You put a lot of effort into finding the perfect shoes (I saw your trial list on Kris's post) and your patience paid off, these all look beautiful on your feet. I am glad that they fared well on their first outing. I have some new boots which were comfortable at home, but after a 4km walk gave me blisters. I am now wearing them on shorter distances to stretch them, with a view to putting them back to the test once I am confident that they can comfortably go the distance.

Bijou, hope your new boots comfortably go the distance soon!

So I’m avoiding reading which ones you chose until I cast my vote - I would go for the Hispanitas, but I have a much more casual style these days, so for you I would say the Carvelas, since they are a bit dressier/prettier with the gold buckle.

I like the Carvelas!

Thanks, everyone!

I've been wearing the Carvelas a LOT, and they are absolutely perfect in every way. Thinking of duplicating....

Bijou, some of my favorite shoes gave me blisters at first, until the leather conformed to my feet. That’s a big part of why I prefer it over synthetic.