Carmina Shoes - Definitive Thread (reviews, advice, sizing, etc...) - official thread.

[unipair guy]

Some Carmina cordovan boots for your enjoyment.

 

[NAMOR]

those captoes are shell/suede?

 

[unipair guy]

Yes they are.

 

[All Tatters]



Spoiler

Some Carmina cordovan boots for your enjoyment.

Nice boots! Are the austerity boots on the "Simpson bota" last?

 

[Leaves]



Cross post for maximum traction... Got a craving for green.... Anyone interested in reviving the two boots below as Carmina GMTOs? (ordered through gentlemensfootwear)

FYI, we just received a very similar Chukka. It's the 708 in Loden Suede. It will be online on Friday afternoon.

 

[unipair guy]

Nice boots!

Are the austerity boots on the "Simpson bota" last?

Robert last.

 

[Van504]

FYI, we just received a very similar Chukka. It's the 708 in Loden Suede. It will be online on Friday afternoon.

will these be posted alongside the loden suede tankers mentioned before?

 

[Jazzmenco]

Great fit on the Forrest last. Doesn't look too bulbous to me @Namor

 

[LeatherBoot]

I recently got a pair of Carmina penny loafers at the Barcelona showroom built on the Forest last and I am starting to wonder if the my instep is too high for them. I tried them on in the store walked around in them and everything felt good. I didn't have my usual problems with width or length or the heal slipping and while the vamp felt tight it was not uncomfortably so and the salesman (of course) said the vamp will stretch.

Then I wore the shoes to dinner and about half way through my feet were in horrible pain from the shoes simply being on my feet....I have never experienced anything like it. I don't normally wear loafers with the exception of some low vamp Edward Greens. Hopefully the leather will stretch. *fingers crossed*

 

[dalevy]

I recently got a pair of Carmina penny loafers at the Barcelona showroom built on the Forest last and I am starting to wonder if the my instep is too high for them. I tried them on in the store walked around in them and everything felt good. I didn't have my usual problems with width or length or the heal slipping and while the vamp felt tight it was not uncomfortably so and the salesman (of course) said the vamp will stretch.

Then I wore the shoes to dinner and about half way through my feet were in horrible pain from the shoes simply being on my feet....I have never experienced anything like it. I don't normally wear loafers with the exception of some low vamp Edward Greens. Hopefully the leather will stretch. *fingers crossed*

When did you try on the loafers? I really do notice a difference late in the day when wearing some of my tighter fitting shoes.

 

[LeatherBoot]

When did you try on the loafers? I really do notice a difference late in the day when wearing some of my tighter fitting shoes.

I tried them on in the morning. :/

 

[Sandwich]

Great fit on the Forrest last. Doesn't look too bulbous to me @Namor

Wow! those look great. Particularly with jeans.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Thanks. They are a GMTO from Epaulet about a year ago. They're one of my favorite pairs.

 

[Journeyman]

I really do notice a difference late in the day when wearing some of my tighter fitting shoes.

+1. It's common for feet to swell during the course of the day so that a pair that's comfortable in the morning could be uncomfortable in the late afternoon.

 

[Murlsquirl]



+1. It's common for feet to swell during the course of the day so that a pair that's comfortable in the morning could be uncomfortable in the late afternoon.

Very true...especially if it really warms up in the afternoon.