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About five years ago I bought a pair of tan brogues with red rubber soles (looks like Dainite from googling). They were fifty quid in the Debenham's sale and the maker's stamp on the insole has worn off, so I don't know what brand they are.
I wear them at least every other day - the sole is 8mm thick at the edges but in the centre has literally worn through to the leather underneath (happened this weekend, so I have stopped wearing them). The uppers look extremely well-loved but still shine up nicely.
What's a good replacement? I'm willing to spend 200 quid if they'll last twenty years.
Alternatively, can they be resoled? The stitching doesn't go all the way through to the underside of the sole, like some I've seen online.
I don't know much about shoes, sorry.