Bontoni help!!

[Gus]



Do they still do this?

Don't know. Go to their website and email them. I do know they make MTM shoes all the time. They have an expanding client base with well known sports figures with large feet.

 

[ThinkDerm]



Don't know. Go to their website and email them. I do know they make MTM shoes all the time. They have an expanding client base with well known sports figures with large feet.

love their stuff at bergdorfs

 

[Gus]

I heard they are going to open a "by appointment" store and showroom in Boston.

 

[ThinkDerm]



I heard they are going to open a "by appointment" store and showroom in Boston.

why boston?

 

[Gus]



why boston?

Why not?

 

[ThinkDerm]



Why not?

ny would seem more appropriate... is there anywhere to buy bontoni in boston right now? they are sold at BG in manhattan currently. Boston does not have a lot of high end shoe options currently, so this might be good for them.

 

[Ejirardo]

Lewis one of the owners lives in Boston and runs things from there probably one of the main reasons he wants the showroom there. Agree though NY would be a good option.

 

[ThinkDerm]



Lewis one of the owners lives in Boston and runs things from there probably one of the main reasons he wants the showroom there. Agree though NY would be a good option.

would love to hear more as this develops!

 

[Ejirardo]

I will be at the Bontoni trunk show next week in Seattle and will ask him for more details.

 

[sugarglider unrelism]

Hello Man of Lint,

Surely with your imaginative name you, and only you, would be familiar with the cursive writing found inside a pair of Bontoni shoes.

I recently purchased a pair of supposedly Bontoni shoes from a fellow in Australia who in turn secured them from an estate sale.

Neither he nor I am sure if they are Bontonis. Notwithstanding that, they look and feel like no other shoe that I've ever owned - pure sliken(ly) smooth in both appearance and fit. I am so enamored with them that I just have to pin down the artisan who created them.

Any photos of signatures/writing inside of Italian shoes that you're familiar with? The writing is just like the writing you'd find in a signed pair of Lattanzis.

Many thanks for reading this Oh Man of Lint.

All the best,

Mike

 

[meister]



Hello Man of Lint,
Surely with your imaginative name you, and only you, would be familiar with the cursive writing found inside a pair of Bontoni shoes.
I recently purchased a pair of supposedly Bontoni shoes from a fellow in Australia who in turn secured them from an estate sale.
Neither he nor I am sure if they are Bontonis. Notwithstanding that, they look and feel like no other shoe that I've ever owned - pure sliken(ly) smooth in both appearance and fit. I am so enamored with them that I just have to pin down the artisan who created them.
Any photos of signatures/writing inside of Italian shoes that you're familiar with? The writing is just like the writing you'd find in a signed pair of Lattanzis.
Many thanks for reading this Oh Man of Lint.
All the best,
Mike

That Fatto a Mano type writing looks similar in most Italian shoes of that type like they all went to the same school IMO eg Harris, Santoni,Bontoni,

 

[david123]

I have been looking for a pair of brown loafers and just bought a beautiful pair of Bontoni Principe in size 11. AE loafers fit in 11 and C&J Sydney fit well in 10, so I had high hopes for these. They feel a bit tight though, especially near my last (little) toe. Do Bontoni usually fit a little small? The last is beautiful, but perhaps doesn't fit my foot right. Are these likely to loosen up a bit if I keep them? They're amazing and I'm trying to convince myself to keep them, but not if they'll always hurt to wear.

 

[PhiPsi32]

Please post photos

 

[justinkapur]



I have been looking for a pair of brown loafers and just bought a beautiful pair of Bontoni Principe in size 11. AE loafers fit in 11 and C&J Sydney fit well in 10, so I had high hopes for these. They feel a bit tight though, especially near my last (little) toe. Do Bontoni usually fit a little small? The last is beautiful, but perhaps doesn't fit my foot right. Are these likely to loosen up a bit if I keep them? They're amazing and I'm trying to convince myself to keep them, but not if they'll always hurt to wear.

mine are always a bit tight when I first get them but the leather conforms like a glove to your foot. Wear them around the house with thick socks for a couple hours and see how they feel. I usually get mine stretched out just a bit to be extremely comfortable. But definitely would want to see pics of the shoes on your feet.

 

[david123]

Thanks for the replies! I didn't realize a photo would be helpful or else I would have posted one to start, but here's a photo now. The leather on these is quite strong and thick. I'm not sure if that's the nature of the shoes, or if they've just been sitting unworn for a while and could use a little conditioner even regardless of being a tad too small. They came with custom trees. I suppose I could condition them, put in normal trees, and just start wearing them and hope for the best. Does that seem reasonable?