I do.
One can´t have enough loafers, i believe.
Have to have a pair of approx. 30 years old black Dexter loafers resoled.
Does anybody know, if all Dexter loafers were MIUSA?

The black (Dexter) loafers. Made-in-USA. But sported in Paris.
(That mythical Black-Loafers-Thing - just in my mind)

I've had a pair of black Sebego loafers that have been in very regular use for almost twenty years now. Rubber sole. They get chucked in the bottom of the wardrobe. No shoe trees. The bastards just wont give up! Streets ahead of (modern) Bass, which my cobbler has practically had to glue back together.
I'm not sure why Sebego don't get quite the same attention as Bass, or Loake, but they are solid. Around this time of year I get out my Sebego Franklins. Which can best be described as ankle boat shoes/boots. Vibram sole. Probably been pulling them out the last ten winters expecting it to be their last.

I own 4 pairs of gunboats. 2 are in England and I haven't seen them for 2 1/2 years. The other 2 pairs are here in Mexico with me but in desperate need of attention and so I haven't worn either for some considerable time. My feet really miss them. As long as I pass my Covid test I'll be back in Blighty in a few weeks and, post quarantine, my local cobblers (who are above average) will be my first port of call.

So for me it's more a case of desperately missing hefty shoes. Even disregarding their aesthetic appeal, they certainly take care of my feet and back.

The problem with especially comfortable shoes like Paraboots or a good pair of well cushioned sneakers is that you get addicted to them!

Luckily I don't suffer from specific feet or back issues. But when I put on a pair of leather soled shoes, loafers or gunboats, I find them to be somewhat unforgiving and less comfortable as the day wears on. So I consider what the day holds in terms of a requirement for smartness v the amount of standing and walking involved.

There's a lot of guff talked about the virtues of leather soled shoes and how supposedly comfortable they are. They are never going to be as comfortable as something with a rubber or crepe sole - how could they be? Leather soled shoes are also lethal on wet pavements.

I also lean increasingly towards suede for congenial wear. The best shoes I own in this respect are a pair of suede Paraboot Avignons, supreme comfort straight out of the box.

I agree that the gunboat/longwing thing is a bit overdone, but :
1. Alden - their cordovan longwing remains a thing of great beauty, and they are bloody comfortable shoes, as all shoes should be!
2. The best brogue/smooth I've ever had isn't American, it's English, by Trickers. When first bought they were the least comfortable shoes I'd ever tried on, so stiff. But within a fortnight they started to soften and fit around my feet. They are now the best and most comfortable shoes I own, including sneakers/desert boots etc.
My conclusion - go crazy, buy the very best you can afford even if it feels decadent and you feel guilt for days afterwards. You will be rewarded eventually as the buggers will not wear out. Try them on. Don't buy online. Find a very old salesman wearing terrible naff slip-ons. He will sell you the best shoes and tell you what size you are. This happened to me in that dusty little old fashioned Trickers shop on Jermyn Street, which reminded me a bit of J.Simons and a bit of the traditional shoe shops of my youth. With shoes, as with most things, run for the hills if there is the mere hint of fashion or trend about them. Worst experience? The Bass shop on Beak Street : plastic Weejuns, plastic salesman who just knew nothing. Best shoes at £300? Paraboot. Best shoes at £400? Trickers. Best shoes at £700? Alden. All worth every penny.

Patrick - we have the same Trickers, well not the same pair, the same model. Hefty and handsome, just like the guys wearing them..

Trickers ‘Robert’ tramper in Argentine mogano cordovan.

A lovely shoe collected from the factory shop before the very informative David retired.

One thing I do miss are the leather laces that Squire shop ‘Royals’ came with. I find sturdier shoes go through laces like nobody’s business. All that weight creates greater pressure than a lighter shoe.