Reiss Brogues Resale Value

Reiss brogues: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across Reiss

• Tailored suits and blazers, which are the label’s core and are bought secondhand for weddings and offices
• Wool and wool-blend coats, which keep their structure and sell every autumn without fail
• Occasion dresses in plain, structured cuts, which date far more slowly than printed high-street equivalents
• Pieces in neutral colours, which is what most of the label’s buyers are looking for and what stays saleable across seasons

What pulls Reiss resale value down

• Pilling on wool blends, which shows quickly on the darker colours the label favours
• Altered tailoring with no stated measurements, since the buyer pool for a modified garment is small
• Faded black, a normal outcome after repeated washing and the commonest fault on returned pieces
• Seasonal statement pieces, which are the part of the range that dates and which compete with the current season at sale prices

Identifying and dating yours

1. The composition label in the side seam states the wool content, which is what separates Reiss tailoring from cheaper high-street suiting
2. Suit jackets carry a fit name on the interior label, worth quoting directly in the listing because buyers search it
3. Photograph the shoulder seams and lining, since the construction is a large part of why a buyer chooses this label over a cheaper one

What lifts any brogues, whatever the label

Brogues are formal shoes bought to last, so construction and resoling potential drive value more than cosmetics.

• Goodyear-welted construction
• Recognised shoemakers with resoling services
• Clean brogueing with no cracked perforations
• Original trees, box and dust bags

And what pulls one down

• Cemented soles that cannot be resoled
• Cracking across the vamp through the perforations
• Worn heel blocks and thin soles
• Very dated toe shapes

Working out what yours is worth

1. Look for a welt stitch line around the sole edge
2. Flex the vamp and check the perforations for cracking
3. Check the heel block thickness

What to state in the listing

• Size as marked with equivalents, and width fitting if given
• Upper leather type and sole material
• Whether the shoe is welted and resoleable
• Sole and heel wear, and any creasing or scuff

Brand, style and size: “Loake Full Brogue, Goodyear Welted, UK 9”. Goodyear welted is a genuine search term worth real money. Say full brogue, semi-brogue or quarter brogue, since the detailing level is a real distinction.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Check for a stitch line around the welt, which means the shoe can be resoled.
2. Polish them properly and check the brogueing perforations are clean and undamaged.
3. Check the heel block and sole wear, and look at the creasing across the vamp.

1. The pair side on, polished, standing
2. Both soles, showing the welt stitching and wear
3. The brogue detailing close up
4. The inside label with brand, size and any ‘made in’ marking, plus every scuff

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady year round with a lift in autumn and before Christmas. Quality English and Northampton-made shoes sell within days to buyers who know the makers.

Post boxed with shoe trees or paper inside. Include the original box and any dust bags if you have them — on quality shoes they matter to buyers.

What buyers ask

Does Reiss sell well secondhand?

Steadily, particularly the tailoring and coats. It is not a premium resale label, but it holds better than most of the high street because the cloth is heavier and the cuts are more conservative.

What is the best Reiss item to sell?

A complete suit or a wool coat, in a neutral colour, unaltered. Those sell reliably and across seasons. Seasonal printed pieces are much harder and are usually competing against the current range in a sale.

How much are Reiss brogues worth?

Roughly £16 to £74 depending on condition, against £15 to £70 for brogues generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £45 for Reiss brogues, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell brogues for the title, handover and timing, or the general brogues value guide if yours is not a Reiss.

See also: all Reiss value guides · value guides by brand · buying brogues · Shoes & Footwear · condition grades.