I found some beat to shit $800 Aldens at Goodwill one time for like $10 but they were just too small to even have a shot of fitting. I put a bunch of time and effort into restoring them anyway and ended up giving them to my brother in law who never wore them. I’ll go to my grave mad about that one.
Can second on thrift stores. If you’re vegan and don’t want any plastic slop, your best bet is looking for second-hand leather products in rich people parts, something I did in college.
The only problem is that if you’re in middle America, you’re probably well-aware that the rich dress like crap here. But don’t let this discourage you, as I got a really nice peacoat and even a Gucci tie from just checking out what’s in the store every now and then. If nothing else, go see if anyone’s dropped off some good books.
I usually check out thrift stores (especially the ones around the rich towns) for shoes
A lot of times you’ll find decent stuff and since it’s secondhand, it can be pretty unique
Found some decent chuck taylor’s just last week
A little scuffed on the soles but otherwise immaculate
Converse is owned by Nike, they were known to be profiting off child labor up until the 90s, so I assume they’re secretly still doing that.
I found some beat to shit $800 Aldens at Goodwill one time for like $10 but they were just too small to even have a shot of fitting. I put a bunch of time and effort into restoring them anyway and ended up giving them to my brother in law who never wore them. I’ll go to my grave mad about that one.
Can second on thrift stores. If you’re vegan and don’t want any plastic slop, your best bet is looking for second-hand leather products in rich people parts, something I did in college.
The only problem is that if you’re in middle America, you’re probably well-aware that the rich dress like crap here. But don’t let this discourage you, as I got a really nice peacoat and even a Gucci tie from just checking out what’s in the store every now and then. If nothing else, go see if anyone’s dropped off some good books.