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

Kirby Allison

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Join Kirby as he travels to Mallorca, Spain, to visit the factory of Carmina Shoemaker! Renowned for their goodyear welted leather dress shoes, Carmina has developed a cult following among the well-dressed for their beautiful shoes. In this video, Kirby visits their boutique in Parma and commissions a pair of spectators to go with his new vintage suit before going to the factory to see them being made!

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Carmina Shoemaker: The Best Goodyear Welted Dress Shoes in the World?
00:00 Introduction
02:26 the Palma store
10:15 Designing my shoes
14:13 Going to the factory
16:05 Pattern design
21:04 Leather selection
25:08 Pattern cutting
26:25 Sewing the uppers together
33:03 Collecting the upper
34:55 Collecting the last
39:05 Lasting the upper
40:51 Welting the shoe
43:55 The shank and Cork
46:25 Attaching the outsole
48:34 Cutting the channel
49:07 Stitching the outsole
50:22 Attaching the heels
52:08 Finishing the outsole
54:47 Nailing the outsole
55:17 Removing the last
56:04 Polishing
57:20 Boxing the shoes
58:20 Trying the shoes on
01:00:35 Final thoughts

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20 Comments

@MSR1105-3 3 years ago

No one is doing what Kirby is doing on YouTube. love it.

@jbegnoche2253 3 years ago

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.

@CarminaShoemaker-mallorca 3 years ago

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. ❤

@bjpgm1233 3 years ago

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

@user-vu9hs5zu9y 3 years ago

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

@el_don088 3 years ago

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 😭

@ARlELATOM 3 years ago (edited)

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.

@TL.... 3 years ago

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

@melvinjones3895 3 years ago

My Grandson is in Madrid, Spain he there with his Collage studying . I told him to go to the Carmina store and for his Birthday I would buy him a pair of Carmina shoes. I sure hope he goes and finds a pair he likes. Thanks a lot My Grandson will be 21 in Spain.

@federanger 3 years ago

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 .

@Pietervdv 1 year ago

Life is beautiful when you can see your shoes being made.

@Stoeff1987 3 years ago

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! <3

@RF.237.1 3 years ago

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

@clooflimstib010 3 years ago

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!

@leovoi 2 years ago

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

@stbroker1 2 years ago

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.”

@robertely686 3 years ago

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

@danielmoisenehoianu 3 years ago

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.

@hydroaegis6658 3 years ago

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

@newinspiration2108 3 years ago

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!