Skoaktiebolaget – Enzo Bonafé, Saint Crispin’s, Löf & Tung

[Butterfeet]

The burgundy Bonafe... Damn. So far I've only had shoes from Carmina, J. Fitzpatrick, Loake, and Meermin. Perhaps this is my step up?

How does the 062 last fit compared to Carmina? For reference, I'm a

UK7.5 in Carmina Simpson
UK7 in Carmina Inca and Rain
UK 7 in J. Fitzpatrick lasts

My instep is low. I've heard Bonafe lasts have high instep. Would this be a problem for me?

 

[Leaves]

The burgundy Bonafe... Damn. So far I've only had shoes from Carmina, J. Fitzpatrick, Loake, and Meermin. Perhaps this is my step up?

How does the 062 last fit compared to Carmina? For reference, I'm a

UK7.5 in Carmina Simpson
UK7 in Carmina Inca and Rain
UK 7 in J. Fitzpatrick lasts

My instep is low. I've heard Bonafe lasts have high instep. Would this be a problem for me?

Please email us at [email protected] for personal fitting advice.

 

[Meyboom]

Mystery Maker. More details to be revealed soon. Aiming at launch Spring 2018.

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So, did we stop guessing who the mystery maker will be? My bets are on the return of G&G, picture looks like the GG06 last to me...

 

[vestbash]

So, did we stop guessing who the mystery maker will be? My bets are on the return of G&G, picture looks like the GG06 last to me...

The welting with the brown welt with black stitching doesn't really strike me like EG. Doesn't look much like them to me.

 

[Meyboom]

The welting with the brown welt with black stitching doesn't really strike me like EG. Doesn't look much like them to me.

My bet is on GG, definitely not EG

 

[vestbash]

My bet is on GG, definitely not EG

Ah, bad reading comprehension, my apologies.

 

[Jdog12345]

Any idea if there will be some more Carlos Santos hand grades being stocked sometime soon? Or a restocking of sizes on the current 3 CS handgrades? Am so intrigued by the 389 last, it looks amazing!
Can anyone comment on the differences between the Carmina Simpson and the CS 389? To me the the vamp looks lower on the 389 which is perfect for someone with a lower instep such as myself.

 

[CLTesquire]

So, did we stop guessing who the mystery maker will be? My bets are on the return of G&G, picture looks like the GG06 last to me...

GG06 is a bit rounder than the shoe @Leaves posted I think

 

[supern0va]

My bet is on GG, definitely not EG

Did someone say GG? Got this last year during Black Friday! Prob one of my favourite shoes!



But seriously I don't think skoak will bring back GG so quickly after discontinuing it.

 

[Leaves]

Can you say whether that will include wider width options?

As long as I'm asking about widths, you had mentioned that more information would be forthcoming on Scafora width options. Would love to hear what the options are.

Yes, there will be some lasts catering to a wider foot and we are also looking at adding different widths for some lasts.

Regarding Scafora, please email [email protected] and we can check that for you, currently it's quite limited.

 

[zanci]

Can somebody tell me how to care for the carlos santos patina?

Go for the neutral wax or the cloesest color?

 

[Leaves]

Can somebody tell me how to care for the carlos santos patina?

Go for the neutral wax or the cloesest color?

I would recommend Bick4. It's a great product for nourishment and does not discolour or remove colour. If you want a high shine, try neutral or same tone polish. I normally use 2 different colour polishes on my shoes to create extra depth.

 

[insy]

The burgundy Bonafe... Damn. So far I've only had shoes from Carmina, J. Fitzpatrick, Loake, and Meermin. Perhaps this is my step up?

How does the 062 last fit compared to Carmina? For reference, I'm a

UK7.5 in Carmina Simpson
UK7 in Carmina Inca and Rain
UK 7 in J. Fitzpatrick lasts

My instep is low. I've heard Bonafe lasts have high instep. Would this be a problem for me?

I don't see how Bonafe will work with low insteps. I have tried a couple lasts from EB and neither one worked for me. However, I am surprised you can wear Rain with a low instep, perhaps yours isn't as low as mine or are you using a tongue-pad?

My bet is on GG, definitely not EG

That would be really great but how likely is it to re-add a maker after such a short period of time? After all it makes me wonder how GG has no other retailer than MrPorter in Europe though.

 

[Meyboom]

@Leaves The new Bonafe in vintage Ilcea grain looks great. How is your experience with these vintage leathers? Aren't they quite fragile and prone to creasing?

 

[Butterfeet]

I don't see how Bonafe will work with low insteps. I have tried a couple lasts from EB and neither one worked for me. However, I am surprised you can wear Rain with a low instep, perhaps yours isn't as low as mine or are you using a tongue-pad?

I don't actually own any shoes in Rain. I did try it on once or twice in stores and the one that fit me best was 7UK. However I can't remember how the instep was.

I have a pair of NST derby in Simpson 7.5UK that to me is a perfect fit. Snug in the heel but with just enough room in the toe area. The instep is just right too. I remember trying on 7.5UK Simpson in a Oxford before and the lacing was tight (as it probably should be before the leather loosens and stretches). So I think my benchmark fit so far is 7.5UK in the Simpson.

I also notice that J. Fitzpatrick shoes have rather high instep. Not too bad but it's definitely not low. Which I think explains why the leather creases a little strangely on the shoes...