Italian vs American | Which Dress Shoes Are Superior? 

American vs Italian - which shoe style is your favorite?

Boys play with action figures, Antonio plays with dress shoes.

Italy just has it in the DNA. Great video Antonio 💪

Italy as a way of lifestyle and a quality which is simply on another level when it comes to clothes and food. No one can compete with Italy on these two businesses.

When it comes to fashion and more forward styles, it's hands down Italian. Should you desire a more reserved style, it is in the US / British corner. Depending on the look I desire for the day, will dictate whether I choose Italian or British as I do not currently have any US shoes. Either way your look and style are a personal choice.

Nice job, Antonio. My grandfather was a sicilian shoemaker and went to New York to make it. Shoes are part of my life. That is why I love them and take care.

I absolutely loved this video. Great job working humor into it and loved the "boxing match" scenerio. Personally, I love Italian dress shoes, but that's mostly due to appearance, which I've found comes at a cost of slightly inferior durability. In general, I prefer American or English dress shoes just because they generally last a bit longer with the same amount of care given to them. Again, great video, and thank you very much.

"No scuffing below the *-belt-* *welt* ." Fixed it for yah.

I like both styles but honesty, Italians have a better style.

This video had a really fun twist. Since I have tried Italian-style shoes (courtesy of Ace Marks), there is no going back.

Very informative. Great video Antonio!! I am just following you for 2 weeks since I decided to change my wear style. Your advices are helping me a lot.

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It is hard to be educated and entertained at a hospital, but you sir made it possible! Great video!

Great video. Super informational👌🏼

Great video Antonio. Fun and informative. Have you made a video on how to properly take care of shoes. I am confused with so many shoe products, when to use them and on what types of leather. Thanks.

I really appreciated this battle video, very funny to watch :)

This video is very informative as well as entertaining.Great video. Thanks.

how good is full grain calfskin leather? And how are anthony Veer ($125 on amazon) for dress shoes?

Top-tier Italians will use goodyear welting as well (or hand-welting, e.g. bonafe, meccariello), so it's not really a draw. Sorry, acemarks doesn't quite qualify. Overall though, based on all the brands available and overall craftmanship, British probably edges out both Italian and American. And then there's the Japanese ...

British shoes are incredibly awesome as well

I like your channel, they are fun to watch and learn a lot.

Please try to get a hold to Meermin shoes. They are well made shoes! I have three pairs of Allen Edmonds and one pair of Meermin and the latter's built quality seem on par with the former.

what is the best combination if you are using navy oxford shoes.. please give some tips.. for formal and casual.. thank you

To be honest I love Italian sheos so much specially the classic sheos

Great video! Can I ask you what brand and model is the american shoe you are holding around min. 6:40? Thanks!

Well done. You provide insightful content, and a couple laughs too.

Great content. Good animations. Good energy. Love it.

Great video!! Love it

Great video Antonio! :D

One of your best videos very informative .

Lol, awesome funny video . It’s great how u added some humor in there.

So I'm really stuck and need advice! My husband needs a dress shoe that can work with his dress pants/dress shirt and blazer. He wears a bit of a mix and match type items and sometimes wears a tie. The problem he has is has to fly and only wants to travel with a carry on suit case. He walks for long periods through the airport so it must be comfortable, not too flat, nice cushion, light weight and breathable Stylish and affordable! Praying I kind find something around 200 bucks or less but I might be dreaming! What shoes should he buy and what color?

Haha, awesome fun video Antonio!! The "Leather Grade" info was the most useful thing I learned from this video!! Its too bad you don't have the graphic about the different Leather Grades included in your article b/c its a very efficient way to communicate that information. Thank You for sharing your Knowledge!! As for Ace Marks, I took a look at their current KickStarter Campaign and I'm excited about their Henry Monkstrap w/ the Patina option. It looks absolutely phenomenal -- too bad I will need to wait ~6x months to get it!!

I love this man's knowledge and choice of shoes.

"Shoes that are stitched together are simply going to hold together longer and they can be resold. That's a big one!" Wow! So there's a pre-owned market for quality shoes? Oh, RESOLED.

Italians are the best when it comes to Fashion 👞👢👟👖👕👗👜👚

Omg i love the creativity in this video haha!

what do you mean no scuffing below the Belt?? unless you wear your Shoes above the beltline , of course Thanks , Antonio.

ANTONIO!! Loved the video. Great sense of humor along with the funny jokes!

is that suede or nubuck leather on both the chukkas and Italian oxfords?

I live with slushy weather (Minnesota) but I have found that Totes ruin the shine and are very difficult to put on and take off. Alternatives please.

Great video.

When it comes to style italian shoes are second to none. It comes from their culture whether it's cars like Ferrari, lambo or clothes from Versace, Armani or furniture design, shoes or anything really, they all look like a piece of art. When it comes to smart practical and durability then it is the brits follower by american

I am currently wearing that make, model and color @ 9:26 it's the Allen Edmunds MacNeil in Dark Chili.

That was a hilarious intro... Ok, the whole thing was hilarious!

Cool video!

Great vid..very interesting

Amazing and original way of presenting the video really fine job.

Hey Antonio. Good light hearted video. I find it interesting to see the amount of polarized comments. As with my suits I like to mix it up, I have mine made because I like certain aspects of the American, English and Italian suit styles. Shoes are the same. While I have a couple of pairs made by Jose Luis Rocha (Latino/American influence), and boots by Sendra, I also have six pairs made by a company called Mr. Angel Shoes, designed by an Italian guy here in Australia, but made in Florida. But don't count out that I love my faithful pair of Dr. Martin's Cherry Reds! Now I'm in love with a couple of styles from Paul Evans. Nice!

Hi Antonio, I wonder if you've made a video already or are planning to make one JUST on shoe maintenance. Thing I wanna learn about are: 1. Disinfecting and deodorizing the inside of dress boots or dress shoes --> only cuz I dont wanna introduce any strange chemicals that I don't know about 2. Any tips and products on properly cleaning the exterior...like how to tell which Protectant sprays or leather cleaners suit best and don't discolor your shoes BTW great video and it's helping me piece together how to best update my wardrobe!

Great video..thanx✌🏼

I only take my italian shoes when its sunny outside.

That was a fun video, Antonio. I loved the humor. I learned alot today. For one thing, I didn't realize about the grading for shoes. I'm curious, can you please do a video on clothes sizing? I went into a store to buy a nice shirt. Instead of finding size "large", I found a bunch of numbers. It confused me.

damn this was informative. Massive respect to you sir

Are nailed sole considered high quality or stitched is better?

What are the shoes at the 3:00 mark? I like that style

What's the shoe type at 3:00 called? He only tells that it is horsehide.

Nice video! I am Italian, so the result of the fight is fair! Hahah it was really fun and relaxing to watch this, well done ;)

Can you do a review/analysis of the wolf and shepherd shoe? They are an athletic/performance dress shoe

You gotta love the guy. He knows his shit and knows how to make it fun. Im born and raised in Naples Italy ( tailors family ) and this guys knows style.

Unexpected format. But enjoyed regardless.

Awesome, but still very informative video. :)

Which shoe is the one shown at 9:00?

Nice funny video, and very informative. Do more like this.

I love my Black Medallions from Ace Marks! I'm still waiting on a pair of shoe trees though.

All of them are nice, especially the Italian style 😍

How you choose the italian made , i am shocked but relieved.. hats off to you

Hey Antonio, I got the same blue suede Luke´s from the latest Kickstarter campaign :D :D They will arrive any day now. I can´t wait! They´re soo beautiful.

Another great video, Ace Marks makes such stylish shoes!

A draw on goodyear welt vs. blake stitch!?!?!? Come on, let's be honest here, goodyear welt is superior and so are American and British shoes vs Italian. Also, that Allen Edmonds shoe pictured and is calfskin and not cow hide. I love your videos but this turned into an Acemark commercial. I'd take ANY shoe out of the Allen Edmonds, Alden or Crockett and Jones site over Acemarks everyday. I just do not like Acemarks designs and profiles. The Strand and McCallister are much better designs compared to the Acemarks wingtip brogues. Just MY opinion though.

I can't wait until I'm in a financial situation where a pair of shoes like these are a good and obtainable investment. Do you have any reccomendations for men with plus size shoes? Mine run 14-15 in US sizes. Thanks! Great video!

Why is the picture so blurry. Not my internet or quality on RU-vid also.

Very good video. Fun presentation with a valuable topic. Kudos

I just received my kick starter ace marks. I'm very happy, however, you get what you pay for. Their was some blemishes in the leather and the suede looked like it had moth bites in it. Some discoloration but other then that for the price their great.

For sure, Italia shoes the best !

I had a pair of Ferragamo dress shoes. Very nice to look at but we're uncomfortable for me. I gave them to a Greek friend. He loved them. My feet feel better in Church's shoes and Sperry canvas shoes Thank you for the video

The only thing missing in this video would be a summarizing chart at the end showing which shoes won which round

I've Italian double monkstarp dress shoes it's really badass

I have a couple pair of Mezlan (Spanish) oxford style shoes that I really like. I also have a pair of Allen Edmonds (American) tassel loafers. I bought all three pair more than ten years ago. I am 70, they will last me the rest of my life and look good while serving me well.

Wow. I love your videos normally. However Allen Edmonds uppers are calf skin. Not cow hide. Also is the stitching blake or blake rapid. The major difference is that it is very difficult to repair a blake stitch shoe because you need a blake machine. Many cobblers don't have these. However a Blake rapid is a combination of the 2 and can be repaired by most cobblers. So these are important points. Honestly generally speaking a goodyear welt is better, though not always. I just am calling bias on this one.l because ace marks is a sponser. I would pick the legacy, history amd customer service of Allen Edmonds over a newer startup which has not proven itself yet.

loved the intro!😂😂😂👍✌️

Amazing video Antonio. Obviously Italian are the better one in my opinion. Elegant and useful.

How do you think Spanish leather matches up?

Great video. I like the style of the Italian shoes. SHARP.!!! But support my fellow country men an women.

How do those from Spain fair?

Liking the jolly content!

Antonio you need to check the portuguese shoes, some years ago many italian and british shoes were secretly made in Portugal but now the portuguese shoe industry is known worldwide by it's quality and style while the price is highly competitive.

Although the mix of colours and suede and leather in one of the shoes you showed in the video is interesting and different (though not that to my taste) some of the British shoemakers are really doing new things with shoes, using traditional methods but upping the style massively. Loake styles have got a lot more interesting of late and for really "out there" originality and superb styling check Jeffery West shoes

Proud of being italian!

Man, Antonio, about to bust out of that suit jacket. Maybe a video idea on how to get things tailored that are a little too small. Of things that can’t be tailored that way.

Super video.

Nice comparison video.I have never rated America when it comes to formal leather shoe making as much as their boot making which is excellent.Maybe my bias is coming from having roots in the manufactering shoe capital of England. If one tries to be objective -CHURCH make the best leather shoes from the UK and Grenson comes 2nd. Out of all the 3 nations, Berluti's Italian heritage still tops it for style -wise

Santoni

the video reminds me of Rocky. Cool video.

I think you had the most fun with this video. :)

Lol, that was silly, fun, but most of all, quite informative. I guess, since I don't need shoes for anything but walking in fair climates, I'd go with the Italian shoes.

Good to be light hearted...ONCE IN AWHILE. (Too often and you just seem silly). I think you have a good ratio from what I've seen

This comparison is odd. You are basically comparing one specific shoe from one specific brand to another, rather than comparing the general characteristics that distinguish italian shoes from americans such as style etc. This is not to mention to the big plug for Ace Marks to the point of equating blake stitching with goodyear welt...

great Video amigo!!!!!!

Very good comparison Antonio