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Dark Brown Wholecut

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I am looking for a dark brown pair of wholecut's, maybe a wingtip maybe a brogue. Something with a little pattern. I like the look of the AE Fairfax for example, only they don't come in the right brown.

Another example (I may end up getting these, looking for other options first though):

http://www.herringshoes.co.uk/produc...D=2&seconds=2#

I was hoping to stay under $500 but if I found the right ones I could be swayed.
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Been looking at these shoes myself and can't afford most of them...

Alfred Sargent Connaught looks nice imo...

but C&J Weymouthis just delicious....
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Too bad its just too rich for me
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I was looking into getting a pair of wholecut dress shoes last year.

Hoever, during my research here, I found many people stating that they crease a lot and the creases are fairly visible. I have since changed my mind.
 

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Great recommendations everyone, thank you all!



Originally Posted by bellyhungry
I was looking into getting a pair of wholecut dress shoes last year.

Hoever, during my research here, I found many people stating that they crease a lot and the creases are fairly visible. I have since changed my mind.


Didn't think of that. Is that still the general consensus? Is there any color that wouldn't show the creases so bad? Like maybe dark brown
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Some say they give shoes character
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Originally Posted by upr_crust
Look at these from Bexley - a less expensive (if somewhat less well-made) version of what you seek. I have these in black - they are quite sleek in their styling, and are available in chocolate brown.

http://www.bexley.com/Bexley/shoe-Pa...Referrer=13836


How does Bexley rank compared to other English shoe makers?

How would they rank compared to Alden or Allen Edmonds?
 

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I have a the C&J Alex. Benchgrade version of the weymouth, with no medallion.
 

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I would say that they rank at a lower level than C & J or Alfred Sargent - possibly at the same rank as a better grade of Loake. I bought them not for the quality of construction, but for the fact that they were the first pair of wholecuts that I'd ever seen that were sleek, not blobby (at least to my tastes) and were economically priced (I think that they're on sale for 119 euros, down from 129 euros normally - two for 199).

They are made in Portugal, and are certainly superior in construction to Mezlan or its ilk, but not in a class with Alden or AE.

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How does Bexley rank compared to other English shoe makers?

How would they rank compared to Alden or Allen Edmonds?
 

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Of course wholecuts crease. But it's not any different than any other plain-front shoe: monks, PTBs, certain boots.

Weymouths are still the ****. If you are spending more than $300 on a wholecut, forget the contenders. Save up for weymouths.
 

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