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[Matt Collins]

    I need to buy some very comfortable dress shoes. They need to be comfortable enough that I can wear standing for hours at a time, but yet nice enough to wear with a suit. Also, I don't want to spend a ton of money either.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Jay Barracato]

    I need to buy some very comfortable dress shoes. They need to be comfortable enough that I can wear standing for hours at a time, but yet nice enough to wear with a suit. Also, I don't want to spend a ton of money either.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

I teach daily in a suit and hard shoes (on my feet alot) and I have found that if you are wearing hard shoes daily, it is important to let them breathe between wearings. I am actually to the point where I have 6-7 pairs in a fairly regular rotation. For price/comfort, I have been happy with Bostonian from the Men's Wearhouse. Invest in cedar shoe trees as well. This practice has worked better than trying to wear one more expensive pair daily.

[Jordan Wolf]

    I need to buy some very comfortable dress shoes. They need to be comfortable enough that I can wear standing for hours at a time, but yet nice enough to wear with a suit. Also, I don't want to spend a ton of money either.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

I work full-time for an AV company that provides for hotels and at my location we are required to wear suits every day.  I chose Clarks Unstructured series for it's weight (or lack thereof), comfort, and sole (nice and non-slip).  They aren't working shoes and my toecaps are pretty beat up, but they are a great shoe.  I pair them up with SmartWool socks (medium weight or less) and my feet are living the high life.  Mine cost me about $130 at a local shoe store.  While there, I found out that my right foot is almost a full size smaller than my left...they added a filler on the inside of the tongue to compensate.

[Tim McCulloch]

    I need to buy some very comfortable dress shoes. They need to be comfortable enough that I can wear standing for hours at a time, but yet nice enough to wear with a suit. Also, I don't want to spend a ton of money either.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

Ecco Berlin

[Mark Chrysostom]

I've been very happy with a pair of Florsheims I picked up a few years ago.

[Chris Carpenter]

    I need to buy some very comfortable dress shoes. They need to be comfortable enough that I can wear standing for hours at a time, but yet nice enough to wear with a suit. Also, I don't want to spend a ton of money either.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

If two people agree in this thread, I'll be shocked.

Oh, and Rockport Dressports are epic... actually, any Rockport, really.

[Craig Leerman]

I only have 2 styles of footwear, Converse Chuck Taylor High Tops, and Magnum boots. For corporate gigs  when I need to wear a suit and tie, I usually just put on an all black pair of the Chucks. But when I work all day on a show floor, I may opt for the boots. Polished up, the boots look just like a standard pair of black shoes.

[Mark Chrysostom]

I only have 2 styles of footwear, Converse Chuck Taylor High Tops, and Magnum boots. For corporate gigs  when I need to wear a suit and tie, I usually just put on an all black pair of the Chucks. But when I work all day on a show floor, I may opt for the boots. Polished up, the boots look just like a standard pair of black shoes.

  Chucks also make great boat shoes. That's versatility for you.

[Brian Ehlers]

For more opinions, check out the previous thread in this forum regarding ECCO.

Of course, different strokes for different folks.  You can tell within 2 seconds of lacing up a pair of shoes in the store whether or not they'll work for you.  Some shoe makers use a last that's seemingly identical to your own feet.  Others use a last that identical to your neighbor's feet.  They might both be great shoes, but if they don't fit ....

[Marty McCann]

For me it is Justin or Roper lace-up cowboy boots.  They support the ankles very well and actually are better for those with a bad back, than sports shoes.  I bought my first pair in 1992.  I now have 7 pairs, and the black ones shined up look very dressy with a suit.  Two pair have been on every continent but Anartica.

[Charlie Zureki]

    I need to buy some very comfortable dress shoes. They need to be comfortable enough that I can wear standing for hours at a time, but yet nice enough to wear with a suit. Also, I don't want to spend a ton of money either.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

I work full-time for an AV company that provides for hotels and at my location we are required to wear suits every day.  I chose Clarks Unstructured series for it's weight (or lack thereof), comfort, and sole (nice and non-slip).  They aren't working shoes and my toecaps are pretty beat up, but they are a great shoe.  I pair them up with SmartWool socks (medium weight or less) and my feet are living the high life.  Mine cost me about $130 at a local shoe store.  While there, I found out that my right foot is almost a full size smaller than my left...they added a filler on the inside of the tongue to compensate.

   I'll send you a couple of pennys to put in the depressions at the bottoms of those shoes....for good luck!  They don't make penny loafers any more...?

  Cheers,
  Hammer

[Matt Collins]

For more opinions, check out the previous thread in this forum regarding ECCO.

http://srforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/mv/msg/57459/0/0/0/

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