Antonio Meccariello Shoes

[BColl_Has_Too_Many_Shoes]

Mr Aurum talks now

I'm only on here to sing the praises of Carmina. Aurums are a different category altogether, so those pieces of leathers and soles should be reserved for Masaerti talks.

 

[Smooth Operator]

I'm only on here to sing the praises of Carmina. Aurums are a different category altogether, so those pieces of leathers and soles should be reserved for Masaerti talks.

G'day Sir! If Aurum is a Maserati, what would Carmina be ?

 

[clee1982]

holy cow, you don't get it do you...

 

[BColl_Has_Too_Many_Shoes]

G'day Sir! If Aurum is a Maserati, what would Carmina be ?

Mmm maybe VW Jetta.

 

[JohnMRobie]

Mmm maybe VW Jetta.

Good solid car. Looks pretty good. Gets the job done.

 

[BColl_Has_Too_Many_Shoes]

Good solid car. Looks pretty good. Gets the job done.

Carmina car-isified

 

[evangel21]

holy cow, you don't get it do you...

Sounds like a troll to me

 

[Smooth Operator]

Does that mean my Blake stitched shoe is a

 

[Betta]

Sounds like a troll to me

+1
:/ akin to those conservative business dress spammers

 

[acapaca]

I think Carminas are overrated.

 

[BColl_Has_Too_Many_Shoes]

I think Carminas are overrated.

Style, function, fair prices, potential to try on due to many retailers being available, solid leathers.. I'd say they are worth it provided you don't pay msrp.

 

[DL120]

What advantages would small shoemaker have other than QC? I wonder if a Handmade shoe can be that much better than machine made? I actually thought the other way as the machine would be more productive in a way?

A factory made shoe is a template that a machine can produce with repeatable ease and without any thought.
A shoemaker that reproduce smaller batch artisanal craftsmanship is intentionally making decisions about how the shoes are being made each step of the way, and is able to bring the detail and level of “quality” to an entirely different level by making adjustments to create the best result. Moreover a machine requires a certain thickness of material and lack of finesse when making the finer detail aspects of the shoe. A shoemaker can use a smaller tolerance of material and construction strength by ensuring each stitch or lasting nail is done to the highest level of accuracy. A machine cannot think like that obviously.
Does this mean every shoe made in a workshop is better than a machine made one? No, but when talking about Meccariello, I’d wager he is.

 

[Smooth Operator]

It's crazy how I don't even know who AM is and what's HW a month ago. Appreciate you all! How good does this Chelsea look though

 

[spencert]

Let's put it this way, if you can get hold of an AM last and size that fits you well. Your first purchase will not be your last!

 

[clee1982]

dude, how good does it look "to you", I like it, but you might or might not, and with AM you don't have to worry about construction