Customer Reviews Johnston & Murphy Melton Classic Dress Cap Toe Oxford

I was disappointed with this shoe. It looks nice, and feels fine the first few times you wear it, but it started developing a major crease just outside the cap toe within two or three days of wear. This crease became deeper and deeper, to the point where it was cutting off circulation to my toes underneath. (One negative of a cap toe shoe, I've since been told, is that they develop only one crease, as opposed to several more [natural] breaks that develop in slip-ons or other varieties of shoe). I visited a Johnston & Murphy store, and they said it was a combination of my foot size/shape and the stiffness of the leather used in making the Melton (softer leather = good). I'm going to upgrade to the next tier of shoe, b/c the Melton is simply killing my feet.

These shoes never made it onto my feet. Dull finish, poor quality materials...... this is a $75 shoe with a $176 J&M brand price. It's a pity, J&M used to make a quality shoe.

Arrived defective. The workmanship of the welt was very poor, even for mass-market standards. Returned immediately.

The shoes are a bit stiff but are breaking in easily. Did not get any blisters during my son's wedding which is a plus.

Very nice shoe. Feels like a good fitting dress shoe (don't confuse comfort with your favorite pair of sneakers). High quality leather takes and holds a shine. They are a quality leather shoe and should be treated as such (cedar inserts, regular shining, don't wear everyday).These shoes compliment almost any outfit I wear them with. I recommend heel and toe caps if you are going to go outside much at all.

Fit like a glove. At first felt like might be too tight but wearing them for 3 hours proved this was not the case. Very beautiful shoes.

I'll preface by saying I'm normally one of those people who only writes negative reviews given the lack of time, but I would recommend ordering a full size down along with your regular size then returning the size that doesn't fit. This shoe fit me a full size down for reference. The break in period can be up to 4 days and are quite uncomfortable until that point, but totally worth the wait. These shoes are very comfortable. I wear 9 hours + a day mixed between seated, standing, and walking. The brown is darker than what appears in the photos but not a deal breaker.

I normally wear 7.5-8 depending on width, got these in 7E, seems a perfect fit. Let’s be honest, a shoe like this will never have the comfort of a lightweight running shoe, but these feel pretty good with a thin sole insert, pure classic look, would recommend.

For a very classy looking shoe im pleasantly surprised how comfortable they were when i first put them on.. they feel like they were custom made for my feet. and class up any outfit i wear them with. .

Perfect shoe, very comfortable, I actually purchased several different b rands, and kept the Johnson & Murphy, it was actually less expensive but much more comfortable and actually the leather looks "richer" and less orange

I'm in court at least a few times a week, and nothing is worse than having to not just remove everything in my pockets and jacket/etc, but going through the hassle of taking off my shoes as well. These are 100% leather, so it's one less thing to deal with, saving me the time and trouble. They're durable, very professional, good looking shoes, I don't think I'll be purchasing any other brand for a long, long time. THAT SAID, the first few times you wear them will be complete HELL. As the leather breaks and molds to your feet, they'll pinch HARD (at least in my experience, where it got so bad I was limping). Instead of wearing them fresh out of the box in public, I highly, HIGHLY suggest you just wear them around the house regularly until it feels comfortable. About a week of daily wear at home is enough. Don't let my warning put you off from these shoes, though. I'm going to buy another pair in brown. Once broken in, they're fantastic. They feel like slippers and look great.

What a beautiful pair of shoes! Initially ordered a black pair in 9.5 E, but they were too narrow (I usually wear a 9.5 W in New Balance, Stacy Adams, Keen, and Merrell). So I tried the 9.5 3E, and they were too long (my ankle was floating out of the shoe when I walked). Went down a half size to 9 3E, and they fit like I went to a cobbler to get them custom fit! Thanks so much to the Zappos customer service reps for helping me through this process. I can't wait to spit shine these for my cousin's wedding!

I love the traditional styling of the sole and toe on these dress shoes. No funky wide round or squared off toe, just a nice, smooth, narrow, rounded capped toe.

Very nice dress shoe, no obvious defects. The only surprise is how heavy they are.

Johnston and Murphy Melton Cap Toe - J&M cap toes were my first dress shoes ever about 8 years ago, and this is my second pair. I've resoled the originals so many times I lost count, and they still feel like slippers. Very comfortable. So far, the new pair is breaking in nicely. However, they run really small and narrow--I usually wear a size 10 Nike and have a narrow foot, but I wear a J&M 7 1/2 EEE! They fit like a glove. I have no idea why. Try on a pair before you buy.

Johnston & Murphy Melton - Terrific shoe! True to size, comfortable and looks great! Will impress in the office. Top-of-line business shoe! Johnston & Murphy has been making some of the best shoes money can buy for a long time!

Excellent Shoe! These shoes are just as impressive as shoes costing twice as much. I can wear them all day and they feel great. They look great with slim cut and classic cut suits. Love these shoes!

Great shoe - This shoe is very stylish and super comfortable for the price. Would highly recommend it to others.

A very comfortable pair of shoes. Can walk around the office all day and not feel fatigued. I get compliments from office workers all the time.

Uncle Stephen – This is as good of a business shoe as you can buy – first class, well built, and comfortable with great support. The extra width is true and helps us big guys who need it. Love this shoe!

Very Comfortable - These shoes are very well made and comfortable. They are dressy but don't have that uptight dressy shoe feel when they are on your foot. The bottom of the shoe gets quickly scuffed so they're not slippery. They are true to size. These shoes will be used for weddings and other affairs I have. I usually wear work boots and these shoes felt great the first time I wore them. I even have heel spurs and these shoes did not bother my feet at all.

One of a kind dress shoe... I bought this shoe for a friends’ wedding. They fit great and is extremely conformable...not to mention all the attention it got. I'm thinking about picking up a brown one also.

Runs a 1/2 size large for me - I have wide feet and I normally wear an 11.5 to compensate in a normal width shoe. I ordered the 11.5 (Wide-E) and this fit perfect widthwise, but much too long. I returned and ordered an 11 in EEE and the width was about the same -perfect fit now. Nice fitting shoe overall, fairly stiff. Not a great selection for wide shoes out there, so I can't say the style is what allured me. Nevertheless, fine quality shoe to get the job done.