My Shoe Collection – Brent from Bally

Bally certainly does not count as one of classic dress shoe brand which focuses on welted shoes, however, as a second tier luxury fashion house, Bally shoes may be the best value and they really care about the product. I have written about my another pair of Bally shoes with model name Dion, let us have a look at this model, Brent.

Pattern and Last

Penny loafer with a small and flattened triangle on the strap. As the apron is made by the most seen method, the only design element is the triangle and the same is quite similiar to Berluti Andy.

The last tells by the first sight Italian.

Construction

When the last is Italian, it is no surprise that they are made in Italy. With saying made in Italy, Blake construction is by default. The waist is somehow extruded out. Below the logo, we can see a word STYLEFLEX, I believe it wants to tell the shoes, more specifically, the sole are soft which is the advantage of Blake construction.

Bally’s size is very clear with both UK and US, even width.

Sole

Rubber is inserted in forefoot. We see some bespoke shoemakers will do the same as well. Forefoot is the first place to wear out the sole for sure even though toe will look more miserable.

Leather

The leather is extremely soft which reminds me kangaroo leather used by Andy Lorenzo. However the pores are so prominent.

Details

It is very rare to see on fashion house shoes that each model has a name. As fashion brands do not care about classic or anything lasting long, they ask for quick turnover, the quicker the better. The philosophy is just opposite to classic menswear. Sadly, even Bally has name, I don’t feel it has any iconic models remembered by its customers.

Conclusion

Shoes are not bad at all, but when we know all the classic dress shoe brand, Bally does not have a chance to win, product wise.