3 pairs of shoes

[Maccimus]

Black *1
Brown *2

 

[MyOtherLife]

Black Balmoral Captoe
Chili Longwing Brogues in Svotchgrain with double sole
Snuff suede Chukkas

 

[luk-cha]



I just need these, oh, and a pair to actually wear not just look at

3 pairs of those, 1 would just not be enough

 

[Pliny]

Professor Snape wants his shoes back ^^

 

[mimile]

black captoe
brown full brogue
brown suede

 

[kev777]

Brown Suede Chukka
Brown Suede Semi Brogue
Chestnut Antique Calf Semi Brogue

 

[Pembers]

Black captoe oxford
Brown EG Dover
Brown chelsea boot

 

[EFV]

Taken from my own collection, I think these would suffice:

1. Black cap toe oxfords

2. Brown/cognac/burgundy (whatever shade) derby brogues

3. Brown/cognac/burgundy (whatever shade) single monks. These could however easily be exchanged for a number of different shoes, like chukkas, plain toe derbys, various boots of different kinds.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

A light brown cap-toe brogue (currently filled by the Grenson Radley in tan)
A darker brown wing-tip (currently filled by the Grenson Headingly in cognac)
A black cap-toe (currently filled by the C&J Bedford)

But then...I need a mid-brown suede cap-toe as well, and/or a penny loafer, for wearing with jeans...so sticking to only 3 is difficult...

 

[Master Squirrel]

Black captoe,
Brown saddle shoe
Brown single monks

 

[Yachting Man]



3 pairs of those, 1 would just not be enough

I just need these, oh, and a pair to actually wear not just look at

Those are absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Michigan Planner]



It obviously depends on age, job, lifestyle, so the question makes little sense in the way it was posed.

For a man in his mid 30s, with an average office job and a regular life:

Black oxford
Brown blucher (preferably with broguing)
Suede chukka boot

Agreed.

 

[Harold falcon]



What the hell is a "faux brogue"? I have never heard that term before in 7+ years of hanging out in the fora.

I would agree that the answer would be very situational. Having to live with a mere three pairs of shoes for all purposes would be a most miserable fate.

x2. I already have much more than three pairs of shoes, so there's no reasonable situation where I would ever have to choose just three.

Perhaps OP should have asked "What are the first three shoes one should buy?"

 

[comrade]

I like neither oxfords nor brogueing.
I don't particularly like captoes.
So, three pairs of the identical 3 eyelet derby in:

black calf
Brown or cognac calf or pebble grain
Brown suede.

Next, I would move on to single monks, loafers, and chukkas.
Double monks, never.

 

[countbaron]

how old are you guys?