Another Spanish Shoe brand - Yanko

[Emil S]

Wondering if someone could help me differentiate the 915 and 962 lasts? The differences at the toe are relatively obvious, but can anyone describe how the middle and heal are shaped and/or fit differently? I'm having a hard time finding good side-by-side photos of the two lasts.

915 is in F-width and 962 is in G-width. Its not a massive difference, personally I wear the same size in both of them and they both fit well even if I have quite narrow feet. The heel fits the same, but its mainly at the circumference you notice the difference, also a bit in the toe box since the shape is more round on the 962.
Hope it clarified things a bit for you.

 

[Mrlol]

ok so do you all agree that york sole is the best option to go for in winter shoes when walking in rain, snow etc?

will not the rain/snow go threw the leather part in a york sole?

 

[HereComeDatB'y]

Figured you gents might like a pic:



I did notice some minor imperfections on one of the soles:


Is that normal? I'm not too bothered by it honestly.

However, the website states that I should've received two shoe bags, but I only received one. That's a bummer.

https://www.skolyx.se/en/shoes/263-plain-cap-toe-oxford-dark-brown-with-york-sole.html

I also got a York sole because I live in Canada and I imagine it would do better / last longer?

 

[Betelgeuse]

Nice! I wouldn't be bothered by the sole inperfection but I will let know Skolyx the one bag issue.

 

[burgerkong]

Nice! I wouldn't be bothered by the sole inperfection but I will let know Skolyx the one bag issue.

Hold on, are there supposed to be two shoe bags or one @Skolyx ?

FWIW, I ordered this and only got one bag:

https://www.skolyx.se/en/shoes/95-plain-cap-toe-oxford-dark-brown.html#/size-45_uk_11

 

[HereComeDatB'y]

I also have a question for you gents about the York sole. Is it just me, or does the grip pattern seem like poor design? This is not specifically the York sole either, as I've seen the same with other rubber soles on shoes I've seen on this forum.

I'm still a noob when it comes to high-end shoes, and I also understand that the flat profile is intended to replicate the same profile as "normal" leather shoes... but this crater pattern (I don't know what else to call it?) seems very inefficient IMO.

Perhaps this is my Canadian lived-experience showing, but basically there's a reason why car tires don't have this type of grip design, if you get what I'm saying.

My imagining of a happy medium would be a flat sole around the edges of the shoe (to maintain that classic flat-sole profile) but then to also have a recessed ridged grip design of some sort inside of the flat edge to handle the actual work of the shoe instead of the craters that immediately get filled with water/snow/debris and become useless.

Is it simply because the people who make these types of shoes don't ever deal with these elements because of their geography? Is it tradition? Would it be some sort of fashion faux-pas?

I'm not complaining about the shoes I got (I knew what I was buying lol) it's more just an observation from a shoe noob who lives in a snowy climate.

 

[Wrenkin]

The York sole is very similar to a traditional Dainite pattern. It's English, and not great on ice.

 

[Belfaborac]

In terms of soles there really aren't many which perform well on ice and snow, except for the specialised soles from Vibram (the model names escape me right now) and some others made from soft rubber. rubber. The trouble is that in order to provide reasonable grip on ice and snow the soles will have to sacrifice durability on other surfaces with more friction, which likely isn't desirable in an ordinary dress shoe (if that's what we're talking about).

Also, an ordinary dress shoe sole simply doesn't have the required depth to construct an effective gripping pattern for ice and snow. Basically the choice is between wearing shoes or boots with soles made for winter conditions, which will never look great paired with a nice outfit, or wear nice footwear and risk falling on one's ass.

 

[Emil S]

I also have a question for you gents about the York sole. Is it just me, or does the grip pattern seem like poor design? This is not specifically the York sole either, as I've seen the same with other rubber soles on shoes I've seen on this forum.

I'm still a noob when it comes to high-end shoes, and I also understand that the flat profile is intended to replicate the same profile as "normal" leather shoes... but this crater pattern (I don't know what else to call it?) seems very inefficient IMO.

Perhaps this is my Canadian lived-experience showing, but basically there's a reason why car tires don't have this type of grip design, if you get what I'm saying.

My imagining of a happy medium would be a flat sole around the edges of the shoe (to maintain that classic flat-sole profile) but then to also have a recessed ridged grip design of some sort inside of the flat edge to handle the actual work of the shoe instead of the craters that immediately get filled with water/snow/debris and become useless.

Is it simply because the people who make these types of shoes don't ever deal with these elements because of their geography? Is it tradition? Would it be some sort of fashion faux-pas?

I'm not complaining about the shoes I got (I knew what I was buying lol) it's more just an observation from a shoe noob who lives in a snowy climate.

The york sole is a alternative to the full rubber soles like Dainite or Vibram, but with a slightly more slim profile. Ive personally never experienced any issues with the pattern while wearing in snow and i wear shoes with York all the year around on certain shoes since its so durable in both snow and rain (Living in Sweden).

 

[HereComeDatB'y]

Ah! Thanks for the info!

 

[WildBlueYonder]

Hey everyone, I'm looking to purchase my first serious pair of dress boots and Yanko's 960 last caught my attention as far as quality and price went. My feet width circumference (quite high instep), measured at the ball of my foot, is 27 cm and the length measured diagonally from the first toe to the heel is 28.5 cm. Now, the only other brand I own is a pair of Velasca loafers in 44EU, they fit well in length, but very slightly tight in width, so I don't know how to compare the fit.

Which size would you recommend?

Thanks!

 

[Betelgeuse]

Hey everyone, I'm looking to purchase my first serious pair of dress boots and Yanko's 960 last caught my attention as far as quality and price went. My feet width circumference (quite high instep), measured at the ball of my foot, is 27 cm and the length measured diagonally from the first toe to the heel is 28.5 cm. Now, the only other brand I own is a pair of Velasca loafers in 44EU, they fit well in length, but very slightly tight in width, so I don't know how to compare the fit.

Which size would you recommend?

Thanks!

The girdth of your foot is 270 mm? I have the same lenght but with a girdth of 247 mm and I would buy 9.5 UK in the 960 last.

 

[WildBlueYonder]

The girdth of your foot is 270 mm? I have the same lenght but with a girdth of 247 mm and I would buy 9.5 UK in the 960 last.

Yes, it's 270mm (I measured it while standing around the ball of my foot, is it correct?), as I said, high instep problems...
Forgot to mention, the boots would be worn both with thick woolen socks during winter and thinner merino wool socks in fall.

 

[Betelgeuse]

Yes, it's 270mm (I measured it while standing around the ball of my foot, is it correct?), as I said, high instep problems...
Forgot to mention, the boots would be worn both with thick woolen socks during winter and thinner merino wool socks in fall.

Let's wait to @Skolyx or @patinePL to chime in and advise you hehe. I like to use Sizeadvisors.com it had helped me a lot when figuring out shoe sizes but there's not a lot of info with Yanko lasts. @Claus could help you to understand how the system works.

 

[Claus]

@Betelgeuse is correct: Sizeadvisors has not many ratings for Yanko shoes yet. Those that it does have are on the 915 last. And some are made for the EU system which complicates things.

Anyway, be aware that there are different approaches to foot measurement: Sizeadvisors doesn't use a diagonal system, so you two probably don't have the same foot length.