Customer Reviews Florsheim Kenmoor Wingtip Oxford

Shoes are nice but I didn't notice distinct dark border along edges of shoe,in picture. It runs around eye holes etc. giving the shoe a slightly different look than it would have other wise. I had to adjust to the subtle extra look. You have to look hard at the picture to see what I mean. Also shoe runs a little large in the "E" configuration. I wear a 12, a 11 1/2 "E" or 12 "D" would have worked as well but I can live with the 12 "E"

The shoes are perfect and the style that I always enjoyed. The shoes are new and still somewhat stiff and still need to be broken in.

all around ware.

great looks. Hate the nails.

Love your Imperials. Thanks! Why no Five Stars? The burgundy I ordered is a bit darker than I expected. In fact when I first unpacked them, I believed the shoes to be black, but confirmed the color with the tags and under very, very bright lights. That said, the fit was so doggone perfect, I will overlook this very minor, almost petty, concern. Be well.

The shoe is well built, but somewhat stiff. It is not as comfortable as the better grade shoes which Florsheim used to make and were called the Royal Imperial. Those shoes were much softer and more comfortable when I would first start wearing them. They were also made with horse hides, instead of cow Heights

Bottoms are a little to stiff. I can't get them to bend at the ball of my foot

I missed my old wingtips. Now I got a new one but its not the same broken in feeling. I have been wearing wing tips since I was in high school True classic.

I have purchased this shoe in the past for work and absolutely love them once they are broken in and anticipate the same with this pair. They are extremely comfortable. The only issue this time is with the piece of material that starts from the heal to the middle of the foot on the inside bottom of the shoe. The glue did not take at the end of this piece and it is starting to curl back.

Countless complements from women on these kenmoors. Been wearing them for years in 3 different colors.If it only had a little cushion under the ball of the foot. Heel is comfortable. Best feature: the double thick/stiff sole... keeps your feet from getting tired. great for a lot of walking. looks like you mean business, literally.( All shoes today have thin flexible soles which are harder on your feet and look cheap.

Any tips on how to break these in would be appreciated.

The shoes are beautiful however they were a half size too big and I usually buy a half size smaller so that I can stretch the inside. I returned the pair and am waiting for a smaller size, I am yet to receive a confirmation email.

work - comfort - none

I have an almost new pair of Florsheim Kenmore's I bought several years ago. They were the first pair I purchased that were not made in the USA and they were 1/2 size too small. This time I ordered 1/2 size larger than my foot size and they seem to fit just fine. If it hadn't been for the great sale price I would never have bought another pair of Florsheim.

It may take some time for the Kenmoor to break in but after they do I'll be loving them. I recently had my previous pair stolen while on vacation in Dominican Republic. I had that pair for twenty years and had them resoled once. Imagine, some stole a pair of resoled Kenmoor imperials but left my allen Edmunds behind. Also resoled. This new pair may not be made in America like my previous pair but they are unmistakably kenmoors. Gunboats to say the least. That sound of my step is clearlying imperial.

I'm the last of a dying breed who works in the federal government and wears suits everyday to work. I have owned both a burgundy and black tumbled pair of these shoes for almost 10 years and they are still my "go to" shoes. I've had both half-soled twice. The black ones are due for another half-sole so I'm sure the burgundy ones will need it, as well. Both are classic and remain in-style, though I would probably buy the regular black ones, if and when I ever have to replace them, which is probably never. To maintain the original heels, I periodically purchase heel savers and replace them approximately every year. The upper stays nearly as good looking as the day I purchased them with no significant wear at the bend. The inside lining shows no indication of wear and fit as comfortable as ever. My only gripe is with the tumbled black pair and only the right shoe. It's apparently stiffer and has never felt like it falls on the floor the same way as my burgundy pair. (That probably sounds odd, but I can't really explain it. I don't think I have an oddity in my walk and I don't notice it with the burgundy pair so I assume it's the leather of the right tumbled black shoe.) The cobblers who repair my shoes always say, "Wow! These are classics. Where'd you get them?" I feel better and more proud when I wear these shoes to meetings I attend around the world. These shoes say, "This is a man's man and he knows style."

very well made shoe -- takes a little time to break in. normal width seemed too narrow so got the wide but after a week of wearing they now seem too wide.. but can't return them now. side just below the ankle knuckle gets sore because side either is too high and it is stiff. Maybe my ankle bone is too low!!

nice shoe -- but the top of foot is too tigh.. might be the extra padding in heal .. not sure if I should tough it out to stretch it or get a wide -- I sent back at my cost and ordered the wide.

I've been wearing the Kenmore Long wing as my exclusive dress shoe for 25 years, ever since I was 18 and got a gob selling shoes at the Florsheim store at my local mall. That pair was black and at the time was the Royal Imperial which was the highest grade. I bought some burgundy ones several years back that were just the Imperials and they are great but not the same as the Royals. I think at that time the Royals had been discontinued. A year ago I bought the brown online and now after more than 20 years and several resoles I bought a new black pair. The new ones are definitely not the same quality leather as the old Royal Imperials but are still a great shoe. Florsheim has a new level that costs over $500 and I'm guessing that it is more like the Royal. I'm not willing to spend that much on shoes though. Over all I'm happy with the Imperial line of Kenmore Lomg Wings. They are pretty stiff out of the box but just need some time to get worked in. One very important thing to know when ordering these online is that I normally wear a size 14 in most shoes and a 15 running shoe, but the Kenmore Long Wings are big. My blacks from 25 years ago were a 13. I thought that maybe I had stretched them out over time so when I bout the brown I ordered a 14 and they were too big. Order one size smaller than your normal size.

Great shoes, take a few days to break in then super comfortable and durable. Can do soles and heels over and over. But on this pair the nails used to attach the leather part of the heel are not countersunk so they scratch the floor. Taking them to a shoe shop to have them fixed - I shouldn't have to do that.

Shoes are great. Packaging for shipment was poor. Shoes arrived with significant damage to packaging.

I returned the first pair because I thought it was tight but it turns out I should have kept it since the wider width is a little too wide after you wear it the first time

Great shoes, just half a size too big, and I sent the 10's back to be replaced with 9 1/2's.