Carmina Shoemaker Madison Avenue NYC Shop Tour

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Carmina Shoemaker Madison Avenue NYC Shop Tour | Kirby Allison

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11 ай бұрын

Join Kirby Allison for a shop tour of Carmina Shoemaker's Madison Avenue, New York City store. Renowned for their goodyear welted leather dress shoes, Carmina has developed a cult following among the well-dressed for their beautiful shoes.
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@arabicsartorial2431 11 ай бұрын

Carmina is so knowledgable and well spoken for such a young person. Their future is secure.

@saparicio89 11 ай бұрын

Carmina herself helped my customize a pair very recently. 11/10, I highly recommend you to go in person and get the experience, very impressive knowledge, tradition and customer service

@jloiben12 11 ай бұрын

I am really glad that you released this video now and not 3 months ago when I bought my Carminas because I may have ended up with far more than I ended up buying

@dancetnobigdeal 11 ай бұрын

She's speaks eloquently about her passion. Beautiful.

@Cantfigureoutahandle 11 ай бұрын

As a New Yorker, the part that made me so proud to see was the Jay walking 🥲🥲

@juanfermin5453 11 ай бұрын

She has a beautiful smile

@rizano7066 11 ай бұрын

Carmina shoes are so fantastic. They are beautiful and well crafted. I ordered my first pair in May 2023 online and I love them, and their website is so easy to use. I'm going to stay with Carmina.

@sirrandolphnettleby3114 11 ай бұрын

Carmina should open a store in London.

@eem19584 11 ай бұрын

Kirby, you are a masterpiece yourself, if may say so respectfully. It is very enjoyable seeing your content and learning so much. Thank you

@robbhereford6381 6 ай бұрын

I was just there last weekend, I told them Kirby Allison sent me to let them know your collaboration is working. Thank you for introducing me to this fantastic company.

@flightgamer7849 11 ай бұрын

I may not currently be in the market for shoes, but I always appreciate a conversation with someone classy.

@alexn4255 9 ай бұрын

She’s beautiful

@drdpetizo 11 ай бұрын

I went to NYC from LA last year just to go to that store, buy some shoes, and go to a Broadway show! Was a great trip and love the new cordovan leather shoes!

@frankv7068 11 ай бұрын

I bought from Carmina, they had my pair made in Spain. The company is A1 excellent, I rate their quality almost neck and neck with C&J, different being slightly more detailed, super comfortable, light weight and slender but less rugged and solid than C&J, really impressed with the stitching details. Also, I rate Carmina way above TLB Mallorca, only things I loved about TLB are the shape of their last and the comfort having softer leather and wider fit. Now in contrast, I did have a bad costumer experience with Carmina Shoe Maker, their staff in particular the one on Madison and 53rd Ave are rude, unengaged and unknowledgeable. For a $700+ boot I expected more feedback and information about the product, at least a formal conversation, and after I received the boot I requested the matching belt which was not available at the moment, I left my information for them to order it, the quickly jot it down on paper and said they will do it blah blah blah trying to get rid of me to the next costumer, and it’s been a year since. No call, no belt and I’m not bothering to follow up. I’ved matched it with an Allen Edmonds belt already for the moment.

@benjaminblakemore9704 11 ай бұрын

I JUST LOVE THIS STYLE OF VIDEO TOUR KIRBS... AMAZING 👏 😊❤

@jjsolis8259 11 ай бұрын

Shout-out to the well dressed gentleman coming up behind Kirby at 0:36

@benjaminblakemore9704 11 ай бұрын

WOOOWWW 😁 YOUR SHOES ARE JUST JAW DROPPING KIRBY!!!! WOW

@alunjones2550 11 ай бұрын

Kirby back in the USA. I thought you'd seen the light and become a UK citizen.......☺

@douglasdietz7503 11 ай бұрын

Spot on Kirby! I have a pair of Carmina cordovan whole cuts and a pair of custom cordovan TLBs as well. Both are very impressive. Endless compliments come from the people who see.

@stradnyc 11 ай бұрын

Kirby, you do like New Yorkers, do, walking through the traffic without glancing the lights🎉

@los-viajeros 11 ай бұрын

Excellent shoes from a great hostess in beautiful New York

@teekue 11 ай бұрын

Really excited about the semi bespoke idea she is pitching. The Carmina lasts don't really work for me but a heavily adjusted last might. And then I'll probably custom order.

@joedirt3449 11 ай бұрын

Kirby, such amazing content.

@vinyalonde 10 ай бұрын

I bought a pair of their Chelsea boots and they are gorgeous - beautiful finish and construction. Comfortable right out of the box too. Promised time was two months but I had them in less than six weeks.

@ramonovazquez4351 11 ай бұрын

As someone who spend his teenage years in New York City and had high end clothes and shoes at my fingertips but never able to acquire them due to 'financial and social status', now at 55 are beginning to really appreciate those things. I am updating my wardrobe and adding pieces of well-made clothes and also shoes. Although I am in the $200 to $250 range shoes, one day I hope to purchase a pair of Carmina's wingtips. Kirby, you have ruined my trips to the local mall where there is really nothing of value for me, especially shoes. If I ever go back to NYC, I will definitely visit Carmina. My last name comes from the Canary Island of Spain, so there is a connection. Kirby, you and your team are doing an amazing job - keep it up!

@icydream15 11 ай бұрын

Nice jaywalking there, Kirby! You’re already a New Yorker ;)

@cwl206 6 ай бұрын

I was just at this store recently and will do a custom chelsea in the very near future!

@mtbokor1969 11 ай бұрын

I have a pair of Carmina on order. I can't wait until they arrive!

@frankv7068 11 ай бұрын

You will not be disappointed 👍🏽

@bom128 11 ай бұрын

Carmina addict here! I have 9 pairs😂

@georgefraley6628 11 ай бұрын

I bought a pair of cap-toe oxfords from this location back in December. The quality of the shoes is exceptional.

@zoobee 11 ай бұрын

New York is such an incredible city. Kirby should bring the Sahakians to America and do a few special episodes from Texas and New York

@CCscott 11 ай бұрын

Was….cesspool now

@userprnjj8909 11 ай бұрын

TRUMP 2024

@CCscott 11 ай бұрын

@@userprnjj8909 we can only hope!

@donaldandrews4470 11 ай бұрын

@@CCscottdon’t let politicians ruin your view of an amazing city

@CCscott 11 ай бұрын

@@donaldandrews4470 Sadly, I experience it first hand daily. Hard to deny democratic run cities are all currently abysmal.

@dgmangold 10 ай бұрын

Anyone else notice that when she said "3000 shoes" Kirby was like, "Hold my beer." LOL

@Jim58223 11 ай бұрын

Now I'm very curious about that near bespoke process. I was about to order a custom boot but I might just wait to see what they're going to do.

@mark7035 11 ай бұрын

Carmina fit me in a great pair of loafers about two years ago (at 45th). I wish she were always there! Waiting on the October MTO special…

@donkyuhbuhts540 11 ай бұрын

Please make a West cost location!

@47solar43 11 ай бұрын

Nice video. I stopped by this store in April, but none of their lasts fit well for me. At some point, CTO may be a way to go for me.

@gusseisern1151 11 ай бұрын

the Cuba Video, please

@markdougherty1636 11 ай бұрын

Kirby, any chance of offering a group travel and tour to Carmina in Spain?

@bmgmusa07 8 күн бұрын

Kirby came out of the womb wesring a bespoke suit and cigar in hand. 😂

@benjaminblakemore9704 11 ай бұрын

Dear Kirby, Are there any shoe brands that have experimented with alternatives to cork for cusioning?? I often wonder if a savvy shoe maker has tried to stich an air cusion into a dress shoe 👞 😊😊 just a thought friend, kind regards Ben from New Zealand 🇳🇿 😉

@jkranites 11 ай бұрын

Kirby excellent video, but my friend you got to stand up straighter. It looks like you are getting a hump on your back, on the wideshots

@leetwo1269 11 ай бұрын

Love the design..beautiful. should make for golf .for sure it will sell like hot cake 🥞 🎂 🥮

@Tnapvrvideo 2 ай бұрын

Are all of their women's shoes ready-to-wear or do they actually custom measure and bespoke women's shoes as well?

@supersonique001 11 ай бұрын

It would be nice to know what their sizing is like in real life for someone who wears AE's in a 'D' width what their equivalence is?

@leibelwinegard6177 11 ай бұрын

How often should you dry clean a quality, bespoke suit?

@sacara21 11 ай бұрын

It frustrates me more than it should that you never button your jacket when you stand up. Great video as always Kirby, but I had to get that off my chest!

@theoisaac9948 11 ай бұрын

👍 👍 💯

@silentsir2446 11 ай бұрын

This means there must be a sale coming up...Labor Day sale?

@FranciscoAldereteE 10 ай бұрын

Hi Kirby, I have a question for you and your viewers if anyone sees this. Do you have cobbler recommendations in Austin since I know you are in Texas? I’m having trouble finding someone that I can trust with more pricey footwear. Thank you! (great content by the way!)

@Johnny-Strabler53 11 ай бұрын

Im delighted to say just received my first pair of Carmina shoes, single Monk Strap in Brown Boxcalf and yes im hooked. Amazing finish, Goodyear Welted, Welt fudging, stacked leather heels even that little detail of a Gentlemans notch on the heel. All round beautiful shoe.

@dannyinaus 11 ай бұрын

I got some alligator Chelsea boots 12 months ago and I hardly ever take them off. So comfortable.

@joedirt3449 11 ай бұрын

@bigvanvader you are?

@sunilmasson3807 11 ай бұрын

How do Carmina rtw shoes compare to the established Northampton shoe brands like C&J?

@teekue 11 ай бұрын

Carmina might not be as perfectly finished but at least they don't use a glued gemming like the Northampton manufacturers.

@williamumbach592 11 ай бұрын

I will stop in there in 2 weeks and if they feel (on the foot) as well as they look - I will purchase.

@livebig6414 11 ай бұрын

great quality well worth it, they have huge selection and thats what keeps me coming back, some other shoemakers have same designs/leathers for forever and it gets a bit boring sometimes.@@williamumbach592

@ThatGUY666666 11 ай бұрын

Visited NYC for the first time in May and I visited that exact boutique. Even by American standards, I have a wide foot so finding good shoes that fit online is a dicey proposition. The staff was nothing short of fantastic and we found not one but two lasts that work and bought a pair of black whole-cuts. If you are in NYC, I can not recommend them enough

@michaelp9707 11 ай бұрын

😎👌

@adstix 11 ай бұрын

Do they have any shop in Canada?

@gentlewolf 11 ай бұрын

Kirbs, How many pairs of shoes do you own?

@franciscopino5946 11 ай бұрын

Referente cuando se meciona el tema del ajuste si compras en web , en la política de devoluciones ,tu corres a con los gastos de devolucion si necesitas un cambio de talla, en España almenos,

@Tom_NYC 11 ай бұрын

Kirby, did you get a chance to hit-up Davidoff across the street?

@henryshawn1628 11 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if you’re aware of it, but your timestamps are still just example timestamps, so like placeholder, I think you might’ve forgotten to replace them with the real titles

@mms8393 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful video Kirby. I tried contacting Carmina several times last year to order a pair of shoes from them (by your video recommendation no less) and they never responded to me. Can't sell shoes if you don't call the customer back. I ended up going with a different company to my disappointment.

@ricardorgomez 11 ай бұрын

Carmina has issues. I ordered a pair of MTO shoes from them and the quality I got was bad. I could not believe it. The problems were sort of fixed. I love wearing them because they are quite beautiful and comfortable. I've read on forums where the MTOs have had issues for a couple of years. No way I would order bespoke or MTO shoes from them unless it was "100% satisfaction or your money back no questions asked". Then maybe. Even after my experience, I would still by a pair of shoes from them. I bought mine from the 42nd Street store in Manhattan, a few blocks away from the store Kirby visited, which really did their best to make things right. That's why they didn't lose a customer. But I'll only buy in the store in stock and not pay money until I see the shoes first. Everyone deserves a second chance especially with how much I love their shoes. But I think they should put some money into CS and QA instead of marketing and a whole new and probably very expensive service.

@brucer6239 11 ай бұрын

I spent an hour at the shop last year. I have big feet (12.5 or 13 EEE) and I tried a few lasts without much success. They took my name and number because they expected additional shoes, which I could try for size/last before a custom order. They never called me back…so, not a great experience.

@patpat5296 11 ай бұрын

Make American Psycho 2 with Kirby as the main character.

@praddzzz 11 ай бұрын

I feel she appears kinda flirty in some angles. She would have made me go weak 😅

@JustinDickins 11 ай бұрын

I did a quick skim of the comments and didn’t see this mentioned: you have a mistake in the video chapters! 95% of the video is occupied by an incorrect title.

@Shellvedge 11 ай бұрын

I was about to say the same exact thing 😬

@tausifraza6910 9 ай бұрын

I bought two Carmina shoes. They are cheap and quality is much lower than John Lobb and Crockett and Jones. The designs of the shoes are mostly copied from George Cleverly. The sales people are young and snobby. The upper area ( topline) of the heel always get wavy/ wrinkly. These shoes are for people with narrow feet only. I am talking about c and D. They lobby customers to get the customized shoes which take 6 months.

@Tracertme 11 ай бұрын

As much as I like these shoes and many similar I own nothing beats a running shoe for comfort and functionality especially if you walk 5-9 kms a day.. in todays life style of remote working getting up wearing suits is finished, nobody does it… most men stopped wearing ties 15 years ago, even if they still used suits… I have loads just gathering dust… and all hand tailored. We live in a different age.

@frankv7068 11 ай бұрын

I would have to disagree and by coincidence the most comfortable formal shoes I’ve owned where these Carminas, Allen Edmonds and TLB Mallorca. I live in NYC where I drive and take public transport, I walk miles, run to catch the buss or cross these crazy streets and walk on gravel and I feel like I’m wearing sneakers. Now I do wear insoles since I have flat feet, so maybe get a wider size and put comfortable insoles in your pairs might help, but looking good in well made shoes will never go out if style in my opinion.

@matthewgales3057 10 ай бұрын

As men we can’t hide behind the changing times as an excuse to overlook proper dress; make no mistake, this age of leisurewear is nothing more than a trend that will come and go as classic tailoring makes its way full circle, after all, there’s a reason the suit has persisted and endured over the past century despite every possible en vogue. Proper dress standards start and stop with us, thankfully the remote work age has refined classic tailoring to a deliberate style choice rather than a stiff requirement, those that do so, wish to do so.

@fredWaxBeans11111 11 ай бұрын

I couldn't even afford to use the quality, craftsmanship and tradition of their bathroom. 🤥

@ViatoremDiEfa 10 ай бұрын

Why deos this dude walk like q penguin?

@pistonburner6448 10 ай бұрын

I might go get a pair. New York is a democrat-run city, so I don't have to pay, right?

@arbur4746 11 ай бұрын

I live in NY and after hearing lot of great things, I went and tried their oxfords. What no one, certainly no YT "sartorial" channels praising Carmina ever tell you, is that most of Carmina shoes are very hard to fit!!! Even though, I don't have what some might call a "difficult" feet, I have no problem with Allen Edmonds or many of English shoes, but I had hard time with Carina shoes, although they seem very nicely made with premium materials(considering the price especially) but I humbly recommend anyone to try them first! In my case it absolutely did not work, and even after salesman trying to put some extra piece of leather insole at my hill that improved a loose fit somewhat, it was still very far from perfect! It may not be for me for that reason, but otherwise, they seem to have a great product and I wish them all the success!