$5000 Shoe Budget - Suggestions Needed

in stitches · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by SirGrotius

LouisVuitton has the coolest loafers around now. Check out their summer 2011 collection. High grade quality although you're going to pay a premium for the luxury. My favorites are the blue boat shoes.

please dont.

i would get some mto from G&G some handgrade C&J and maybe some lobb as well, diff shades of brown maybe one black. but sadly i dont have 5k to drop now on anything let alone shoes

as far as what models that will depend on your personal style and taste

kev777 · Feb 9, 2011

Black

EG Chelsea
Church's Grafton

Brown

EG Ladbroke Chestnut
C&J Audley dark brown
Grenson Rose Chertsey Suede

Much the same as Aportnoy basically

jrd617 · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by SirGrotius

LouisVuitton has the coolest loafers around now. Check out their summer 2011 collection. High grade quality although you're going to pay a premium for the luxury. My favorites are the blue boat shoes.
One of these things is not like the others:

idfnl · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by jrd617

One of these things is not like the others:

+1

$5k and no Kanye LV's would be a tragedy...

fritzl · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by dreamtripper

What would you pick if you had $5000 budget for dress/business casual shoes? Ideally, I'd like to get 3-4 in black and 2-3 in different shades of brown.

take a trip to vienna and budapest. visit various workshops e.g. vass, dinkelacker, saint crispins, materna, maftei, weiner etc. and make your choice.

don't waste your money on high price rtw.

piergiacomi · Feb 9, 2011

For $5000 and you like the Italian style, you can take the plane, get off in Rome and then come in Macerata, buy with the remaining 1 o 2 pairs of handmade shoes and 3 / 4 casual shoes. As our district are: Silvano Lattanzi, Prada, Tods, Santoni, Lsp Serafini, Piergiacomi, Paciotti, Fabi, Premiata, Bruschi, Hugo Boss etc. Finally, make a nice holiday, "Le Marche" are beautiful!

Xiaogou · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by fritzl

take a trip to vienna and budapest. visit various workshops e.g. vass, dinkelacker, saint crispins, materna, maftei, weiner etc. and make your choice. don't waste your money on high price rtw.
OP: don't waste the airfare. Besides, do you really want to say, "hey baby, check out my dinkelacker's!" 1. EG Chelsea in black (202) 2. John Lobb Paris Phillip II in black 3. John Lobb Paris City II dark brown museum calf http://us.estore.johnlobb.com/city-ii-34.html 4. G&G Burlington in vintage Rioja. 5. Good old American cordovan Alden's

artoftime · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by fritzl

take a trip to vienna and budapest. visit various workshops e.g. vass, dinkelacker, saint crispins, materna, maftei, weiner etc. and make your choice.

don't waste your money on high price rtw.

+100 - Bespoke. Resist the temptation toward reckless shoewhoredom...own something timeless, beautifully crafted and uniquely yours.

SpooPoker · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by artoftime

+100 - Bespoke. Resist the temptation toward reckless shoewhoredom...own something timeless, beautifully crafted and uniquely yours.

teddieriley · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by artoftime

+100 - Bespoke. Resist the temptation toward reckless shoewhoredom...own something timeless, beautifully crafted and uniquely yours.

Yes, a rotation of 1 1/2 pairs (which is what he would be able to afford on a $5000 budget for bespoke) seems like the appropriate, SF answer.

fritzl · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by teddieriley

Yes, a rotation of 1 1/2 pairs (which is what he would be able to afford on a $5000 budget for bespoke) seems like the appropriate, SF answer.

buys you a little bit more...

artoftime · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

you mean you or me?

teddieriley · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by fritzl

buys you a little bit more...

Assuming the OP is in the U.S., do you mean, if he buys a $1000 ticket to Europe + hotel accomodations so he can buy bespoke from your beloved austro-hungarian friends? In that case, fine, maybe he can get two pairs. We know how much pride you have in your region's bespoke shoes. We get it.

But I agree that Vass and St. Crispins should be on the short list.

Reevolving · Feb 9, 2011

You're doing it backwards.
Figure out what you need first.
4 black shoes seems redundant.
Walnut, Brown, Oxblood, etc.

ELG · Feb 9, 2011

Get one pair of Black Lobb's. One pair of medium brown Lobb's. One Dark Brown EG's, and one pair of light (chestnut or edwardian) eg's. Then you're good.n Two with round toes and two with square toes.

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