Moc Toe Derby Tobacco Waxed Commander

Excellent shoes

These shoes look fantastic and are well constructed. I went with a half size down from standard shoe size, as recommended, and this seems like the right decision for me. As noted in other reviews, there was some heel slip when first trying them on. After some wear, this has gone away. My one nitpick, which is also noted in other reviews, is that the laces are a little short. Grant Stone is nice enough to include an extra pair of laces, but these are the same length.

Nice shoes, but the website should be clearer

Great shoes. They look fantastic with a little patina as well. Shipped, as ever, very promptly. I would have preferred the website to have been more clear that these don't have a midsole - the photo of a bisected shoe on the page does show a midsole. This is a little misleading.

3-week Review of a Great Pair of Shoes

1. ell , though maybe a little snug. Usually I like to wear thicker wool socks in daily life, but I had to start wearing thin dress socks to fit into the shoe. I would also add that I have very normal feet shape with a medium-high arch. Hopefully this information helps others make their own sizing judgements. 2. There was a small break in for these shoes, which I hadn’t really expected. But within a few days they fit much more comfortably than straight out of the box. Some small critiques: 1. Laces - the laces are too short. The laces provided are approximately 80cm. They may work well laced as dress shoes, but using the typical cross-lacing method I found them too short. I replaced them with 100 cm laces that work out much better. 2. A common criticism I saw for all the Derby models is that the heel is too short, which makes the feeling that the shoe will slip off the foot. I don’t think it’s too bad, and I think it will get better with wear, but I understand that feedback. All in all, I’m very satisfied with my purchase of these Waxed Leather Moc Toe Derby’s. Their quality is apparent and the product is exactly what I thought I would be buying. I’m sure that in the future I’ll be coming back to Grant Stone for ardditional pairs in their offerings.