Kensington 18th Century Leather Shoes (Black)

The shoes arrived in pristine condition and are amazing quality. I can't wait to use them in my reenacting. The instructions on attaching the buckles, however, were a little hard to understand (even with the video). But overall great experience, will definitely buy from American Duchess again.

I was so happy to get the last pair in my size. They fit amazing and look beautiful! Piercing the leather to fit the buckles was a bit terrifying, but the video was very helpful.

Last year I´ve purchased the leather Kensington shoes in size 12 and thought they could be one size smaller, although I´ve absolutely loved them, totally wearable, pretty and comfortable. I intend to buy these Antoinette´s, but I wonder what size should fit better, 11 or 12, based on my Kensignton experience. I live in Brazil so it would be too costly to return them

I have very difficult feet due to a bunion on one foot, a stress fracture, and generally flat and bony feet with a very narrow heel. Impossible. These shoes far exceeded my expectations. I wore them for a two day reenactment without breaking in and was able to comfortably walk all over the place including climbing on beach rocks. Two different arch supports, neoprene toe cap, Lambs wool between my toes, a felt metatarsal dancer’s pad stuck to my feet, wool compression socks, and padded moledfoam under the tongue where the buckle rests on the instep. It is a lot of stuff in there so I was glad to have sized up from my usual 9 to 9.5. Any more would have been too big, which goes to show you how roomy these shoes are to begin with! I just wish the heel were set a tiny bit more medially. I find it is a wee bit too far to the outside of the heel, causing my ankle to turn inward if I’m not super careful.

I bought these to use for my job as a costumed tour guide. They are surprisingly comfortable to walk in. I tend to get pain in my feet if I walk in shoes without added insoles, but my feet feel fine after about an hour and a half of walking around on very uneven, historic brick sidewalks. I haven’t worn them for any extended periods of time yet, but so far they’ve been great! Super cute and they complete my colonial costume so well!