Customer Reviews Johnston & Murphy Conard Dress Casual Cap Toe Oxford

I have owned two pairs of these, one in suede and one in calf skin. Both were a half size larger than normal in terms of length. The suede pair was very comfortable out of the box with no break-in needed. Unfortunately the flipside of this is the suede stretched out quite fast and after a few months there was no lateral support and I could not longer tie them tight enough to be comfortable. The calfskin pair was very stiff out of the box and took some breaking-in. The upside is they will likely not stretch out as quickly as the suede pair did. Overall a great pair of shoes - very nice looks and a decent price. As others have mentioned the 'leather lining' is only in the heel which is unfortunate but somewhat expected at this price point.

Great looking shoe, as the other reviewer mentioned, it feels a half size larger than I expected (I have other Johnston & Murphy shoes in a 10 but in this shoe a 10 feels long). the external appearance is great, the only shortcoming in my mind is that only the heel area is lined with leather. The rest of the shoe is lined with fabric. I suppose this is somewhat expected at this price point but it is still a bit disappointing.

For me, 10-1/2 D (medium) is generally OK but a bit snug and 10-1/2 EE (wide) is too wide. These fit me well and were comfortable out of the box. Unfortunately, the synthetic sole makes them look a little unrefined for slacks (how I'll wear them), and the toe box is longer than I want (I am concerned they will crease weirdly and look sloppy with wear).

I purchased the same shoe size 11.5 and it was too big. Decided to buy it a full size smaller 10.5 and it looks exactly the same size. Looks great, haven;t been able to try it really but the size i a big issue

I love the look of these shoes, but I am about to return my 2nd pair in a year! Both of them rubbed the material inside the heal. For that much money it shouldn't do that. Looks are incredible though.

Normally I wear size 10 wide. First order a 10 was too big. Second try with 9.5 was fine but shoe narrows in the toe box. Great style but not for a comfortable fit on my feet.

Too wide and too long for me

I finally decided to make the plunge and spend more than $100 on a pair of shoes and I was not disappointed. These shoes really look great and feel sturdy, but after a few weeks I noticed that the toe (sole) had started to split and the top heel on the right shoe (internally) began to deteriorate despite religious use of shoe trees. I really do like these shoes and am going to try out another pair because I may have gotten a "lemon," but I would still recommend these shoes to anyone. They look and feel great.

Shoes were not comfortable. Leather is stiff and the shoes felt heavy. On closer inspection I did not care for the two-tone brown heels with the black leather. The construction was good overall and perhaps I could wear them for awhile and the fit would be better, but I need shoes to feel good from the first time.