Shoes for airplane travel

For those of you who do a lot of airplane traveling, what kind of shoes do you wear? I know loafers are the favorite because they're so easy for getting through security, but do any of you fly in oxfords? For the loafer crowd, any favorites?

 

I have Salvatore Ferragamos and feel like I'm destroying the shoe when I have to take it off and put it back on through security without a shoe horn. And no one wants to walk around with one of those

 

My dad travels a lot, he just wears a comfortable pair of loafers. If you get off the plane and go straight to meetings, have an extra pair of shoes in your bag and change in the cab.

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Here's what your decision process should look like:

Are you wearing a suit? Wear oxfords, wingtips, or balmorans (oxfords without the two flaps over the tongue). Please don't wear loafers - I know they're comfortable but it just doesn't look professional.

Are you wearing anything else? Wear whatever's comfortable. I generally wear oxfords with business casual, jeans, etc.

Wearing oxfords adds ~30 seconds to my trip through security, and it's on the far end where I don't have irate people clogged up behind me. I don't think loafers are a professional shoe - and I know 90% of the consulting world disagrees. Just goes to show you should do whatever makes you happy.

 
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Can also be used if you must make a hasty escape on horseback.

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MissLou:
My other half wears Prada Loafers, He swears by them. They look fab and apparently they are comfortable.

Is your other half by any chance The Devil?

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Nouveau Richie:
MissLou:
My other half wears Prada Loafers, He swears by them. They look fab and apparently they are comfortable.

Is your other half by any chance The Devil?

Or MissLou is a dude...you do the math

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happypantsmcgee:
Nouveau Richie:
MissLou:
My other half wears Prada Loafers, He swears by them. They look fab and apparently they are comfortable.

Is your other half by any chance The Devil?

Or MissLou is a dude...you do the math

That would certainly explain the male wearing Prada in this equation.

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