Review on Florsheim Brinson Kiltie Tassel Loafer Men's Shoes by Steven Notsinneh

After reading the reviews here and on other sites, despite the comments on the stiffness, like others who have owned Florsheim shoes for many years, I decided to order them anyway. And like many writers, I own and wear many types of shoes, ranging from expensive to budget, depending on the need and use of the shoe, and I generally find Flshm shoes on the higher end of the line. But compared to Cole-Haan, Johnston/Murphy, Allen-Edmunds, or even Bass or Timberland. Unfortunately it was a joke. They certainly look good, fit and finish appear to be the same in price. But toughness is perhaps an understatement. They looked like ski boots to me. In fact I couldn't even get my foot in the shoe and at 10.5 I'm wearing a pretty standard environment. It wasn't even close. And I've never been told in my life that I have a skyscraper as such. And to be honest, I'm well into my 60s, so I've worn a lot of shoes. The upper tongue above the tassel reached to the point where it was literally impossible to get your foot even remotely "into" the shoe. I think I need 11.5 or 12.5 to even wear them. For those who find they worked. More performance for you. But I can't imagine how it happened. The sides of the shoes have no play and do not buckle! I keep lasts in all my boots to keep them from curling over time. They would never be needed. They came out of the box with a small plastic extension to hold the shape. He broke pulling it out of his shoes because the shoes didn't fit. I gave them a "3" simply because they looked good. If you're used to fairly comfortable shoes, either after a little use or right out of the box, this was far from the answer for me. I returned them the next day. There's no point in keeping them and trying later.