After owning them for a long time now, I can give a fair report. I like them, I find them comfortable. I replaced the laces, because I thought the original laces looked ridiculous. My big complaint is the leather piece on the instep of the sole. It does not hold up well to water. Aka, it starts to l...

I've been wearing my JCrews for a few weeks now... no complaints. They're quite comfy.

German! Ugh. Are there lots of pictures?

Tell me more about this book, where did you get it?

I didn't experiment at my wedding, these are the shoes I wear every day. But, for the wedding I did have patent-leather shoes with my tux of a similar style, although the details escape me.

Except for the patent leather part, these look very similar to a pair of shoes that I bought from Johnston and Murphy:

http://www.johnstonmurphy.com/catalog_d ... loid=41864