Anyone have any recent experience or otherwise have any thoughts?
In particular, how does the Blake stitching this outfit uses compare to the the Goodyear welt AE uses? Can these really be easily resoled or does one have to find a special shoe repair place? The prices are excellent and I do not mind the wait. My son got a pair and he thinks the quality looks good. I am thinking wholecut.
I have generally bought AE dress shoes in recent decades. Generally from discount outlets like Nordstrom's Rack and before that Syms, although sometimes from an AE bricks and mortar store. But I think the Nordstrom's Rack quality for AEs has gone down, and may never have been as good as Syms. Also, almost all of the NR AEs seem to be Derbys these days. I would prefer Oxford for something I am going to wear with a suit.
In particular, how does the Blake stitching this outfit uses compare to the the Goodyear welt AE uses? Can these really be easily resoled or does one have to find a special shoe repair place? The prices are excellent and I do not mind the wait. My son got a pair and he thinks the quality looks good. I am thinking wholecut.
I have generally bought AE dress shoes in recent decades. Generally from discount outlets like Nordstrom's Rack and before that Syms, although sometimes from an AE bricks and mortar store. But I think the Nordstrom's Rack quality for AEs has gone down, and may never have been as good as Syms. Also, almost all of the NR AEs seem to be Derbys these days. I would prefer Oxford for something I am going to wear with a suit.