Carmina Punched Captoe Oxford in Snuff Suede - Shoe Review | Kirby Allison

Carmina’s #80201 Snuff Suede Captoe Oxford respects the sacred design elements well-dressed men come to expect in their captoe oxfords: well-balanced, traditional proportions and a clean, elegant pattern, but with the addition of punching, or broguing, across the top of the cap to make the shoe slightly more casual. This is a perfect design element when making a captoe oxford in less formal materials, like this beautiful light-brown snuff suede. The shoe also features Carmina’s three-quarter Tomir rubber sole, which makes this a great all-weather or active shoe. DESIGN This Carmina captoe oxford in snuff suede is a perfect casual dress shoe whose simple design will ensure that you will never grow tired of wearing it. The light-brown snuff suede makes this shoe great for odd jackets and trousers, lighter-colored suits, such as a linen, or even jeans on the weekend. The design of this shoe is quite classic, and I appreciate Carmina’s use of single- and double-stitching to give this model additional visual dimension. The font cap features single-needle stitching on the forward side with double-needle stitching and pinking, or small triangular cuts, into the pattern on the top side. The instep of the shoe features five eyelets which allows the vamp and toe cap to be extended, further elongating the silhouette. Additional single-needle stitching runs up the neck of the shoe and along the laces, in a soft arch that is elegant and easy on the eye, while the vamp pattern sweeps