Best brogues for the best price?

[wildrover]

Here's why:

Hit the nail on the head, and then buried the sucker.

One more reason...I have never, ever come across a pair of Docs that will spit-polish up like a proper dress shoe (I've tried, too...waste of time).

Doug, a caution regarding wearing any textured shoe outdoors...dust WILL get in the texture, and it WILL be a pain in the *** to clean. I deal with this every Games, with my piper brogues.

Ah, dancing...a favorite activity of mine. Docs...have no place on any dance floor. There is always something better...Red Wings, skate shoes, leather or thin rubber soled boots or shoes...but not Docs. Ill-fitting, clunky, and sticky soles...they are for walking.

One more thing...and yeah I know this is an opinion, but it's pretty close to mainstream acceptance of style. Chunky is not classic formal, nor is it elegant. A chunky "dress" shoe is more like a pearl-white Escalade with gold emblems and spinners, whereas a classic, sleek dress shoe is more like MoR's ride in his avatar picture. Chunky dress shoes are formal in the same way that big glasses with thick black rims can be sexy on the right girl.