What Men's Dress Shoe Brands Are Worth Their Money - What Shoes You Should Buy - Gentleman's Gazette

Ever wonder what shoe brands or styles are worth their money, which ones are overpriced and what is just crap?

Here is what we discussed:

00:41 Stacy Adams, several comments about a great value for the money (sub $100). Thoughts?
01:02 What do you think of Lottusse?
01:40 Fratelli Rosetti?
03:18 Prime Shoes?
​03:22 Baldinini?
03:28 Acemarks?
04:18 Expensive heritage brands like Gucci, Ferragamo? Santoni?
05:45 JM Westons?
06:25 Best brands for loafers?
07:00 Any good brands for widths - wider or narrower feet?
07:38 Corthay?
08:44 Are Paul Evans shoes worth it?
10:03 Crockett and Jones? Bench grade?
10:51 Best brand for oxfords?
11:20 Allen Edmonds?
13:25 Shoepassion?
14:34 Loake L1 range?
15:07 Best brands under 200 Euro?
15:39 Meermin?
17:31 Church’s? Are Church's shoes worth the money? As good as crockett & jones?
18:14 Magnanni?
19:24 Cole Haan?
19:41 Tod’s?
20:04 Cheaney london shoes are they worth 500 pounds
20:34 John Lobb?
21:04 Borgioli?
21:56 Carlos Santos?
22:04 Herring?
22:18 How to buy quality shoes if you’re broke?
23:12 What are the most high end shoes you own? Were they worth the price?
24:19 El Corte Ingles?
25:19 Are Berluti overpriced?
25:38 What are your thoughts on Russel & Bromley? I found them to be great cheaper alternative to Church's or Crockett & Jo.
26:28 Please How can we identify a good leather in a shoe?
26:43 Can you tell me what you think about R. M. Williams? I just bought my first 500€ Chelsea Boots from them.
27:58 How do you rate Johnston Murphy.....
​28:45 How long do you suspect a shoe for $400 would last without shoe care?
29:03 Edward Green?
29:50 What can you tell me about R. M. Williams? Liebe Grüße aus Düsseldorf
30:38 Raphael what is your favorite shoe brand?I'm really curious!
30:44 CArly shoes?
31:33 Who do you get to resole your shoes? Do you always send back to the manufacturer or use a local cobbler?
31:35 St Crispin?
33:30 Thursday Boot Company? Are they really goodyear?
34:23 Peter Huber shoes?
34:47 Sperry boat shoes?
34:52 Alden?
35:14 OCHNIK leather shoes. They are from Poland and you can get them for a very good price and get top quality.
35:56 Are there any good Bespoke shoe companies in the US...What are they??
36:01 Describe your outfit today

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[swampgumpharpy]

On an unrelated note, gentlemen, don't forget (as I did) to turn your volume back down before clicking the next video.

[CarlMurawski]

This is one of the most informative videos I've seen regarding shoes, and Raphael really knows his stuff. As for the question about Thursday boots, they are goodyear welted, but unfortunately the rest is what you'd expect from a $199 pair of boots: average leather, foam footbed, passable fit and finish. In my opinion a pair of Allen Edmonds 2nds is a better value.

[jcfrmcali]

As an American, it's surprising to hear someone say they haven't heard of Stacey Adams. They are on the cheap side though.

[henrywilliams]

How about Barker? They are English shoe makers that usually retail from £500-£1500 and I think they are brilliant.

[mcearl]

I’m glad you supported the local cobbler when you needed work. Really as long as you have a good local cobbler there’s very little reason to send them back to the manufacturer. I have a shoe repair shop and do high end work, I always remove old stitches and have a lot more options than the manufacturer. Allen Edmonds for example uses a very low quality leather sole and heel on most of their models. At my shop we have a standard leather that is better than most and offer JR leather as the premium upgrade. I can’t speak for every cobbler, there are lots of hacks out there unfortunately, but I personally spend more time on finishing than the manufacturer does and if you have an odd request, like green soles and laces or something we make it happen.
Also most manufacturers will reject a repair job for any little reason, if you had work done elsewhere they reject them, if there’s a tiny little crack in the uppers, they reject them, did you wear a hole through the liner, REJECTED! Meanwhile the local cobbler will be happy to address those issues and you aren’t out shipping both ways. The manufacturer figures they’d rather have a new shoe sale than a recraft.

Anyway, great video, it was nice hearing about some of the European brands I don’t often see. I’ve only seen one pair of JW Westin’s for example. Interestingly the customers name was J(Maybe John or something) Westin.

[mydogskips]

Make sure your shoes are comfortable, function matters at least as much as looks/aesthetics. I had a pair of Santoni shoes, they're one of the nicest looking, most expensive I ever bought, but they were very uncomfortable making them hard to wear.

[TheKansaibogus]

It's a delight listen to your pronunciations of all the names in different languages. Especially German. Thank you very much. Well done

[MalteWilsen]

I have bought four pairs of Crockett & Jones so far and none of them ever disappointed me. One could say, they are an opportunity to trade money for long-lasting happiness.

[jorgerodriguezsierra]

Magnanni is from Spain despite their name. I find them nice, comfortable and affordable. Their style can be classic too. You should try them.

[MoccaLG]

This video is great and a really really great part is the description in the video discription!

[AlarmedJuggernaut]

Everything setting on max, barely audible.

[williamwallace]

Joseph Cheaneys. Beautiful classic British leather design crafted shoes.

[Patrick_B-]

Every guy is a watch guy, he just doesn’t know it yet. Great info here, thanks for making these types of videos.

[jeanraspail]

Crockett andJones ftw. Bought my first pair 7y ago for £270, and the same model again recently for now £405. Still worth the money. Nice English design and slimmer look than Church.

[mirasga]

People were complaining about the volume yesterday. GG didn't fix the issue, what a shame.

[declanbartlette]

First off, I could hear you well enough. I've got no complaints.

Secondly: I've purchased shoes from a Portuguese shoe-making company called Undandy. There, you could customize your shoes for a decent price (at least $190 US). These shoes were my "start-up set" (4 pairs in all).

As of earlier this year, I have switched to Ace Marks. I have 5 pairs on the way, and I look forward to wearing them once I receive them. I doubt that I'll go to another brand, as Ace Marks makes luxury shoes more affordable than the other brands out there.

[mydogskips]

I guess Cole Haan won't be sending you a pair of shoes anytime soon.

[mydogskips]

He's never heard of Stacy Adams, but what he says is right, they do compromise a lot, and in my opinion they're not a good shoe.

[djmark]

Stacy Adams have been in business since 1875. How could you not know of them?! I have 7 pairs of Stacy's. Love them all and looking to buy more.

[vikz]

Carmina and Meermin good quality, styling and value for $$.