Janie Grace Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Dh needs new leather shoes. He normally wears loafers that are dressy enough to go with khakis even though he mostly wears jeans. (He'll wear khakis for certain meetings but mostly jeans are fine.) I got him Keen sandals for Father's Day and he LIVES in them. He is hard on shoes and his Keens are holding up great. I'm thinking about getting the Keen Bidwells for his fall/winter leather shoe, but I can't decide if that rubber toe is funny-looking or makes them too casual. What do you think of them? http://www.zappos.com/keen-bidwell-slip-on-tobacco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Personally, I think those shoes look good and would be fine with jeans or casual khakis. If he can wear jeans to work, that shoe seems fine. If he needs to dress up for meetings, he can always go back to his old loafers. I think the bumped out toe shape is becoming more and more accepted as people embrace the comfort of these shoes. I love my keen sandals but find the closed shoes harder to get used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Okay. Here are all the Keen loafers. Is there one that is better, do you think? FYI, he's 40, style is sort of casual Gap-ish but not super trendy/young. Does that make sense? I love the Timmons ones but I think they are probably even more casual, right? Ugh, I am so bad at fashion -- for myself, let alone for dh. :confused1: http://www.zappos.com/keen-men-loafers~1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I like the Bidwells or the Ontarios. Of course, I just bought Keen Toyahs for myself, so I might be biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 For some reason, I do not like the white on the base of the loafers. Other than that, I think they also look appropriate for work situation you described. The soles on the loafers seem less obtrusive. Probably either it fine, unless your Dh has a certain preference. MY DH does not like shoes where the uppers reach that far up the front of his foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 If you are getting them b/c he likes the Newports, I would probably go with the Ontario, then, b/c it has a slightly wider toe. The Bidwell has a very narrow toe area compared to the Newport, and he probably wouldn't find the comfort the same. Or...you could go with the Brixen Lo, which has an identical footprint of a Newport. I have a pair of clogs with that footprint as well as the Newport, and they are VERY comfortable. I have other pairs with a more narrow footprint, and they don't feel anything alike. One pair I don't wear at all b/c I don't like how they feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 If you are getting them b/c he likes the Newports, I would probably go with the Ontario, then, b/c it has a slightly wider toe. The Bidwell has a very narrow toe area compared to the Newport, and he probably wouldn't find the comfort the same. Or...you could go with the Brixen Lo, which has an identical footprint of a Newport. I have a pair of clogs with that footprint as well as the Newport, and they are VERY comfortable. I have other pairs with a more narrow footprint, and they don't feel anything alike. One pair I don't wear at all b/c I don't like how they feel. Thanks, I'll look at those! He does have Newports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I personally would look for something a bit dressier but I have to admit I am not a huge fan of the rubber toe (I think it makes them look very casual, like athletic shoes). Has he ever had Merrell shoes? They are very comfortable, similar to Keen. I think something like these would be better: http://www.zappos.com/merrell-world-legend-dark-earth-leather?zlfid=111&recoName=zap_pdp_acc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I don't think of khakis as dressy at all, so yes, those Keens look good to me. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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