cesare paciotti shoes!! questions..

[ghulkhan]

I saw this black lace up shoe in GQ by you know who... they are the ones you know on the page with all the black lace ups..i cant find a picture online at gq.com butyea..
is anyone familiar with this brand ?
are they well made?
or are they really over priced..there 575

 

[Chris "Italia"]

You can get yourself a pair of Santoni FAM or Barrett over a Paciotti...

 

[vogda]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

I saw this black lace up shoe in GQ by you know who... they are the ones you know on the page with all the black lace ups..i cant find a picture online at gq.com butyea..
is anyone familiar with this brand ?
are they well made?
or are they really over priced..there 575

they are really over priced well made shoes but over priced and too trendy
for my point of view

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by Chris "Italia"

You can get yourself a pair of Santoni FAM or Barrett over a Paciotti...

yea and maybe the OP isnt interested....why not stay relevant to what he's asking for instead of trying to inflict everyone with *your* happiness

 

[Chris "Italia"]

I know that... I am just saying that for the price of the Paciotti shoes, why not get a well known brand like Santoni that is making shoes for your money's worth?

 

[Get Smart]

But if he's interested in Paciotti (not classically shaped by any means) then suggesting Santoni is like someone asking about a steak on the menu and told the fish is real tasty.

 

[ghulkhan]

^^ haha thanks for pointing that out because..yea i dont really want another pair of shoes.. i want these ones in particular..if i wanted a pair of black lace ups for the hell of it id look elsewehre..i just happened to see these and i liked em
yea, its not that i can get another shoe..the point is that i saw thsi shoe that i liked do to the styling of it..if i wanted any black lace ups really nice ones..i know of other ones to get for that price that are really well made..but all im saying is
are the shoes well made? i mean its not ilke its just waaaay over priced cuz of the branding or anything right?

 

[ghulkhan]

ne one with some insight...

 

[rach2jlc]

Amongst very fashion forward makers, Paciotti is pretty good and the quality isn't bad at all. The short answer is YES they are overpriced, but you could certainly do worse. Prada also charges $575 or so for its shoes, and I'd say your average $575 Paciotti would be much better made.

He used to design some shoes for Versace and as others have said, they are polar opposites of Santoni or C&J. Some of the shoes he puts out are downright garish, BUT if you want a shoe that would look good with jeans and such, some of his models are pretty nifty.

A few other brands along the same lines that you may want to check out are Alberto Guardiani, Gianni Barbato, and Jean-Michel Cazabat. They definitely aren't shoes to wear to a business meeting, but they can be fun! I have a pair of Guardianis that I like very much and I find his shoes to be slightly cheaper than Paciotti (Guardiani is probably $450 to Paciotti's $600.) I also have two pairs of Cazabats and the quality is quite good (decent leathers, channeled soles, welting, etc.) They are usually sold at barney's and their prices are about the same as Paciotti.

 

[ghulkhan]

thanks