Looking for a similar but more accessible alternative to a Yuketen (secondhand welcome/preferred)
I know that the terms would be roughly "moc toe" and "camp moc", but beyond that does anyone have suggestions for finding shoes similar to these https://clutch-cafe.com/products/yuketen-yuks-country-ranger-fo-marraca at a lower price point? Mostly looking to go used/vintage, hoping to spend under $75 and definitely under 200—cheap I know, but I'm not above haggling. tbh I don't value the welting style quite as much as a lot of people, although obviously I don't want ones that will fall apart easily and are genuinely poorly made. A rubber sole of some kind is basically a must though (I do like crepe but that's not a requirement)
I've honestly eyed these since with my employee discount and a store credit from returning something I'd only actually pay like $25, but I'm willing to bet there are nicer options even closer to the reference within my range if I go secondhand https://www.nordstromrack.com/s/8482199?color=&size=10&width=m
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Yuketen 'Yuks' Country Ranger FO Marraca
Recently developed by Yuketen is 'Yuks' a sub-label which offers a more reserved collection than its parent line, focusing on tried-and-true silhouettes in a variety of beautiful leathers. The Country Ranger is one of the most popular Yuketen designs of recent years, this take on the blucher-like shoe - inspired by t
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Hi @kewlpinguino! For better answers, include:
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Was also looking at these which are different but in the same vein, but they’re out of stock in my size in colors I’d want https://www.padmore-barnes.com/product-category/willow/
if you hunt for used yuks you will probably find a pair under $200 usd
idk about those ones specifically, i didnt even know they had a sub-label. but i got a pair of their blutchers for 180ish usd and that wasnt a particularly crazy price for the second hand market
redwing shop mocs are cool and kinda in the same genre
but prob have to go used I dunno MSRP on them
The shop Mocs are definitely in the same vein but for some reason the upturned toe (idk how else to describe it but like the way it curves toward the tip) doesn’t appeal to me, part of what I liked about the ones I linked was how they’re kinda flat and lower profile
I hadn’t thought to look for used yuks though tbh
blucher moc, ranger moc
from quoddy, rancourt, arrow, minnetonka
under 200 should be easy to find used. under 100 might take a saved search.
You can find the Engineered Garments x Sebago collab shoes secondhand for under $200. They kind of remind me of the Yuketens.
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I see the vision but I don’t like that it has a boat shoe thing going on. Boat shoes are fine but they feel a step too close to dressing like my dad idk
Ngl the Cole haan ones I linked to are tempting but they’re too much money for what they are imo (unless I just have an anti-Cole haan bias)
the Cole haans suck
Trust your instincts
trying to gauge how similar these rancourts on poshmark are to the yuks...
less chunky it looks
stitching details less obvious which takes away some interest
true, honestly the color is whats most throwing me bc i cant tell if its washed out lighting
definitely lighter, less of a caramel than the yuks
yeah probaby a pass bc the color is too similar to the p204s i have
I like them, biggest difference is toe box shape to my eye
FWIW I'm pretty sure early Yuketens were made by Quoddy - but they now run their own workshop and contract out to various makers (in Maine, Canada, Mexico, Portugal and Italy). Yuketen big thing was/is that exaggerated stitching on the moc toes.
i honestly wasnt too familiar with yuketen, i just saw these shoes and felt a strong connection, thx for the info
They uploaded pictures in sunlight and now I’m thinking it might actually be the right color. I wish Poshmark let sellers take returns
