How do you buy your shoes?

[Omegablogger]

Originally Posted by TheHoff

I've admired the Kitons in your last WAYWN posts; were those from a trip to Italy?

From a trip to the back of iammatts closet, which is about the same thing.

 

[chorse123]

Originally Posted by TKDKid

My favourite shoe shopping experiences have been at the factory shops - it's nice to have all of the shoes available in your size at hand for you to try on without having to bother any of the staff. Also fun when the shoes are kept in boxes and you have no idea what they look like until you open the box. I was pretty pleased when I found these in a box with no model name: Even more fun (and somewhat more dangerous) when you go with a fellow shopper and egg each other on...

What's the cost of C&J at the factory? These look great, by the way.

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by TKDKid

If I found those in an unmarked box, I'd be pretty damned pleased, too.

 

[Merckx]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

Think of me as the Mia Farrow of the Shoe Fairies.

Now you're creeping me out.

 

[TKDKid]

Originally Posted by chorse123

What's the cost of C&J at the factory? These look great, by the way.

Thanks!

C&J seconds at the factory shop are GBP 80-100 for regular line and GBP 220 for Handgrades.

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by TKDKid

My favourite shoe shopping experiences have been at the factory shops - it's nice to have all of the shoes available in your size at hand for you to try on without having to bother any of the staff.

Also fun when the shoes are kept in boxes and you have no idea what they look like until you open the box. I was pretty pleased when I found these in a box with no model name:



Even more fun (and somewhat more dangerous) when you go with a fellow shopper and egg each other on...

Are those Albanys?

 

[kitonbrioni]

It has become so hard to get a decent price on quality shoes. Because of that everybody seems to have prices for new shoes that is so close to retail that going to mail order just doesn't offer much if any price brake.
My goal is 1/3 of retail which seems to only happen 2 or 3 times a year, if that.

 

[TKDKid]

Originally Posted by grimslade

Are those Albanys?

Not quite, my shoes don't have heel counters and I think the brogueing is a little bit bigger.

Mine:



Albany:

 

[stylish]

For me it depends on the shoe and location of store mostly, ie rarity/popularity/size issues. Of course I consider taking advice regarding sizing from others beforehand.

 

[von Rothbart]

Originally Posted by aportnoy

Think of me as the Mia Farrow of the Shoe Fairies.

Originally Posted by Merckx

Now you're creeping me out.

It all makes sense now and the timeline fits, Portnoy is Rosemary's baby disguised as Shoe Fairy!!

 

[kolecho]

Must try the shoes on, but even a pair that seems to fit in store may not fit for an entire day's use. One is driven by euphoria and excitement in store that the mind will convince the feet to take them.

Even shoes in the same last, size, and width may fit differently depending on the lacing configuration, cut of the shoe opening etc. A different design in the same last may well fit differently, but the chances of it not fitting is very slim.

 

[EL72]

Originally Posted by odoreater

None of the options really fit for me. I would fit in the: "I purchase shoes over the phone or online on a hunch even if I can't return them and then I sell them on ebay if they don't fit" catagory.

Same here.

 

[a tailor]

besides hichcock, where can i find size 8 eeeee.
yes 5e. i dont want to be stuck with a special order.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by von Rothbart

It all makes sense now and the timeline fits, Portnoy is Rosemary's baby disguised as Shoe Fairy!!

Hail Shoetan!