Does anyone here have experience with buying loafers or other leather shoes? I'd like a pair for summer and they'd become my main shoe so quality is important.
Remember to get a size down than what you normally wear. New Loafers have to fit pretty snug so they're not slipping off
>>11033620
If you want a real fuckin' nice pair of moderately-priced dress shoes, Meermin:
https://meermin.es/catalogo.php?idFamilia4=4&idFamilia3=1
Note that "handmade" means "real serious leather" i.e. "will require breaking in and regular care"
>>11033669
>https://meermin.es/catalogo.php?idFamilia4=4&idFamilia3=1
Thanks man, I was looking into shoe passion which is german made for around 209 euros. But they only distribute from their website and I can't find much about which shoes are nice quality besides Ferragamo. But I'm a student and i can't justify spending 600+ dollars on shoes when I could be saving that money.
Are Allen Edmonds any good for the price?
>>11033697
meermin is nice but shoepassion is also nice
>>11033893
yes, its p good
I've tried on these ones at the Gucci store and they're just so freaking comfy and beautiful I'm considering copping'em instead of SLP jodhpur highs.
>>11034883
Bruh, get the jodhpurs.
is paying 600 dollars for gucci loafers that much of a quality increase from 300 dollars of another company?
>>11035761
Nah, it's pretty much all name t b h. Those classic horsebits are what turned Gucci from an obscure luggage manufacturer to a fashion house, so...
Any one else wanna contribute their thoughts?
>>11033669
>>11033697
>>11034841
>>11034883
>>11035761
>>11035863
Meermin are made in china and then soled in Spain. Shoepassion shoes are made by Berwick in Spain, too.
Gucci, are overpriced, for sure.
I would recommend you to look for smaller companies in Spain (they do almost all the work for the european brands), like: Roberto Ley, Cordwainer, Calce and Andrés Sendra.
>>11035761
Show me a 600$ loafer that is REALLY better quality than a 300$ shoe.
At that price, I'd want the last to be made directly from my foot.
>>11038616
>At that price, I'd want the last to be made directly from my foot
lol
>>11033669
The problem with Meermin, and I'm speaking from personal experience (and also know several people who've said the same thing), is that they're extremely rigid especially at the heel. I just couldn't wear my pair without bleeding heavily after 15 minutes and so I had to give up on them.
With that said, I would try to stretch my budget up slightly from Meermin and go for brands like Loake, Herringshoes, Carlos Santos, Yanko, Carmina etc.
I would also choose a brown suede loafer, either string or penny, for use during summer.
>>11038641
But the post you replied to already said that. "Will require breaking in"
>>11033620
>Does anyone here have experience with buying loafers or other leather shoes?
Jesus christ what's happening with this board
>>11040304
I know right, not another shitty sneaker thread.
>>11038616
gucci is a luxury brand
it was not intended to be sold to poor people
similarly to how you most likely drive a 2000 honda or toyota rather than a 2015 s class or something of the sort
