/fa/ - Fashion

>>13739077
You only care about Harvesters because they’re limited/exclusive and see them as a step up with a nearly identical design to the commoner NPC Iron Rangers

>change my mind

>>13739165
No, I just walked into a Red Wings store by accident and picked the boot I liked most, my overthinking anonymous friend.

>>13739077
Iron Rangers, unless you’re a 7 foot hulk

>>13739077

all red wing boots without a steel toe eventually look like clown shoes

>>13739560
>eventually

?

>>13739560
Harvesters have a slim toe box

Yes. They are stil effay. You will pretty much always look good in a pair.

>>13739077

>>13739815
Woah, hows this model named?

Fucking awesome

>>13739802
Do you own some? Which model?

>>13739165
I got wolverine 1000 miles legit just because I find red wings as a whole incredibly NPC. Their whole branding now is entirely directed at average hipster NPCs

>>13739981
Here in Europe, Red Wings still ain’t too common

Does redwing have any cordovan colored boots?

For me, it's the LL bean Katahdin, the best boot

>>13740378
>poor mans Iron Rangers

>>13739815
Not Red Wings

>>13739077
Blacksmith and Merchant are better models

>>13741160
Blacksmiths look like a downgraded Iron Ranger and Merchants look tame and average, don’t see the appeal.

>>13740188

Beckman Blackcherry but I don’t know if those are still in production.

>>13739981
Wolverine have worse quality and Look somewhat worse

>>13739560
nice meme

>>13741842
To be fair, they DO have clunky toe boxes

I wish there was an Iron Ranger with slim toes

>>13739077
why not allen edmonds

>>13741861
Expensive

>>13739560
This is true, Dont be a clown if you really want good boots gets some military tier boots.
i've had pic related for 3 years. And they last a lifetime

>>13739981
Wolverine has shitty QC. It's their biggest criticism and yet they'll never change it because that would mean actually making a quality product instead of shitting out something for hipsters

>>13741991
These have the same fat toe box as the Iron Rangers and generally look worse

>>13741991
No boot lasts a lifetime. You're fucking high.

>>13741976
They have sales that put them in the price range of redwing.

>>13742152
And I dont see them being better looking tbqh

Perhaps you could post a model you find better than the Iron Wings or Harvesters

>>13742080
Depends on when you die desu

>>13742158
the catalog i have styles it better ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>13742260
They look okay, but not better than the Iron Rangers, so I don’t see the point in paying more

Are the Meermin derby boots a dressier alternative to the Iron Rangers? Or simply bland?

>>13742267
>so I don’t see the point in paying more
Fair, suckers pay full price. Just throwing my 2 cents in because AE makes a solid shoe and they can be re-cobbled/repaired. You can get the ones in the pic for $250~ right now so it's cheaper than Iron Rangers right now.

>>13742273
I really like them but they're almost too formal

>>13742290
>not made in the usa
>customer reviews say they are shit

no thank you. theres a reason they are 100 dollars off

>>13742311
>>customer reviews say they are shit
it's some old faggot saying they don't have all the width sizing
>>13742311
all their shit is made in Washington state.
>>13742311
>theres a reason they are 100 dollars off
it's the american heritage sale lmao

>>13742320
wow i fucked the quoting. don't comment on AE qu

>>13742320
what does it say right there in the bottom right, retard. "made in the domican republic".

allen edmonds is slowly moving all their manufacturing away from the usa to cut costs. every year they have fewer models made in the usa.

now aplologize.

Is there something like the Iron Rangers or Harvesters, but with a slim, dressy toe box?

>>13742341
I stand corrected. Those bastards

>>13742341
I have some park avenues that are nice but I have seen a lot of bad review lately about QC. Probably due to the offshoring.

>>13742347
>Is there something like the Iron Rangers or Harvesters, but with a slim, dressy toe box?

Like this?

OP‘s look ok.

>>13742080
Crocs?

>>13741616
Thats a no to that one, bud. I just got my wolverines so I will have to see, but the quality on my Red Wings has been terrible. The welt undid on the heels of both my RW moc toes. I will give credit that RW immediately sent me a new pair, but quality is definitely not their forte.

And if it matters, I didn't have blisters for the first 3 weeks with my wolverines. Not the case with the RWs. The toeboxes are stupidly narrow, even on the 2EEs

>>13741991
What are they?

>>13742060
>Implying that any RW that doesn't look like shit isn't targeted at hipsters.

Their entire "heritage" line is full targeted to hipsters

>>13742702
Are vibergs worth 1k though? I find it hard to believe there would be enough difference in quality to make the extra 500 shekels worth it

>>13742347
Alden Indy boot, Viberg service boot, Dayton's service boot, Oak Street trench boot, White's MP service boot, Truman boots.

There are tons that are way better than Red Wing and miles and miles ahead of shitty Wolverines.

>>13743501
>Recommending yuppie brands like Oak street

> pretending you know anything about boots

Back to mfa, faggot

why not just wear timbos and be fucking done with it?

>le i don't wanna wear this brand because it's too npc, so i'm gonna wear this other npc brand, even though both are extremely uncomfortable for anything more than driving to work or walking to the store in hopes i get noticed for my fucking stand out fashion that revolves around shit everyone else already wears and looks identical brand to brand

fucking timbos, bass, ANYTHING.

>>13743521
Timberlands look different tho

>>13743675
Do you know how many different types of boots Timberland has now

>>13743521
I wear Red Wings because I like the design, the price point and the quality

>>13742341
A/E was bought recently and the new owners are bent on turning the company into another shit tier shoe seller - Moving to Alden.

And Red Wings are actually made in the USA to this day? All models?

How can they keep the decent price points?

>>13743987
All their heritage line stuff is MIUSA

i got these from thursday boot company. anyone have any experience with them? my friend has a pair of brown captain's from them and they look really fucking good and have held up well while hes had them.

>>13739981
Ugly

>>13744553
5 dollars have been deposited into your account.

I can't stand the Thursday internet defense force. Thursday reviews all reviews of theirs and removes any review of theirs that isn't 5/5 so it looks like they're some amazing company. They give YouTuber bloggers money to shill their product to the Moon and back à la StrideWise and others.
I can't fucking stand them. Just make a quality product and let the boots speak for themselves instead of being fucking Jews about it

>>13739981
>now

>>13744553
Poorfag´s option.

>>13743501
They're also far more expensiveo

>>13739077

Get Cheaney, O'Keeffee, Grenson, Tricker, Church's, Crocket & Jones, etc, instead.

If you're spending £250+ then don't buy memes.

>>13739991

They sell them in fucking Schuh, they're pretty common.

>>13739077
Red wings fags can kill themselves. Doc Martens all day.

>>13743501
+1 for Truman boots.

>>13739077
Chippewa Apache

>>13743511
>Recommending yuppie brands like Oak street
Who else makes a moccasin like pic related for about $300?

>>13745060

>>13744948
>£250
You can get meme rangers below the price you'll be stupid buying them when not on sale, plus they are tougher and more casual.

Bump

>>13745021
>preferring chink shit over made in USA

>>13745061
I fucking hate rubber soles

>>13743521
timberlands are fast-fashion tier, red wings at least have tradition

>>13746667
Do you wear leather soled shoes in the winter and rain too?

>>13741991

What are those?

How 'bout them doc martens?

The made in England ones

>>13747176
they just look worse imo, less details

Red Wings will always be /fa/.

>>13747210
dont wear them like this again, for gods sake

>>13747210
The Muleskinner gets better with age.

>>13747176
How are they constructed? All Doc's look like they're made like shit

>>13744948
Thanks, I will look at these

I like Red Wing boots, but I would prefer a lower profile and slimmer toe box. The clown shoe meme scares me a bit.

>>13747114
tradition of feeling like shit and falling apart

>>13747575
According to people who never wore Red Wings

Bamp

Is there any alternative to the Red Wings Harvester that is as slim and high?

>>13747210

Nice set of legs ya got there

>>13739815
Wouldn't those require way more care than red wings? I thought the appeal of the Red wings were that they look ok if they are fucked up and decent enough if polished up. The sacrifice is foot torture for months and still not as comfy as a modern sneaker.

>>13742080
This is true. But lasts about 20 or so years which is a good time before you have to get orthopedics or don't give a fuck as a old man/woman since most people are going to be buying something like Iron rangers in their adult life when they're feet are grown and when they have to start "settling down".

>>13747221
Everyone will if Kanye did, and you know this.

Anyone try the Danner Jack IIs?

>>13747928
Hypebeasts, perhaps

>>13747575
obvious b8

i don't get you boot wearing dweebs.
if it's casual enough not to wear better shoes, wear some loafers, sneakers, even sandals. why wear a costume shoe that says you are "manly"? they aren't even comfortable to boot.

>>13748642
Everyone wears boots when it gets cold. The question is which boot

>>13747303
I think the only reason they get slept on so hard is because they look so shitty in promotional pictures compared to in person

Iron Rangers look good if you don't have gigantic feet but they're not comfortable at all even when broken in.

>>13748927
This is a total lie. You just got a shitty pair.
I've worn mine for 12 hours at a time before and felt great. Mine are very comfortable and I have no problems wearing them all day.
I don't know where this meme of them being uncomfortable no matter what came from

>Balmoral boots are too dressy
>Red Wings are too clunky

Is there something inbetween?

>>13749265
You need to pay +$250 if you don't like red wings
Try sanders kelso

if you are going to spend 300 euro and more on boots, consider actual "big boy shoemakers", like carmina, cheaney, carlos santos.

they all blow red wings out of the water in terms of style and quality. unless you're really into that retro americana look.

>>13749499
>if you are going to spend 300 euro
You'll be stupid for buing IR at full price. 250-270 euro is somewhat reasoanable.

>unless you're really into that retro americana look
Or you want something casual that can take a beating.

>>13749538
i was thinking more about harvesters , they retail at 340 euro

100 euro more and you are in the high-end dress shoe league

>>13749551
Sure, those are too rare to find on sale.

But if you have any tip for memeranger alternative at around 250 yurobucks, it would be appreciated. Best I could find were either meermins which are too formal or these, but they are 350.

>>13749592
if you spend 250 euro, red wings are okay, i guess

if you spend around 350 euro, you should consider going high-end by adding another 100 euro

thoughts

>>13750440
On?

>>13750440
>>13750441
Forgot pic

Are these effay if I wear them exclusively for riding?

>>13750445
Looks just basic tbqh, like Timberland or whatever mall-tier boots normies usually buy

>>13750452
If they look basic but are still built better than tumblrlands and other mall tier shit then mission accomplished I'd say

>>13750445
Good but not great. Ages fast and has a lot of CQ issues. But still solidly built and Goodyear welted.
They're a good starter boot for someone trying to get into the world of quality leather boots but nothing to aim for

>>13750452

It doesnt matter as long as they're better quality

Bmp

>>13750451
Bump

>>13750451
Yeah if you're riding dick

Problem with these is, they aren't worth anywhere near 350€. Just compare the prices to some of the other shoes/boots they have on sale.

>>13750445
I have chippewas and have worn them for 4 years. they've held up fantastic

>>13748655
Most people wear shoes. There are two types of people who wear boots. People who have jobs that require boots, and people that try too hard.

Guess which type frequents this board.