Quality mens shoes

Empty_pockets

Are high quality mens shoes worth the premium?

Never had a proper pair of shoes before but been looking at a few recently.

Been looking at the lower end of the range of Barkers and Loake though these are still considerably over £100 in some cases double.

Will they really last a lifetime?

If anybody has any links to info or shopping links that would help. Struggling on the high street and online is a minefield.

zenmaster

I have bought Loakes at around £150 in the past and found they lasted no longer and were no more comfortable than any other shoes I have owned.

The best buys for me were a pair of loafers from Lidl for about £10 and a more formal pair from Asda at around the same price. Very comfortable and still going strong after 5+ years.

bcl999

Church's shoes will last a lifetime - but the cost just to re-sole is more than a lot of people would spend on a new pair. I think part of this depends on the individual. My mother always used to say my brother was "hard" on his shoes but I wasn't.

I have a a pair from Charles Tyrwhitt which are a number of years old and still in good shape - though I do keep my shoes in shoe-trees. They quite often have sales and have a reasonabe returns policy.

As for comfort, I find the Footglove range from M&S very comfoirtable and Clarks Airwear (Airflex?) but you couldn't call them dressy shoes.

I just visited the site for you to get the link and they seem like they have changed all their range since I bought. They were all prtetty "classic" styles before but there's all sorts now

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