Hey guys, Happy Chinese New Year to you all.
I am looking to get myself a pair of loafers (either penny or horsebit, leaning more towards penny) for causal wear.
Budget is about below 500.
Is there any local shops that I could get the following brands:
Loake
Meermin
GH Bass
I saw Carminas online site but the prices are steep, yet to visit the store.
Any there any other brands you guys would recommend or should I get bespoke?
Who would be a good option for bespoke loafers?
I am not comfortable buying online as I am sure of the size and would like to try on to get the right fit.
Thank you for taking your time to guide me, bros.
Stay safe and happy holidays.
Loafers are extremely difficult to fit.. returned 1 pair of trickers loafer that is too big.. then bought a half size smaller Edward green loafer and still too big as i experience significant heel slippage... in the end got to sold it at a significant loss...wasted 400sgd...
then I went to Alden to have my foot measured and have them recommend me the correct size of loafer but did not buy from them as the shell penny loafer seems quite bulky and not to my taste... I then use the measurement, doing a lot of research with people of the same size and get myself an Edward green loafer... I really like Edward green shoes as it looks so much nicer and elegant than Alden.. finally then it fit with the length and width just about right.. .it certainly can’t get any smaller if not my foot can’t put into the shoes...
For lace up... I am wearing Edward green Dover UK9.5 and it fits me fine out of the box even though the shoes is not of the correct size.. it is 1UK size bigger than my penny loafer and yet it fits fine with no blisters as it has the option of lacing up.. for penny loafer even you will to get half size smaller or bigger..there is no way you can wear it comfortably.. buying retail is not an option as it is simply too expensive and not worthwhile in the long run.
I would suggest you to go Alden and get your feet measured correctly then go online to do research.. then buy from an online place that allow easy return.. in case it doesn’t fit.. u can still return it.. online site like mr porter, Farfetch sometimes have very good deal