Name That Shoe!

Name That Shoe!

March 9th, 2011 @ 1:02 pm by Mrs. Panther
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Ugh. You guys, I thought when we finally found Mr. Panther’s suit, the groom apparel dilemmas would be over. But of course, I was wrong. Wrong, wrong again.

Mr. Panther still needs shoes. And I thought that would be easy. He just needs something stylish, formal and streamlined. Ideally, a black leather wingtip oxford with a slightly squared toe. NBD, right?

These are the shoes shown with the Theory suit on the Bloomingdale’s website:

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One would think, since they’re on the Bloomingdale’s site, that Bloomingdale’s sells these shoes. This, unfortunately, is not the case.

We found what looked like a nice pair from Ben Sherman. Mr. Panther liked them, they weren’t super expensive and the quality looked good. Sadly, when they came in the mail … Mr. Panther didn’t like them anymore.

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They’re too pointy! Wahhhh! The toe looked square in the picture on the site … hrmph.

Hive, I’ve scoured the internet, and I’ve had no success. I need your help! Does your man wear formal wingtip oxfords? Where did he get them? Have you ever seen the shoe from the first photo? Any stylish shoe suppliers that I should check out? Did you have similar shoe-shopping trouble and would you like to commiserate?

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27 Responses to “Name That Shoe!”

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Denali (message) 296 posts, Helper bee

My FI bought a pair of Allen Edmond’s that look really similar to the top image (although in ‘cognac’). He got them from some site where they were super on-sale, but they’re normally pretty pricey, so if you can find them for a bargain, they are beautiful shoes!

3/9/11 @ 1:06 pm (reply)

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scribejones

Allen Edmonds are pretty good, as Denali said. Aldens are even better; they’re super expensive but will last forever if he takes care of them properly. Both brands show up on eBay all the time, so keep an eye out for good-looking pairs in his size. Best of luck!

3/9/11 @ 1:19 pm (reply)

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angjesda

My man wears Cole Haan wingtips.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/cole-haan-air-garrett-wing-tip-oxford/3084259

Unfortunately it looks like they don’t have them anymore at Nordstrom, but maybe you can find them elsewhere.

3/9/11 @ 1:29 pm (reply)

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angjesda

I found some on Zappos.

http://www.zappos.com/cole-haan-air-carter-wingtip-black

3/9/11 @ 1:31 pm (reply)

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Knubbsy-Wubbsy (message) 2,395 posts, Buzzing bee

FH has 3 or 4 pairs of Florsheim wingtips. I even have a pair of vintage Ladies oxfords.
We love their shoes. You can even get them at Men’s Wearhouse. A little pricey new but they are awesome and hold up wonderfully (he has replaced the soles a few times over that past 6 years but dances them to death).

3/9/11 @ 1:36 pm (reply)

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Miss Panther (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

@Denali, @scribejones: Cool, thanks! I’ll keep an eye out for those. I’m not seeing any square toe ones, but maybe they’re out there SOMEWHERE …

3/9/11 @ 1:41 pm (reply)

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Miss Panther (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

@angjesda: I’ve been eyeing those! I love the idea of the extra comfort from the Air sole.
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: Those look like really nice shoes! I think what’s doing me in is the square toe / wingtip combination. I’m seeing plenty of square toe oxfords in general, but none of them are wingtips, and there are plenty of wingtips, but none of them are square-toed. SIGH. We should probably just give up on one or the other…

3/9/11 @ 1:43 pm (reply)

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mittens111211 (message) 1,749 posts, Bumble bee

Those look exactly like the pair that my fiance is wearing today!

Brand is Bettaccini. He bought them at Nordstrom Rack.

I did a quick internet search and they seem hard to find online.

He also has a pair in brown that look exactly like this style and they by Joseph Abboud.

Good luck!

3/9/11 @ 1:47 pm (reply)

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mittens111211 (message) 1,749 posts, Bumble bee

I just found this at Nordstrom!

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/to-boot-new-york-aaron-oxford/3031168?origin=category&resultback=1860

3/9/11 @ 1:55 pm (reply)

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Miss Panther (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

@mittens111211: Those are really nice! If only I could just force myself to get past the wingtip thing … Cap toe with perforated trim is so close!

3/9/11 @ 1:58 pm (reply)

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piglover (message) 196 posts, Blushing bee

I would check out Cole Haan they are super comfortable. FI has a beautiful pair that he loves! It didn’t hurt that they have Nike Air in them

3/9/11 @ 1:59 pm (reply)

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mittens111211 (message) 1,749 posts, Bumble bee

@Miss Panther:

I felt the same way about the wingtip! But it really finishes the look off and it’s so classic.

3/9/11 @ 2:02 pm (reply)

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Miss Kid (message) 122 posts, Blushing bee

dude, those shoes in the picture are not the same as the one in your hand… I mean there’s gross misrepresentation going on. I hope you got your money back on that one. With such bad luck, I’d just suck it up and go to a nice store.

3/9/11 @ 2:14 pm (reply)

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ipoel (message) 75 posts, Worker bee

it looks like a ferragamo.. did a search and this kinda looks like it though not really… how i thought of ferragamo, i have no idea….

http://www.bluefly.com/Ferragamo-black-leather-Lastro-wingtip-oxfords/COLOR_CROSS-SELL/312183901/detail.fly;jsessionid=NOOaKhhPRsafSAGy4i1acw**.app_node12

3/9/11 @ 2:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Lox (message) 1,128 posts, Bumble bee

Like these?

http://www.shoes.com/en-US/Product/EC1206981-5072281/Giorgio+Brutini/Black/Men’s+66000.aspx?catalog_name=web&CMP=OTC-GoogleBase&partnerid=GoogleBase&cpc=GoogleBase&campaign=Giorgio%20Brutini&category=M&cpckw=Giorgio%20Brutini%20Men’s%2066000%20Shoes%20(Black)&CAWELAID=475110065

If not, I’ll just commiserate. It’s like our socks.

3/9/11 @ 2:18 pm (reply)

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ipoel (message) 75 posts, Worker bee

bluefly has some shoes that looks like it

http://www.bluefly.com/Gucci-black-leather-wingtip-oxfords/COLOR_CROSS-SELL/312224601/detail.fly

3/9/11 @ 2:21 pm (reply)

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Paige

My fiance really likes Charles Tyrwhitt shoes:
http://www.ctshirts.com/men’s-shoes/view-all?q=usddefault|||||||||||||||&ppp=43&browse=Y#

3/9/11 @ 2:28 pm (reply)

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Miss Panther (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

Thanks so much for all the suggestions, you guys! The hive is the BEST.
@piglover: Comfort is definitely important!
@Miss Kid: Oh, those aren’t the ones from the first picture — they’re just a pair I found that I thought might be similar. I don’t know who makes the shoes in the first picture.
@ipoel: I’ve seen those! They’re gorgeous; I don’t think Mr. Panther would shell out that much money, though. Those cost more than his suit!
@Miss Lox: Those actually are really close!