Men’s Shoe Brands to Avoid

• 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)