- Cole Haan – https://www.colehaan.com/
Last 20 years, dip in quality. Name has been sold several times. Used to be made in the US, made overseas. - Bostonian – https://www.clarksusa.com/bostonian
Uppers are poor quality leather, cement contruction, cardboard insoles. - Aldo – https://www.aldoshoes.com/us/en_US
Cheaply made, look nice, poor construction. - Florsheim – https://www.florsheim.com/shop/index.html
1950 or 1960 Imperials were the standard. Many made overseas. Not the same shoe that Granddad wore. The Imperial stands alone as a welted, double stacked leather shoe. In general stay away - Steve Madden – https://www.stevemadden.com/
Square toe, many in repair. Very low quality materials - Kenneth Cole – https://www.kennethcole.com/
Designer name in the 90’s – cheaply made. One time, no resole. - Calvin Klein – https://www.calvinklein.us/en/mens-clothing/shoes-men/mens-shoes-dress
Not meant to be refurbished. - Johnson & Murphy – https://www.johnstonmurphy.com/
Last several years – all shoes are made overseas, no longer do refurbish in US. Some goodyear welts, heal blocks are pressed paper. - Joseph Abboud – https://josephabboud.com/
Joseph A Bank, prevelant brand. Clothes are made in the US, shoes are all made overseas. Bad quality. - Stacy Adams – https://www.stacyadams.com/shop/index.html
Heel block is plastic, worst construction.
Here are a few of the brands you should consider:
Beckett Simonon – https://www.beckettsimonon.com/?rfsn=…
Apoint – https://www.apointbrand.com/collectio…
Thursday Boots – https://thursdayboots.com/collections…
Meermin – https://meermin.com/
Allen Edmonds – https://allenedmonds.com
Loake – sold through outside retailers (in-store & online)