Gilgamesh2003 wrote:

I have the Bass bucks in both dirty and white and they are quite all right. I wore the dirty pair today in fact. Very comfortable, and they have actually held up well. Not a sleek shoe. But they seem to be right on the cheap and cheerful spirit of the buck. I imagine they are suede rather than true nubuck.

I tried a pair of the Walkovers - very narrow. Beautiful suede, but somewhat crude (even compared to the Bass). Has anyone seen the Brazilian O'Connell's bucks in the flesh?

I believe they are the same oas the Brooks Brothers. They look near exact. They are nice. I'd get the s/double with the vibram sole myself.

EwS

$150 ($110 on sale) cole haan


$150 ($100 on sale) jos. a. bank

Last edited by aizan (2012-04-17 23:29:07)

You really a man on a mission, and I like that.

yeah, got a little carried away there.

on the expensive and formal side, i'm drawn to the sid mashburn bucks, but they don't make them in size 7. i wish one of the cheap casual bucks had the same bright colors as the leffot so it would fit into my wardrobe, but i'll probably go for the bass buckingham in white. i haven't seen them in person, but the colors in the photos shown on revolve look brighter than on bass's website. just have to wait for my size to become available...

here's a list for easier viewing:

$70 bass brockton
$80 eastland
$90 bass buckingham
$90 l.l. bean
$110 chickeroo (£69.99)
$120 lands' end
$135 johnston & murphy
$130 marmocs (same as these and at dann for $155)
$145 alan payne
$145 jos. a. bank ($100 on sale)
$150 orvis
$150 cole haan ($110 on sale)
$160 s/double
$165 o'connell's
$165 mulholland
$170 neil m. ($120 on sale)
$180 j. crew
$200 brooks brothers (more colors)
$200 good guys (€149)
$205 fairmount (€155)
$250 walk-over
$275 sanders (£170)
$280 t & f slack (£175)
$395 paul stuart
$395 sid mashburn (made by alfred sargent?)
$400 mark mcnairy
$420 seize sur vingt (most colors are sold out)
$425 sandro
$490 beams+ (¥39,900)
$490 j. crew (alden)
$535 ben silver (made by crockett & jones)
$550 leffot (made in northamptonshire)
$600 alfred sargent (for cinque classico) (¥49,350)

in remembrance of bucks past:

barrie, ltd.
dexter
thom mcann
walk-over (vintage)
worthmore
beauty & youth (made by sriwijaya)
$225 allen edmonds orleans
$437 alden (for blackbird)
$495 ralph lauren herbert (still available from several places: $225, $270, $300, $400)
$890 alden (for natoriya)

Last edited by aizan (2012-04-25 19:09:45)

£315 gbp "The Tenby". Vibram textured sole. Great finish,of course, and the 365 last  (as the Islay boot). Forefoot looks about right and it feels good on (light) Also in Navy, but why would you?

I'm ordering those at ASOS for EUR 106,-- instead of 176,--:




ASOS Made in England, actually made by NPS Solovair (the original maker of Dr. Martens shoes, a traditional manufacturer in Northampton)...

I spotted a few pairs of walkovers when in Manchester at the weekend, £29 a pair, gutted they were all size 9. They were waxed cotton not suede though, did see a chap carrying a pair of dirty bucks though.

Leer R. wrote:

They arrived today - top quality, really beautiful lightweight shoes - but a tiny bit small, if anyone thinks about them - one number bigger could be the choice... They go back, ordered them again but bigger.

is the suede plain white, or are they off-white? i ask because the vintage walk-overs i got turned out to be cream-ish.

Here they are:



In the meantime I had the opportunity to compare them to both Sanders and Mark McNairys - the Sanders are not so nice to me because being chunkier, the McNairys are the same. The same shoes in other colours... (awful yellow soles etc.) I guess the factory in Northampton where Mc Nairys are made is NPS Solovair. ASOS offers them quite a bit cheaper

No, they fit very well!

Walker wrote:

I've not tried them but Lands End Bucks are down from £90 to £29.50 in the sale...

http://www.landsend.co.uk/Men%27s-Arche … GB,pd.html

They look OK to me and the price seems pretty good, but I am not that fussy about bucks or hush puppy type shoes.