Groom's shoes: Rockport booked at Robinson's Galleria

Ian and Dom with the Rockport Shoes

I had my first Rockport shoes in 2002.  8 years had passed and it is still alive and kicking.  It has been to a lot of places, walked a lot of roads, and even played a half-court basketball game with it.  It was almost like my best friend, witnessed some important events of my life through those years.  From then on, I trusted the shoes and its brand and to show my faithfulness to it, I bought 2 more pairs of Rockport since I bought the first one.

So when W2B asked me what brand of shoes I want for our wedding, I felt that it was a time to change brands and I was thinking if I can have that same quality, swagger, cost-effectiveness and faithfulness of my buddy ol’ pal Rockport shoes in a different brand.

The scout for the Groom’s shoes had begun and  the brands that we considered were Kenneth Cole, Bass, Florsheim, Tyler, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bally, Pab Der Uomo and Zara.   Pab Der's, Tyler's and Kenneth Cole's look promising.  Pab Der caught my attention because they have handmade shoes from Italy and it will  cost you around 4k – 8k of your peso powah.  The Tyler shoes that I liked costs around 10k and it has this old school elegant look that I was looking for.  Ferragamo really describes its spoof version very well - “suotmoitopre farragwapo”. Indeed you will look handsome because of the pride of the brand, quality and its traditional look.   It is just too expensive though even if they are offering it at 30%-50% off.

And then came along the visit to a Rockport store...

The moment we entered their store in Robinson’s Galleria their slogans bombarded my judgment... Innovation! Walkability!! TruWalk!!! AdiPrene+!!!! Look Good Longer!!!!!  It was just like Rockport invaded my conscience telling me that I should buy my wedding shoes from this store. 

So I tried the pair of shoes that W2B liked with the help of their staff Ian Durian.  Ian was very thorough and knowledgeable of their product and company.  I asked him about the adiprene+ and he explained to us how the technology helped the walkability of the shoes.  He was very patient and courteous when I was trying it on and while walking it around the store just to get a feel of it.

Then, I remembered my buddy... my 8 year ol’ pal Rockport shoes. The staffs were good, the shoes look elegant, I’ll be getting it in a discounted rate and W2B loves it.  I said to myself what could go wrong with this brand when I had my first for 8 years already?

In the end, I went back to the one I first loved and to the one who has been faithful to me all these years! =)

Happy Preps!

written by: H2B