Worst designer shoes for quality. Your experience...

[Yanka]

There was a time when i really loved the idea of a designer shoe, an established name like Tod's, Gucci, Prada, Casadei, etc. I almost saw it as a smart thing to buy, like it will last longer, look better than the average high street shoe. I'm not talking about dressy, occassion shoes, I mean shoes you wear to work, pumps, flats, moccasins. I have a pair of Prada, Ferragamo, Casadei, Gucci flats that I wore 3-4 times in the city and the soles peel off , in fact they start looking like carton. Prada slingbacks that look supercute and cost about 500$ cut my feet thus becoming totally unwearable for longer than 20 min. I don't know, maybe it just me, but it's not like I am jogging or running aroung in the puddles. Seriously, when I buy a pair of ballerinas for 100$ I almost expect them to fall apart after couple of months but if it happens to prada after couple of wears... WTH??? I now kinda think there isn't much difference between designer and high-street footwear after all. What is your experience? Is it worth it?

 

[catherinea]

I bought Kurt Geiger shoes. Worthem a few times and the heel snapped! Does anyone know if it's fixable?

 

[Yanka]

I bought Kurt Geiger shoes. Worthem a few times and the heel snapped! Does anyone know if it's fixable?

You could probably return them to the store if it wasn't a very long time ago. Or go to the shoe repair, they might be able to replace it with a new one. I am not sure if it's worth with KG though cause it'll probably cost half of the price of the shoe.

 

[Grill]

Love my old LV and Prada boots with regular maintence I have worn them happily and heavily for 5-6 years! They'll have to be chucked out sooner or later but they were so worth it...

 

[pichu888]

so far, my experience has been that jimmy choos last far longer than christian louboutin. my CLs wore really quickly when i wore them around town for a few nights in nyc.

 

[finch]

I'm extremely hard on my shoes from a wear point of view, always polished and kept but I wear my shoes hard. Amongst my collection are two pairs from David's which have not only lasted but with new lifts and an airport spit shine look like I bought them 4 weeks ago not 4 years.

 

[Diorling]

Louis Vuitton. The zipper broke as I was trying them on, $800. It totally killed my lemming, which is good b/c Im much too cool to be in Vuitton. Dior has some sh*tty shoes too.

YSL has great shoes, great quality. Who else? Hmm, Gucci has great quality. Margiela...

 

[Lily530]

Louis Vuitton. The zipper broke as I was trying them on, $800.

My LV platform slingbacks are of excellent quality. They're my "go to" shoes. However, they don't have a zipper! Maybe it's just the zippers that are the problem.

 

[tott]

Prada is very hit-or-miss in my experience...

 

[contiguous]

Actually my YSL dadas scuffed really bad, so now the gold leather has an ugly black mark :/

 

[noanoa]

Louboutins and Blahniks? Definetely not for me!

I can't believe that so many girls wear Louboutins and Blahniks.
Both haven't come up with interesting new styles for a while. Only the colours and embellishments change - so everybody is wearing the same shoes. I find that quite unoriginal.
Plus, Blahniks are so cheaply made. I can't believe how messy they put on this thin, wobbly sole and the satin styles are even frayed on the display shoes... I wouldn't say, the Louboutins are badly done quality-wise, but if you want to wreck your feet, go for it. I'll go for Sergio Rossi - best quality, very stylish and you don't even feel you're wearing shoes. For all of this, they are reasonably priced. Just watch them out on www.sergiorossi.com.

 

[emma peel]

prada shoes in my experience are really junky.

 

[cric-croc]

I agree with the Sergio Rossi heels - they are of great quality. In my experience, Jimmy Choos are a hit or miss, they are too delicate for my likings