Proper leather shoes

Maybe I totally misunderstood the title of this thread, and thought that PROPER LEATHER SHOES meant shoes that were made predominantly of leather, and could be repaired by cobblers and so on.

The shoes that Superprecise and nuknow seem to favour, are not proper leather shoes in my opinion, but shoes made with some leather. And most certainly anti-formal.

Superprecise, why not change the name of the thread to LEATHER SHOES? There would be a greater range of shoes that fall within that genre. Proper Leather Shoes have leather uppers, leather soles and leather tongues. Or at the very least, are made by artisans, using time honoured skills; not mass produced banana soled rubbish.

Oh give it a fucking rest. If you had the wherewithal you'd realise it's 'proper leather shoes' as opposed to the mass-produced, disposable tat in the Trainers thread. Basically any well-made shoes belong in here, that are made by craftspeople out of high quality, durable materials.

I'm fucked if I'm going to make a 'Crepe-soled Suede Loafers Thread' or an 'Orthopedic Vibram Boot Thread', but if you like I'll make a 'Crocodile-Skin Drug Baron Winklepickers Thread' just for you if it'll stop you moaning on here.