/fa/ - Fashion

>>14276409
Solovair:

Pros:

>"durrrrr muh heritage"
>way more classic styles, including your basic bovver boots like their line of steel toe cap-models and the more traditional Premium-line with classic brogue-, derby- and dress boots
>price is almost comparable to DMs, especially when it comes to more special models
>excellent site and quick customer support

Cons:

<despite being a hand built boot in the UK, the quality control is shoddy and it's like flipping a coin
<the standard PVC-sole is garbage, even weaker and more prone to cracking and spliting than on DMs (for some reason the old yellow'd sole seems to be more sturdy)
I have experience about this. Just yesterday as I was cycling back home, I noticed the sole had started to split apart from the darkened welt on my boots. This split was minor and I was glad to notice it early on, but even after emailing Solovair they basically told me the same they had answered to some dude on a Reddit-comment; "it's just the construction, the fault has been there since the beginning, get it glued, heat-sealed or send it back (postage is on you) to us so we'll seal it". I've never had this issue with my DMs, even my oldest pair of MiA-1490s have all sorts of issues now, leather splitting, sole rubbed down, but it has never split open.
>leather on anything other than the Premium-line of boots is the same plastic-coated crap as on DMs, but with a slimmer coating to allow for an easier shine

Docs reign in more consistent quality, Solovair with the better selection.