Sutor Mantellassi

[sho'nuff]

I saw this on ebay,

just thought it might interest someone.


http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-Sutor-...QQcmdZViewItem

 

[mtf]

I've got a pair of those and they're holding up very very well. They're not from the handmade line though. I think the retail is in the $400-500 range. Mine fit small. I'm almost always a 10.5D (including for S.M. shoes) and I wear a 11D in that shoe.

 

[edmorel]

That is a lot of money for their lower line shoes. Lance at virtualclotheshorse.com sells the Sutor handmade line for a few dollars more.

 

[Roger]

Originally Posted by mtf

I've got a pair of those and they're holding up very very well. They're not from the handmade line though. I think the retail is in the $400-500 range.
Wow, is that right! They're really beautiful shoes, and I thought they'd be from the top of the Mantellassi line, i.e., handmade. If the retail is $400-$500, this eBay price isn't that good. Now, if they were from the $950-$1000 line....

 

[EL72]

Those look nice but they are overpriced and have been on eBay for as long as i can remember.

 

[sho'nuff]

wow good to know this. for some reason this is the first time for me seeing these.


is everyone sure these are the lower line? it has the look of norvogese welting.

 

[sho'nuff]

well then, i followed the advice and went to vch


are these the 'handmade ' ones?

they do have the norvogese welt ? but i cannot tell the quality of the leather from the photos.


http://www.virtualclotheshorse.com/i...id=81083253317


is this a good deal?

if it is, is it advisable to size up in sutor? i wear a 10 D in AE and 9-9.5 E UK in lobb

 

[EL72]

Originally Posted by diorshoe

well then, i followed the advice and went to vch


are these the 'handmade ' ones?

I think so but see http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=25554

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by diorshoe

are these the 'handmade ' ones?
Yes. These are the lower line (note the difference in soles and nail pattern)

vs. the ones you linked to:

 

[pkincy]

I find the Sutor Mantellassi (both lines) rather generously sized. I wear a 9 medium in Sutor and they simply fit more generously (generally overall volume) than my EGs or JLs. And I have a pair of 42s from as well as a 9 from NM that fit the same.

If you wear a 10 AE, I would think that a 43 or a 10 would work nicely for you.

Perry