Wingtips

[Schiehallion]

Aggggggghhhhhh !

[English Bloke]

If you're on a budget, You can get perfectly wearable and good quality brogues for quite a bit less than $99.

[longhuntr74]

Nick...to answer your question seriously...I don't think you can go wrong with a pair of Florsheim shoes...they aren't overly costly and you'll get good use out of them. Johnson & Murphy are another brand, but I think they tend to creep up the price ladder a bit. Depending on what you'll be wearing them for might dictate whether you go with leather or rubber sole, etc. I tend to be a traditionalist and want leather on my "dress" shoes...but if it's a shoe that I'm going to wear for casual or semi-dressy...I might be persuaded to get one with a synthetic sole, more of an engineered footbed (kinda sneaker like), and lightweight...especially if I intended to wear it all day for a job or something of the sort.

[Zardoz]

Nick, I was watching my wife shop for shoes at JC Penny's a week or so ago, and they had Florsheim Lexington Wing-tips on sale for 80 bucks. You might give them a look.

[Woodsheal]

The "Sportsman's Guide" is your friend:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/b...spx?c=11&s=360

[thescot]

Nick, if you are in quick need and don't have much money, i.e., you can't wait to save up, then try Sportsmans Guide first. Woodsheal is right; they have good stuff that really is cheap to buy but not cheaply made--most of the time.

However, going against the grain here, I must advise that you think about planning to purchase a good pair of shell cordovan shoes. (I've offered the same advice elsewhere, but it wasn't to you.) I promise you that with care, they'll outlive you. You can several types here:

http://search.theshoemart.com/search...shell+cordovan

I know, I know, you could buy a couple of suits for that price, but remember that they'll probalby outlive you. They are worth the price.

I would also recommed that you consider a pair of cap toe oxfords, either blucher or balmoral oxford. Blucher means that the ties go through two flaps over the tongue with balmoral means that the shoe lace eyes are in a straight cut in the uppers. Oxford means they lace up as opposed to being loafers, at least these are common terms in the US.

You can see the difference here (the Esher and Camberly, respectively):

http://www.sanders-uk.com/categories...m-Footwear.php

A cap toe is a little dressier than a wing tip, IM(not-so)HO, and is always in good taste. And if you choose a wing tip, than consider the dressier model with the half broguing over the full brogue model with over-sized sole. I really like the over-sized sole, but the other is dressier.

[thescot]

A good pair of black shoes and a navy blue suit are excellent first investments for a young man's business wardrobe.

Throw in a very nice leather sporran and wool argyl, and you're in business is you go kilted as well.

[Nick the DSM]

Nick, I was watching my wife shop for shoes at JC Penny's a week or so ago, and they had Florsheim Lexington Wing-tips on sale for 80 bucks. You might give them a look.

Thats actually what I was looking to buy.

[Nick the DSM]

A good pair of black shoes and a navy blue suit are excellent first investments for a young man's business wardrobe.

Throw in a very nice leather sporran and wool argyl, and you're in business is you go kilted as well.

Thanks for the advice. All I need left is an argyll, and I'll be a cleaner cut kilted youngun.

[Bugbear]

Clean cut?

So, did you lop off your hair, Nick?