Posts by khe86

Quote: Originally Posted by Cantabrigian  That was probably the case many years ago. I'd be interested to hear when it was designers realised they could let the quality slip and sell things (at a much higher margin)...

Quote: Originally Posted by MoneyWellSpent    Those are pretty sharp looking.  Hope you enjoy them.  Are those the same maker as the black captoes you bought from BB?  Yes they are the...

Quote: Originally Posted by clarksdb  Will they ever open in Canada? They are opening one in Toronto.

From what I'm reading from this thread, these BB wingtips are Sutor Mantellassi, lower end line, correct?    

Quote: Originally Posted by sqroot3  these look too narrow for you. if i remember correctly, some japanese magazine mentioned about 1 cm of spacing between the quarters at the throat as being the balmoral ideal....

Quote: Originally Posted by sqroot3  these look too narrow for you. if i remember correctly, some japanese magazine mentioned about 1 cm of spacing between the quarters at the throat as being the balmoral ideal....

Allen Edmonds has the Mccallister in all the widths, from A to EEE. I have been buying most of my shoes from Brooks Brothers through a friend, who's getting 50% off, cutting these shoes down to ~$200 after tax. At BB, they have the...

Quote: Originally Posted by VinnyMac  I didn't know that the McA's were blutchers. So I take it I should definitely size up to 10.5 to close the eyelet tabs?

So I traded in those 5th Avenue for the Mccallister in Burgundy. They only come in D width so I went with the 10D. The eyelet tabs have a pretty major gap between them. The red line is where my toes are so I think the length is fine...

Excellent advice from everyone. I used to work in IB but really didn't get into shoes until I left IB, so I guess my need for black oxfords is pretty limited. I suppose the Mccallister in Burgundy it is.