Allen Edmonds Rimini Loafer – $149 ($295) | Kenneth Cole Fine Man – $75 ($168)
There’s been a nice resurgence in the popularity of brown shoes over the past few years. (See this article from our friends at Primer on how to wear brown shoes with a gray suit.) Although some of us still cling to our black lace ups and boots as our go-to shoes (myself included), every guy needs to have at least a couple types of brown leather shoes at the ready. Two of which you see right up there ^
For the more Conservative Dressers – Stick with the Allen Edmonds loafer. Credit to Yakov for sending in the style tip. These are made in Italy for the heritage American brand and they’re part of the ongoing A.E. Clearance sale. Yakov owns them & he says it fits like a slipper, the leather is slim but strong, and they’re recraftable.
For the more Modern Dressers – Last Call by Neiman Marcus is selling the above Kenneth Cole laceups for $75 and they’ve got to be the Fine Man oxford. All the details are exactly the same except for the price which is much higher on other sites. Nice curved stitching sweep along the side and the price is unbeatable. The extra 40% off shows up in your cart. Use the code LCJANFS for free shipping too.
The Extra 40% off Sale on Last Call Expires Tuesday 1/18
I wear brown shoes way more than black, they just fit my style better. I have a pair of these and while they took a while to break in, they feel great now. Not exceptional quality and I have a couple small complaints but for the price I’m satisfied. They’ve held up nicely so far in the snow and salt. Way more casual than the two here, obviously. http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=782221022&tid=plfr1r
FYI Joe – In the Modern Dressers paragraph, both links point to the same site.
This posting got me looking a Allen Edmonds shoes on ebay once I saw the sticker price on some and compared it to the price it would cost to have Allen Edmonds refurbish a “garage sale” find into a practically new shoe….hmmm.