Lace-ups, Brogues, shiny leather shoes, etc.

[Saucemaster]

Ack, I can't decide, Brian. The CN's are sleeker, but I agree, I'm not a huge fan of the soles.

Could you get a cobbler to shave them down on the sides a bit? Seems like it should be possible.

If the Pradas turn out to be a pretty sleek-looking shoe when worn, regardless of how it looks in profile in the picture, I'd go with them.

 

[Brian SD]

Originally Posted by Saucemaster

Ack, I can't decide, Brian. The CN's are sleeker, but I agree, I'm not a huge fan of the soles.

Could you get a cobbler to shave them down on the sides a bit? Seems like it should be possible.

If the Pradas turn out to be a pretty sleek-looking shoe when worn, regardless of how it looks in profile in the picture, I'd go with them.

I'm kind of feeling the same way. Yoox is great with returns so I could always order both and return the ones I don't want.

 

[Get Smart]

I like the Pradas better. The overall shape, the colorway.


The leather doesnt appear to be corrected grain from that pic, and I doubt Prada would use cg leather...but I'm pretty sure most (if not all) prada shoes are probably blake stitched, and not welted. Which is still fine as far as construction, just that some folks expect welted construction at the Prada pricepoint.

 

[fritzl]

+1 for Prada

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by Brian SD

Here's the detail of the leather from the bottom pair. Someone help me out here: are these corrected grain? I cannot tell if they're corrected grain or just polished a lot:

Probably corrected grain (Prada favors CG), but it looks like a good corrected grain instead of a cheap corrected grain. If you get them, try not to scuff them, though. Corrected grain is difficult to fix/polish after a serious scuff that moves into the "gouge" category.

 

[braidkid]

wow, that's a tough call, both are very nice. I'm leaning more toward the CN but either would be awesome.

i'm ignorant when it comes to shoe terms so could someone point me to link.... what's corrected grain and the difference between blake stitched and welted?