New Bucks, opinions

[jonuiuc]

Hello, this is my first post, but I've been lurking for some time. I've decided to purchase a new pair of grey bucks to replace my old grey suede New Balance 903 in my casual wear lineup (the forum has convinced me to stop wearing athletic shoes so much). I have it narrowed down to two similar pairs:

The Florsheim Kearney: http://www.florsheim.com/shop/style/12054.html

The Bostonian Eastbend: http://bostonian.clarksusa.com/eng/p...eastbend/26979

I was wondering if anyone had any experiences or opinions on the relative quality/comfort of the two brands or models. (yes yes I know I'm buying a relatively cheaply made shoe, its a fashion item and not an investment for me at this time) I'm not looking spend too much more than $100 on this type of shoe, and my major limitation is my shoe size is an uncommon 9.5 EEE. I'm welcome to hear any other options or suggestions people have though.

I tried searching the forum for similar threads, but if you search Bucks, its mostly old sales etc.

 

[cbfn]

The links are identical.
Personally, I liked the Forlsheim in taupe better than the grey ones.

 

[jonuiuc]

Thanks for letting me know. I've fixed the link. The taupe looks good to me as well, but with most of my jeans, the general darkness of my wardrobe and my coloration, the grey is more versatile for me. When I've covered most of my basics though, I'd like to pick up something is a taupe/lighter tan.

 

[Larson McCord]

I like Florsheim better than Bostonian. Have you looked at the Quince model? They seem a little sleeker than the model you are looking at. http://www.florsheim.com/shop/style/12079.html

 

[jonuiuc]

Originally Posted by Larson McCord

I like Florsheim better than Bostonian. Have you looked at the Quince model? They seem a little sleeker than the model you are looking at.

http://www.florsheim.com/shop/style/12079.html

Thanks for the link. Those do look sleeker than the Kearnys, I don't think they came up in my initial search because they don't come in a wide width. If I could fit them, they would probably be my frontrunner. Unforetunately my foot width precludes a lot of the really nice looking styles.

I did invest in a shoe stretcher. It helps with insteps and such, but I'd like the toe box to be decent size, if you stretch that to much, it ends up looking sort of bad.