Enzo Bonafe Handmade Shoes.

[Dieg0]

Yeah, I wonder what Europeans with wide feet do for fine footwear? At least the English have Loake, and we have AE and (to a lesser extent) Alden...

We shall see. All I know is the chance to get this boot in plum museum calf for less than 550 I couldnt pass up:

I've got the same problem as you guys. Well if you have wide feet, you can go for church's (have different widths) or JMWeston (no extra cost for different widths), C&J also have sometimes larger widths and a lot of different lasts, but you'll for sure have to pay an extra MTO-fee for that. Otherwise, unlike the states you have bespoke (or semi-bespoke) at a very fair price,
just to cite some of the most famous: Maftei, Vass (austrian) , meccariello (Napoli), Riccardo Borella (lake maggiore), Boccache&Salvucci (rome) etc. Not mentioning local shoemakers who charge you also somewhere between 800€/2000€.

It's is in my signature for sale. Unfortunately the sizing did not work out for me so I worn them only a few times and determined that they were too tight. It turns out that I need wide width on 946 last.

What size did you take on the 946?

 

[RogerP]

Those are gorgeous @MGD83 - congrats!

 

[MGD83]

Thanks guys looking forward to my next Bonafe order.

 

[laufer]



I've got the same problem as you guys. Well if you have wide feet, you can go for church's (have different widths) or JMWeston (no extra cost for different widths), C&J also have sometimes larger widths and a lot of different lasts, but you'll for sure have to pay an extra MTO-fee for that. Otherwise, unlike the states you have bespoke (or semi-bespoke) at a very fair price,
just to cite some of the most famous: Maftei, Vass (austrian) , meccariello (Napoli), Riccardo Borella (lake maggiore), Boccache&Salvucci (rome) etc. Not mentioning local shoemakers who charge you also somewhere between 800€/2000€.

I took size 10 but that proved to be narrow for me.

 

[laufer]



How did you size the 946 relative to US? I wear 10.5 3E in AE and Alden Barrie and took an educated guess by going 10 H for a Bonafe MTO. But a mite nervous about it...

Pepper,

I am with you. 

I am a solid 10E Barrie and I went for the 946 in a UK 9.5 G fitting.  I have such a thick right foot (10EE) that I figured that would be the best.

Gabriel helped greatly with sizing.

The last thing I want to do is drop a G on boots that do not fit properly.....

We shall see they outcome in several months....

It does seem that the Europeans do not make wide widths well.   For some reason though I feel Enzo B may be different.....

I think you guys have made right sizing decisions based on what you posted about your sizing.
Initially I ordered 946 last in regular width F but that proved to be just a bit too narrow for me especially for my right foot and this made my chukka unwearable. My feet seems to be somewhere between medium and wide width. Not wide enough to be called wide but not exactly medium width either.

I placed another order for Adelaide just like @MGD83 but this time in H width.

Good luck to everyone on keeps up updated please.

 

[Dieg0]

I took size 10 but that proved to be narrow for me.

Sorry to bother you, but was it the same size you have in Carmina?

 

[laufer]



Sorry to bother you, but was it the same size you have in Carmina?

Yes I took the same size as in my Rain last but Bonafe 946 F width turned out to be a little narrow for me.

 

[Cityplace]

Pictures of the "Burgundy Business" Bonafe that was done a while back:

I guess I'm lucky, the 2102b last fits me almost perfectly, similar to the Carmina Simpson last (a little tighter around the ankle). I wear 11UK in both.

 

[Reero]

In EB how much wider is h width over g does anyone no

 

[Bertel]

Pictures of the "Burgundy Business" Bonafe that was done a while back:


I guess I'm lucky, the 2102b last fits me almost perfectly, similar to the Carmina Simpson last (a little tighter around the ankle). I wear 11UK in both.

Beautiful shoe!

Interesting information on the similarity with Simpson yet tigther around the ankle, I need to try the 2102b last! Since Simpson forefoot is rather on the narrow side, I assume you went with the standard F width in 2102b and didn't opt for narrow E width (as I did on 946 last)?

 

[Bertel]

In EB how much wider is h width over g does anyone no

Are you sure there is a H width in EB? F is the standard width, E is narrow, G is wide, so H would be extra wide?

 

[Reero]

You are right I meant F standard and G wide

 

[Cityplace]

Beautiful shoe!

Interesting information on the similarity with Simpson yet tigther around the ankle, I need to try the 2102b last! Since Simpson forefoot is rather on the narrow side, I assume you went with the standard F width in 2102b and didn't opt for narrow E width (as I did on 946 last)?

Thanks! That is correct, I just went with the standard width for the 2102b. I like the last so much, I've ordered 2 more MTO's as part of Skoak's promotion - a balmoral boot and a wholecut - so interested to see how they turn out.

Perhaps tonight I'll take some comparison shots of me wearing the 2102b vs. Simpson if that would be helpful.

 

[SoGent]

Thanks! That is correct, I just went with the standard width for the 2102b. I like the last so much, I've ordered 2 more MTO's as part of Skoak's promotion - a balmoral boot and a wholecut - so interested to see how they turn out.

Perhaps tonight I'll take some comparison shots of me wearing the 2102b vs. Simpson if that would be helpful.

that's great info - thanks. those comparison photos would be awesome

 

[budapest12]

Pictures of the "Burgundy Business" Bonafe that was done a while back:



I guess I'm lucky, the 2102b last fits me almost perfectly, similar to the Carmina Simpson last (a little tighter around the ankle). I wear 11UK in both.

Love these. Good thing too, since I proposed this GMTO! (Pats self on back) Seriously though, this is my one pair of Bonafe and I really look forward to ordering many more. Quality for the price is phenomenal.

I'm glad the last worked out for you. I am good with it, but just -- I think that if my instep were even a hair lower, these would no longer work for me.