Carmina Shoes - Definitive Thread (reviews, advice, sizing, etc...) - official thread.

[DL120]

Unlined Sineu Armagnac loafers.

 

[janimal06]

@Carmina - can you help us to find out from the factory whether the new driving shoes can be resoled? They are Blake stitched, so might be possible to resole, but it's not clear.

CORDOVAN DRIVING LOAFERS 80802 MARIVENT

DRIVING LOAFERS IN GREEN CORDOVAN...

www.carminashoemaker.com

I suspect they can’t resole them given no one has had a response. I asked asked on here and Instagram but no reply.

 

[CMT1]

must have been nice to get out.

It was. We've been isolating since early March, well before CA ordered for shelter in place, and so has our friend. She's the only person with whom we interact given that she has been just as careful, if not outright paranoid, as we've been these past months.

Man, these are just exceptional.

Thank you. I love them. I can't wait to have occasion to wear them more!

I suspect they can’t resole them given no one has had a response. I asked asked on here and Instagram but no reply.

I asked on the 'Gram, on Facebook, and sent an email this morning to Sara as well. No response yet, but hopefully an answer will come via some medium.

@Carmina - can you help us to find out from the factory whether the new driving shoes can be resoled? They are Blake stitched, so might be possible to resole, but it's not clear.

CORDOVAN DRIVING LOAFERS 80802 MARIVENT

DRIVING LOAFERS IN GREEN CORDOVAN...

www.carminashoemaker.com

@Carmina I would also love to know if the drivers can be resoled. Thank you!

 

[Phoenician]

A different unboxing, these are for my mom, she's extremely happy and well, you can see Carmina is happy too. ?

That’s great, thanks for sharing! Beautiful dog and terrific that you named her Carmina!

 

[RIX0326]

Hello, I need some size advice.
I am a size UK6.5 in the C&J 367 Last, and same UK6.5 in TLB Velazquez last.
Do i got with the same size for the Carmina cordovan 910 Rain last? I have a bit slightly wide feet.
Thank you.

 

[Goofy]

Hello, I need some size advice.
I am a size UK6.5 in the C&J 367 Last, and same UK6.5 in TLB Velazquez last.
Do i got with the same size for the Carmina cordovan 910 Rain last? I have a bit slightly wide feet.
Thank you.

Carmina advise to downsize half a size for cordovan wholecuts given they‘re constructed roomier than usual in order to compensate for the inflexibel cordovan leather.

 

[zag73]

Gents, just found out that the driving shoes , as other carmina Blake stitched soles, can’t be resoled. Shame, I was looking forward to grabbing a pair but the inability to resole is a deal breaker for me.

 

[CMT1]

Gents, just found out that the driving shoes , as other carmina Blake stitched soles, can’t be resoled. Shame, I was looking forward to grabbing a pair but the inability to resole is a deal breaker for me.

Well that officially sucks. Damn. $720 Color #4 shoes with an expiration date.

I still want them for all the obvious reasons but this destroys their viability.

 

[Guccinski L.V.]

You can still resole them just send them to Bedo's.

 

[jischwar]

Gents, just found out that the driving shoes , as other carmina Blake stitched soles, can’t be resoled. Shame, I was looking forward to grabbing a pair but the inability to resole is a deal breaker for me.

Must be unique to Carmina because Blake-stitched soles can be resoled...

 

[JoeRogan]

Gents, just found out that the driving shoes , as other carmina Blake stitched soles, can’t be resoled. Shame, I was looking forward to grabbing a pair but the inability to resole is a deal breaker for me.

Lol what? There shouldn't be any reason their blake stitched can't be resoled, that doesn't make any sense. I mean a cobbler with the machine could do it, but also Carmina made them in the first place so they must have the blake stitch machine. They need to state that in the product listing, a quick search for "blake" and then for "loafer" on their site and it looks like roughly a bit more than a quarter (33/127) of their loafers are blake stitched.

 

[Betelgeuse]

That’s great, thanks for sharing! Beautiful dog and terrific that you named her Carmina!

Glad you liked it. First time editing video haha. Learning something new.

 

[Betelgeuse]

Carmina full strap penny loafers.

 

[zag73]

Lol what? There shouldn't be any reason their blake stitched can't be resoled, that doesn't make any sense. I mean a cobbler with the machine could do it, but also Carmina made them in the first place so they must have the blake stitch machine. They need to state that in the product listing, a quick search for "blake" and then for "loafer" on their site and it looks like roughly a bit more than a quarter (33/127) of their loafers are blake stitched.

Deal breaker for me too. I suspect resoling the Carmina driver loafer may be an issue because of the unusual nature of the sole. This being, their sole looks more robust than the soles of other drivers.

 

[siddeh]

Anyone know the difference between the double monk models 80250 and 10003? They look pretty much the same from the pictures.