Quote:Originally Posted by chogall Where do you find a better valued/construction shoes instead of Meermin LM (less than $450 w/o trees)? Vass is the only other option at ~$200 more but they do have a harder time in making things...
dude, if you are waiting for a better answer than what DFW will provide, you will be here a while. On top of that, acting like a douche when a very well respected and infinitely knowledgeable cordwainer takes the time to articulately...
Quote:Originally Posted by ShoeMeister Interesting- "letting more seconds slip through as firsts" ... sounds to me like another way of saying exactly what I was saying, but in a more positive way But even that doesn't explain why...
nope I disagree. i would say quality control is less stringent, letting more seconds slip through as firsts, but a true AE first has the same quality i've seen for years.
As for BM, I wouldn't buy that trash, so I don't know.
Quote:Originally Posted by jjr4884 Are you family with their women's shoes? They are made completely different than mens shoes, so ya, comparing it to goodwelted shoes is not a good comparison, I am just saying, Louboutin's (along...