Rate the Top Shoe Labels in Tiers

[lpresq]

In the spirit of Mr. Heards' recent tie tier post, it would be nice to develop a general listing of top shoe brands/labels. Hence, we should develop a general guideline with respect to both style and quality among the various brands of shoes i.e. Tier A: Lobb, G&G, etc.; Tier B: Santoni, Sutor, etc.; Tier C: Alden, Loake, etc. Anyone care to chime in??

 

[voxsartoria]

At the very top would be Tom Ford.


- B

 

[Twotone]

Tier 1: what fits the best
Tier 2: everything else

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by Twotone

Tier 1: what fits the best
Tier 2: everything else

+1

 

[lpresq]

Originally Posted by Twotone

Tier 1: what fits the best
Tier 2: everything else


Huh? A pair of proper fitting Cole Haan's or or J&M's would seem to meet your standards. I'm looking for a list that takes into account fit, style, and construction.

 

[yo!]

Tier 1: I have been on the board for 3/4 of a year and I have seen a post like this at least once a month.

Tier2: Only having 160 posts but still being sick of all of the "OMG! rank these {insert object} from best to worst!!!!LOLOL" threads.

 

[binge]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

At the very top would be Tom Ford.
I must admit, I saw some Tom Ford shoes at Neiman's today and the waist was marvelous.

 

[lpresq]

Originally Posted by yo!

Tier 1: I have been on the board for 3/4 of a year and I have seen a post like this at least once a month.

Tier2: Everything else.


Apparently, this is going nowhere. Where is the "Shoe Fairy" or the "Shoe"when you need them?

 

[yo!]

Try the search.

I know that there is an Ask Andy that has a shoe hierarchy which is referred to commonly.

 

[Tarmac]

Originally Posted by binge

I must admit, I saw Tom Ford's waist while ********** with him and it was marvelous.

I can't disagree there. top notch

 

[Spatlese]

Originally Posted by yo!

Try the search.

I know that there is an Ask Andy that has a shoe hierarchy which is referred to commonly.

This one? http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/T...seyOnShoes.htm

Anyways, it hasn't been updated to show Tom Ford, #1 with a bullet

 

[Tarmac]

yeah it should show Tom Ford Mainline #1, Tom by Tom Ford #2, and Black Tom by TF aka Tom Ford #3. other than that it is spot on

 

[James Bond]

Originally Posted by Tarmac

yeah it should show Tom Ford Mainline #1, Tom by Tom Ford #2, and Black Tom by TF aka Tom Ford #3. other than that it is spot on

Where does his Trad line, racist term for black people, fit?

 

[B1FF]

Originally Posted by James Bond

Where does his Trad line, racist term for black people, fit?

It doesn't, never will, and everyone secretly knows it.

 

[ziggyosk]

Here is a list of some of the more well known RTW Shoemakers broken down into Tiers according to quality based on my limited knowledge:

Tier 1:
John Lobb, Edward Green, Gaziano & Girling, Vass, Kiton, St. Crispins, Corthay, Santoni(fatte a mano)


Tier 2:
C&J, Church's, Weston, Berluti, Ferragamo(Tramezza's), Sutor Mantellassi, A. Testoni, Santoni(regular)


Tier 3:
Alden, AE's, Romano Martegani, Bruno Magli, Ferragamo(regular line), Peal(Brooks Bros), Tricker's


any suggestions?