Ralph Lauren Collection McMurray

The best way to describe this shoe is that wearing it gives me a lift...both physically and mentally, the kind of which I have never felt from a pair of shoes before. I often find myself looking down and admiring them, which can sometimes be dangerous. It is a shoe of utmost quality. The leather and finish inside and out is impeccable, and it looks and feels like it will last forever (certainly my lifetime since I don't expect my feet to grow and I'm very easy on shoes). The style is classic. I always wanted a good wingtip, sort of like the ones my father used to wear. These fit the bill, although they're not quite "your father's wingtip." They are just rugged enough to work with jeans as well as khakis, and some styles of dress pants. As I was searching on Zappos for this type of shoe I came upon these toward the end of my search...and as it often turns out, the ones you like the best are also the most expensive. These are outrageously expensive...so I thought hard about the purchase. So far I'm very happy with them. Obviously a major downside is the price. The only other shoes I have approaching this price range are Michael Toschis, and I'd say this shoe is a notch above the Toschi's, and priced accordingly above. So I'm not an expert at judging value in this stratosphere of shoe pricing, but I do feel like this shoe carries a bit too high a premium for the Ralph Lauren name, which I couldn't care less about. I'd rather it be from a non-designer label at a lower price, but that's just not available so I'm living with the extra money that's tacked on for the RL name. If you feel like treating yourself and can stretch the budget, go for it. I think they're worth the investment when compared to spending the same amount on three or four pairs of lesser quality shoes and not getting "the lift" from any of them.

I'd also recommend: Michael Toschi