Mik, those are excellent looking shoes. They'll certainly put the finishing touch on your "sharp dressed man" look.
My husband did some research for a nice pair of dress shoes a few years ago. The guy he gets his suits from recommended Alden, so that's what he got. Because he only wears them a few times a year and not for work, he keeps those little trees in them and stores them in their own soft cloth bags. I don't know how they compare to Allen Edmonds, but maybe you could have a pair of each and alternate wearing them. If you need to wear nice shoes every day for work, I'd think at least two pairs would be worth the investment.
