Gucci shoes - any experience?

[mr monty]

I've have several pairs over tha last 30+ years and all have worn well. Gucci has some good shoes, you just have to pick and choose

. Avoid or minimize the Gucci logo and never, never pay more that 50% of retail.

Gucci copied this model by Berluti and Berluti took them to court.

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both of these are solid shoes

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Gucci monkstaps on the right

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From the early 70s with original heels and new half soles

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[Yika]

^^ whats the single monkstrap on the right ?

 

[k4lnamja]

^^

Gorgeous shoes, especially the monks!

Originally Posted by mr monty

I've have several pairs over tha last 30+ years and all have worn well. Gucci has some good shoes, you just have to pick and choose

. Avoid or minimize the Gucci logo and never, never pay more that 50% of retail.

Gucci copied this model by Berluti and Berluti took them to court.

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both of these are solid shoes

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Gucci monkstaps on the right

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From the early 70s with original heels and new half soles

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[mr monty]

Originally Posted by Yika

^^ whats the single monkstrap on the right ?

Gucci on the right and RLPL (EG) the Grant on the left

 

[OldSchoolCharm]

Gucci makes beautiful shoes. Do not allow people who can't afford them to tell you otherwise.

 

[mr monty]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolCharm

Gucci makes beautiful shoes. Do not allow people who can't afford them to tell you otherwise.

They make a few keepers, but mostly fashion shoes. Cost has nothing do with some folks not liking Gucci shoes. Many of the shoes posted on SF retail for 2 or 3 times the price of Gucci shoes.

 

[hermes man]

i never receive as much as praise and compliment from my other shoes as from my gucci

 

[GoldenTribe]

Originally Posted by Kenneth Cole Haan

This legitimate shop sells Sergio Rossi for much cheaper without lame Gucci branding

Branding? What the hell are you talking about? The fact that they included the brand name on the bottom of the sole!?

 

[hermes man]

Originally Posted by mr monty

They make a few keepers, but mostly fashion shoes. Cost has nothing do with some folks not liking Gucci shoes. Many of the shoes posted on SF retail for 2 or 3 times the price of Gucci shoes.

1500$us shoes?? many ?

 

[OldSchoolCharm]

Originally Posted by mr monty

They make a few keepers, but mostly fashion shoes. Cost has nothing do with some folks not liking Gucci shoes. Many of the shoes posted on SF retail for 2 or 3 times the price of Gucci shoes.

I see people saying $500 shoes suck, and to buy the $300 shoes when on sale for $150. This leads me to believe people advocate what they own. That $150 is better than $500.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Lol @ all the Gucci fanboys who can't handle the truth about the price/quality ratio of their shoes. For the full retail price of those you could pretty much afford get Vass or G&G, which would completely blow out of the water anything Gucci make.

 

[Harold falcon]

Lol, Gucci Fanboys.

 

[Patek]

i have two pairs of Gucci shoesthat I bought pre-SF, both are rather casual but I have no issues with them as I bought them on sale from Bluefly.

I have had these loafers for two years now and paid a couple hundred for them. They fit and look alright but I don't think I like them enough to resole them once they wear out. They are blake stiched:

These I bought this fall to have a fall-ish boot. They are casual with their rubber soles but I paid around $200 on sale. They are decent, have a pleasent last and are leather lined:

That being said, my C&J Handgrade, EG, Ferragamo, and even my BB store brand shoes blow them out of the water as far as quality goes. I have never owned their dress shoes though so they may be better.

I also would not pay retail for them.

 

[Klobber]

Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum

Lol @ all the Gucci fanboys who can't handle the truth about the price/quality ratio of their shoes. For the full retail price of those you could pretty much afford get Vass or G&G, which would completely blow out of the water anything Gucci make.


+1

 

[Kenneth Cole Haan]

Originally Posted by GoldenTribe

Branding? What the hell are you talking about? The fact that they included the brand name on the bottom of the sole!?

If that were only the case, I can see you would think I was overreacting. But alas, even my sole pair of Gucci's, otherwise SF, have "Gucci" in its unique cursive script written on the Heelcap. It's branded.

And othertimes they get creative:

Does Edward Green have a fairly conspicuous silver "EG" on the upper heelcap? It's branding, adds nothing to the quality of the shoe, and is designed as a would-be status symbol for the wearer.