Men's Shoes problem

Easy Rod

I know there's been a few threads on shoes but my issue is slightly different.

I seem to lose the heels on all my work shoes, initially i thought it was because i was buying shoes from River Island/topman etc. but I recently got a pair of Kurt Geigers thinking they would be better quality but the exact same thing happened. Most be something to do with the way I walk i guess!

Any recommendations of brands work shoes that would have a stronger heel or anything? Thinking Rockport maybe?

meeeeh

I don't know about brands but a lot of leather sole shoes actually get destroyed quite quickly. Price has often very little bearing on it. If possible I would keep an eye on any damage and and go to a good cobbler and get it repaired. They can do very good job sometimes.

Sugar Free

Easy Rod wrote: »

I know there's been a few threads on shoes but my issue is slightly different.

I seem to lose the heels on all my work shoes, initially i thought it was because i was buying shoes from River Island/topman etc. but I recently got a pair of Kurt Geigers thinking they would be better quality but the exact same thing happened. Most be something to do with the way I walk i guess!

Any recommendations of brands work shoes that would have a stronger heel or anything? Thinking Rockport maybe?

Do you specifically mean the heels? By lose, do you just mean becomes worn?

If yes, then this is just a problem that happens with heavily worn shoes.
Are you wearing the same pair every day for work? If so, then I'm not surprised they wore down quickly tbh.

Go to a good cobbler and just get them repaired, it normally only costs 10-15E.

There are different compositions of rubber used in the heel and more expensive (read as: more traditional) shoe makers tend to use longer lasting compositions than the shoes you'd buy off the high street.

Of course some people like myself, at nearly 16 stone, simply wear down heels quickly, even with rotating shoes.

Easy Rod

Sugar Free wrote: »

Do you specifically mean the heels? By lose, do you just mean becomes worn?

If yes, then this is just a problem that happens with heavily worn shoes.
Are you wearing the same pair every day for work? If so, then I'm not surprised they wore down quickly tbh.

Go to a good cobbler and just get them repaired, it normally only costs 10-15E.

There are different compositions of rubber used in the heel and more expensive (read as: more traditional) shoe makers tend to use longer lasting compositions than the shoes you'd buy off the high street.

Of course some people like myself, at nearly 16 stone, simply wear down heels quickly, even with rotating shoes.

Nope I mean, as in completely fall off! Same thing has happened to my last three pairs. Brought them to the Cobbler and he said there was no point replacing the heel on it.

Sugar Free

Easy Rod wrote: »

Nope I mean, as in completely fall off! Same thing has happened to my last three pairs. Brought them to the Cobbler and he said there was no point replacing the heel on it.

Yikes!

Are you letting the heel wear down past the rubber section to the main part? If so, this could be an issue.

The only other issue would be wearing the same pair of shoes each day. I don't know if you are doing this but it's pretty bad to regularly wear the same shoes two days in a row. Most lads I know have their solitary pair of 'good' shoes for work and will wear them Monday to Friday. I'd try to avoid this if this is what you do also.

Higher quality shoes will avoid this problem too. I'd avoid the high street altogether and look at some of the entry level lines of English shoe makers like Barker/Loake/Herring etc (170E - 220E very roughly)

Although a lot of their construction will still have been in India, the quality is still significantly better imo to anything you'd find in Clarks, Aldo, Barratts etc.

If you really wanted to splash out then look at the handmade grade of Barker, maybe Loake 1880, or more expensive again with Carmina, C&J Benchgrade and the likes (250E - 400E+)

ongarboy

I used to live 45 mins walk from my workplace and walked to and from every day. This took it's toll on my shoes as I tended to wear the same pair until they wore out. Rather than walk in runners and suit combo (which I hate) and change at work, I started rotating pairs so wore up to 3 pairs over a week which gave all pairs way more longevity. Try buying a few pairs to wear concurrently ( in different styles and colours to match different suits/trousers etc - gives you a bit of variety to your look too).

A couple of my pairs were more prone to leakages during wet weather but getting a cobbler to put rubber soles on them solved this and increased their life considerably also. You must really be wearing them to death if the heels are literally falling off. Even the cheaper high street shoes should not have that happen if you don't overuse them.

Easy Rod

ongarboy wrote: »

I used to live 45 mins walk from my workplace and walked to and from every day. This took it's toll on my shoes as I tended to wear the same pair until they wore out. Rather than walk in runners and suit combo (which I hate) and change at work, I started rotating pairs so wore up to 3 pairs over a week which gave all pairs way more longevity. Try buying a few pairs to wear concurrently ( in different styles and colours to match different suits/trousers etc - gives you a bit of variety to your look too).

A couple of my pairs were more prone to leakages during wet weather but getting a cobbler to put rubber soles on them solved this and increased their life considerably also. You must really be wearing them to death if the heels are literally falling off. Even the cheaper high street shoes should not have that happen if you don't overuse them.

I honestly don't know, wouldn't walk that much in them maybe 30 mins a day. I think it must be the way I walk, i'm only 11 stone.

Think i'll get a few and rotate as you suggested.

Cheers folks.

OldBean

Kurt Geiger shoes are not necessarily better quality. Put some money into a pair of Redwings, Grensons, Barkers, Church, etc. They're well made and easily repaired.