Price range: 1500 yuan-4000 yuan
 
Italy's most hated TOD'S shoe brand is Car Shoe, which invented the Beanie shoe more than 20 years before TOD'S but has never been named. It wasn't until it was acquired by PRADA in 2001 that Car Shoe's popularity grew, and the battle for the originator of TOD'S beanie shoes began. Car Shoe's transformation of the LOGO into the Original Car Shoe is bound to reflect its pure origins, but in terms of influence and popularity, it always seems to be under the limelight of TOD'S.
 
Gianni Mostile, the founder of Car Shoe, was a local tycoon who loved racing and had a strong love for racing and handmade shoes, so he established Car Shoe in 1963 and pioneered the arrangement of small rubber columns on the sole of moccasins, which is the Beanie shoe. Compared to regular moccasins, the small rubber pillars on the soles of the Beanie enhance the comfort and agility of driving a car, and this invention has also won a patent issued by the Italian Industrial Trade Organization. Unfortunately, the patent was too short, and it didn't take long for TOD'S to take advantage of the loophole, and the soft beanie shoes became the standard style of driving shoes within a few years.
 
In addition to its intriguing history, Car Shoe has always adhered to the traditional craftsmanship of the shoe, featuring rubber spike soles, needle picks and piercings on the uppers, all handmade by veteran craftsmen. The high-profile collaboration with Lamborghini is crafted from the finest calfskin, with the Manufacturer's 50th Anniversary logo stitched on the back patch, and the anti-slip sole is slightly larger than the TOD'S to help increase the grip of the shoe.
 
At first glance, the styles of the two brands are almost the same, but in fact, in terms of the overall shoe shape, the TOD'S is more streamlined, and the Car Shoe is more angular. In addition, the lace-ups of the TOD'S shoes are mostly the same color as the shoes, and the Beanie is also dominated by black, while the Car Shoe is good at bold contrasting colors, and the lace-ups, uppers and soles are more colorful. In the leather and body pattern, Car Shoe also has a wide choice, denim, snake print, leopard print, embroidered flowers, etc. are all popular shoes, including the 2014 spring and summer denim model with yellow bright stitches, dark blue leather edging and lacing, wide and high toe line is more tough, is a very casual and easy to match a driving shoe.
 
If the TOD'S is "like walking on a waterbed", then the Car Shoe has attracted a lot of fans with its "-like" feel, with the finest natural tanned leather being lightweight to the feet, thick and soft insoles and point-to-point massage rubber studs for comfort, even dignitaries such as John F Kennedy and Roberto Rossellini have been very popular. Of course, the shortcomings of Doudou shoes are easy to wear and tear and have a short wear life, so if you particularly mind, you might as well choose a non-soft leather model with rubber sole protection, but the "-stepping feeling" and lightness may have to be discounted.
 
Car Shoe's official website often doesn't open, and it doesn't support direct mail, so it's not friendly to Asian users. The price of other overseas shopping sites is around 2000-4000, and it can be reduced to below 1500 when discounted, which is very cost-effective, but the style may not be complete.