Carmina Shoemaker: The Best Goodyear Welted Dress Shoes in the World? | Carmina Factory Tour 

It has been a pleasure to work with Kirby Allison as an ambassador for Carmina Shoemaker, certainly is a prescriber in the footwear industry and that he recommends our shoes is a whole compliment. We hope to collaborate with Kirby as many times as possible, great job as always and thank you very much. Your content is wonderful and brings a lot of value to our customers. Eternally grateful. ❤

Nice to see him wearing that suit from the episode with max at the vintage shop

Pay attention people. Kirby shows appreciation to others, kindness and humility, in a professional manner. Thank you for teaching how to be proper in 2023.

No one is doing what Kirby is doing on RU-vid. love it.

I love how your whole outfit was born out of your travels. Sat at home you probably wouldn’t have picked that outfit. It shows the benefits of travelling and broadening your horizons.

I love how you greeted the grand father in spanish, true class Kirby as always.

this is by far one of your best videos . loved coming from work , make a French 75 cocktail and simply enjoy an hour of outstanding content .

Thank you Kirby for getting us behind the doors of the factory and thank you everyone at Carmina for putting passion, love and craftmanship into those amazing shoes!

You are just moving form clarity to clarity Kirby. Carmina is a marvelous brand and this video just did the family and their heritage so much justice. Owning more than ten pairs of Carminas myself I can truly testify to their quality. Thanks again for all this beautiful content Kirby!

Just finished Kirbys Shooting series and now he’s in Spain. Nice to hear Kirby speaking Spanish, that will mean a LOT to people there. That sort of sincerity is why he’s doing so well. Carmina shoes hold their own against brands almost twice the price in my experience.

now, you're wearing that cream suit you thrifted with Max in this video. I love the elegance of that suit!! Well out of your comfort zone, sure, but this is maybe one of your best and being at self I've noticed. You've outdone yourself this time in term of elegance, video production, and facilitating the conversation/interviews!

The mixture of traditional and modern techniques was sublime. The laser etching especially!

Well done, Kirby. A pleasure to meet you at the Carmina store last week! From one Longhorn to another, all the best.

love the panama suit and spectator shoes - makes Kirby look like a 1930s gangster

Killer suit Kirby! Nice to see you out of your comfort zone of dark bleus and greys and not dropping $10K on a suit and looking fabulous! Welcome to earth and great 'oxygen'! LOL. BTW I have the exact same design and color in a vintage Allen Edmond 'Ridgefield' model!

I am becoming a new customer of Carmina. Thank you Kirby! I love these videos of very nice products that I would not know if it was not for these videos. One of my favorite saying is “I am a man of simple taste, simply satisfied with the very best.”

I just ordered a pair of Meermin's black cap toe oxfords which will be the first pair of quality shoes that I would own. One day, I hope to get up to Carmina's level. Due to this channel and others, I cannot longer look at department stores shoes. I am going down the rabbit hole, but I like it. Kirby, thank you for showcasing the craftmanship and passion that goes into quality products.

Carmina shoes are excellent. Thanks for sharing, Kirby!

Kirby went all the way to Majorca to “see” his shoes being made so he wouldn’t have to wait the three months like I do 😭

As a musician, I couldn't be happier to notice such a good and apropiate music background. Great shoes by a great brand owned by such nice people.

Kirby, I like the follow through from the last vintage shopping episode in London. Nice to see you wearing rightly in this episode. Nice transition!

No doubt, this is one of a masterpiece video on RU-vid.. bravo Kirby & Carmina 👏

I love the Carmina shoes. I own 2 pairs of Oxford, but I didn't realize the amount of work it takes to build a pair of shoes. I have a new appreciation. Great video journal.

Nice to see you in that suit...... Good to know that the suit has found a good home 👍

Wow, got chills when Kirby was presented with that gem of a shoe. Custom shoes should feel so good!!! Gorgeous!

Puchased my first pair of Carminas at that Palma store, the same week that Kirby visited. Hope you had a great time with your family there, Kirby! And thanks to Ms. Yatsutko from Carmina for the great style advice!

Carmina has a lovely smile.

The smiles on their faces make me wanna move to Palma

I recognize that awesome suit. Enjoyed the "thrifting" episode with Max. This Carmina video was exceptional!

The attention to detail of the videos is just magnificent! The edition is elegant, the advertising well timed, the colours elegant yet vibrant, the time stamps are precise and descriptive, the music is perfectly suited, the shots feel natural yet fabulous. If everything Kirby does has this amount of dedication I am sure his products must be superb!

Best produced factory tour I've ever seen. You should make this a series.

My god Kirby your videos are getting better and better. Absolute beast.

WOW Kirby!! This was so good. Your ensemble and the spectators, just impeccable.

I give an applaud to all the hard working hands that created and create these pieces of amazing shoes. Thank you Kirby for bringing light to these amazing shoe makers, My only regret when I visited Majorca is not paying a visit and buying a pair of these shoes there. Though I will be ordering now online ! Thank You

Funny how custom made shoes and suits share so many similarities with all the different parts of each cut by various employees and then come together at the end into something that is remarkable!

Ooooh what a delight on a saturday evening!

Great music. Great video. Beautiful shoes!

Nice Pair Of Spectators Shoes. What An Incredible Clip.

Another spectacular feature, Kirby. The production quality and the scope of the work showcased is remarkable!

I thoroughly enjoyed this post. I have watched it three times since you posted it . THANK YOU

Kirby, I think you just made the best documentary yet seen on the internet, explaining the details of making a fine shoe, while encouraging us all now to order a pair of Carminas! Of course you must now make a video showing how to polish those spectators without getting stain on the canvas 😂. The choice of music on your recent productions is superb, and would it be possible to include the chosen tracks in the notes, so we can listen to them on our favourite music streaming channels?

Thanks Kirby, for bringing us into the awesome shoemaking process at Carmina. Love the spectators. Keep up the great work.

Shoemaking - the process is an art. Wonderful Kirby.

I love it when a whole outfit comes together.

Loved the video, loved the suit, loved the Spectators, and LOVED the music...perfect!

Great video! Everybody knows Carmina's a great brand, but Kirby shows exactly why it is and by whom.

Brillant, great seeing the whole process and the craftmanship into making their shoes. Appreciated!

❤️❤️💚💚👍👍, kirby for once words fail me, a pleasure to watch your spectators being constructed, the quality of the finishing stages is second to none.

So much respect for the work being put in these shoes ! Thank you so much for sharing

Carmina smiled the entire video... amazing! Kirby, you were good too 🙂

This man deserves a Netflix series. The content is so professional.

They are so elegant and beautiful the two ladies and all their shoes. Kirby is dapper as well.

This was amazing! Really enjoyed being able to get an inside tour, guided by the family that owns it.

Best channel on RU-vid. Great to have it in the background, great to pay attention too, great to initiate discussions, I reach for Kirby after a long day, if he has a video up.

Absolutely brilliant!!!! Nothing compares to artisanal designs and craftsmanship!!!! Bravo!!!✨🤌🏽

Kirby makes some of us subscribers feel like we're along on his many journeys & for ah minute we may forget our day to day stress....Thank You very much 😊

Quality behind everything you do is insane. Keep up the work

Once again you absolutely nailed it. Wow!! Your production team is second to none.

High quality content, which is quite rare these days. Thank you Kirby.

All your footage is brilliant but seriously this was off the charts. The production was unbelievable and very interesting, well done Kirby.

They are one of my favorite shoes as they have so many models and styles to chose from and well made shoes. Really love this documentary style video and tour of the Carmina factory. It is so interesting watching a quality pair of shoes being made and just how many people had an actual hand in making that shoe along the line. I will certainly be having a pair of Carmina Shoes made next year as it’s not in my 2022 budget, so in 2023 and I’ve already had the exact shoe picked out to be made.

Great video Kirby! I’ve been getting my Carminas from Madrid and now NYC but seeing this video brings validation to the heritage and quality I’ve been always told by my elders.

I purchased a pair of custom made Carmina loafers for my wedding this past spring. I could not be happier with them! Well worth the $700+ I spent.

My family is fim Spain, Rendon and this has been one of the best videos I've ever seen about this legendary factory 😊 amazing

By far, your best video Kirby. Congrats. As you said it, there are much more steps than I anticipated. Video is of high quality and the music does pairs fantastically. BTW, nice selection of spectators, they match perfectly with the suit and the ambiance.

I truly enjoyed every second Kirby, great job to you and the team.

Absolutely amazing to be able to go along with the journey of watching an outstanding pair of shoes being made...

This is incredible both lady's are so knowledgeable

Wow! This was truly a fascinating adventure. Keep up the good work and thanks for letting us tag along.

TV quality Kirby - great upload.

Congrats Kirby, what a beautiful pair of shoes. Carmina shoes are an amazing product. Really loved it since the 80s.

I don't care a hoot for suits or shoes, but I've watched almost all of Kirby's videos. The quality gets better and better! Keep up the good work. Maybe one day I'll have some disposable money to purchase a decent pair of shoes myself, and these video's help with that decision.

Beautiful pair Kirby!!

By far one of my favourite episodes....totaly in love

Hi Kirby wow amazing video. Loved your new shoes, what an amazing tour of Carmina factory simply great.

Yesterday i smoked my first cigar it was a Davidoff NO.2 i really loved it! i just want to say thanks to kirby for making such amazing videos and inspire me to get more into this kind of livestyle

What an incredible video and factory demonstration.

Amazing shoe and pattern selection Mr. Allison. Great footage and awsome work by the Carmina company. Cheers!

Another great upload Kirby I find I can’t help myself. I own 3 pairs of C&J’s, I have a pair of Trickers on my bucket list and now I’m going to have to add a pair of Carmina’s to the list. Carmina looks a great company, the ladies are really skilled. All the best from the UK.

Amazing factory, I did not know about this brand nothing, if not you, Kirby! Many thanks to you!

Carmina is a great company, with inviting boutiques, with helpful and knowledgeable employees. I have been to their stores in NYC and Paris. Very impressive.

I just looked up the boots in the factory called Carmina dress Soller boots and they are amazingly reasonably priced for such high quality. About $400 and just as compatible as some of the stuff in the Ivy Store West London the home of Mod. Kirby seriously : This vid was a masterpiece. Watching you is like watching a young Jack Kennedy. Bravo. 🇺🇸

I’m going to Carmina’s NYC store in a couple weeks to hopefully find my first pair-I was already excited but now I’m chomping at the bit and tempted to buy more than one pair! What an outstanding video.

Excellent tour, thanks very much

It was a real pleasure to watch this. Thanks! Great soundtrack. This company makes awesome shoes worth every penny. I had my second major knee surgery last year and once I could walk again, I got rid of all my old shoes and started wearing only goodyear welted shoes. I have now got about 15 pairs of really nice shoes. They are all very comfortable. I have steel toe work boots, hunting boots, combat boots, dress boots, all goodyear welted and top quality. Thorogoods, Danners, Allen Edmonds, Carmina, and Sanders. All these are 100% boots. After my surgeries I only wear boots, except for some Gucci loafers every blue moon. I end up mainly wearing the Carminas because they are so nice. Im the kind of guy where I can get in 30,000+ steps, while Im at work. Ill then change into some Carminas, and get in another 30,000 steps that night, and me and my feet will feel great the whole time, and the next day, to do it again. I take care of my Carminas periodically with Saphir products, then brush them after every wear, so they pretty much always look better than brand new. I cant believe I ever wasted money on air force ones. No way you are speedwalking 15 miles in those, after a hard day of work. These Carminas are a much better value. And in America, nobody anywhere, ever, has nicely polished handmade shoes, so wearing them gives you strange abilities lol, especially if you have a good haircut and dress right. The three pairs of carminas I have are great, and differ from the pair in this video in that each pair I own is able to be worn with widely varying outfits. Everything from jeans to suits or even tuxedos. The shoes in this video dont have such range. I own three pairs and 100% recommend them except for the caveat that after having 4 ligaments and tendons replaced in one knee (sofar) i have no business ever wearing leather soles. Too slippery, especially in cold weather. Luckily Carmina has a very reasonable (but slow) resole program with the shipping included in the price (150-250 euro i believe). I own: -Black Box Calf Chelsea boots (80216) with leather soles and the Rain last (very very nice shape). Im sending these back to Mallorca for more 4wd/4x4 type soles like the Tremontana soles. Leather soles feel broken in immediately, like butter. These are the most comfortable shoes ive ever had. I have to resole them for safety though, which may change their characteristics. They look great in everything from jeans to a tuxedo. -Brown horsehide horween Chromexcel Derby boots (80179) with itsHide combat soles and with Soller last. This leather looks amazing all the time, both beat up or newly polished. These took forever to break in. Much, much longer than normal leather and vibram or leather or silver soles. Great once broken in. Look great in everything from jeans to a suit. -black box calf Balmoral boots (80092) in Forest last with silver soles. These shoes just mean business in every way. Extremely comfortable for long walks. My favourite shoes ever. Look great in everything from jeans to a tuxedo. Next pair will hopefully be the first i custom order in person (not online), in NYC in 2023. I want brown Chromexcel Balmoral boots in Rain last with Silver soles, and caps. I want one of those purple boxes. I only have red ones. I expect that if I continue my super low maintenance shoe care regime using top quality saphir products, and i keep getting in house resoles, it will keep these shoes looking great for 15+ years. I look fresh af literally all the time. The cost per wear is very low, especially on my joints. LOL. Thanks for reading. Hopefully this helps convince somebody else who has had terrible injuries to upgrade their shoe collection.

I always love and appreciate the detail you showcase through your videos Kirby. I look forward to you walking and documenting a tobacco farm in the Dominican Republic or Cuba, God willing. Be well sir! The world would not be the same place without you.

16:25 Kirby with the casual bilingual flex.

Bravo Kirby, thank you

Wonderful insight. Thank you

Beautiful shoes and beautiful craftsmanship

The shoes are an excellent compliment to your suit, such great quality and craftsmanship.

Absolutely fascinating!

Quality, Craftsmanship & Tradition

Carmina make fantastic shoes and have lovely staff in their stores. I really love the brand. The online customer service from the main office needs improvement however. I am only putting this out there as I love the brand and want it to grow and succeed.

Loving my Carmina shoes and boots - so interesting to see the production and hear about the customization options 😊

Nothing but class and excellence!

Superb video! I’ve seen and am familiar with the shoemaking process, and I think this was one of the best about the process I’ve seen. Stupendous!! 👏🏼

Thanks for posting this wonderful video! I have several pairs of AE and am building up my Carmina collection. In comparing AE factory tour videos to this video, one observation that is very obvious is that Carmina craftsmen and craftswomen take their time!! It just goes to show that close to perfection is worth the wait. Thanks KA and Carmina for this collaboration!!

Beautiful craftsmanship..

Best factory tour for any product I've ever seen on RU-vid