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

[miamidoc]

Awesome boots, Doc. Bedo is THE MAN.

Thank you, kind sir. Nice to see you back occasionally. I really hope you get your MTO sometime this year.

 

[PACostag]

Got a reply that their GMTO offer should be back up on Tuesday

 

[PACostag]

Is anyone able to tell me how tall the Jumper or Work (model 80791) boots are? I've literally been looking around for two days and can't find the height...

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

Exact hight or pics of height?

 

[PACostag]

those look superb. Just knowing how tall from the ground to the top of the upper would be perfect

 

[stook1]

those look superb. Just knowing how tall from the ground to the top of the upper would be perfect

I think I asked Carmina about this at one point a long time ago and was told that the height varies depending upon the size. So what you really might want to know is the height relative to other models. I don't have a calway myself but I can tell you the classic high jumper is probably about 2 inches or so taller than most of my other boots.

ETA: Found what I was talking about... see below

 

[PACostag]

Wow, okay, so they're like really bespoke even down to specific sizes. I presumed, among one style, they'd all be the same height. But yes, mainly relative height is of interest, specifically the 80791 vs Jumpers. This is a way more intensive process than I figured it would be

 

[gr8man]

Got a reply that their GMTO offer should be back up on Tuesday

Yeah, I got the same respond from them,

 

[saurabh]

Carmina Bakers Russian Grain Boots today!

 

[Usonian]

Wow, okay, so they're like really bespoke even down to specific sizes. I presumed, among one style, they'd all be the same height. But yes, mainly relative height is of interest, specifically the 80791 vs Jumpers. This is a way more intensive process than I figured it would be

I wouldn't say they're bespoke; the pattern is just scaled between sizes. Consider what would happen if the size 5 have the same toecap as a size 12? the same eyehole spacing? the same height? the scale would be completely out of wack, and there would only be a range of shoes between let's say size 8-10 that look proportionally correct.

All manufacturers scale their patterns, so you'd just have to consider that a smaller shoe will have a lower shaft height than a larger shoe.

 

[gr8man]

Does anyone know those shoetrees included in MTO shell cordovan are lasted or not? Thanks!

 

[zag73]

Does anyone know those shoetrees included in MTO shell cordovan are lasted or not? Thanks!

They don’t do lasted shoe trees.

 

[Neville Southall]

Well, it’s been since October of 2020, but they’re finally here. To be fair, Carmina reached out to me directly and apologized and made up for the excessive delay. I must say, these were worth it.

 

[stook1]

Well, it’s been since October of 2020, but they’re finally here. To be fair, Carmina reached out to me directly and apologized and made up for the excessive delay. I must say, these were worth it.
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Gorgeous.... Forest?

 

[jischwar]

Well, it’s been since October of 2020, but they’re finally here. To be fair, Carmina reached out to me directly and apologized and made up for the excessive delay. I must say, these were worth it.
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Straight ?