Quote Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer View Post
Speak for yourself! I wear a suit every day, so I have numerous pairs of dress shoes, and I do try to buy quality when I can.
I would like to second that, if I may. Well looked after shoes can easily last 8-10 years. However, that requires diligent care, and quality products. Incidentally, Allen Edmonds has a very nice range of shoe care products at reasonable prices.

At the other end of the spectrum, there are products like BURGOL Feinpolierbürsten aus Yakhaar. A bit on the pricey side, but worth every ¢.While we are at it, Burgol shoe polish cannot be beat (picture on page 6 - impressive).

Quote Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer View Post
Allen-Edmonds is great, but their shoes tend to be a bit heavy and are expensive (though not markedly more so than Johnston & Murphy).
Personally, I find them rather inexpensive by comparison. AE offers a quality similar to that of Alden, or Church, but at much more reasonable prices. However, whatever leather they use for their soles is not quite what I would expect. Having brass tips added helps a lot, though.

Quote Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer View Post
I have, hrm, two pairs of brown wingtips, two pair black, a pair of black cap toes, oxblood wingtips and cap toes, and two pair of spectator shoes (white/black and tan/brown).
A rotation of 6 black wing tips in various shapes and forms; oxblood loafers; patent leather shoes for the tux and morning coat; and some other random stuff. Hm. Looks like my favourite dealer still does not have a website. Too bad. Any road, time to get off my shoe box...