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

[RDiaz]

Detroit last is similar to Rain in that it is wide and with a low instep/vamp area. I have a pair of half brogues in that last, it's very comfortable.

 

[unipair guy]

If you guys like navy lets make this boot happen.

 

[NAMOR]



Loving this!

thanks man. im sad i had to sell it. alcudia is too narrow and my feet would be killing me after a day in them

 

[NAMOR]

unipair, you need to show this... with this. its night and day. Navy Blue Shell cannot be mimic'ed. it either is or is not

 

[Roguls]



Just received my first MTO from Carmina.... placed order mid may, arrived today.... First time I've seen the Detroit Last...... Navy Blue Shell, Red Lining, Detroit Last

These are some of the best I've seen. I may have to look into the Detroit. How does it fit compared to Forest?

 

[Pastor]



Well this is not good, shoes are digging into the top of my toes. What are the odds it goes away over time? This doesn't bode well for picking up more shoes from carmina.

My direct MTO with Carmina did this on the first wear. They are a shell single monk on the Inca last and where the shoe creased it literally rubbed a blister on my foot. That last has fit fine in other leathers so I was perplexed at a $800+ MTO that hurt my feet. I wore then for a while and honestly things didn't get better. I consulted B. Nelson and he assured me that he could stretch them around the crease area. I sent them to him for what he described as "wet stretching" and when they came back they were perfect. No more issues at all. While they were with B Nelson I went ahead and got sunken metal toe taps installed as well. The price was minimal for both procedures.

 

[unipair guy]

unipair, you need to show this...




with this. its night and day. Navy Blue Shell cannot be mimic'ed. it either is or is not

That is true. If I had a better picture people could see what a beautiful boot this will be. I will work on a better picture. Come on guys this could be amazing.

 

[pinkpanther]

Look what showed up a few days ago direct from Carmina...

 

[coxaca]

Ladies,

The jumper boot group MTO (model 80184/Oscar last/cognac shell/Dainite sole) has now reached critical mass. It's a "go" project. We have the green light. We are on. We are money.

I have also received confirmation from our partner Skoaktiebolaget that we can specify "dark Cognac" as our desired colour, as this is an official colour from the Horween range.

The boot will therefore look pretty much like this:



Pretty sexy, huh?

OK, now here's the thing. If you've been sitting on the sidelines, quietly lurking and observing and thinking about participating in this offer, now's your chance. You have the weekend to move on it. PM me (or Leaves) and confirm your order, or cry forever in your soup. 4480SEK (ex VAT) will get you this boot. Miss out, and ***** will most assuredly not be given.

 

[easy_golfing]

something like this:

Also, does Carmina have a book of medallions? Id like to try out something new

yeah thats queer

Word. What kind of boot are you thinking? I want to get in on a boot and dig carmina but am leaning eg I think

iirc you can add punching to carmina MTOs across lasts and models, so maybe something like this would work for the medallion

http://www.carminashoemaker.com/web...id_mod=227&id_modFull=0,27,28,225,226,227,228

I really like the shape of Alden Plaza lasted boots. Both the wingtip above and the medallion boot below intrigue me but im not really sure what carmina last is equivalent

not sure if this is an interested in a wingtip boot mto, but if so, could we keep it on forest last please (perhaps robert would work as well)? nothing wider.

open to pretty much colors (nothing loud though - ie ruby even though it is fantastic). was thinking something along the lines of cognac, saddle, etc...

open to sole as well - i think this could be great

or this

 

[WiredandTired]



My direct MTO with Carmina did this on the first wear. They are a shell single monk on the Inca last and where the shoe creased it literally rubbed a blister on my foot. That last has fit fine in other leathers so I was perplexed at a $800+ MTO that hurt my feet. I wore then for a while and honestly things didn't get better. I consulted B. Nelson and he assured me that he could stretch them around the crease area. I sent them to him for what he described as "wet stretching" and when they came back they were perfect. No more issues at all. While they were with B Nelson I went ahead and got sunken metal toe taps installed as well. The price was minimal for both procedures.

I'll keep B Nelson in mind if it comes to that. I'm going to give it a few more break in days.

Very nice single monk. I really liked that style ever since I saw it on epaulet.

 

[mrjester]

+1 for B. Nelson. Toe Taps are cool too. But I almost fell flat on ****** the first day, stepping off a curb toe-first.

 

[Pastor]



I'll keep B Nelson in mind if it comes to that. I'm going to give it a few more break in days.

Very nice single monk. I really liked that style ever since I saw it on epaulet.

I had these made after seeing NAMOR's blue shell boots. I was tempted to purchase Epaulet's blue shell double monks but when I saw this design on the Carmina site I set up the MTO with Betty. It really is a great shoe design.

 

[Calikid]

These are some of the best I've seen. I may have to look into the Detroit. How does it fit compared to Forest?

Thanks... I don't know yet. I have not tried them on yet as I have been spending a lot of time staring at them and smelling them.... they do smell good....
i will compare to the Forest and get back to you....

 

[thecool85]

These are some of the best I've seen. I may have to look into the Detroit. How does it fit compared to Forest?

The fit is both longer and wider. Detroit is the widest Carmina last. I'd say size down at least a half size relative to your Forest size.