Fair price - if any - for Armani label shoes

[Christofuh]

Fairly decent leather, solid build, soles with rubber inserts. They retail for $650, but can be had for less than 1/2 that amount.
Given the drive-off cost, is that something which is worth a look , or shall I keep walking - forgive the pun ?

 

[Sator]

Given that I would consider them of lower quality than a pair of A&Es or Aldens I would only consider a pair for under $100. I would pay $130 at the absolute maximum for a pair I really liked (shoot me if that ever happens).

The only reason for the $650 retail price tag is the advertising. Someone has to pay for the drug habits of all those catwalk models.

 

[drizzt3117]

Walk. Lots of better shoes out there for the price. (Tramezzas come to mind immediately)

 

[Chris "Italia"]

650???

You can get Santoni or A. Testoni or Bontoni shoes.

 

[Christofuh]

No doubt, Tramezzas would be the go-to shoes in the $$$ ballpark. Trouble is, my local SF outlet didn't have anything new since this time last year

Hasn't somebody posted no that long ago that they'd seen close to 6-7 Tramezza styles over @ Woodbury Common

 

[Nick M]

The last time I looked at Armani shoes - I think from Emporio or Collezione - every model was over AU$800 and made from corrected-grain. I would've paid maybe fifty bucks for a pair, if I saw a style that I liked.

I imagine that construction and leather type/quality varies from season to season, but I'm not really game to check again.