Customer Reviews Florsheim Kenmoor Wingtip Oxford

Wow! Superb fit and comfort! Can't be beat for price. Double thick sole and extra wide welt like grandpa's old pair. I was just about to special order a pair of Aldens. Alden makes the very best shoe made in America. If you want the best - without going to England - get Alden. They are known worldwide for their cordovan (horse) leather, but they also make cowhide. Their shoes are expensive. But you can get two pairs of Florsheim Imperials for that price. Of course the quality is not the same, but these Florsheim Imperials are of high quality - better than Johnston and Murphy and Allen Edmonds, which have gone down in quality over the last 10 years. I'm pleased that Florsheim has resurrected the Imperial line!

As good looking as Allen Edmonds but cheaper by a significant amount. Allen Edmonds are much more comfortable without any need for break-in which Florsheim Imperial Longwings require. But, Allen Edmonds are much more pricey than the Florsheim's. Alden is still the best American business shoe but also the most expensive of these 3.

Great shoe with great style. The leather work is excellent and this shoe looks great with slacks or jeans.

LONG TERM WEAR - I bought this shoe twenty years ago and just this last week had it resoled and heeled. They have worn wonderfully and the new soles and heels were so well worth it. I expect another 20 years of service. Wonderful shoe.

Zappos: Florsheim purchase - 1. Perfect fit, I wear narrow, b width and this is hard to find in any store. 2. Quality of shoe is excellent. 3. Very comfortable, gives me great support. I have high arches. 4. Purchasing experience has left me realizing I will probably never buy another shoe at a store. Ordered it one day, received it the next. While I hope never to have to test it, the return process if it did not fit etc... seems just as easy as driving back to a store if purchased in a store...

If you have a true EEE foot, order a half size bigger. I ordered a pair of black and a pair of burgundy 9.5EEE. The 9.5EEE was too narrow. The 10.5EEE was too big. Zappos let me return them both and shipped me two pair of 10EEEs. They fit well and I kept them. Kudos to Zappos for customer service!

Shoe Purchase - Overall, I am very happy with my purchase. Not only was I able to find exactly the shoes for which I had been looking, I felt the price was very fair. I had never purchased from Zappos and was a little hesitant to do so, but my experience with this purchase exceeded expectations, as the well worn cliché goes. The first pair I ordered was too large, but the return policy and shipping procedures made the exchange very easy. As a result of this very positive experience, combined with being able to find the quality and value I was seeking, it is highly probable that my next pair of shoes will be the result of another purchase from Zappos.

Solid classic black dress shoe for men - This shoe seems very durable and well made, although I've only been wearing it for three weeks. It is a bit heavier than most dress shoes I've purchased. It has a very solid feel, and I like the leather sole. They are very comfortable after their break-in period, which other reviewers have noted. My only complaint is that the inner heel lining seems to be peeling back a bit. Not sure if that's a flaw, but the use of a cedar shoe tree seems to help it a little. You can definitely hear these shoes coming, though -- not a good shoe for muggers or thieves.

It’s a very substantial shoe of high quality construction, though not entirely comfortable until after an initial break in period. I've worn out numerous pairs of this classic shoe, but it takes a long time to do so.

The 5 star shoe of choice - I had been looking for this type of shoe for several months with no luck at the retail stores, one evening our daughter Tammy had come to visit us while I was surfing the Florsheim web page looking for a well constructed wing tip shoe with no luck, Tammy told me to try the Zappo.com web site on which she immediately located the ideal shoe so I purchased a pair in black, I am more than pleased with the ease of the purchase and quality of the shoes. I guess I can now be considered a happy camper with an excellent pair of Florsheims Kenmoor-Long Wing shoes. I do recommend Florsheim to again install the formed heel pad in the shoes.

Great Value - A great shoe right off the bat, once you scuff up the sole for traction and wear it for a few days to increase the flexibility. The sole is extremely slippery and requires some pavement time before you stop slipping on tiles and carpet. The build of the shoe is very stiff to start off with but as you wear it in over a couple of days this will recede. The end result (after 3 weeks) is a very solid shoe wearing shoe that has a professional appearance with any suit and will probably last many years if you take care of it properly (use cedar shoe trees and don't wear it every day). Buy 2 or more pairs to swap out and you won't be disappointed.

Fabulous looks, treacherous break-in - As many other reviewers of this shoe have stated, the Florsheim Imperial Black shoe is truly beautiful. It commands attention with its superb style and classic look. It is extremely substantial in weight, and thus walking in a pair feels as if you are treading in ironclad business-meeting destroying über-shoes. This weight inspires confidence, and people will absolutely respect you more when they see you in these shoes…the eye is drawn to them, and other shoes pale in comparison to their well-heeled luster. Achieving this level of shoe envy assumes, though, that you manage to live through the first three weeks of wearing them. They arrive lovingly swaddled in Florsheim drawstring bags, but more appropriate packaging would consist of delivery in a Hazmat bag by a lawyer bearing a “must sign personal injury waiver in triplicate before opening” packet. Do frictionless surfaces exist? Yes, on the bottom of these Florsheim shoes. I fell no fewer than three times in the first week of ownership, and when you’re 6’6”, that is a long way to fall. I found myself intentionally dragging my feet in the hopes that I would scrape up the shoe bottoms enough to keep myself from banana-skidding to the floor. Three weeks later, I think the shoes are finally to the point that I can stop shuffling when I walk, and I’m hoping that I can release my feverish grip on the stair banister on my next trip to the rest room. They felt a little small for the size at first, but as time has progressed they are stretching and feeling more true to size (that, or my synapses are damaged enough from repetitive falls that I can't tell that they are still too tight). If these shoes truly last for twenty years (as reported in earlier reviews), then three weeks of danger is probably worth it…assuming you live through them.

Old reliable - The second pair that I've bought, although the first pair was purchased more than 25 years ago. (And I still own them.) Might look a little old-fashioned to some people, but I prefer the word classic. And though they may look heavy I find them comfortable to wear and attractive.

Great shoes- This is my second pair of the Florsheim Kenmoor- I had my first pair in 1972 and I really like them. They are hard to break in, but after that they are very comfortable. I believe this shoe makes a statement about you.

Classic - These shoes are a classic and can be worn with just about anything. From jeans to slacks to formal wear. I really enjoy wearing them and am complimented on them frequently. I would recommend if buying them for a special occasion, to buy them in advance and break them in.

Nice looking shoes but there ends it's virtues.The sole is un-forgivingly hard making this shoes one of the most uncomfortable.

The shoe looks true to the photo, very professional. I had to wear it a bit to get used to the fit, but in the end decided that it was a keeper.

The Florsheim Kenmoor is even more impressive in person than on the website. A great shoe that looks equally at home with my suits, khakis, and jeans. They take some time to break in, but fit like a glove afterwards. This is the only wingtip I'll ever buy. Manly and then some! Zappos is the best. The shoes shipped and showed up early, and in pristine condition.

This shoe is the former Imperial model, correct? They are fabulous! My first pair I purchased in 1993 at Detroit's J. L. Hudson.

Incredibly comfortable, fit absolutely perfect. Just got these today and I am really impressed. Best shoes I have ever purchased and I've worn Ferragamos. I wear a size 13 with a B width and have never had a better fitting pair of dress shoes.