Another shoe advice thread

[PiobBear]

They'd be greatly improved if they were modified to take these buckles.


I was shoe shopping only yesterday. I saw what I really wanted; Florsheim "Lexington" wingtip brogues with a really high polish; almost like patent leather, for $100. On the way home I stopped by a second-hand store, and found a pair of virtually unused wingtip brogues for $6.00. Once they're properly bulled up, I'm quite sure that they'll do just as well, for a savings of $94.00.

[Arlen]

They'd be greatly improved if they were modified to take these buckles.


I was shoe shopping only yesterday. I saw what I really wanted; Florsheim "Lexington" wingtip brogues with a really high polish; almost like patent leather, for $100. On the way home I stopped by a second-hand store, and found a pair of virtually unused wingtip brogues for $6.00. Once they're properly bulled up, I'm quite sure that they'll do just as well, for a savings of $94.00.

Oooh, nice find.

Being a short bloke I find it hard to get shoes in my size.
The only brogues I like that I can find in my size are wayyyy out of my price range.

But, I like those rope buckles. I may get some of those and have the cobbler put those on for me.


Thank you.

[Jock Scot]

They'd be greatly improved if they were modified to take these buckles.


I was shoe shopping only yesterday. I saw what I really wanted; Florsheim "Lexington" wingtip brogues with a really high polish; almost like patent leather, for $100. On the way home I stopped by a second-hand store, and found a pair of virtually unused wingtip brogues for $6.00. Once they're properly bulled up, I'm quite sure that they'll do just as well, for a savings of $94.00.

Slightly off topic,but I have been wondering what "wingtip brogues"were,now I know.Another trans Atlantic English language mystery solved.How did they get the title "wingtip"?By the way.

[haukehaien]

I was shoe shopping only yesterday. I saw what I really wanted; Florsheim "Lexington" wingtip brogues with a really high polish; almost like patent leather, for $100. On the way home I stopped by a second-hand store, and found a pair of virtually unused wingtip brogues for $6.00. Once they're properly bulled up, I'm quite sure that they'll do just as well, for a savings of $94.00.

I found a pair of those this summer for $50 ... clearly I should have bought two pairs. I didn't realize they were marked down quite that much.