Your preference of 4 decent shoes and 1 good quality shoe to round out rotation

[JezeC]

just a hypothetical situation. boots excluded and we assume that the decent quality shoes are at the very least durable and goodyear welted from a reputable manufacturer. Let's say these shoes are paired with a business wardrobe that is semi-conservative (suits are rare) Monday -Thursday and casual on Friday.

Say you can own 5 pair of dress shoes. 4 of them have to be in decent quality and 1 in great quality. Which style/color/leather would you splurge on for that 1 great-quality shoe, along with the other 4 pairs.

For example:

4 decent: black captoes, tan wingtip, dark brown monks, merlot brogue captoes (all calf leather)

1 great-quality: ruby shell captoe

 

[Academic2]

Shoes don't exist in a vacuum. They're part of a wardrobe.

Your question will get a different answer if you always wear suits in nothing but worsted navy and charcoal, or if your suits are mostly tweed, or mostly tropical weight tan, or ...

Asking the question the way you have is a bit like asking "what's the best color?"

Cheers,

Ac

 

[chogall]

Shell is not high quality.

 

[JezeC]

this is more or less to find out people's preferences, not to find the best shoe because it's all releative to lifestyle and habits.

this is all subjective to personal perference.

 

[Academic2]

this is more or less to find out people's preferences, not to find the best shoe because it's all releative to lifestyle and habits.

Yes, but we can't answer the "Which style/color/leather" question without knowing more about your wardrobe. A walnut colored shoe might be a necessity in some cases, an absurdity in others.

Cheers,

Ac

 

[JezeC]

Gotcha.....Also edited on the first post to reflect this change.

Let's say business wardrobe that is semi-conservative (suits are rare) Monday -Thursday and casual on Friday.