Eastland Men's Newport Loafers Shoes - Brown, 10.5 Wide US Review

Well made for the price. Very lightweight and super comfortable. The finish on the leather looks a bit cheap, but not bad for the price point. Very good shoes for the money overall!

Per "Meg" at Eastland, the sole splitting problem mentioned by others was corrected in the Fall of 2022, and the shoes I received from Amazon were manufactured in April 2023. Very comfortable. Functional gussets, not cosmetic like others. Very attractive. Removable insole not glued, unlike many others. True to size. Made in China. Color matches photo. ONLY reason I am returning is there is too much heel slip, probably due entirely to my narrow ankles, a problem I have with all shoes except the Brooks Ghost series.

Daily use and like the comfort of wearing them.

This is the first pair of shoes I ordered online so I was a bit nervous about if they'd fit, how they'd look...ect.However, the shoes look exactly as pictured here and this particular shoe fits right in the middle of my range. I wear anywhere from an 7.5-8.5 and the 8 in 2E fits perfect. A little overly snug the first few times you wear them but after a day or two they seem to have a perfect fit.THe build of the shoe seems good, the shoe has a nice style that can be worn with jeans, dress pants or anything in between. It has a pull out inner-sole that you can replace when worn. The one thing I noticed right out of the box is that he sole(bottom of the shoe)is very hard and will make plenty of noise while walking on hard surfaces. The sole also seems to be pretty slick on hard smooth surfaces but seems to be getting better with wear.I have only owned them for about a week, will up date this review in a few months.Update 11/13/2012: The shoes are great and very comfortable after a few weeks of breaking them in. The traction has gotten better with a little wear. However, we just had our first snow/ice yesterday and these shoes are great in snow but terrible on ice (compared to other shoes I've owned).Update 07/01/2013: It has been close to 10 months since I bought these shoes and they have been the best fitting, most comfortable shoes of this type I have ever owned. The upper leather of the shoe has held up very well with just some basic shine and maintenance done (shoe black..ect) and they looke pretty much new still. However, one problem I had is that the sole cracked in half on the right shoe. I was able to super glue it back together and you can't even tell it happened. I contacted Eastland about the issue and they offered to replace my shoes with new ones at no cost.

My local Kohl's store stopped selling these so I was happy to find them on Amazon. My first pair lasted at least 4 years thanks to decent construction and my occasional application of brown-colored scuff cover (like shoe polish). The stitching eventually wore enough that walking in rain meant that water seeped through but I'm keeping that original pair for mowing the lawn in or painting. The new pair that I bought online are a size 9 and fit as nicely as the original ones. I wore them for an entire day to start with and didn't feel much discomfort in the heel at all. I think that they break in easily. The shoe horn is always a good way to extend the life of the shoe, but I would not say that it is necessary. I'm going to take good care of this pair and see if I can get them to last a long time. I like the fact that they are easy to slip on and go well with jeans. I got the brown color which have a smooth complexion rather than any type of texture or pattern to the leather.

Very comfortable!

Be sure to read the bottom for my 6 month update !I like the shoes, I bought them because I had and accident and needed slip on shoes, for I cant reach down tie my shoes right now.They are comfortable, appear well made for the price point, Id probably buy a second pair, but Ive only been wearing them for a week. I bought 13WsI usually buy 13 4E's, for I have very wide feet, while initially putting them on, they where snug, they have loosened up, as shoes do and are comfortable. Id have bought 13 4E's in a slip on if I could find them.I specifically bought eastland, because I bought a pair of Eastland Chukkas years ago, that where VERY WIDE and where 13Ds, so I was hoping they where still randomly making wide shoesThey stay on my feet well, you dont walk out of them, and my heel seems to stay in place, I had a pair of Romeos, in a different brand years ago, that I used to kinda "walk out of".Only time will tell how they hold up. Leather looks nice, stitching looks good, and the price is very reasonable.UPDATE 3/14/2015, ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS since purchased, have worn these shoes part time, mostly around the house, and out to the store when the weather was good (not too often). Live on a farm, so most of the time, Im wearing some kind of boots, these are more like heavy duty house slippers for me, slippers dont last around here, we have no carpets in the house.Anyhow, as some others have left reviews about the soles of these shoes splitting, I noticed today, that both of my shoes, have two large splits in the soles of the shoes that go all the way through the sole. That is to say, the soles have failed. Now that the snow/ice has melted, wore them to the store, stepped into a very shallow puddle, (maybe a 1/8" deep) and noticed both my feet/socks where wet. Not sure how long they have been cracked due to the abnormally cold winter, this is the first melt of any kind. I also crashed with these on, on some ice just outside the door to get the mail, that gave me whiplash and a broken hand, not good shoes for icy conditions, not that many are.In hind sight, although I like the shoes (convenient on/off and comfortable), now that they have failed very prematurely, given the amount of actual wearing time, I would not buy them again. I had initially planned to buy a second pair, due to the fact of my wide feet, its hard to find footwear, that fits that I like. Kinda bummed about the whole thing. I have another pair of eastland shoes, that are well over 15 years old, and I still wear occasionally that are holding up great and are very wide, like my feet.I changed my rating of these to 1 star due to the early failure. I dont expect any of my footwear to last forever, but I would like to get one year out of them before they actually fall apart. Im fine with any time table if I "wear" them out, but if you look at my pic I posted, you can see the bottoms show very little wear, just failure.If you buy these, I wish you good luck !

The 1st pair I got the left was too small . I ordered the next half size up and they fit great. Only this time the right one was tighter than the left. Order 1/2 size up they run small and inconsistent on the sizing. Overall a very nice shoe.