Giorgio Brutini Men's Pointed-Toe Dress Boot

I had a pair of these boots a couple of years ago- before I gained so much weight and I LOVED them! They were my "go to" shoe for Sundays and for dressy occasions. I have always been extremely hard on shoes, but these babies lasted me a good year and a half until the heel came off. I was devastated. The leather held up amazingly and still looked good even at the end of the run, and I felt I had got my money's worth. I have slowly - but surely started to get my weight back under control. I thought maybe I had lost enough I could slip into the largest size they offer, but alas, I was sickened when I discovered they were too tight, So, unfortunately, I still have a bit to go yet. At the moment, I'm kind of stuck having to wear clunky chunky shoes now, and they aren't fun to look at as they make my legs look short, fat, and stumpy. The lines of this boot are very striking and are very successful at slenderizing and elongated the leg for a more tapered appearance. Even though I could go up a size, and it would fit fine, I decided to return the ones I ordered and wait till I drop some more weight, but I MOST DEFINITELY will be back. I LOVE these boots! I'm looking forward to the day I can wear them again!

I went to a couple of local boot/shoe stores to find a dress boot that would also add a little height since my wife is a just a tad taller than me. But the problem was that no one had a boot my size in a wide width. I took a gamble on this boot because they had my size, but you can never tell if they will truly fit until you try them on. I received them two days later and amazingly, they fit just perfect! I was not only pleasantly surprised, but genuinely please with how they felt; very soft and pliable. I couldn't have found a better boot than this one; great fit and provided the wanted height I was looking for in the first place. I'm guessing it added about 2 inches. So . . I'm please and so is my wife. And that's what really matter! If I did have to find a con I'm thinking the sole could be a little thicker as it is quite thin. Other than that, I think the boot is perfect for anyone looking for a solid-looking, yet soft and pliable classy-looking dress boot.

These shoes are well made except for the soles as others have written about. I wear a 11.5 EE. Good thing I ordered that way as they are narrow which made them a perfect fit. Weird, I know. My US made cowboy boots are EE, which is double wide and they fit just a little loose. But regular width is too narrow. Took the advice from boot wearers that you can make up that difference by wearing double socks. So I wear tube socks covered by a low cut sock for a nice fit. I don't need to do that with these cause, as I said, they are narrower than US boots. These are made in China. The sole is extremely cheap and won't take much even from normal wear. Just after a few walks, they were scarred, scratched up good. I found a solution by ordering and installing sole protectors from shoebottoms.com. I was able to trace my sole, cut and install in minutes. The protectors are textured for the walking surface. You can get them in, clear (which I bought), red & black. If you buy this, which I highly recommend, get the premium selection as you get larger pieces to work with which will cover more sole. I used a hair dryer which was recommended for the sticky side prior to installing. After letting them sit for a couple hours, I put the boots on and you don't even notice they're on there. Your weight and walking will further press the protectors on. After a few walks, there's the usual dirt and whatever, but better on the protector than the original sole. I believe the premium kit is $20. Also much easier to replace the protector if need be than to repair or replace the sole itself.

This is my second Giorgio Brutini boot, the first one lasted for several years & had to be retired from wear & tear. Based on the satisfaction I enjoyed with the first Giorgio Brutini boot (which wasn’t a dress boot) that included (1) very good compliments I received; (2) value for money gained; (3) comfort; (4) style; (5) durability; and (6) it just made me look so striking handsome & sexy; I decided to buy 2 more. This my new Giorgio Brutini dress boot did not disappoint either, in fact it added more elegance & style to my swagger. Its sleek slender design with the perfectly shaped toe tip & 2 inch Cuban heel hugged my feet with cushiony comfort, which is very important to me, as I have very handsome feet with succulent toes. As a result of my satisfactory experiences with Giorgio Brutini boots, I again tried to buy more but in different colours. Sadly the colours I wanted were not available in my size. One big negative point on the Giorgio Brutini boots that I have discovered is an inconsistency with the size. My first Giorggio Brutini boot was 10M that fit perfectly. My second boot (this one) is size 11M which also fits perfectly, & my third boot is also 11M which is slightly bigger than my feet. Its very inconvenient & time consuming to make several returns in order to get a .size that fits well. Despite this however I will continue to buy Giorgio Brutini dress boots.

As a musician, my feet are often around eye-level with the audience on most stages. So I have always been conscious of that, and needed some nice boots for performance. The narrow toe also makes a big difference for me, as it makes it easier when selecting buttons on my floor pedals, some of which are quite close together. These types of boots normally aren't very comfortable to me any more with my very flat feet and ankle issues that have arisen over the last few years. I didn't think I would ever wear these beyond a couple hours on stage, but I have. I do my best to avoid walking very much or very far in them, but they are pretty comfortable when I do. As I mentioned, I have very flat feet, causing my feet to flatten out in width, and the length is 11. The 11W size fit me perfectly. UPDATE 3/20/17: I added a photo of three years worth of wear as part of a comment response. In short, they have held up great. Check out the comments for more details. I would get another pair if I had to in a second, but these are going strong.

FIT - Reading the reviews for these boots confused me...some folks say the fit is "too big", some "too small"...and Amazon says 71% of the customers rate the fit "as expected". Because of the pointed toe, I ordered the 10 1/2 M (usually wear a 10 or 10 1/2, B or C), and found these boots to simultaneously be too big in the heel and too narrow in the middle across the widest point of the foot. Also, the "usable" length is too short because the toe is so narrow, (even though the shoes are a bit longer overall than some other 10 1/2 shoes I own). Another problem with the heel is that, in addition to being too wide, the point at which the top of the shoe turns up to the shaft is almost 1 1/2 inches forward of the point where my somewhat similar Florsheim boots turn upward. This results in a very large shaft, which allows the foot to move forward quite a bit, and that exacerbates the problem with the wide heel and narrow toe. (Unless you have a very thick ankle, you will likely find that your foot moves around inside the boots more than is desirable, so it doesn't feel very secure or stable.) In summary, this boot seems to be designed for someone whose foot is wide at the heel, narrow in the middle, even narrower in the toe, and who has a very large lower leg and ankle...and that was not me. QUALITY - Styling/design is nice - looked even better in-person than in the pictures. I would rate the boots as "well-made" - construction quality seemed solid, and the leather was very nice (more of a soft kid-leather, and actually better than I expected from the photos), but the QC was not good...the right boot came with a large area with some type of very noticeable white discoloration in the leather finish that would not rub off (similar problems were mentioned in some of the other reviews.) SUMMARY - Overall, I give this product a very mixed rating - if it fits your foot and you get a pair without defects, it would be a bargain. Although I'm a little disappointed that the boots didn't work out, thanks to Amazon's easy return with free shipping to me and for the return, the experience didn't cost me anything.

Okay, I have a typical American guy foot, or should I say feet. My left is slightly larger than the right. Added to the fact that I wear an 11EE. Add snow, and I could use them for skis. I reallly wanted a style boot that is a cut above the normal western boot that I currently wear. Also, I do some entertaining on the side, and need a boot more "theatrical" in look. I came across the Giorgio Brutine Men's line. Sleek, contempary and very afordable. Unbelieveably, my size was listed. Now keep in mind, while American size was listed, the shoes are made for European men's feet which are typically narrow. When the shoes arrived, a day early, they looked beautiful, and not my size; or, at least I thought so. The boot had fine leather, a rugged zipper, full leather sole with no visable stitching...very nice. But as I held them in my hands, I knew they wouldn't fit. The size stamped inside said "11W." Okay, let's give them and try and be prepared to send them back. Wearing a dress sock, I slipped on the boots...and I mean "slipped." They fit perfectly. My feet were in leather heaven. I could not believe what I was seeing and feeling. For the very first time in my audult life, I was wearing an Italian styled boot that felt like butter on my feet. I have been given many compliments on how well they look. I could really not be more satisfied.

LISTEN! THESE SHOES ARE EVERYTHING!!! I'm a tall btich, and not only do these shoes give me a little extra height with the cute heel, and not only do I click-clack on a few tiled floors, but it completes any of my outfits so well! I MUST get another black pair (so I can have one just for walking around all the time), and another in brown. Side notes, they're quite stiff the first time you get them on. So you'll have to walk around quite a bit to break them in. Also, I wear only dress sock in these so far, but because I currently use my only pair as dress/professional shoes. With wool socks, they may be a little snug (until you break them in, I'm sure). Thank you Giorgio Bruntini for making fabulous, well-made, and high quality shoes in my size, and (relatively) cheaply too!!!!

great boot, wore it all over paris, very durable

Excellent

Excellent product. Very attractive. size is perfect. Highly recommend.

Most amazing shoes!!! Elegant just so elegant

I really like these shoes. They are very comfortable the material is of good quality. I bought two pairs, one black and the other brown. The price is reasonable for the quality of the product. I would like to buy a third one, cognac, but the price for this one is very expensive for my budget.