Thank you!

Thanks Wayne! I’ve owned a few pair from Aldo as well.

Thank you!

Perfect! Thank you Keith!

Thanks for commenting!

It sounds like it’s time to give them a shot!

Thanks for the tip!

Thank you!

It is extremely feminine. Sorry but your wife is trying to emasculate you.

Guante tiene unos hemosos ahora en sus tiendas

I’d look at Allen Edmonds. They’re a little higher price though.

Thanks Will! I can’t think of a specific brand, but look for a sock with a low vamp.

40 Over Fashion I have Invisisox But they are way too thin. I will continue to search. Thanks, John.

Thank you! Nordstrom house brand, 1901.

I haven’t had any issues with the ones I wear that I linked in the description.

Yes! Try a different shoe with a wider spread design on the sole. Here's a few.. go.magik.ly/ml/xc2o/ & go.magik.ly/ml/x19o/

@@40OverFashion Thank you so much John for taking the time to point me in the direction of Nordstrom. I really like that second one you listed. Sold. Thanks again John !!!

@@MTobin1000 The shoe salesman was correct because you had bought a real pair of Driving Shoes, not just a Fashion Statement. The shoes that you bought were designed for "Heel and Toe" gear changing, when braking hard when entering a corner, then changing down into each lower gear, at higher than 6-7,000 rpm, in order to use the effect of "Engine Breaking" to supplement the cars brakes. This was very effective in cars that didn't have disc brakes. The very last thing that you need to happen, when using this technique, to slow down during high speed cornering, is for the edge of the sole to slip on the accelerator. Anyone who has driven a pre- 1959 VW Beetle, with no syncro on first gear, which can be easily accessed for rapid cornering by using a heel and toe gearchange, could demonstrate the effectiveness of the method below a road speed of 20mph, so could anyone who can drive a genuine vintage Hot Rod really fast, on a twisty mountain road. But they are a dying breed. But you can't learn it from a book, or a YT video, you need to be sitting in the passenger seat. It's fun -- try it !!! Phil.

Oh no! Here's a few other options: go.magik.ly/ml/xc2o/ go.magik.ly/ml/xc2q/ go.magik.ly/ml/x19o/

Q-Storm76 I totally agree with you. I just can’t get into Driving Mocs

Penny loafers or chukkas. Something with a proper sole. There are some nice walking shoes that would be good for summer.

@@JustClaude13 I agree 👍🏿👍🏿

@Mark Lastmark. I am well over 40, but I think you pose an interesting question. I am in Australia, where most of the population live along the East Coast, in close proximity to the ocean beaches and the local dress style, IMO, is very indesive when it comes to the selection of casual shoes, with espedrilles available in the major Department stores but I have not noticed many worn in public, yet I live in Victoria's largest beach side suburb, but it's not a haven for teenager's, but it is probably the most popular place in Melbourne for the wearing of casual shoes, but that doesn't seem to include espadrilles. Phil.

Thanks!

Interesting.. I never thought of them that way. I still like them!

Ha! Take a pair to Italy when travel is permitted again and you will fit right in. If you buy a proper fitting pair, there is nothing more comfortable. Cheers!

Hi English Dave I'm English too and think exactly the same 😆 they are like indoor slippers

Don't get me wrong I would wear them if I felt like I looked good in them I just don't think I personally would

Never knew they existed. In the UK they are used as slippers and I rock a pair indoors. Wouldn’t be seen dead in them outside the house 😁

I wear those as well.

@Kevin D. On the west coast of the southern Pacific Ocean wearing boat shoes, when you are not going to your boat is seen a pretencous if one accepts the fact that during the last three years Advertising agencies have used men dressed in boat shoes to ridicule any male that has a job that doesn't involve the "rugged" image provided by manual labour. Of course no one questions what members of the Advertising agencies wear when they attend the compulsory lunchtime meetings at the numerous Yacht Clubs that conduct the wide range of races held on Sydney Harbour every Wednesday.Phil.

@@phillipmoodie9071 thanks. I didnt know. Alpha M hates boat shoes and maybe that is why. I just want comfy shoe that I don't need socks and hides my gnarley toes :-P

@@kevd6034 The bottom line is to wear what you find to be comfortable and wear your clothes with self confidence. When I was in my early 20's I had always worked in Corporate jobs, where I had to dress like a Banker or a Lawyer, because those were the professions that I sold the first generation of computers to at Chairman and CEO levels, which was the top paying Sales job in Australia. Then I was transferred to the Newspaper, Television and Advertising Agencies sectors, where a plain blue suit and white shirt looked out of place. So against strict Company policy I let my hair grow down to my shoulder and bought flared suits from top designers. While that fitted in perfectly with the attire of my new customers, it took me a year to feel comfortable wearing the very latest fashion. But what really changed my attitude was that I doubled my sales and doubled my income and I was earning, year after year a higher salary than the Prime Minister, primarily because I was given good advice on how to dress with self confidence. Something that today you can learn on KZfaq from people like John, who share this knowledge. But you have to learn to ask the right questions. Phil.

Thank you for your comment!

No show socks.

Thank you!! Brown!

He already sold the only item (the monk straps) in my size. I feel similar pain.

@Stanislas. The driving shoes of the 1970s were never designed to be a replacement for Loafers, but if you seriously enjoyed spirited driving the very expensive driving shoes were good value, but you also put your moccasin based penny loafers in the car to change into when you were not driving. Today one would enjoy driving a Mazda Miata in top quality driving shoes. Phil.

Do you wear penny loafers instead, then? What is your casual “go to” shoe?

@@eyeheartsushi2212 Until a year ago I wore a pair of Florsheim Imperial penny loafers that I had resoled four times. They would have stood another one, but all of the local bookmakers have closed down. I went to every major shoe store in Melbourne Australia trying to find a replacement, but all the modern penny loafers are just dress shoes. The 20plus year old Florsheim Imperial's were effectively as flexible as any of my modern driving shoes, but the leather on the Florshiem's is twice as thick and soft as a leather glove. During the last few months I have been looking at those available in the USA, but they are all "Fashion" footwear. As I am currently working on relocating to the Wimmera area of North Eastern Victoria, I am planning on buying a couples of 1950/60's sports cars that are still fun to drive, seeing that road speed is limited to 100-110 kph, but there is no legal limit on cornering speed on an interesting twisty road. So I will keep looking for a new pair of Penny Loafers. Phil.

Phillip Moodie Thank you for sharing. Good luck with your search!!