High/Low Americana Deck Folk

From what I've read everyone seems pretty stoked on the Visvim Americana Deck Folk.  I'm not personally enamored with this particular shoe as it strikes me as the bastard love child of a boat shoe and a New Balance sneaker. All personal opinions aside, if you are feeling this shoe you might want to hold off on dropping the $450.  Eastland has just released their own version ("a sneaker in disguise"...dun, dun, dun) and, well let's just say, the price (yet to be announced) is probably a tad more affordable for the average working Joe.  Obviously the materials and overall quality of these shoes are like night and day, but some of us have kids to put through college.

 

-L.A.S