Go to Rainy Day Shoes

[Brianpore]

Title kind of says it all. What is your #1 (if you must #1 & #2) rainy day shoe(s)? I have started to put together a decent collection of shoes I can wear when the weather is nice, but living in the northeast I need some wet weather shoes to wear...

 

[plei89]

Wingtip Brunomaglis or my Ugly Square-Toed Kenneth Coles. Both Rubber-soled.

Or my RedWings Boots which goes well with tweed pants for Fall..

 

[NotoriousMarquis]

Snosealed Clarks Beeswax db's

 

[Reevolving]

Beater pair of rubber soled Johnston and Murphy NST's.
They are 6-7 years old, and look great.
They are the most comfortable pair of shoes I own.

Now, go answer the poll below.

 

[Son Of Saphir]

Me alway wear hand welted or wood peg shoe on rainy day.
Me alway wear me best shoes.
Me never wear blake constructed shoe.
Me rarely wear goodyear shoe.
Me sometimes wear fairstitch construction,
but nearly alway handmade shoe with shell.

 

[orchestrion]

What do you guys think of LL Bean's duck boots? Too old man-ish? I've never worn them myself but they seem to be pretty bulletproof.

 

[NORE]

Tingley's overshoes.

 

[unbelragazzo]

Cheaney FS029 boots

 

[jrd617]



Beater pair of rubber soled Johnston and Murphy NST's.
They are 6-7 years old, and look great.
They are the most comfortable pair of shoes I own.
Now, go answer the poll below.

What's the most you'd spend on a pair of beaters?

 

[thinman]

C&J Tetbury or, for casual days, RL MacCallum, both with Dainite soles. I'd really like a second pair of Tetbury's, or a similarly sleek boot, for rainy days when I'm wearing business casual.

 

[Macallan]

Work: Church's Wirral in black (older model of Grafton)
Non-work: Pal Zileri chelsea boots in dark brown

 

[razl]

I got a pair of these Peal & Co. boots in black calf from Brooks Brothers last year with a dainite sole - they are perfect for foul weather:



Note that they aren't currently available at BB, but keep looking - they pop up with regularity. fyi: they're usually about $500 a pop, but I scored mine on sale last year for about $240.

ps - good blog post on "shoes for rainy days" here (note to check out his point about overshoes, it's worth investigating): http://dieworkwear.com/post/3621598417/shoe-options-for-rainy-days

 

[KObalto]



Me alway wear hand welted or wood peg shoe on rainy day.
Me alway wear me best shoes.
Me never wear blake constructed shoe.
Me rarely wear goodyear shoe.
Me sometimes wear fairstitch construction,
but nearly alway handmade shoe with shell.

Further proof that higher education is not necessary in the pursuit of wealth.

To answer the OP, depending on how bad the weather is: AE shell McNeils or Tricker's Stow boots. I just ordered some Swims as well.

 

[MalfordOfLondon]

Shell, shell, shell.

In particular - these monsters:

 

[JohnGalt]



Further proof that higher education is not necessary in the pursuit of wealth.
To answer the OP, depending on how bad the weather is: AE shell McNeils or Tricker's Stow boots. I just ordered some Swims as well.

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