Hideously, grotesquely playful. Like a sociopathic kid in the sandbox.
Davesays
That they are hideous goes without saying, so I’ll simply comment on my experience with this brand.
I purchased a pair of Florsheim/Duckie Brown cordovan wing tip boots earlier this year. As a bit of brief background, let me clarify that I own two pair of cordovan Allen Edmonds and two pair of cordovan Aldens. The Florsheims retailed for somewhere around $500. I honestly couldn’t see paying more than about $75 for them. I have never seen cordovan ruined like this. The fit and finish was awful. They apparently don’t do any quality control. After literally fifteen minutes of being worn on carpet in my home, the finish started to CRACK. There was no bloom to the leather (which should happen, despite what Tom Florsheim says) and the finish literally started to crack off in the creases.
Tom Florsheim told me via email that the finish on the boots had been developed in conjunction with a company that does finsihes on many cordovan shoes, and he specifically mentioned Allen Edmonds as one of the company’s clients. That’s funny, because when I contacted Allen Edmonds directly, they very plainly told me they do not work with that company. Tom also told me that the boots were indeed Horween cordovan, and while I won’t accuse him of lying, I will say, they did not seem to me to be made of the same material as AE and Alden cordovan shoes, which are confirmed Horween.
Anyway, I finally returned the shoes to the retialer for a full refund. Bottom line though, the shoes are absolutely NOT of the same quality as similarly priced shoes (AE, Alden, etc) and some of the information I got from the company namesake seemed very questionable.
Buyer beware.
Butch_Zsays
One would be the most dapper student at clown school.
Chris G.says
They look like Jackson Pollack’s old painting shoes.
BBsays
You know, if you get stranded on a desert island, you can boil your leather shoes and eat them. With these, you would get a fun, tasty crunch as you choke down near-inedible leather uppers. The sound might distract you from your sighs of desperation.
Greg_Ssays
That’s good to know. I’ve found some of the styling on Duckie Brown line to be quite attractive (these excluded obviously). I’m glad I never made a purchase.
SolefulStrutsays
They must have thought adorning the vamp was simply too much.
Florsheim by Duckie Brown “Beaded Brogue Sprinkles” – Fall 2012
Not bad if Sofia Vergara comes with it.
yikes
There is no need to worry about sprinkles marring my shoes anymore, for they already are ruined.
Jesus Christ
The black one would be perfect for Goth-night at my local disco-rockabilly themed club
Why?
You would think that a major company would have risk management processes in place to prevent a production run.
I would wear them to kick my own ass
NO!!!!!!
-You got sprinkles on my shoes!!
-No, You got shoes on my sprinkles!!
-Gentlemen, gentlemen. You’re both right!
I really want to go to Dairy Queen now….
This makes me hungry for some Nerds.
KILL IT BEFORE IT LAYS EGGS!
God Awful.
“You know what I think this shoe needs to really set it apart…ice cream toppings”
Can I get the shoes without the clown vomit?
Made me really want a doughnut with sprinkles. You know, because I’m a man.
Totally was not expecting that after just the photo on the main page…
Regretsy anyone?
Well, they’re playful.
Hideously, grotesquely playful. Like a sociopathic kid in the sandbox.
That they are hideous goes without saying, so I’ll simply comment on my experience with this brand.
I purchased a pair of Florsheim/Duckie Brown cordovan wing tip boots earlier this year. As a bit of brief background, let me clarify that I own two pair of cordovan Allen Edmonds and two pair of cordovan Aldens. The Florsheims retailed for somewhere around $500. I honestly couldn’t see paying more than about $75 for them. I have never seen cordovan ruined like this. The fit and finish was awful. They apparently don’t do any quality control. After literally fifteen minutes of being worn on carpet in my home, the finish started to CRACK. There was no bloom to the leather (which should happen, despite what Tom Florsheim says) and the finish literally started to crack off in the creases.
Tom Florsheim told me via email that the finish on the boots had been developed in conjunction with a company that does finsihes on many cordovan shoes, and he specifically mentioned Allen Edmonds as one of the company’s clients. That’s funny, because when I contacted Allen Edmonds directly, they very plainly told me they do not work with that company. Tom also told me that the boots were indeed Horween cordovan, and while I won’t accuse him of lying, I will say, they did not seem to me to be made of the same material as AE and Alden cordovan shoes, which are confirmed Horween.
Anyway, I finally returned the shoes to the retialer for a full refund. Bottom line though, the shoes are absolutely NOT of the same quality as similarly priced shoes (AE, Alden, etc) and some of the information I got from the company namesake seemed very questionable.
Buyer beware.
One would be the most dapper student at clown school.
They look like Jackson Pollack’s old painting shoes.
You know, if you get stranded on a desert island, you can boil your leather shoes and eat them. With these, you would get a fun, tasty crunch as you choke down near-inedible leather uppers. The sound might distract you from your sighs of desperation.
That’s good to know. I’ve found some of the styling on Duckie Brown line to be quite attractive (these excluded obviously). I’m glad I never made a purchase.
They must have thought adorning the vamp was simply too much.
Would this be called “wijazzling”?
These shoes are for Pee Wee Herman for the Ice Cream Cone Episode.
mmmmm donuts
Yum
Those shoes are riDQulous.
Nope.
Wingtips for wingnuts?
what on earth
oof
bath salts
Can’t comment on the shoes, I suddenly have a terrible hankering for an ice cream cone with sprinkles
words escape me (other than the ones i’ve typed that is)
No go.
I think my pre-school daughter’s Father’s Day gift just went terribly wrong…
Weren’t these worn by “Duckie” in the movie Pretty In Pink? Can that be a coincidence?
Someone should seriously be fired over this. Throwing up in my mouth right now
I saw these in Neiman Marcus yesterday! They’re not a concept. They’re very real and VERY ugly. 😛