/fa/ - Fashion

aldo shoes are atrocious quality.

>>6046022
what this man said. it's really bad.

>>6046022
They seemed well made to me! What would you recommend?

i bought 2 things from aldo, a pair of boots 3 years ago that still to this day are in good shape and i wear them a lot. so i thought i could trust buying something else. nope, bought a pair of shoes they literally fell apart in 2 months, never again

>>6046042
>>6046042
splash out a bit on your shoes bro. go cheap on other things if you want, but cheap shoes are just gay. what type of shoe are you looking for?

>>6046042
If they seemed well made to you, you probably shouldn't trust your own insticts before making any shoe purchases.

Look at Allen Edmonds, Meermin, or Loake. Search eBay to get them cheaper.

>>6046087
>Allen Edmonds, Meermin, or Loake

r u 60

>>6046085
Like I said in my 1st post, I'm really into dress shoes. The look, the fit, everything about them, always have been.

I'm just not fashion savvy and I don't know much about shoe care.

>>6046087
Thank you! I appreciate it.

>>6046087
>spend $400 on your first pair of dress shoes
You people give terrible advice.

OP, you are going to trash your first pair of shoes. Aldos work, or hop on over to a DSW and find a pair that you like.

Buy a basic pair or two, then go out and splurge on some super nice shoes.

>>6046106
ok enjoy your shitty aldo shoes that fall apart in a month

>>6046134
You can get them for a lot cheaper if you put some effort into looking online

buy a good pair of shoes that will last, not something that you'll toss out in a year.

>>6046135
>month
Lol, no. When I worked on a retail sales floor, I wore Aldos that lasted a good two years. I'm not disagreeing that they are shit quality in comparison, but they are still OK for babby's first pair of shoes.

>>6046141
Yeah. OP you might not realize it now, but in time you'll come to see that Aldo leather looks like absolute shit. It's disgusting and low quality. However, it's important you go through this phase.

>>6046134
no u give bad advice
its a herclean task to wreck good leather; until the hide actually splits then you can abuse the fuck out of it and it will spring back with enough restoration
just get a plain shoe w/o broquing in a thick, oily leather and ull never have to touch it
cept w/ ur feet

>>6046146
people tend to wear shoes outside of a sales floor and put them through some proper wear.

>>6046146
aldo shill pls go
low quality creative theft and exploitative labor practices
aldo does not deserve 2 exist and it certainly dont deserve ur money

>>6046106
>>6046134
Why would you want to waste money on cheap leather?

Besides, I said he could find them for far cheaper on ebay. Bought my first pair of Allen Edmonds nearly new for $90.

Don't waste your money on fucking aldos.

>>6046170
>buying clothes on ebay
You /fa/gs really crack me up sometimes.

>>6046156
>its a herclean task to wreck good leather
...but that's not true. You can destroy good leather with the improper care techniques and just generally being retarded.

>>6046158
Right, let's put a pair of $300 shoes through the mud. To each his own, I guess.

>>6046161
>exploitative labor practices
You think this is unique to Aldo, let alone anyone. Not a shill, agree shit quality, but if the mother fucker likes the shoes, leave him alone.
>STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE.

>>6046183
>..but that's not true. You can destroy good leather with the improper care techniques and just generally being retarded.

ive brought back plenty of shoes from the dead, only ones i couldn't save were a pair with a split in the dermis

>Right, let's put a pair of $300 shoes through the mud. To each his own, I guess.

what is a hunting boot

>You think this is unique to Aldo, let alone anyone.

oh, im sorry, i forgot that because other businesses are despicable it's okay for aldo to be too

>>6046183
I do like them but if they are bad quality I don't want to go near them.

I used those as an example, I'm really looking for advice from you that know more than I.

>>6046202
Their advice is decent, Aldos aren't the best, but you have to really think whether or not you want to cop a $200-300 shoe.

...that is unless you want to be like these cool kids here and buy shit off of eBay, lol.

>>6046213
buy a $300 shoe once or buy a $90 shoe eight times

>>6046200
God, I hope those shoes aren't an example of what you brought back from the dead.

>>6046221
>implying this is true at all.

My Sperry's cost me probably $60, and I've worn those fuckers for probably 4-5 years.

>>6046222
no, and stop being a douche, they look gr8

>>6046226
>my elvin boots look great
>#smh
Tell me again, why would anyone listen to you?

>>6046225
yea but theyre sperrys
#smh

>>6046237
your opinion does not constitute and objective standard

>>6046221
That's now how diminishing returns work.
It's more like a $300 shoe once or a $50 three times.

>>6046244
$300 is far from the zenith of quality or even the start of diminishing returns
in the future please disclaim your posts with "my knowledge is all second hand from styleforum"

>>6046221
honestly this isn't true
10 pairs of $35 shoes will last u longer than 1 pair of $350 shoes
but in the end ur wearing $35 shoes

>>6046251
that depends on your definition of what lasting means
i mean
the allen edmons/aldens aint my speed but theyre good shoes, you take care of them and get resoled to the tune of $80ish dollars every couple of years and they'll last 4eva

thats prob still more in the long run than cheap shoes
but ur still wearin cheap shoes

>>6046249
>>6046244
>diminishing returns
What the fuck are you faggots talking about?

Bottom line here is that babby's first shoes should probably not be a $300 pair of Edmonds, get over it.

>>6046260
>ain't my speed
>implying you have speed

>>6046267
why are you still posting

>>6046260
yeah I was more talking in terms of sneakers idk why
>>6046267
>Bottom line here is that babby's first shoes should probably not be a $300 pair of Edmonds
why

>>6046272
Nice comeback, buddy.

>>6046278
If anything, the dude was looking at Aldos to begin with, do you honestly think he's going to pick the right pair of $300 shoes? Going to be a waste of money on some shitty looking kicks, most likely.

Plus, to the above point, I'd rather buy 3-4x pairs of $100 shoes to have some variety in my wardrobe than look like a dumbass wearing the same pair of $300 shoes every day because I can't afford anything else now.

>but they aren't cheap shoes!
Brilliant fucking argument. Like anyone fucking knows the difference.

>>6046232
wat dos this evn meen

>>6046297
>endorsing aldo
>"like ne1 knows the diff"

why
are
you
here

>>6046297
granted brand new a lot of people won't be able to tell the difference (I will tho)
down the line (as in a few months) they're going to look like absolute ass

get some grensons op

>>6046243
....... is that rick owens?

>>6046361
both the ppl in the pic are rick owens

>>6046042
ebay allen edmonds. you don't want to be cheap when it comes to leather brogues/oxfords etc. in the long run you will save money, because AE will last a lot longer than ALDO

>>6046374
isnt ae really poor quality these days. also do have a pair that arent dadcore.

>>6046400
they're fucking regular oxfords. they're only going to look dadcore if you wear a dadcore fit

>>6046175
i've bought rick, silent, julius etc. for 1/3 to 1/4 of retail brand new with tags

guess if you're a loser it's pretty easy to be elitist on spending more money on the same exact thing

You guys are having me look at Allen Edmonds Oxford shoes?

>>6046400
i have black park avenues and walnut strands. love em both. shoes are only one part of many in an outfit, so i don't think they instantly make you dadcore

>>6046407
i know but they just seem bland idunno

>>6046297
do you filter the words "ebay?"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALLEN-EDMONDS-CLIFTON-BROWN-SIZE-9-5-D-RETAIL-335-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-/321115333964?pt=US_Men_s_Shoes&hash=item4ac3f7254c

it's that fucking easy

>>6046424
do you think this guy looks dadcore? (real question) i think his outfit as a whole is very nice. his shoes are basically AE park aves or fifth aves in walnut

>>6046436
woops forgot to post pic

>>6046441
I don't like that fit

>>6046455
fit = outfit

>>6046441
depends on your definition of dadcore

pretty standard, somewhat trendy menswear look. it looks fine. the autists who discovered /fa/ 2 months ago and still haven't developed the cognitive skill of alternative perspectives will shit on it but they're retarded anyways

>>6046449
I'm new to /fa/

Is fit the actual fit (size) or does it mean something else?

>>6046455
the outfit

>>6046454

no, the people who discovered /fa/ two months ago want to copy it

that's how almost everyone is when they first come to /fa/

>read sticky
>omg I need to into prep
>dadcore emerges

Not to imply that I hate that fit, but it isn't particularly good.

>>6046441
i dont see the point in spending a lot of money on brogues but yeah he looks good

>>6046449
would you enlighten us with one of your outfits?

didn't think so

uuuuhhhh actually does have decent fits though and quite often posts them when people ask him to

that said, the nigga needs to be more open to other styles. seriously that shits annoying

>>6046469
it wasn't a personal attack man calm down

>>6046469

uuuuhhhh has plenty of fits

>>6046475
um I'm open to almost every style
the reason I don't like the fit is not b/c of the style
rather the lack thereof

>>6046475
directed towards
>>6046469


>>6046470
not really. most people glance over the sticky which isn't nearly as helpful as everyone thinks it is, comes to the board, and gets swept up in the storm of other people who just discovered goof/street

>>6046477
have any you can post? i'm not on here 24/7 so i don't know any of the trips except for casemods (lel)
i'm just curious as to what kind of taste he has

>>6046466
hmm i guess it depends on what you consider "a lot of money" on a decent pair of leather shoes.
i got mine for $199/pair at an AE outlet store. i'm fresh out of grad school so i'm not ready to spend $350 on a pair of shoes just yet

>>6046492
nah dw i just dont like brogues inparticular, totally spend a lot of money on some smart shoes

these apc derbies are sick but i cant find them online anywhere anymore

>>6046488

I have his ankles

>>6046226

They don't tho

>>6046552
>white pants
>glittery chinos

i've seen enough

>>6046488

>>6046574
>glittery chinos
you dont know enough

>>6046576
not really happy w/ this fit I need new navy pants

>>6046441

Hahahahaha

>>6046488

>>6046574

>chinos

think again boi

>>6046576

this is his worst fit imo

>>6046574
lol

>>6046441
Dude looks pretty boss to me.

>>6046576
What the fuck? Forget dadcore, this looks grandpacore.

>>6046576
lol is this shopped or something?
ugly 40 year old dressing like a 15 year old.
you think this looks better than >>6046441
??

pic related, my sides

>>6046626
no that's me am I pretty

>>6046595
This one is even worse than the last one. Holy jesus.

>>6046626

>being this retarded

>>6046630
why

>>6046630
yeah they're posting my worst ones wtf

>>6046626
top lmao

>>6046626
u srs?
>>6046643
post your favourite, i posted the only one i had.
>>6046595
bottom half is really nice imo

>>6046643
yo what's your favorite pair of pants
you seem to wear nice pants always

>>6046642
Why? Why do you even need to ask?

>seersucker shirt
>pen sticking out of pocket
>those fucking shoes looks like granpa shoes without the fucking velcro straps.
>navy/glitter chinos

>>6046689
patty ervell ones
hopefully these new acne ones if they come out nice after tailoring
can't even front I like my $20 asos checkered dress pants, 100% wool and comfortable

Everyone wears such plain shirts. Nobody likes to have fun?

>>6046709
i don't like the shirt either
who cares about the pen
the shoes? they're just basic common projects how are you offended by them lol, because they're plain?
they're not chinos or glitter, it's wool

>>6046709
u just listed the qualities of my fit not actual criticisms
feel free to not like it but try to articulate ur thoughts better

>>6046720
ya man i been looking at some acne pants too, pat ervell seems like a good idea tho
thanks bbb

>>6046643
post a fit that you think is good then

>>6046805
anything w/ my black jeans or patty varsity
I'm bout to go to bed

>>6046820
yeah because anyone who doesnt browse /fa/ 24/7 knows exactly which fit you're talking about
are you afraid to post a pic?

>>6046833
Calm your ass down.

>>6046843
we are on a fashion board doe

>>6046840
i just wanna see a fit that he considers 'his best'
i gues that's too much to ask, it's not like we're on a fashion board

>>6046833

>>6046853
I know but it's one I like

>>6046844
nah that ain't your best g
you know it

>>6046782
What? I was judging the fact that you were wearing awful threads. The qualities were what I criticized. You can at least pick the right sized clothing.

>>6046774
What do you mean it's wool, are you saying this mother fucker needs to get a sticky brush and get some fuzz off of those pants?
The shoes have soles the size of the empire state building, they are bad.

>>6046844
Better, even though I hate the cuffed pants look and think those shoes are pig disgusting.

Again, I have no quarrel with your actual fitment (minus cuffed pants, but that's IMO), I just disagree with your choice in threads.

>>6046860
speckled wool is the material of the pants, they're meant to look like that

you think the soles on cps are big? what kind of sneakers do you wear anyway

>>6046844
that fit fucking sucks

>>6046844
>varsity jacket
>nikes

lel

>>6046883
retraced that mofucker like a lil bitch ya

>>6046877

oh shit that's some NCIS shit right dere damn

>>6046883
>ncis
TOP LEL
JAJAJAJJAJA

>>6046880
Sneakers? Vans, bro. Functionality over price when it comes to casual. I don't break that rule for anything.

>>6046894

>that'sthejoke.tiff

>>6046896
uh oh here comes the fashin police and its rules

>>6046896
cps are slimmer then vans

unless you wear low pros, then you are a faggot

>>6046877
wow he looks even smaller when his ugly face is attached

>>6046900
Huh? I'm just saying, when it comes to casual shoes, I could give a fuck less how /fa/ they are. They're casual and comfortable.

>>6046902
In this picture:
>>6046576
On the right, they look obnoxiously large. Maybe I'm just crazy then. I wouldn't wear $300 casual shoes.

>>6046576
what if uuuuhhhh is really raf

>>6046896
>The shoes have soles the size of the empire state building

>Sneakers, Vans, bro.

I don't even like his fit but dude

>>6046927
>I'm just saying, when it comes to casual shoes, I could give a fuck less how /fa/ they are
then why are u here
peace out good night

>>6046939
>casual shoes are the only fashionable item in the world.
Cheap shoes can still look good.

>>6046927
wait so you only dress good on sundays or what

>>6046927
common projects are also casual and comfortable. they probably seem bigger in that picture because of the angle and that they're all white. but they are slimmer than vans lol and look better.

>I wouldn't wear $300 casual shoes

who cares how much he spends or how much you spend lol

>>6046948
More like totally converse to that - casual is only 2 days a week for me.

>>6046949
so then they wud be /fa/

>>6046183
I've actually taken a pair of monkstrap aldos through mud for a good four hours, and it was caked all over when i was through with it. only had time to clean them the next day, but they were good as new; like nothing even happened.

>>6046990
NO BRO, THEY ARE SHIT SHOES.

>>6047017

dat cognitive dissonance. eh, they weren't my only pair of shoes. it was the only pair i had on hand at that time. and they were aldos, so i guess i cna manage them taking a beating.