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@j ingevaldsson I know that you've reviewed Yanko before but I had a hard time understanding the whole article due to the limited English translation. How would you compare them to Carmina and Meermin?
 

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@j ingevaldsson
 I know that you've reviewed Yanko before but I had a hard time understanding the whole article due to the limited English translation. How would you compare them to Carmina and Meermin? 


Yanko is excellent for the price, especially if you live outside EU and purchase through the Swedish site skolyx.se who already has really low prices, and then you can deduct the high Swedish VAT plus Swedish krona is very low ATM. Compared to Meermin I hold them above also LM line, although LM are hand welted which is a pro, and compared to Carmina they are more or less similar in quality, or only a little bit off.
 
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Yanko is excellent for the price, especially if you live outside EU and purchase through the Swedish site skolyx.se who already has really low prices, and then you can deduct the high Swedish VAT plus Swedish krona is very low ATM. Compared to Meermin I hold them above also LM line, although LM are hand welted which is a pro, and compared to Carmina they are more or less similar in quality, or only a little bit off.
Thank you so much for the info, that's exactly what I was looking for.
 

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Yanko is excellent for the price, especially if you live outside EU and purchase through the Swedish site skolyx.se who already has really low prices, and then you can deduct the high Swedish VAT plus Swedish krona is very low ATM. Compared to Meermin I hold them above also LM line, although LM are hand welted which is a pro, and compared to Carmina they are more or less similar in quality, or only a little bit off.

Is the quality of one of the older models still as good as what you're describing? I'm looking at these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121408896117?rmvSB=true
 

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Absolutely no relationship, or connection, to Carmina at all. Except that the factory is in Mallorca. CSC actually jumped in early, but I am bring the line to market this Fall. Last year my wife and I were visiting the Tarrago factory in Barcelona, working, and the owner said we need to take a flight over to Mallorca (we supply everyone in Spain with the finishing products in the factories) as he wanted to introduce me to Toni, the new young owner, and show me around. The only thing I remembered was some clumsy shoes of moderate quality that were around the States when I was buying at Franco's, but a trip to Mallorca sounded good so we went the next day. I was really, really impressed. There is a long history, which I will not get into nor do I necessarily understand, between the makers there, but this man Toni was very sincere, earnest and the samples and shoes in production were really, really, nice. Turns out that the trade in the Barcelona shops, when we returned and spent a few days shopping, had turned in his direction. I was pleased that they asked us to re-introduce them to the market here, and we are starting soon (we start showing retailers at the Show's the next 2 months).

Anyway, the range is solidly classic, 3 main lasts (one anglo, one updated 'chisel toe' and one 'fashion',,,which I don't get so probably won't be here), the upper leathers are all Annonay and du Puy...suedes from Stead, I believe, and the work is all Goodyear Welt. The finishing was all done on the wheels, no spraying, and the outsoles are some of the best I've seen. Price comes on-line at around $550 and, my own opinion here, they are putting out a product that is superior to most of the UK shoes priced higher.....Yanko is not as boardy and the finishing is better.

We'll see what happens - it takes a year, usually, to develop some distribution for a brand and Spring isn't exactly the ideal time to launch Goodyear Welts, so it may be Fall of next year before there is a broad selection here, but I am putting my name and door knocking efforts behind them, as well as stocking a selection of shoes.
In Mallorca there are among most of the famousest spanish shoes makers,as Carmina,meermin,Yanko,as well as Lottusse,it sells well in the far east market.
 

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You've really gotten much better at patinating Niklas. You should have a workshop here in Gothenburg, where we all could learn how to patinate our shoes :)
 

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You've really gotten much better at patinating Niklas. You should have a workshop here in Gothenburg, where we all could learn how to patinate our shoes
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thanks, but Im still learning myself :)
If one is interested its just to go ahead and do it. Thats is what I did :)
All the stuff you will need is up on the guide at skolyx.se and can be bought from there as well.
 

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Those are awesome Emil! @Skolyx I may have to change my "no more shoes this year" policy for a pair...
 

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Those are awesome Emil! @Skolyx I may have to change my "no more shoes this year" policy for a pair...
Hahaha,shoe fans will never deny beautiful shoes,thus there will more and more shoes in one's collection,hahaha
 

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