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Men's (Rockport) shoes in the slope? — Brooklynian

Men's (Rockport) shoes in the slope?

pokersloper
pokersloper
edited November -1 in Park Slope

Subject: Men's (Rockport) shoes in the slope?

I am looking for a pair of casual men's shoes, preferably Rockports, in the slope. I really, really, really do not want to end up at Macy's or in Bay Ridge today.

Anyone know of a store in or close to the Slope?

Comments

  • belzjm
    belzjm
    not sure you'll find rockports, but soula shoes on 5th near berkeley has a great selection of mens shoes.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    Not the Slope, but I am pretty sure Windsor Shoes in Windsor Terrace (just the other side of the movie theater), carries that brand. Give them a call and find out:

    Windsor Shoes 233 Prospect Park West, 718-369-2192
  • pokersloper
    pokersloper
    cool, thanks, I lived on that corner for a few years and can't even visualize that store!
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    Really? It has been there a loooong time, it used to be one store that carried kids and adult shoes. now that spot is only the adult shoes and the kid's shoe store has moved a few stores down.

    Here's a picture, it's pretty hard to miss;

    http://holyname.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/9th-avenue.jpg
  • pokersloper
    pokersloper
    wow, now I remember!

    So odd that I never went in.

    I was a regular at the Italian style deli on that side.
  • veets
    veets
    LongTimeSloper wrote: Really? It has been there a loooong time, it used to be one store that carried kids and adult shoes. now that spot is only the adult shoes and the kid's shoe store has moved a few stores down.

    Here's a picture, it's pretty hard to miss;

    http://holyname.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/9th-avenue.jpg
    I love this shoe store.
    If they don't have a shoe in your size they will order it and have it there for you in afew days. The brands are "good" shoes and the service is attentive, not pushy and a lesson in great customer service.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    The DSW at Atlantic Center definitely has several varieties of Rockports.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    DSW will not have your size.

    I say this without knowing his size because they never have my exotic size 8.
  • tybur6
    tybur6
    The Atlantic Center really sucks! It's always crazy crowded...

    Take the 4/5 to Fulton and go to Century 21 Shoes. Seriously, I've gotten some great shoes there. And if you go now, it's not the busy.
  • tybur6
    tybur6
    Oh, and it's only a few stops from PS.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    whynot_31 wrote: DSW will not have your size.

    I say this without knowing his size because they never have my exotic size 8.
    They almost always have my size 12. Most people don't have little pygmy feet, whynot!
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Atlantic Center sucks. ....perhaps because so many people have average size feet (like size 8), they are always out.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    whynot_31 wrote: Atlantic Center sucks. ....perhaps because so many people have average size feet (like size 8), they are always out.
    According to this site, only 15% of men have shoe size 8 (UK size 7) or smaller, putting it more than a standard deviation below average. To put that in perspective, the 15%ile of American men's height is 5'6".
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Carnivore sent me a website that caters to Vegans?

    ok, even if the vegans are right about me having small feet ...DSW should be able to stock a size 8.

    P.S. This site is completely wrong. Their is actually an inverse correlation in my case. http://www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes-anatomy.html
  • pokersloper
    pokersloper
    Thanks all for your ideas.

    Here is my day in chronological order:

    Windsor Shoes - only women's shoes, they couldn't remember ever selling men's shoes.

    Soula on 5th Ave - very expensive, hipster shoes, I like meat and potatoes shoes.

    DWS - not crowded, awesome selection of shoes, everything in my size (size 10), and one helpful shoe guy. Got Rockports and Asics.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    I ♥ DSW.
  • pokersloper
    pokersloper
    DSW was great - I can't believe I never knew about it. So was Century 21 for shoes (not sneakers) a few years ago, but now they seem to get the leftovers. The DSW shoes, at least for men, were solid. They had only 4-5 styles of Rockports, but they were all wearable, not like at Century 21 where you have to wade through I dare say some silly shoes. I also saw many other brands of men shoes that would have worked well too.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    pokersloper wrote: Thanks all for your ideas.

    Here is my day in chronological order:

    Windsor Shoes - only women's shoes, they couldn't remember ever selling men's shoes.

    Soula on 5th Ave - very expensive, hipster shoes, I like meat and potatoes shoes.

    DWS - not crowded, awesome selection of shoes, everything in my size (size 10), and one helpful shoe guy. Got Rockports and Asics.
    Oh shoot, sorry about Windsor shoes, never realized they didnt carry men's shoes, guess being a woman, i never noticed, sorry about that! Glad you got your shoes though
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    whynot_31 wrote: DSW will not have your size.

    I say this without knowing his size because they never have my exotic size 8.
    Size 8 in men's? That's a small shoe size for a guy.
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Try a size 6... double E no less!!

    Almost impossible to find shoes in my size.
  • brandondelnero
    brandondelnero
    booklaw wrote: Try a size 6... double E no less!!

    Almost impossible to find shoes in my size.
    Have you tried Zappos? They carry a lot of hard to find sizes
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    I have. I purchased two precious (because since discontinued) pair of Bally dress shoes from the site. It is amazing... the shoes were delivered less than 24 hours after I ordered them.

    Now all I can find are limited selections of Rockports, Florsheim, Bostonian and Johnston & Murphy.

    As our population grows taller I find it more and more difficult to dress myself.

    Oh well, perhaps I can skip down the yellow brick road in a future remake of Wizard of Oz!
  • kgirl
    kgirl
    I adore Zappos. I even got a hand-written thank you card from one of their agents who spent over 30 minutes searching for the right pair of shoes (I would approve or disapprove with comments like: too granola, too slutty, those look like plastic, just like that but without the buckle). She was incredibly patient.

    I also think they have little faeries who deliver shoes in less than a day to my house.
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