Santoni Shoe Appreciation Thread

[Marco Cane]

Yeap, the shoes were in white and then they were hand painted by some guys from Santoni. They did that like two times for two years and has never happened again.

People around here prefer Ferragamo, Gucci or LV than better quality shoes.

Gucci ! EEEW ! What is LV?
The artisinal patinas that Berluti, G&G, and Santoni do some of their shoes in, are so much cooler than plain-old-boring dress shoes.

 

[Betelgeuse]

Gucci ! EEEW ! What is LV?
The artisinal patinas that Berluti, G&G, and Santoni do some of their shoes in, are so much cooler than plain-old-boring dress shoes.

LV is Louis Vuitton.

Yeap, these were my first pair of nice shoes. I have some pics of them in my tumblr from when they were knew and that pic is one of the last ones I took of them (now my father have them cause they were a bit tight and since I broke my pinky they were harmful to wear) the way they developed a beautiful patina, is unique.

I still have the Chelsea’s, I also have some of when they were new and how they look now, in fact the pic comparing it with Carmina is from last week, and they look beautiful as time passes by.

 

[mr monty]

Gucci ! EEEW ! What is LV?
The artisinal patinas that Berluti, G&G, and Santoni do some of their shoes in, are so much cooler than plain-old-boring dress shoes.

checkout some of the Vass mto

 

[Proleet]

Just to provide some input on sizing from my end:

Carmina Rain; 9 uk
Santoni: generally 8UK

 

[aristoi bcn]

My input.

Carmina: 6,5 UK
Yanko, Vass, Lobb, Cleverley, C&J: 6 UK
Santoni: 5 UK

 

[Guerdal]

C&j 9e
Magnanni 9,5b
John Lobb 9,5e

Santoni 8,5e
Santoni 8f (gyw)

 

[AP2015]

I just got my hands on these.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Santoni-Han...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

I really liked the style - way out of my current comfort zone but I wanted to explore.
Not sure where these fall in the quality spectrum of Santoni shoes.

 

[AP2015]

I just got my hands on these.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Santoni-Handmade-in-Italy-950-Black-Leather-Oxford-Dress-Shoes-10-F/263638679910?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

I really liked the style - way out of my current comfort zone but I wanted to explore.
Not sure where these fall in the quality spectrum of Santoni shoes.

So, I read through a few threads here
Looks like a Fatte a mano which is held in high regard.
Also, looks like a budapester (as referenced in the shoe) but I cannot seem to find any comparable examples or when this was sold new.

 

[coloRLOw]

the FAM in high regard refer to those Goodyear or Norvegese ones.

the one you bought is blake and the sole is too thin. i have to say that it's not a good quality santoni which we like here.

please check the construction first when you buy santoni next time.

 

[Proleet]

the FAM in high regard refer to those Goodyear or Norvegese ones.

the one you bought is blake and the sole is too thin. i have to say that it's not a good quality santoni which we like here.

please check the construction first when you buy santoni next time.

I’m genuinely curious why you’re dismissing all Blake/Blake rapid shoes off the bat. There is quite a bit of variability within Santoni but the higher end non Goodyear shoes are very well made and stack up perfectly fine to other brands at similar price levels...

 

[Betelgeuse]

Santoni Chelsea

 

[Jazzmenco]

Nice shine amigo! You can tell quality by how easy it is to bring out the mirror shine!

 

[Betelgeuse]

Nice shine amigo! You can tell quality by how easy it is to bring out the mirror shine!

Indeed, it's fairly easy to bring that shine up.

 

[AP2015]

Good to know.

the FAM in high regard refer to those Goodyear or Norvegese ones.

the one you bought is blake and the sole is too thin. i have to say that it's not a good quality santoni which we like here.

please check the construction first when you buy santoni next time.

Good to know.
I hope they wear well over time.
I went through a few pages of this thread - really liking the brand and its styling (not to mention the lower price point)

 

[coloRLOw]

I’m genuinely curious why you’re dismissing all Blake/Blake rapid shoes off the bat. There is quite a bit of variability within Santoni but the higher end non Goodyear shoes are very well made and stack up perfectly fine to other brands at similar price levels...

i have blake rapid (left) and blake (right) santoni too, and some other good blake shoes, like Bestetti Maxverre etc.

the leather of this blake rapid santoni is super great (sorry for the poor phone pics), touch butter soft and anti wrinkle like my limit edition line, and it's not FAM, but the common made in italy line, that's really far beyond my expectation.

the leather of chelsea is not bad of course,though a little stiff.

but i still advise those who are new in Santioni family to stick to FAM goodyear,Shabby Chic goodyear, and Goodyear line, because their quality is more consistent in my opinion, and not to mention, if in patient, it's not hard to find some new one that price is below $300 on ebay.