"Novice" to shoes - Looking for brown wing tips - Range: <$150 preferably - Page 3

Those Florsheims look decent, but I think in the 100-150 range, better options are available either on the bay or in the B&S Forum. Just take a little patience

I have to respectfully advise against that Florsheim model. Look at the side view of the shoe. This is the same syndrome that the Bostonian 'Canton' suffers from. The heel is 1/8" too high. What Florsheim / Bostonian must have done in creating these Bal's was to take an original from their vault, and make a mold for the heel based on the original heel..fine, only then they added a 1/8" heel lift on top of it, thus creating the problem of the heel being too high. I have a pair of Bostonian 'Canton''s which are basically identical to this Florsheim model. Bought them against better judgement, and the heel is not right on them. I don't have the words to describe it, but it feels wrong. You either stand on your heels, or on the balls of your feet with this model. Because of this wrong heel height, they also squeak like hell when walking. Otherwise, they are a comfortable shoe at a low price, but there are much better options out there.

Back to the thrift store ideas...you need to try your luck at them. Many of the members, including myself have found some great deals on used shoes at these stores. I have 4 pairs that I have bought recently that if I had to buy at a store would be out a grand easily. I spent $50 on them total. Try it this weekend!

It depends where you live. We have a shopping mall with a Macy's. They sometimes have sales on clearanced price shoes. Sometimes 30%,40% and even 50% off the the cleranced price. So you could get a pair shoes for as much as 75%. I purchased earlier in the year a pair of Bostonian Provo shoes. I believe they are wingtip shoes and they only cost me about $35 on clearance. If you got to Macy's and look at what they have on clearance it seems like they have a fair amount of Bostonians, Rockport, Cole Haan, Johnston Murphy, etc. This weekened they are currenlty doing 30% off clerance shoes. So you would be getting 30% off shoes that are already 25-50% off.

So now you only have $125 budgeted for your wingtips? Not sure what exactly you're doing...

Planning what you really want and finding deals on those >>>>> finding random things that you think are good deals at the time.

Gilt has some nice looking Grenson's for $128 right now.

OP
I have a pair of English made shell cordovan longwings that are awesome (and brown). Since I got a pair of RL/C&J shell cordovan Darltons, I haven't worn them. Sent you a PM too.

A Nordstrom Rack just opened in Austin on South Lamar. It's very close to the Neiman's Last Call which is also at S Lamar & 71. Both are definitely worth a look. The Round Rock outlets and San Marco outlets have J&M and Cole Haan stores where you can definitely pick up brown wingtips for under $150.

I realize transportation is lacking, but there have to be some young ladies you can tag along with for a shopping excursion.

FWIW, Keepers (6th & Congress) is the anti-Men's Wearhouse. Their website may show some lud casual shirts, but the overall store is very high end. Most of the prices are a bit out of line, but Austin is definitely short on fine men's stores (Capra & Cavelli being the other biggie).