them to you. Both these ideas have worked for me in the past.
Great video
Hello, I know you get a lot of comments, but I have a quick question: are Bally Switzerland shoes worth their price?
Now do a blind test.
Absolutely fantastic and informative video, would really appreciate some recommendations for some real good quality shoes like the one’s in the video thank you
Purchased $100 sketchers sneakers with my first pay in 2016, wearing them everyday from office to gym to table tennis court, and yet feels like new.
This was an awesome tutorial guide.
if buying classic shoes then quality may be worth it as it can be the last pair of dress shoes you ever buy, depending on how often they are needed….funerals and weddings for some. Men have an advantage here as women have more pressure to be up to date on style which changes every year or so.
At $100 you’re just way overpaying for $30 dollar shoes and not simply underpaying for $300 shoes.
Those traditional dress shoes are a thing of the past. Why would you want to walk on blocks of wood when you can have sneaker feel dress shoes like the Cole Haan
ZERØGRAND Wingtip Oxfords.
I almost bought a pair of Paul Evans, had it not been for this guy brave enough to call them out (even Antonio centeno’s failed to do that)
👏👏👏
I calculated the cost per wear and bought a used pair of Crockett & Jones Pembroke. The new sole was 160€ (look it up on youtube. it’s crazy how good the service is) and I realized that British shoemakers are pretty good when it comes to service. So Now it total I paid 300€ for a good pair of shoes that would usually cost around 550 € ( If you are lucky to find them in the Burgundy color ) and I will wear them for the next 20 – 30 years to come 🙂
He’s absolutely right. You get what you pay for and people recognize quality. They also recognize cheap.
I don’t know why but it’s very hard to understand what he say horrible way to speak the volume goes up and down he’s a really tortured try to understand what he say I did not understand 90% about what he’s talking about if someone help me to understand what he was saying I will appreciate
I think his parents really regret thay taught this geezer how to speak.
Great video….Good content, very helpful, thank you.
I have ferragamo dress shoes
I will for Barker England anytime.
Personally I think rubber is a better material for a sole than leather
Sven, what do you think about Australian RM Williams Chelsea boots?
Excuse me but what’s the shoe on 6:40, looks so good!
I love your videos and opinions. But please stop bashing inexspensive options. Nobody is going to wear these shoes daily and wear them out. Most people ,like me, buy several lower price shoes like these and rotate…
I actually prefer the comfort of my cheap shoes because they are thin and soft, instead of my expensive ones like carmina cordovan 😆😂
This is excellent information. Please consider doing a series for women. Most of our clothes are junk. Many of the quality brands went out of business. I’d love to see this kind of information on YouTube.
Churches
Blakes
Crocket & Jones
I only wear vegan leather.