Clothing
Loake Chester Brogues
by Loake
70
4 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Feb 2025
English-made leather brogue dress shoe from Loake, known for quality leather that holds up well over decades and responds well to cleaning and conditioning.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 7, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Redditors report the leather is durable enough to fully restore even after heavy neglect, and one owner wore an inherited pair through years of formal events over more than a decade with no plans to replace them.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as March 2025
Tags
leather dress-shoes brogues resoleable english-made
Take care of your shoes: Before / After - $3 Loake Chester Brogues
I'm so jealous, these are my dream shoes to find while thrifting
I have a gorgeous pair of Loakes I inherited from my grandad... Those shoes have seen me through 4 proms, every formal event since high school, and I still wear them at nearly 30.
It helps when the shoes start off being $250+