Dress Shoes?

[KentuckyWildcat]

Very odd question coming from me, I'm 100% a t-shirt and jeans guys, except at work I can't be...

At work, I'm primarily khaki and polo/dress shirts. I need a good pair of shoes that look like dress shoes, but are really tennis shoes. I have to dress nice, but I'm also pretty active at work. Google has brought me all kinds of crazy results, some as expensive as $1700...

I'm not looking for comfortable dress shoes. I need the good sole and decent support for activity.

[Darrell KSR]

Before you eliminate dress shoes, I strongly suggest you go down to a department store that carries Rockport dress shoes and try them. They are very much unlike normal dress shoes, lightweight, with plenty of support and 100% dress shoes (although I do not like the Styles particularly and think that other dress shoes are more attractive).

[badrose]

I'm on my feet for the best part of 9 hrs a day. I'm required to wear dress shoes so I have a black pair which I wear once a week and a pair of brown Cole Hahn wingtips the other four days. I like Johnston and Murphy's as well. You can get cushion sole socks that help a bit. Generally, you get what you pay for unless it's on sale.

[KentuckyWildcat]

Before you eliminate dress shoes, I strongly suggest you go down to a department store that carries Rockport dress shoes and try them. They are very much unlike normal dress shoes, lightweight, with plenty of support and 100% dress shoes (although I do not like the Styles particularly and think that other dress shoes are more attractive).

I've been looking at their website tonight (morning I guess now, I can't sleep). They have some "walking" and "sneaker" series that look interesting. Would like to see them in person.


a pair of brown Cole Hahn wingtips the other four days. Generally, you get what you pay for unless it's on sale.

I've seen these online. I really like them. Their website has them 50% off right now. I can do the 50% off price LOL

[Catfan73]

Check out Bostonian too, very comfortable. There's really no in between with shoes though. Either they're dressy or they're not.

[Darrell KSR]

Guys, the Rockports are in between. I've worn all the ones mentioned in the thread, and I love the traditional dress shoe more than Rockports. But Rockports feel like an athletic shoe while having the appearance of a dress shoe. Probably half the weight of a regular dress shoe. Soft, flexible upper as contrasted with more rigid dress shoe.

I don't have any now, but I like it for a change of pace.

http://www.rockport.com/our-story.html

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[dan_bgblue]

I normally wear low heeled pumps in sublte colors with my "dresses"

[kingcat]

Can't beat a good old pair of Sketchers for active comfort. Cheap (70 bucks), but worth it! No kidding I have tried everything, standing as much as I do,, and for flexibility,,durability and comfort (memory foam) they're as good as I've found.



https://www.skechers.com/en-us/style/52114/burst-donlen/bbk

..or some 100 buck dress'ers..

https://www.skechers.com/en-us/style/68922/brubeck/bktn

or the ones I wear nowhttps://www.skechers.com/en-us/style/51498/equalizer-chakote/bbk.

No kidding,, these have been the most durable and comfortable brand of shoes I've found.

[Darrell KSR]

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