Meermin. Carmina 2nd brand? - Page 187

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Originally Posted by MCanavan6 


Are wholecuts not meant to be worn with chinos or jeans? Are they strictly a suit/tux shoe?

You can wear whatever shoes with whatever outfit you prefer, but most of the choices should be narrowed down to fit/style/color.  And by fit, I do not mean how well fitted an article of clothing is; its largely unimportant.

Wholecut in terms of styling is more on the novelty end of the spectrum; too edge for business and not rugged enough for work/casualwear. 

long wing bluchers, plain toe bluchers/chukkas, norweign split toes all work much better as the swiss army knife of shoe styling.

colorwise, black is formal, brown is less, light colors are casual.

so black chukka has a formal color, novelty design.  doesn't bodes well for most outfits.

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Originally Posted by UnnamedPlayer 

So what is the consensus on the Cordovan from Meermin?

 

I think it would be good to get a response from people who haven't just ordered them but have actually walked around and put some wear in to the leather.

We have already seen some unfavourable results from Orgetorix.

 

I'm looking at these NST's

http://meermin.es/ficha_articulo.php?id=2363

 

It would be good to know if the price is good value for Cordovan or a waste of money and you're better off going with Calf.

 

thanks.

cordovans is a waste of money most of the time.

The man asked for versatility... dub monks have that. I suggested brown semi brogues, black whole cuts, brown dub monks, and then black semi brogues or black dub monks.

dub monks are a lot easier to wear with denim, and the vast majority of ppl in this forum would agree with me they are a good looking shoe. I guess if I were to slightly revise my advice, it would be in this order, by importance:

Brown semi brogues (Suit or jeans)

Black Wholecuts(suit or tux)

Black Semi brogues (honestly suit only, but there are ways to pull it off i guess with jeans)

Brown Dub monks (Suit or Jeans)

Black Dub monks(Suit or jeans)

a black straight up captoe also works only with a suit, and IMO there is never a time a straight black captoe can be worn when a black whole cut could not, but a whole cut can also be worn with a tuxedo.

You could also inserts full brogues where the dub monks are, or austerity brogues, which are apparently coming out on the olfe this fall from meermin. (i'll probably be buying all colors...) You will likely get even more versatility out of those, and if dub monks are coming off trend then the full brogues or austerity brogues will maintain their classicness, as they have never been out of style.

Also Hendrix good point, I like the give a man to fish/teach a man to fish reference

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Originally Posted by MCanavan6 


Do you happen to know when austerity brogues are coming out? If they look half as good as the MTO pair a couple pages back theyll be imcredible looking.
Also what is the general consensus on Suede for the office? Too laid back and better to stick with leather?

I can't wait! My guess is they come out early November. Pepe and the crew are meeting with investors right now, partially because they would like to have me help them open up a store here in NYC, so they are busy busy and I have yet to hear back on exact times. As far as suede, it can be tricky, but if it's dark it is OK for the most part I would say. I have the meermin semi brogues on the olfe in dark brown suede, and I wear them as I would any other dark brown shoe. As a commercial RE broker, I have a lot of time in front of clients, and unless it's not yet a client but rather a potential new one, I would say they are fine.

Meanwhile, I would say that in hindsight I may have gone for a different shoe, as you never know when you might get called to a meeting. But, as I said, as long as it's dark enough ppl won't even notice.

Opening a store in NYC? I hope this doesn't mean an increase in prices...

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Originally Posted by Orgetorix 


As I pointed out in my post, the lightness in the creases on my Meermin shells is not the white bloom you frequently see on other shell cordovan shoes. That brushes off easily. This is an issue with the finish on the Meermins cracking and the lighter-colored surface underneath showing through.

Have you go in touch with Meermin to find out what the deal is?

I really want those NST's but I really don't want fucked up leather.

From the Meermin Tumblr.  Is this the same issue with the creases looking too light?