19 Pairs of Work-Ready Shoes That Are Anything But Boring (2024)

Can't decide on suede or leather? With these two-tone, crepe-soled beauties you don't have to.

Bang-up leather sneakers for under 100 bucks? [Wipes away a single, solitary tear] Gets us every time.

Murdered-out Docs you should wear with everything you own.

A rugged twist on a standard desert boot that swaps the typical crepe soles for a set of hulking off-roaders, complete with mud guards.

Leave those muddied-up, gargantuan hikers on the trails. Diemme's handsome low-tops might take their inspiration from alpine boots, but their office-ready profile means they're better suited to scaling the corporate ladder than a grueling mountain top.

Because at the end of the day, nothing beats the dependability—and timeless appeal—of sturdy, full-leather uppers.

James Bond-approved desert boots that'll look just as good plowing through bad guys as they will running to catch the train.

Sneakers so blessedly simple it'll be hard to find a reason not to wear them daily.

For trekking to and from the coffee shop.

As cushy as a sneaker can get while still remaining totally okay to wear with a suit.

Mephisto's shock-absorbent, slip-resistant work shoes combine Norwegian stitched leather with hearty rubber soles.

Looking to find footwear nirvana? Go west, gentlemen.

You see those beefy rubber soles? Fall weather wants nothing to do with those soles.

Slip-on boots that'll anchor your most casual looks as effortlessly as they will your sleekest tailoring.

The perfect creepers for anyone whose work shoe rotation needs a little, ahem, TLC.

Plopping shiny leather uppers on top of raised Goodyear-welted soles: the undefeated final boss of footwear design.

Good as mules, great as boots.

Canvas' rough-and-tumble nature means these boots will last many a season, but the leather trim is what sets them up for style success right this very minute.

Rugged enough to wear with your weightiest denim, refined enough to wear with your swankiest suit.