NYC's Best Boot Stores: Carmina Shoemaker, Dress Boots, and Crocodiles

★MY TRIP TO CARMINA'S FACTORY IN SPAIN:    • How Carmina Makes the Best Formal Chelsea ...   ★ Check out Carmina's site: https://shrsl.com/4n3wm ★Carmina's Chelsea is one of my Best Dress Boots:    • The 10 Best Dress Boots for Men | Balmoral...   ★ More of my trips to NYC boot stores:    • The Best Places to Buy Boot and Shoes in N...   I took a trip to Carmina Shoemaker's store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan's Midtown East — a few years after I took a trip to their literal factory on the Spanish island of Mallorca! My favorite brand for dress shoes and boots, Carmina stand out for having dozens of different lasts to fit any foot or occasion, and for making footwear that's Goodyear welted but slim, flexible, and formal. There are also plenty of loafers if you want something more casual though — you just need to pick a wider last and you're set! Full article: https://stridewise.com/carmina-shoema... 00:00 What's Carmina Shoemaker about? 00:54 Carmina and the Dressy Chelsea 02:27 Why are dressy shoes made of box calf leather? 03:21 Carmina's 27 shoe lasts 04:31 Balmorals: The Other Dress Boot 05:04 Carmina's exotic leathers 06:04 Wrapping up