The Shoe Buff – Men's Contemporary Shoes and Footwear

Sandals are the ill-forgotten-child of the shoe world. Too many guys throw on their sandals and some nasty clothes and head out the door. Nothing could be farther from appropriate. How to Style Sandals Sandals [...]

Athletic Shoes are a dying breed in America. Actually, they’re not dying; we just kill them when we wear them badly. Athletics can be divided into a few main groups: Runners, Cross-Trainers, Walkers, Hikers, and [...]

Penny Loafers get such a bad rap. They are not just the shoes of preppy-Ivy-Leaguers, but only preppy-Ivy-Leaguers wear them badly. Keep in mind that a Penny Loafer does not accept pennies, and it doesn’t [...]

Driving shoes were made for, you guessed it, driving! Keep in mind that these can double simple casual shoes. The trick is to wear them right and make sure you take care of them. How [...]

Dress Boots are such an easy thing to screw up. I can say with confidence that most guys look at dress boots and either think “Those are cool!” or “Those are stupid!” Listen, some of [...]

Wingtips are the gold standard of older businessmen everywhere. Ask any old guy who used to work in an office. They’ll all tell you the same thing “If you didn’t wear wingtips you weren’t taken [...]

Patent Leather has always been seen as the uptown leather or the leather that adorns ladies’ formal shoes and men’s tux shoes. Ever since the process to give shoes the “patented” glossy shine was invented [...]

Saddles Shoes are named properly yet worn improperly on a daily basis. Guys wear saddle shoes as a casual shoe that can be beat up and they never consider what the shoe is named for [...]

Boat Shoes serve a purpose…you wear them on boats! Some people call them deck shoes, some people call the topsiders, and other folks just wear them when they don’t know what else to put on [...]