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

[Neville Southall]

No wear on the new boots @George Red ? Is it warm over yonder (hence newer treads..)?
Planning on giving mine a run out tomorrow, see how the victory wears all day.

Haven’t worn a single pair of my Calways. It’s like 100 degrees here! ???

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

Haven’t worn a single pair of my Calways. It’s like 100 degrees here! ???

We don’t tend to be afflicted by good weather...

 

[Neville Southall]

We don’t tend to be afflicted by good weather...

Hahahaha. I’m sure of it!

 

[Phoenician]

110 here in Phoenix most every day now, but I wear jeans and my boots during the week! (I don't leave the house really, so there is.....that.) lol

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

110 here in Phoenix most every day now, but I wear jeans and my boots during the week! (I don't leave the house really, so there is.....that.) lol

Air con and boots..

isn’t that your Insta?

 

[Phoenician]

Air con and boots..

isn’t that your Insta?

lol! pretty much! Sitting in my home office with the air on. If the mailman sees my shell boots, he may think they're cool, but that would mean I'd have to venture outside to even check the mail!

 

[Phoenician]

Air con and boots..

isn’t that your Insta?

but you may know me as Joe the Policeman, from the "what's going down" episode, of "that's my mama!"

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

but you may know me as Joe the Policeman, from the "what's going down" episode, of "that's my mama!"

I literally share the mic drop scene about four times a year on Facebook..

 

[Phoenician]

I literally share the mic drop scene about four times a year on Facebook..

that's admirable, but clearly not often enough. If your followers on FB aren't seeing a CTA reference monthly, they're missing out!

 

[trevorplease]

MTO from the sale finally came in. I’m torn. I requested natural shell and a few other details I guess couldn’t translate well or be done. Also 3/4 sides have what I can only describe as the “loose grain“ of shell if there ever is one. Or I got a roided-out butt hide?

 

[madhat]

MTO from the sale finally came in. I’m torn. I requested natural shell and a few other details I guess couldn’t translate well or be done. Also 3/4 sides have what I can only describe as the “loose grain“ of shell if there ever is one. Or I got a roided-out butt hide?

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I had similar on both instances of my unlined chukkas. I'd never seen that on shell until this pattern. Maybe a function of the larger section of unlined shell that can't be stretched as tight?

 

[miamidoc]

MTO from the sale finally came in. I’m torn. I requested natural shell and a few other details I guess couldn’t translate well or be done. Also 3/4 sides have what I can only describe as the “loose grain“ of shell if there ever is one. Or I got a roided-out butt hide?

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First. That’s quite the departure from your natural shell request. Second I’ve never seen that kind of scarring/marred finish on horween cordovan.

seriously WTF!?!?

 

[trevorplease]

I had similar on both instances of my unlined chukkas. I'd never seen that on shell until this pattern. Maybe a function of the larger section of unlined shell that can't be stretched as tight?

Did you keep? Does it get worst with wear or stay the same?

 

[madhat]

Did you keep? Does it get worst with wear or stay the same?

It doesn't get worse. It does temporarily smooth out of you stretch that area tight by hand, which makes me think it may not have been stretched as tight.

 

[Neville Southall]

MTO from the sale finally came in. I’m torn. I requested natural shell and a few other details I guess couldn’t translate well or be done. Also 3/4 sides have what I can only describe as the “loose grain“ of shell if there ever is one. Or I got a roided-out butt hide?

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I'd send that back.