Shoe Advice - Allen Edmonds vs To Boot NY

[bombri]

I'm thinking about purchasing a pair of monk dress shoes and was wondering if people here could offer me some information as to which of these shoes is of the highest quality and what the differences are between them.I will be getting the brownish variation of whatever shoe I choose if there happen to be differences between the brown and black shoe. Also, if there is another shoemaker with a similar shoe in the same price range I'm all ears. I'm looking for a shoe with a slimmer overall profile and sole so if there are noticeable differences between these makers it would be nice to know that as well. The models I'm considering are below.

To Boot - Campbell
To Boot - Medford

Allen Edmonds - Mora 2.0
Allen Edmonds - Neumora

Thanks in advance - appreciate your help,
Brian

 

[leetpuma]

Just an thought and a bit risky but meermin is know for their monks and are AE level cheap but a bit better quality

Is to boot even good year welted? EDIT: Looked them up. They are blake stiched... Which is not bad. But I have not heard of there company so I am still wary

Stick to AE or meermin.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

I have never been impressed by the quality of To Boot NY shoes...

I have had my issue with AE, but i would pick the Mora 2.0 in this lineup. The 8 last is a good looking last, and AE's brown leather is one of their better ones. The only negative I can say, is I don't care for the elastic buckle straps...

 

[bombri]

Thanks guys for your comments I appreciate it. So TBNY is just a bit questionable as far as quality goes? Is AE reasonable quality for the price? I'll take a look at the meermin monk as well.

-Brian

 

[RWBreitling]

Own the Campbell and the Mora 2.0. TBNY Campbell are of the better quality TBNY but I would go with the AEs they offer the recrafting which is like getting a new shoe every few years. The Campbell's sometimes have stretch marks on the upper. Calfskin upper but a lot of TBNY have stretch marks so be careful.