Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

[ABCD]

If you wanna give it a try I’d say get a pair of Meermins

Their selling point is to offer Goodyear welted shoes for under €200 but the overall quality of materials and finish is quite disappointing. I'd rather get a pair of quality Blake stitched shoes instead.

 

[Hoanglong]

I bought 4 Santoni shoes for office work.

 

[rogueclimber]

I bought 4 Santoni shoes for office work.

Those are beautiful!

 

[Aloysius]

Hello.
Looking for recommendations on dress shoes for formal social events that:
a) are comfortable
b) are more on the classic/timeless side than trendy, seeing that I wear a suit maybe once a year.

I checked Larry's thread but docksiders aren't cuttin' it.

Thanks.

Budget?

 

[Aloysius]

budget isn't an issue

Everyone has a budget. If you give me one I can give suggestions.

 

[Tom71]

Hello.
Looking for recommendations on dress shoes for formal social events that:
a) are comfortable
b) are more on the classic/timeless side than trendy, seeing that I wear a suit maybe once a year.

I checked Larry's thread but docksiders aren't cuttin' it.

Thanks.

Plenty of options in all (many) price ranges. All of them mentioned in this thread. Just go back three pages and dive right into it...

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

Look into Allen Edmonds—they offer high-quality leather dress shoes with sharp toe shapes at reasonable prices, especially during sales or their Factory Seconds program. The Park Avenue (cap-toe) and Fifth Avenue (perforated cap-toe) are excellent options. Grant Stone is another solid U.S.-based brand with great leather and craftsmanship. If you want something sleek with a sharper toe, Beckett Simonon also offers well-priced, high-quality shoes, though they have a made-to-order model with longer delivery times.

Grant Stone may be US-based, but the boots are made in China. Not trying to hate, but just giving the full picture if MiUSA is an important factor.

 

[Bennarion]

Grant Stone may be US-based, but the boots are made in China. Not trying to hate, but just giving the full picture if MiUSA is an important factor.

They make high-quality shoes at a good price

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

They make high-quality shoes at a good price

Yeah I don’t have any issues with them - matter of fact I have 2 pairs.

But introducing a brand as US-based does not convey they’re made in China and distributed in the US

 

[rogueclimber]

Yeah I don’t have any issues with them - matter of fact I have 2 pairs.

But introducing a brand as US-based does not convey they’re made in China and distributed in the US

I do see they are quite clear on where their products are made

Each description has this posted:

"Every pair crafted on Xiamen Island, China"

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

I do see they are quite clear on where their products are made

Each description has this posted:

"Every pair crafted on Xiamen Island, China"

Was responding to someone else on the thread just saying they’re US-based.
Wasn’t aimed at Grant stone themselves or their product descriptions.

 

[大馬伕]

"USA based" could mean nothing more than a PO Box and a US area code phone number. If they even list a phone number at all. A lot of companies now claim to be US, with operations and manufacturing in other countries. It's not an indicator of product quality. It could be good. Or not.