Meermin vs. Allen Edmonds
How does Meermin compare with Allen Edmonds as a relatively inexpensive dress shoe brand? Currently own a couple pairs of AEs, but curious if Meermins are a better value at the $195 price.
How does Meermin compare with Allen Edmonds as a relatively inexpensive dress shoe brand? Currently own a couple pairs of AEs, but curious if Meermins are a better value at the $195 price.
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Allen Edmonds use better leather, and Meermins feel a bit stiffer overall. But the Meermin lasts are vastly better, IMO. The Linea Maestro shoes from Meermin are closer to the quality to of AE, but obviously priced so, too.
For me, it usually boils down to aesthetics - and in that case, I'd go with Meermin. This may trigger some people, but I find the "classic" AE lasts ugly as hell. Blobby, shapeless, ugh...but they do have nicer sleek lasts too.
Any other brands with nice, modern lasts at a comparable price and quality?
https://www.beckettsimonon.com/</a">Beckett Simonon
https://www.carminashoemaker.com/en</a">Carmina
https://santosshoes.com</a">Carlos Santos
https://www.cheaney.co.uk/</a">Cheaney
https://www.loake.co.uk</a">Loake
https://www.loding.fr</a">Loding
https://www.septiemelargeur.fr/en/</a">Septième Largeur
https://www.tlbmallorca.com/</a">TLB Mallorca
https://yanko.com/</a">Yanko
Thanks for the list. I've known about Beckett Simonon for a while, but decided against them since they aren't goodyear welted. Out of these and the ones in the OP, do you have a preference?
These days I mostly buy Vass shoes, which are IMO extremely hard to beat when it comes aesthetics, price, and quality - but they are twice the price of the shoes listed above.
But with that said, my local menswear shops regularly have steep discounts on Carmina during the seasonal sales, and I think they're solid shoes for the price. Nice lasts, leather is pretty good, and they're not as painful to walk in as Meermin. I have around 10 pairs of them, almost all which I've snagged up during sales.
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