The Shoe Snob - Unboxing Series - Yearn Shoemaker

[@markliu2694]

I believe Yearn is named Slimshoes in China, I've visited their shop in Chengdu, great brand. They can actually add some foam under the sockliner for more cushionning within their MTO program, which for me is a great feature.

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thank you for sharing Mark!

[@mbshoedoc]

Excellent review. I too was really impressed with this brand. Beautiful finishing and their patina work so classy!

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thanks Mike!

[@sartorialsuccess7171]

May be the best unboxing yet for a new brand! Love the shape as well. I'm so glad these shoemakers contact you and you in turn make us aware of them. Thanks so much. I checked out the website and as you suspected they do offer 2 levels of MTO. 1st level has a $50 upcharge from RTW and the 2nd level starts at $1000 USD.

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thank you for sharing and glad that you liked the video. The next level MTO is really good stuff if it is the one I am thinking. Nearly like bespoke.

[@eonreco1472]

@@danbee415 Yes I have. I've done both GMTO and MTO. I feel where you're coming from because it's difficult when you don't have multiple examples of the same style you're looking at. The MTO page on the website shows all the customizing options and it's hard to picture the finished shoe with all the options. That's why I kept it simple on my 1st MTO pair and just chose the last and color I liked. Browsing the entire collection will help you narrow down the materials and colors. For the finer details, you'll just have to use your imagination and consider what you would want to see on your shoes. Well worth the effort tho :)

[@SerKingSeT]

Hello from Russia! Thx for content )

[@theshoesnob_official]

My pleasure and thank you

[@arabicsartorial2431]

Thorough, as usual. Thanks, Justin. In terms of leather quality, which would you pick? Yearn, Septieme Largeur, Altan, TLB, or your own brand? I'm branching out of English shoemakers. Thanks in advance.

[@theshoesnob_official]

My pleasure. We are all using similar leather to be honest. There are only so many top tanneries. I would choose whose style you like most out of those and go for that.

[@arabicsartorial2431]

@@theshoesnob_official Thank you. I just wanted to go for a different feel than C&J for example.

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@arabicsartorial2431 I see. Thats understandable. They will all be different than C&J but similar being nearly all welted. Again, C&J will also use leathers that the others do too. We all use the same leathers from less than 10 tanneries

[@arabicsartorial2431]

@@theshoesnob_official Thank you.

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@arabicsartorial2431 my pleasure

[@justinng6053]

Hi Justin, in terms of sizing would you say your normal UK size is comfortable? I have seen advice to size up by half one's GG/EG size.

[@theshoesnob_official]

I can only speak for this shoe. The last was long and generous in the width but narrow in the heel and forefoot. I suppose part of that is due to the model and needing to be secure in something without laces. But no way to size up from G&G. I wear UK7 in G&G and the UK7 in these would have been huge, at least in length and forefoot space

[@justinng7943]

Thank you!

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@justinng7943 my pleasure

[@linchuaneu9549]

Nice unboxing as usual. Wonderful shoes. They have a test-run website available now. One question: what feature/proof to look for to confirm the shoe is handwelted? ;)

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thank you, I appreciate it. Handwelted shoes will have dimples in the insole from the awl that is use to punched the holes in the rib as well as nail markings from the holding down the insole when welting. Also from the pulling tight of the thread which also makes further dimpling. A machine welted shoe will be clean looking. A handwelted one will not be.

[@linchuaneu9549]

@@theshoesnob_official thanks a lot for the explanation. You do learn something new everyday 😀

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@linchuaneu9549 my pleasure

[@haroldharryhugh367]

These are very similar to kiton's churchill. Obviously these are more affordable. Good review Justin.

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thank you Harold! 🙌

[@kylegosiaco5318]

Hi Justin! I noticed you don't use shell cordovan at all in your collection. Is it fair to say that you don't like it as an upper material for shoes? If that's the case, why? 😊

[@theshoesnob_official]

Not at all. I like it. But I am not crazy about it. Shell is not that easy to acquire, good ones that is, and it is quite expensive meaning potential risk of stock sitting there i.e. money. I dont feel the need to offer it when so many other brands have that on lock. I prefer to focus on my specialities.

[@kylegosiaco5318]

@@theshoesnob_official I see. Thank you for your insights 😊

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@kylegosiaco5318 my pleasure

[@liangchen8177]

Thanks Justin for introducing this wonderful new brand! Do you feel it fits similarly to TLB Mallorca and Yeossal? I wear 8.5G in TLB artista and 8.5F in Yeossal, but somehow Yearn suggested 9F for me 🤪

[@theshoesnob_official]

My pleasure! Its hard to say to be honest. The forefoot and length is generous in this model. But the instep and heel area was low. But that might due to it being a lazyman so the instep must be low to keep people in the shoes.

[@lolly4961]

Had the same feeling about boots with the hideous zipper on the inside. Never liked the look until I bought a pair in a thrift shop and realized the amount of time you save simply using the zipper.

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thank you for sharing

[@ekoller]

Wow. Great stuff! Wish they had it in navy or black

[@theshoesnob_official]

I am quite sure they can accommodate that :-)

[@tonydeltablues]

I think I could like a Lazyman shoe :-) Good looking shoe. There's a desire to create a quality to match the better European shoemakers in China.... Regards Tony

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thanks for sharing Tony!

[@yuri911qq]

great review, and great shoes indeed, the characters on the tissue paper "中國製" or "中国制" mean "Made in China". their shoes are fully handmade with hand stitched outsole, I believe the fudging on the welt has a purpose of marking the stitching, hence it is relatively deep and loose compare to those fine fudge marks for aesthetic purposes on machine made shoes

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thank you for sharing. Great value for the price for some great craftsmanship. Hard to beat really.

[@minniesaab7255]

👍🏻

[@theshoesnob_official]

🙌

[@narinderpahwa3304]

Pls disclose price of shoe in india

[@24_우정민]

Hi i would like to know your thoughts on the brand “buttero”

[@theshoesnob_official]

Not a fan. I am not crazy about most "fashion" style Italian brands.

[@24_우정민]

@@theshoesnob_official i see Would you classify “santoni” as fashion style brands too?

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@24_우정민 Santoni does everything from fashion to classic. Santoni has thw capabilities to make amazing shoes but they make more money on quick fashion style shoes.

[@24_우정민]

@@theshoesnob_official i see thank you for your opionions😀😀 please keep uploading good contents Im a big fan

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@24_우정민 my pleasure and thank you. I appreciate your support

[@bakirshah120]

How r u sir big fan of yours... Also big fan of shoes sir we r starting our own brand in Pakistan nd we want to meet u for some advices so kindly rply to us

[@alexrad9570]

Leopard shoes! 🐆👞👞

[@kaikaichen]

Fun fact - standard written Chinese is simply just called Chinese, while Mandarin is a spoken language. The reason for this subtle distinction is a little complicated, so I won't get into it here. :)

[@theshoesnob_official]

Ah, okay, thank you for that! You learn something new everyday ;-)

[@duc696monster6]

Makes no sense..suite and the most that comes out is eum ..eum..eum...eum..euu.euu...and what's with the hair???damn..all that doesn not sell me that shoe...this guy does not do the brand any good.. luckily I already knew the brand from before ..

[@TJ-wo6kg]

I believe we should promote shoes, and all other stuff, produced by our local factories, whether they are American, European, Asian, Australian or African. Great to see Chinese people can make beautiful shoes, but I will not buy them because I care of local tradition, local employment and believe buying a pair of shoes made at the other end of the planet is not a responsible decision

[@theshoesnob_official]

Thats a noble cause and understandable. Buying local is important. The flipside is not everyone has local or their local is no good. Be blessed to have a good local economy to support in the shoe trade.

[@TJ-wo6kg]

​@@theshoesnob_official Agree, but if we/you are supporting our local factories and people, we/you should stop giving visibility to those exotic brands. They don't buy anything of our shoes or whatever consumer goods produced in Europe or America. I do own higher end English, French, Spanish and Italian shoes, which cost a lot of money, but I am so happy to support them in their battle against competitors whose employees are treated like animals. This is more a political than a shoe discussion, but it starts with all of us, at our very small level of business responsibility

[@theshoesnob_official]

@@TJ-wo6kg sorry this I cannot agree on. I am not political when it comes to footwear. I support craftsmanship before anything. I am not talking about Nike here. These are small workshops and you do not know how they are treated. You only speculate because of what is going on in Fortune 100 corporations. Apples and oranges

[@valdencorr2861]

Agreed. I would rather spend more for a shoe made by an artisan in Italy or England than some Chinese slave working for pennies in China. It is naïve of the Shoe Snob to assume that the Chinese employee making these shoes is making a decent living when these HANDMADE shoes are labor intensive and CHEAP. How can they afford to undercut the European competition? By paying their labor pennies, simple.

[@oliverk191]

These look tacky