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£155 here, and they weren't even for me! Nearly had a fit. A present for the missus. 
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I pay about £40 to £50 for me, and then wear them until they virtually fall off my feet.
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Remember getting bought Nike Air Max trainers in 1991 £60 would be about £120-£130 now I think? ran them into the ground still wore them for running with holes in,nowadays never pay more than £40 in fact last 3 pairs of trainers were Adidas between £30-£35 same design found some comfortable ones and stuck.
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The most I've paid for shoes , would be about £40 . A couple of months ago , I paid £75 , for a pair of Salomon hiking boots , reduced from £150 .
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I paid £115.00 for a pair of Moreschi Brogues in 1992.
They felt worth it as soon as I tried them on, and were in a dark Burgundy/Rosewood colour, that went with all my suits... |
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I usually buy a pair of Loake Edward brogues every three years or so at around £240 a pop.
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When i was into getting myself fit a few years ago i bought a pair of green flash Dunlop trainers for about 15 quid.Went out running in them and not surprisingly fckd my ankle up on the 2nd outing.Took me off the golf course for 3 months ( lesson learned)Most expensive were a pair of waterproof footjoys(£139) which didn't remain waterproof for very long.
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Usually buy Timberland for around £100/£120.
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I wouldn't pay a lot now but I remember my first pair of Doc Martens were £5 exactly from a local tractor shop, quite a sum I think.
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Here's the back story to my OP.
Missus: "You know you usually take me out for Dinner on Valentine's Day?" Me: "Errr, yeah." I was already wary at this early stage as we've danced this jig before. Missus: "Well you don't have to bother this year. I want a pair of shoes instead." Me: "Crocs for work?" More in hope than expectation. At this point I was shown two bright red monstrosities, the like of which Coco the Clown would be proud to wear. Underneath these garish items was a figure I took at first to be a helpline number. It was the price. The epilogue to this story is my missus will still expect me to take her out for Valentine's or she'll give me merry hell. Other married blokes will know what I'm talking about. |
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was a boutique near me about 40 yrs ago the only one that sold fashion type suede,pointed, leopard print,different designs etc shoes with a doc martin sole,used to go for about a £100 a pop ,a good weeks wage , shop was called sliced tomatoes in redcar near boro ,has owned the biggest boutique in Middlesbrough for last 30 years and known country,world wide called PHSYC, like to think my 3/4 grand a year spent in his small boutique helped him on his way .
took the wife out last valentines as she was getting dressed upstairs she shouted down remember when you bought me this for valentines 25 years ago, still fits just as well havnt I done well, I said for foook.s sake woman its only a SCARF ,CANT BEAT THE AULD ONES |
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Good one. A solid 8/10.
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once i treated myself to a pair of jimmy choo trainers cost me £375
usually pay between £50-£200 for shoes/boots now dfepends what is on special at the time |
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I used to treat myself to Church's brogues in Jermyn Street from say the mid 80's onwards for 15 years or so. They were around the £120-£150 mark but I haven't bought any for many years now. I've probably got a pair or two in the store cupboard somewhere but I wouldn't bother to wear them nowadays.
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So....Slippy....using this site's Historical UK inflation rates and calculator :
. http://inflation.iamkate.com Your shoes at £150 would cost now £460 Did they have glass doors ? |
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people moan about the price of school uniforms 46 years ago a baretha blazer for school was £50,how much would that cost today after inflation,bearing in mind you can probably buy one today in Tesco for 20 quid
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19.99 for me dms
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I've bought expensive trainers and the uppers have went incredibly quickly. It almost feels like by design, an inbuilt end of life, just makes me annoyed at the company.
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^ To get them down to £20
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The Leopard in response to Slippy - "Your shoes at £150 would cost now £460".
And that is just about exactly what a decent pair of Church's Brogues would cost you today. I am with Johnny Mustang here; I have only ever bought Loakes, for the past thirty years. They are excellent value for Division 2 shoes (Church's are Championship by the way. £265 is the most I've paid for a pair of brogue boots, but I have a £120 pair that I have had for 30 years, original uppers but on their third set of soles and heels. One of the joys of proper shoes - almost infinitely repairable if looked after. |
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Mine was £89 about 35 years ago. It was a pair of Timberland boots; long lasting and very comfortable.
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1st Time Poster - re the Barathea blazer - I remember it well. I attended a Secondary Modern in the late sixties and vaguely posh kids always had barathea AND you could tell the difference. In later years, I wondered if it was compensation for failing the Eleven Plus
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school badge on the pocket, collar up ,big knott in tie ]for rebels,
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A pair of trainers £120 reduced to £60 but I don't believe for one second they were ever £120.
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£69 at Clark's couple of days ago.
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once i treated myself to a pair of jimmy choo trainers cost me £375
usually pay between £50-£200 for shoes/boots now dfepends what is on special at the time Brilliant. Knew I could find you on this thread, nellie. I trust you apply the same standards to BDSM costume - not only in terms of quality but in fit. Nothing destroys the ambience of a session quicker than a mail-order costume that makes the wearer look like she belongs on a Beryl Cook postcard. I know nellie is not in that category but I fear for the future, since the best couturiers are on the continent. That's why Brexit is bad. |
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I once randomly bought a pair of timberland/cat boot look alikes from primark, they were so cheap it was a random impulse punt. Waste of money, the soles cracked right across the bottom after a few wears. False economy. I've real cat boots that still going strong that have seen more action than Harvey Weinsteins's casting couch.
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I remember buying shoes that were too small for me, madness as it seems the fashion prevailed for many years. Miles Davis ruined his feet that way.
Last time I checked, "big feet, big meat" shoes were in fashion. |
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I bought some trainers from Cotton Traders, half price at £20 a pair. They looked great for about four outings, then literally fell apart at the seams. Holes also appeared in the rubber under both heels, which squelched whenever it rained and soaked my feet. A complete waste of money.
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My dad (now aged 92) told me years ago, "you only get what you pay for". Generally he is not wrong.
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I'm a little addicted to Merrell footwear, i have about 15 pairs and they mostly cost over £100
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Up to a point. You might get a nice well made shirt for £10, some fools would spend £90 for the exact same shirt if it had a trendy "logo" on it.
q.v. women and designer handbags etc... |
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I bought a pair of Sendra Chelsea boots recently, 395 Sovs. Seems a little excessive but I will probably be dead in less than 20 years. Before that my mind will go and I shall probably have my arse washed by an Eastern European. I think feeling good about myself now will compensate me for smelling of urine later on in life. You can't take it with you!
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As the saying (and Iron Maiden song lyric goes):
"If you're gonna die, die with your Sendra Chelsea boots on" |
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ANYONE WHO,S in late 50,s remember Chelsea boots in their teens black with either red or blue nylon lining,
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£50 blazer in 1973.....now equivalent value is £630
All made by slave labour in foreign sweatshops now ! Those workers would have been living in abject poverty and dying of malnutrition back in 1973. The sudden recent plunge in levels of global poverty is down to the outsourcing of manufacturing to those foreign sweatshops. 44% of the world population lived in absolute poverty in 1981. Since then, the share of poor people in the world has declined very fast — in fact, faster than ever before in world history. In 32 years, the share of people living in extreme poverty was divided by 4, reaching levels below 11% in 2013. Although the World Bank estimates for 2015 are not yet available, the projections suggest that the incidence of extreme poverty has fallen below 10% for that year. https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty |