Thanks everybody! I'll check into these suggestions. It sounds like some of you prefer toe clips too. Much more practical, in my view, for cycling in town. I could use just any old athletic shoes for that, of course, but my winter shoe covers will only fit over cycling-type shoes (plus my other athletic shoes just look wrong when paired with lycra). Thus, my search for a pair of retro touring shoes.

These are not what I'm looking for, but I thought some of you might like to see these anyway:

Retro touring shoes