Florsheim mens Foundry Plain Toe Chukka Boot, Black Horween, 12 US

Perfect fit! Normally size 11, 10.5 fits perfectly

Love the chukkas I received. Mostly bought due to quality leather and goodyear welt construction. Have had for a few months now and really like these shoes, I wish more of the Florsheim offerings were made this well. Only downside to these is the tread on the outsole, it's a very fine grip, which causes almost incessant squeaking on smooth surfaces (sounds like you're walking around with wet shoes, even though they're not).

I wear a size US11 in pretty much every brand of shoes. However, when I tried these on...I felt like when I was a kid and put my dad's shoes on. These are at least 1 WHOLE size larger than your average size 11 shoe. Otherwise, they appear very well built.

I’ve wore size 11 Florsheim shoes forever. This is the second pair I have bought that don’t fit. Don’t know what is going on but I’m going to pass on Florsheim for now. Hopefully, their quality control will wake up when their old customers stop buying their shoes.

One must ask oneself: How can something so wrong feel so right? For, these shoes are wrong in so many ways one wonders where to begin. Ten and One Half D is what is stamped on the tongues of these shoes but they looked really large coming out of the box. I happened to have a pair of Red Wing brand sole inserts which fit perfectly but the insides of these shoes still looked cavernous so I decided to wear them with thick, cotton sports socks and, you know what?: They still are large on the foot, and my feet are wide.These shoe boots initially attracted me because of the 'Chromexcel' leather they are made of, even though I didn't know what Horween Chromexcel leather actually is, but I am a sucker for gimmicky stuff like that. The photos of this listing are very accurate, and really the leather kind of feels like it looks. It is supple, smooth and waxy, although it isn't actually oily. Overall they are a very handsome shoe, even though the light colored band around the top of the sole is a arresting at first glance.While Chormexcel leather is Soft it doesn't appear to be very durable. In fact the toes of each of these shoes is now dark and scuffed on the points of the toes from where they came into contact with the floor of a carpeted warehouse when I kneeled down to open some packages. Yes, this would have happened to any shoe tip that makes contact with a floor, but it was surprising to see the amount of scuffing that occurred there; none of my other shoes in recent history were affected to such a degree (however, the soles of my nearly new Made in USA, waterproof RedWing boot recently split open under similar conditions so I shouldn't complain). I am not sure how these are going to polish up, and if I am not mistaken care for these Brown shoes calls for a neutral cream: That is not going to look good. Plus they are due for a shine already and have only been worn three days.These boot shoes are made in India which seems to have a large leather industry. One worries about the quality from a country that is generally referred to as Third World but these shoes do have a quality look and feel. They are comfortable even though, as I said this particuar pair is Far Far Over Large for the advertised 10.5 size.If I order these again, and I may, I think I'll opt for a Size 10, which ordinarily would just bump my toe ends. Don't think that'll be a problem with these.NOTE: It is now January 2021, I actually did purchase another pair of these in size 10D but the GREEN ones, not the brown ones and there is a LARGE difference. First off, the brown ones I rcvd. are made with American Horween Hexcel leather which it as tough as old shoe leather and I think it is great for work boots. Also, they are Made in India.The Green boots I rcvd. are made with Leather tanned by Charles F. Stead in Britain from leather that originates in Africa. Also, the boots are Made in CHINA. The green boots are quite a bit lighter. The actual leather is lighter or thinner than the Horween and the leather lining is also made from thinner leather and sewn with finer thread. I am not pleased these are made in china, and you can kind of tell that they are. As such, it is difficult to compare them apples to apples. Azon does not allow me to write a separate review so decided to append to this one.Size 10D fits a 10 1/2D foot just right. If I were to buy another pair I would get the Horween Leather....that pair just came back from having new heels put on them and the shoes themselves are well worn while the leather itself looks remarkably robust and undamaged....just well broken in.....and they are used as work shoes with no care taken for their well-being. I really like them but, as I said above, the fitment is way off of the stated size. You will need to buy down at least a size from what you wear to get a fit.

I've been a fan of Florsheim's for years, but for some reason they missed the mark on these shoes. Sole was peeling off within a few weeks and now the grommets around the shoelaces holes are coming a apart. I don't know what they had such a major dip in quality for a premium shoe, but I'm very disappointed.