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dress shoe comparison

jmiller

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hello forum...just joined today and looking for shoe direction. i'm looking to buy a pair of dress shoes for work as well as formal evening events. i've narrowed the choice down to the bruno magli ranuncolo or the santoni elliston.

any advice on why one shoe is better than the other?

thanks...
 

bobbers

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I have a pair of Bruno Magli Ranuncolos. The uppers are quite soft, made from nappa leather - but I'm not sure if that is as frowned upon as corrected grain leather though it certainly feels nicer than plasticky CG. But there's no depth to the color, and typically Bruno Magli at this price level are poorly constructed. I wear them on rainy days only... I'd mcuh rather go with the Santoni, which are made from calfskin and are Goodyear constructed.
 

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