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M. Gemi Review The Docente

Ever since I hit gold with M.Gemi's the Felize (review here) I've been trying various other M. Gemi shoes (the Stellato and the Dolcetto).  But I haven't fallen in love like I did with the Felize.  Well now I can add one more style of M.Gemi shoes that I absolutely adore: the Docente.  Maybe it's because I keep seeing those Gucci slides everywhere online (those with the fur and without the fur), that's making me think I need something like this loafer mule in my life (because I did write that post saying how ridiculous slides/mules are for walking).  And true, when I wear these I feel like I'm wearing bedroom slippers and the sound of my clopping when I walk can be obnoxious (especially with my recovering knee injury it's more like a clop-CLOP-clop-CLOP).  But I don't care, these shoes give me style, or at least I feel it does and that's all the matters right?

{wearing: Everlane fisherman sweater, Frame denim (similar here), Loewe hammock bag (here), M.Gemi Docente shoes}

Sizing with M.Gemi has been a bit tricky to figure out since depending on the style of shoe, the sizing varies quite a bit.  I'm a size 38.5 in their Felize shoes (I'm usually a 8 to 8.5 in Everlane, 7.5 in shoes that are wider up front), but I ordered this in a size 38 since they were out of the 38.5 at the time.  And as you can see my foot just fits these mules (not even a cm to spare).  I'm also hoping as I wear these shoes more often, the leather will stretch and my foot might slide in more.

{wearing: Everlane fisherman sweater and cropped stretch ponte pants, Kara backpack (similar here), M. Gemi Docente shoes}

Anyway these shoes are selling out fast (with only one size left in this black color), so I decided to bump up this review even though I have several other M.Gemi shoes that need to be reviewed.  If you're interested and want $50 off your first M. Gemi purchase, email gardner_maureen@ymail.comto get your coupon code!