I bought my Templetons in the Teal colourway in the spring of 2018. They're super comfortable and I love that I can change out the ribbons to coordinate with what I'm wearing. I normally wear an 11 in most Vogs and these fit true for me. But I'm sad that the original teal colour has faded out significantly to the point where they're now more like a light moss green and I can no longer wear them with the original ribbons, sadly. I definitely still wear them, but I already had a pair of moss green shoes, so I do wish they'd stayed teal.

The Gladstones were love at first fitting, so when I saw the Templeton shoes appear in a teal colour, I was instantly attracted to them. The tie dye ribbon and, to some extent, the shoe itself look really bright and intense online, but in person the colour has more depth and character. In terms of fit, I'm the same sizing in these as for the Gladstone, but these feel much more on the loose side as I walk - likely because of the single eyelet factor.

I was so excited to get these from the time I saw them in the SS18 catalogue! I went to the store and bought them, but ended up having to return for a different size. When they were shipped to me, I didn't check them very carefully and wore them out of the house. I started to notice some "errors" each time I looked closer: the burnishing is very uneven between the shoes and the cutouts across the front seam are completely different- I have a feeling each shoe was made at a different location because they really don't look like a pair. Later I noticed that there was thick, teal paint across the inside of one shoe like there was something they tried to cover up. It's pretty disappointing because I desperately wanted these and they're just poorly constructed. I may take them to a cobbler to see if they can be redyed so the assymetry between shoes isn't as obvious. A little disappointing, but really the first pair I've had this experience with!