Customer Reviews Johnston & Murphy Holden Plain Toe Oxford

generic emails made me feel that item is not being processed for exchange so felt need to call to ensure item is being processed correctly but still not sure- just waiting full 10 days.

Nice shoe, but the pair that I received were not the same color of brown that was shown in the catalog. Instead of the medium brown color, they we more of a mustard yellow/brown color. I returned them.

Very well made and stylish shoe. Unfortunately, the toe box is bit too narrow for my comfort.

They run small

Very narrow shoes. Sent back and didn't try to figure out the right size since they were so narrow.

Really good looking shoe, goes with everything and very lightweight. Did not work for my foot shape. There is a wide variation in sizing between JM shoes, ended up going with something more casual looking and much more comfortable. The cutouts for your ankle were high on this shoe, constantly rubbing my ankles and creating pain.

I have several other pairs of JM shoes and Size 13 normally fits perfect. In fact, they are a little larger than most 13's in other brands. This style in black however runs incredibly small. They rubbed my heel and ankles so much that I had to return them. I recommend the brand but not this style

These shoes fit and feel great. The only problem is they squeak on the vinyl tile floors at work. Effectively can't wear them to work but can and do everywhere else.

I loved this shoe from the moment I put it on. But u fortunately it did not hold up. The soles started to fall apart from the shoe and I only had them for about a month and half. I'm going to take them to a cobbler to see if they can fix it. But if you do a lot of walking, lifting , pushing as part of your job I would try and find something more durable

I liked the shoe, however I wear a 9.5 all day long, every day. The 9.5 in this shoe runs small. Creating blisters.

I bought these shoes because I can no longer get the awesome black leather McGuffey plain toe shoe. These shoes fit smaller than other J&M Wide shoes and have a tighter fit at the instep. I am hoping they will stretch out. I am also hoping they will bring back the McGuffey - best wide casual shoe J&M ever made.

Nice looking, toes too tight, had to by Cole Haan Instead. Also quite flimsy. Could use more support between the insole and omit sole. Again like cole haan

I ordered the Holden Plain Toe in 'gray', and when they arrived it was clear that the photos on the website are not accurate. Instead of being a true gray, they're more of a brownish taupe. Not even close to gray. Not the nice, neutral color that I was expecting at all. They're nice shoes, so I guess I'll keep them, but I won't wear them nearly as much as I would have if they were the proper color.

Nice presentation but not very comfortable, tight across the bridge of foot and too much room at heel. Buy all my shoes from JM but this design is not doing it for me. Would not recommend to a friend.

I like these shoes and I feel like they are good quality. Currently the back edge and along the ankle bone is stiff and sharp. I believe they will soften as they stretch and break in.

The shoe is approximately 1/2 size too small. I normally wear 11-1/2 but waiting for an exchange to a 12.

Good fit and look, very comfortable. Leather scratches way too easily - constantly having to wipe it down w/ a leather conditioner

When these shoes were new in June, they gave me blisters on the backs of my feet. My opinion is there is not enough padding in the heel. Now that the shoes are broken in (along with my feet...), they are rubbing under my ankles under my ankles. Perhaps the soles are worn or compressed now, so that my feet sit lower in the shoe. I have been pleased with my other shoes from J&M, but not these. I expected better comfort for the price.

I own this same shoe in a brown and LOVE IT. For some reason I cannot get the leather on this grey to break in. I skin my right heal and bleed every time I wear this shoe. My son owns the same shoe and loves it but I just have a pair of shoes that sits in my closet unused haunting me.

These shoes are fine. They look pretty good. I got the tan oiled and I like them enough, but they scrape easy and start to show it early. You have to be careful. And sadly, they're kind of uncomfortable to me. Not terrible, but enough that I always "can't wait" to get them off 3/4 of the way into the day. It's in the heel, and honestly lots of new shoes bother my heels at first, but it usually goes away pretty quickly with good shoes. And never even happens w/ great shoes sometimes. But I've worn these consistently for a year and they're still uncomfortable. Which is odd, b/c I had a stretch of wearing a lot of J&M early in my career/corporate days, and their calling card was comfort then.

Right shoe was damaged- sent back to be exchanged for new pair. Not anticipating issues as J&M has always been great to work with.

I loved my last 3 pairs - can't remember the style name but they don't appear on your website any longer. These new Holden's are fairly stiff initially and can cause some irritation around the foot and ankle. I had none of that with the previous style. I'm sure they will break in but was surprised to have to deal with that this time.