/fa/ - Fashion

Get Elephant skin boots

>>17619872
>that texture
reminds me of manta ray

but i'll stick to horsies

Enzo Bonafe passed away a few days ago

currently on the hunt for these 2007 rick owens exploder boots. there's one pair on grailed but it's too small

>>17619872
Out of all the weird leathers the coolest is definitely stingray

>>17619881
does he have kids to take over?

>>17619888
>those digits
he passed away at 88

his son runs the company for some time now
but Enzo was involved particularly on shell cordovan shoes

>>17619892
makes sense, i've heard horror stories of shell shearing when lasted too tightly

>>17619886
>>17619873
Yea I really like Ray leather

>>17619898
The best description is like having living Tyvek fibers, bound together in ever-shrinking sizes. If the smallest breaks, it splits out.

anyone tried Tim's Boots out? they have some wild leathers like snapping turtle, elephant, hippo and giraffe

Grant Stone restocked the Crimson Ottawas so I bought another pair.
Anybody wanna place bets on how long it takes for the toe to split again?
(they gave me a $50 coupon and a full refund when the first pair shit out)

>>17620058
yo what the fuck is that construction lmfao

>>17620061
EEE because I have flipper feet

>>17620061
split toe

>>17620058
i was going to post about it but i couldn't remember if it was someone here that was waiting on the restock

>>17619870
do you guys have any boots that don't look like girls shoes?

>>17620193
no, now go back to the plastic niggerwear general

>>17620193

will buying some boots help me get a gf?

>>17620200
NO!
leather insoles are comfy as fuck though so theres that

>>17620196
>>17620198
c'mon don't be faggots.
i'm serious.
mens boots.
engineer boots, western boots, hiking boots (like Danner etc), work boots (Whites etc)

>>17620212
I'm serious, I have those boots. Had em for over 10 years. Wear them all the time. I have other boots as well. I have many boots.

>>17620200
no but its cheaper

>>17619870
>>17619872
>>17619873
>>17619925
>>17620058
gay

>>17619886
turbo gay

>>17620200
no

>>17620322
asian woman boots

>>17620331
I won't argue

>>17620212
gay

Justins or Tony Lamas?

who makes these derbies?

Any brands have a good chocolate brown boot? Like a dark brown with less red?

Everyone has lighter browns like cognac and reddy browns like burgundy and color 8, but I cant find that coffee color

>>17620553
Brown CXL?

Pic is Carmina

>>17620553
>>17620575
Cheaneys look more "chocolatish" to me.

>>17620553
i have choccy brown service boots from midas.

>>17620553
brown horsehide from White's

oy vey rose anvil better cool it with the antisemitism

>>17619885
They look cool but just get french rangers at this point.

>>17620674
How does Cheaneys compare to C&J and Tricker's in term of quality?

>>17620819
Pretty similar IMO.

>>17620761
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlLYKiNLvOQ
boot season's over and that means no sponsorship money for poor rose anvil for 2-3 months
>time to rehash my doc martens video
literally shows doc martens rising in google search results
>"""leather expert""" EXPOSES (gone sexual?!)
>don't forget to subscribe, helps us out a ton
now with more clickbait and even more infantile delivery for those lowest common denominator viewers

>>17620903
"leather" expert destroys Doc Martens with FACTS and LOGIC

>>17620553
you want a real dark brown? Parkhurst Oak Rambler

>>17620918
thats black

>>17620918
thats charcoal

>>17620918
surely that is grey

>>17620930
>>17620941
>>17620946
I assure you they are the darkest of brown, that picture doesn't do the color justice.

>>17620949
this one shows it a bit better, the Rambler leather is so nice

>>17620952
definitely gray

>>17620952
gun to the head I cannot tell you what color that is

am i turning straight?

>>17620976
gray is a shade of brown

>>17620984

>>17619885
post footwear collection

Is it acceptable to wear dark brown boots with grey pants and a black jacket or black shirt? Or would dark brown still conflict with the black up the top?

>>17621263
that looks a little too busy in my head. id stick to full grey

>>17621263
why would you wear blacks?

>>17620464
someone with a royal warrant

love these boots but that soft bottom is putting me off. will the sole wear out quick? I walk a lot

>>17621295
You're a soft bottom if you wear those

>>17621274
I'm representing my company at an event and I have to wear a black jacket or black shirt, as that's the company color. The problem is that I don't have any black boots, so I was hoping I could get away with using grey to break up the brown and black contrast.

>>17621373
he's obviously bottommaxxing

>>17619870
OMIGORSHI hii guyz mhyam is this the thread where we discus BEWTZ ahihihi
:3
i like uggz for my bottommaxxing bugchasing fit

i luv bewtz en mai auhhhsssss
yosssssss fakk my cum

>>17621427
>>17621430
post bussy

>>17621295
>thin "leather” sole
check
>fake sole stitch
check
>blind eyelets except for the top
check
Yep it's a shitter

So you guys really just make thread after thread after thread about boots 99% of you don't own and have never handled in real life while parroting reddit, stridewise and rose anvil opinions? And you just do this all day every day?

>>17621459
i own these
>>17620918
>>17620198

>>17621459
I’ve always put my money where my mouth is

>water proof
>durable
>high texture
>cordovan ripples
for me, it's sharkskin

>>17621459
back for another beatdown huh

>>17621479
>what kind of shoes do you want senpai
>uhhh gimme the nigger ballsack special

>>17621483
how do you know what black men's testicles look like?

>>17621485
teevee and fit constantly have blacked threads

>>17621487
you aren't supposed to go in those threads

What do you guys think of Nick's tactical boot?

>>17621494
overpriced, charging leather prices for rubber

>>17621494
I have them and that picture is deception. They are much more bulbous in real life

kiwi had such a good cheap conditioner, why did it have to close down? now all i can find at the supermarket is some shitty waxy stuff
how am i supposed to condition my shoes for cheap with that shit if all it does is building layers upon layers of wax?

>>17621523
just how much leather conditioner are you using?

>>17621529
it doesn't matter cause the wax keeps building up, something that didn't happen at all with the kiwi conditioner no matter how much i overconditioned them

>>17621494
Absolutely Haram

>>17621523
Kiwi is shit get a good conditioner and stop conditioning your boots so much

>>17621479
scuffed kangaroo

>>17621535
no it was great for the price, who cares about some overpriced cream for brainless hobbyists, it's just to condition shoes

>>17621498
How do you like them? How do you style them? What do they look like?

>>17621540
>Full of silicone and paraffin
Yeah, no it's shit. Proper conditioners are not expensive you're just stupid.

>>17621479
that's nice actually, shark surcharge is actually less than cordovan at bonafe.

What is a jumper boot? What distinguishes it from a derby or country boot or service boot? Where does it come from? Are you supposed to be jumping with it?
>https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/enzo-bonafe/products/gmto-enzo-bonafe-tarnsjo-jumper-boot-50-deposit

>>17621669
Are they just taller?

>>17621669
they are all derby boots, jumper boots have a cap toe and usually lots of eyelets/speedhooks, don't think there is any real rules on what is and isn't a jumper boot.
Similar to how we call split toes 'tankers'

>>17621674

Why did Clarks stop making Lace Up Boots? I own a pair of brown Clarks boots and they are the comfiest things I ever had my feet in.

>>17620999
holy shit this gif is ancient

Please help me style these

Bought them on a whim and now I’m lost. I kind of hate them actually. No pants work well with the big ass shaft

>>17621827
wide straight cut jeans?
i don't even know who these are for besides grey haired white collar midlife crisis james dean larpers, which pretty much dominate the entire heritage/raw denim scene, because they think dressing like this projects some sort masculinity they never had
i have never been to a raw denim store that didn't have at least one soigramps somewhere inside

>>17621596
>not expensive
>10€+ a tube
and you're trying to say they're not meme products?

>>17621827
>Please help me style these
Japanese jeans, anything with a 55 501 cut
Or some of them cinchback early 1900s style jeans

>>17621827

>>17621827
fast and bulbous

>>17621953
how broke are you? conditioner lasts years

>>17622105
considering the guy is conditioning enough to have wax buildup...probably a lot

>>17622105
>>17622109
what? 1-2 teaspoons every 6 months is a lot now? enjoy your cracked leather

>>17622151
>enjoy your cracked leather
says the moron using kiwi filled with silcone

>>17622151
once a winter is sufficient

>>17622151
how is that expensive you fucking retard?

>>17621827
Leather Club’s two doors down.

>>17622151
If you want cheap conditioner, use glycerin mixed 1:1 with water. That’s literally what NikWax and all the Gore-Tex compatible conditioners are. It’s antiseptic, so good for keeping away mold.

Any new options for zero drop boots since last time I checked a couple years ago? Pref something like a combat boot. I already know about the mini-mils.

shut down the custom boot builder desu

>>17622302

>>17622302
>>17622304
why waste so much money on shit like this? There is no way this guy isn't having regrets knowing he fucked up hard.

>>17622302
>>17622304

>>17622304
>>17622302
Worst I've seen is still a carmina captoe boot in shell that was brown for the whole boot except the captoe that was ruby red.
These things cost like 1200€ and the guy obviously selected the wrong color for one panel but Carmina made it anyway

>>17622332
there used to be one on bakers that was white with yellow ostrich
some people shouldnt be given options

>>17622332
*ahem*

>>17622340
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo5l-1r8OMo
thanks doc

>>17622332
>Carmina made it anyway
man you really need to nail it when you order from carmina, i made an MTO at like 2 am a while ago, when i woke up i noticed i forgot to select storm welt and selected the wrong sole.
Contacted carmina, they said "All good, now is the time to make changes", when it came it was exactly specced as i first did in the builder, they didn't do any of the changes i asked for in the email..

>>17622346
hummus suede ptb?

>>17622347
huh ?

>>17622350
I'm sorry anon I have autism

I've been wearing Rocky TMC Postal-Approved Public Service Boots, they're lightweight, and fashionable.

>>17621953

>>17622302
>>17622304
I want to believe he was drunk when ordering or dyslexic.

>>17621953
I use venetian shoe cream at the recommendation of horween, it's $11 a bottle and lasts at least a year. Are you actually trying to say that's expensive?

>>17622302
>>17622304
>>17622315
>>17622317
>>17622332
>>17622333
>>17622340
>>17622409
I imagine it was based on the M37 boot. This is an M44 boot, but looks closer to the main images.

>>17622455
the cream at any local supermarket is 1-2€ a tube, most i've spent for a conditioner is 5€ from a reputable cobbler, so yeah that shit sponsored by memeween is obviously overpriced

>>17622486
Just get a 1/2 gallon of glycerin for $12, and mix it 1:1 with water. You now apply, and now have conditioned shoes.

>>17622486
just buy some reno

>>17622495
yeah already read your reply earlier but glycerin is used to clean leather like saddle soap, not condition
all i could find on conditioning with glycerin is that vcleat article so far, guess i'll look a bit more into it
>>17622500
you mean the saphir one? looks even more overpriced than vsc

>>17622486
No, you're just stupid. Thinking that cheaper means better us just as stupid as thinking more expensive is better, doing research on ingredients and recommendations from professionals who have no stake in the products is what smart people do.

I got a 1/2lb jar of Obenaufs LP and it's going to last me at least another 5 years and I'm using it on 5 different boots/shoes. How can anyone go through enough of this stuff for price to be that much of a concern? The LP wasn't even that expensive.

>>17621459
I'm a poorfag by this thread's standard and even I own a pair of White's.

>>17622516
>recommendations from professionals who have no stake in the products
so like horween and any company or blogger involved in the "shoegazing" and "heritage boots" circlejerking communities? lmao

>>17622513
if you use reno once you realise its appropriately priced the
saphip shilling isnt becuse they paid for it it's just that good

>>17622542
this reno is great

>>17622541
What are you even trying to say? Can you re write that in coherent English so we can actually understand it?

>>17622541
>i refuse to take conditioner recommendations from the manufacturer of the leather
ok?

>>17622699
do you even know what sponsorships and collabs in the influencers industry are? horween is famous enough to be one, look at the posts on the ig profile
so yeah, you got scammed

>>17622711
negro they fucking tan leather
if they tell you to cum on it and rub it in for best results you either do it or buy reno

>first the nonwhite sour grapes about whites
>now doing the same but for conditioners
lmao

>>17622715
yeah and they're really popular too, so as long as they don't recommend stuff that actually ruins leather they can be sponsored by or sponsor any brand they want

>>17622734
sponsor deez nutz

>>17622736
cope lmao

>>17622740
you're the one who is too poor to buy leather conditioner that costs more than 2 euros lol

>>17622743
because some fucking shoe cream doesn't need to cost more 5€
keep getting scammed retard

>>17622749
you still haven't answered how you go through so much conditioner, this shit should last for years

> doesn't need to cost more than x
well thats just like your opinion man

>>17622749
>some fucking shoe cream doesn't need to cost more 5€
based on what?

>>17622754
i had 3 pairs to condition and i used to do it every 3 months before, so about a tablespoon of cream 4 times a year
the issue is that even if i used less cream the wax in the conditioners (not kiwi) doesn't evaporate, it stays on the leather and builds layers
>>17622760
leather can survive perfectly with even cheaper stuff

>>17622775
>leather can survive perfectly with even cheaper stuff
i can survive on a a liter of alcohol every night that doesnt mean its whats best

>>17622779
anon it's just some fucking leather
what you're doing is more comparable to buying that overpriced water in glass bottles

standard and strange

lol heritage boots

>Hippo Chukkas

>>17622979
qrd on hippo leather?

>>17623134
amazing texture, apparently soft

I wouldn't want to wear a hippo.

I too prefer horse's ass

Hello /btg/ does anyone know if White’s has a single, standardized size or if they differentiate from men’s and women’s? I recently placed a bid on eBay for a pair in my size only to realize the seller advertised them as women's & they are seemingly not retracting my offer.

I emailed whites’s but haven’t heard back, from what it looks like is that it’s on standard size which would be really cool if I could snag these then

>>17623186
they have women's lasts, so they are not standard size most likely.

>>17623189
Well then please pray for me

>>17623193
if they are on a women's last they are never gonna fit, apart from being like B width they will be shorter too most likely.

Best cheap and casual everyday warm weather beater boots? (EU)

>>17623250
crown norfhampton unlined desert boots.
https://crownnorthampton.com/collections/stitchdown-construction

>>17623193
Just don't pay, google won't do shit about it

My order from the Carmina MTO event has now shipped.

Almost exactly one month.

>>17623251
ok let me elaborate on cheap - 150 EUR or less

I bought pic rel boots for 55€ (half off) and I know it's gonna be bad quality but how bad can it really be? Brand is Walk London.

>>17623250
Yanko stitchdown?
They're like 170

No idea if any good

>>17623392
lol

>>17623401
haha lol!

>>17623394
Uhh wtf anon... this thread is for SERIOUS boot enthusiasts only
If you're not spending AT LEAST 1k on boots handmade of horse labia, don't even bother posting

>>17623394
why does a glued boot need to fake stitches?

>>17623394
will last 2-3 years of frequent use at most, so decent for the consoomer market

>>17623250
>>17623392
Clarks desert boots

>>17623472
Well that's enough for me to get tired of the style.

>>17619870
I love loakes honestly. Wish I could justify the money.

>>17620918
those look like Kmart Trumans

>>17623295
nice
i've heard from some shoe snob youtube guy, that is now boycotting them, that they supposedly take on way too many orders and can't make them in time, so the lead times are 9-12 months
good to know he's full of shit, but i knew that already

>>17623597
I've had 3 MTOs in the last few months:
TLB super fast they shipped it in like 15 days max
Carmina about a month
Enzo Bonafe quoted 4 months (they quote 5 now) but shipped it in 2

>>17623596
dumb take

>>17623597
Complete bullshit. Carmina lead times are really fast. Even during the custom weekend, one of the 2 i ordered has been here since last week and the other one is coming tomorrow or on wednesday. So that's like a month for 2 pairs.

>>17623634

glued bros...

thoughts on navy blue pants with dark green boots?

>>17623909
what kind of green? A loden suede green or green shell?

>>17623912
loden

>>17623918
yea why not, i wear it with dark indigo a lot. I think loden is very brown anyway.

>>17620761
>>17620903
is this the saws-shoes-in-half guy?

>>17623931
yea

>>17622957
First time I've seen a picture of a relatively new pair of paramemes. Looks nice. Makes me want to pull my thrashed ones out of my trunk.

>>17624090
(there was no difference)

Does anyone have any experience with Alden's plain toe bluchers? Are they worth it?

>>17623417
Ahem, my boots are made of horseBUTT not horse labia.

>>17624175
poorfag pleb

>>17624175
>>17624234
done sucking each others cocks?

how do you get into boots without it taking 5 minutes to unlace and lace back again every time

>>17624449
i only need to unlace 2 eyelets to get out and in of my boots, besides speedhooks exist.

>>17620200
If your goal in life is to get a girl then you wont and nor should you. Focus entirely on making yourself confident, content and happy with your own life and personality and the females will come naturally.
But yes, a good pair of boots will make you feel confident, so there's a start.

>>17620212
Ever heard of a unisex style? Women wear denim jeans, that doesn't make all denim jeans feminine. This feels like more of an insecurity issue on your behalf than it is about boots.

is it normal for chromexcel to crease like crazy at the toecap and ankles after you wear them around the house for ten minutes? trying to not create a mess out of them in case I want to send them back

About to go camping in my cowboy boots bros, life is good

Do boots like picrel with that elastic fabric instead of laces fit differently than laced boots? As in, does it make a difference in sizing? Do they stay on the foot properly?

>>17624503
I'm not a sissy so i never had chelseas

>>17624243
why, you want some too?

>one foot's welt is uncolored
>the other one is dark brown
what the fuck

>>17624693
whomst'd this?

>>17624811
yanko

>>17624817
if you can't / don't want to send them back you can easily dye it.
https://fiebing.com/product/sole-and-heel-dressing/

actually it looks to me like the left one was already dyed, the thread doesn't look like the natural color to me.

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>>>/vg/428858839 well dress sluts

>>17624890
yeah I think it's supposed to be dyed, right was just forgotten

>>17624503
>As in, does it make a difference in sizing?

Not in my experience

>>17624449
sounds like a poor fit

>>17624473
yes its called the CXL lottery for a reason

>>17624503
yes the fit gets worse over time as the elastic fails

>>17624693
yikes

>>17625011
>yes the fit gets worse over time as the elastic fails
How long does that normally take? And does it depend on the amount of wear, or will the elastic just naturally get worse over time even with little wear?

>>17625069
Both. Elastic dies on its own faster or slower depending on the environment. But it's going to take many years. Wearing them wears them out more.
The elastic on chelsea's should be treated as replaceable like soles. Decent makes will replace it when you send them in for a reconditioning/resole if not then a *good* cobbler can do it.
Finding the latter is difficult however.

>>17625069
all elastics lose their elasticity, the more you flex it the faster it wears

I have a business meeting on Thursday so I can wear my black captoe oxfords
Haven't worn them since June 2022 at a wedding

I love wearing oxfords

Uh oh, made in Chyna

>>17625093
>>17625106
fair enough, makes sense

>>17624164
I have some shell cordovan plain toe bluchers that are Brooks Brothers by Aldens. Slightly different last, but they are excellent.

>>17624164
i've only dealt with alden calf and compared to my AE they're really not that special

>>17624164
I have Aldens in suede.
The fit is great but quality is not special. I guess ok for like entry level GYW but these are not entry level prices.

>>17625129
But when you order from Alden you aren't just rolling the fucking dice.

>>17625119
werks on my machine

>>17625141
i wonder how this shit can even pass the qc

does anyone have experience with zip boots? do they have a shelf life like elastics on chelsea boots? is it as hard to replace zippers?

>>17625229
Bad zippers will blow out quickly and be expensive to replace, Haven't had a "premium" zip boot (are there any?) So i can't say how those hold up.

>>17625229
Since chelseas are one of the most popular boot types (even among enthusiasts) and zip boots aren't, I suspect you're better off with a chelsea

>>17625242
most brands or designers have had at least one type of zip boots in their catalog, be it traditional ones like loake or avant garde ones like ccp
you can find some even on the gyw subreddit
>>17625268
eh not a big fan of elastics, and do cobblers even care if they have to replace a zipper or an elastic as long as zippers aren't harder to do?

>>17625229
zippers and elastics both add a fail point that leaks, avoid them

These look nice.

Anyone got recommendations for oxfords or bluchers that preferably have similar shaped lasts as Vibergs and have decent leathers.

really into these pattons. I like lower cut boots because theyre easier to drive stick in. What can I look forward to in terms of quality, can most cobblers replace the cork during a resole?

>>17625522
>700 cad for that
you can get two pairs of iron rangers for that

>>17625522
Only buy AE on sale. For $700 get Vibergs.

>>17625548
vibergs start at 900+

>>17625553
Brooklyn Clothing has some on sale
https://brooklynclothing.com/collections/viberg?grid_list=grid-view&sort_by=price-ascending&filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JxB18ir4TGw
most cringe leather i have ever seen

>>17625525
dont like iron rangers. Reddit boot le selvege denim bros upvote etc
>>17625548
theyre on sale for $500 cad at a local place.

>>17625561
>Reddit boot le selvege denim bros
sorry sweaty, viberg is the new

>>17625556
>just rubbing with cloth removes the wax top layer finish
it's most likely just gimmicky wallet leather

>>17625556
check this out

>>17625581
Now this is bottommaxxing

>>17625581
DUDE, WHO USED MY SHOES TO WIPE DOWN THE BLACKBOARD AGAIN?

>>17625329
I own a pair of normal black Perry's. They look great in person and are extremely comfortable. I imagine the "select" series in those nicer leathers are worth the up change. Had I known they would release those select versions, I would've waited to buy mine, and got the black doubleshot leather instead.

>>17625561
Not a good idea to poopoo boots in your budget just because r*dditors like them. Iron Rangers were the boot of choice on this very board long before mfa got their pudgy little hands on them.

i neglected to scoop these for under 800 last year and now it's basically my grail

casually strolling through some carst countryside

https://www.allsaints.com/men/boots-and-shoes/tobias-leather-boots/MZ042S-5.html

are these low quality?

do matte black boots like this exist except not from thursday?

it needs to have an unstructured toebox. semi structured is ok but I really prefer unstructured

also I prefer not chromexcel but I can live with it

>>17625753
memebergs

>>17625759
vibergs have structured toeboxes and besides there is no matte black option on anything on their website

>>17625753
https://www.johndoeshoes.com/style-guide/

https://www.johndoeshoes.com/black-essex-footwear/

it might be a little more shiny than you want. i only recommend these to keep you in the same price bracket, but you'll get much better quality than thursday for just a little bit more. their 420 last is pretty close to the one you posted. i'd just ask them about the black midsole and unstructured toe, supposedly they are pretty responsive.

>>17625765
price is no issue I was just using those as an example because I can't find any matte black boots anywhere

I found these and they are perfect but we're a limited run 5 years ago

>>17625779
Parkhurst has their black waxy Richmonds

>>17625780
i wish they would do the allen in it, would pick one up in a heartbeat.

>>17625780
these look great, I have a pair of parkhurt Allen's in natural dublin from before they changed the last and I get compliments on them all the time.

it says it's waxed suede, do you know if that's durable/rugged at all? I prefer the leather look of aged/beat up/ rugged

>>17625124
It's not going to happen overnight.
Wear them everyday for 3 years and then you'll notice that they're looser than a fresh OOTB pair.

>>17625783
waxed suede is tough and very water resistant, I have the Oak Rambler Richmonds and they are really good, you can see the cow's veins in the Rambler leather if you look closely

I (>>17623250 >>17623392) just ordered some Blundstones (>>17624503 and picrel, will decide which to keep, if any) on sale, hope they fit the bill

>>17625753
Ostmo makes really nice looking boots but you literally have to get lucky to get the chance to buy a pair

>>17625832
>glued
ngmi

>>17625745
Wish these were still sold in the U.S..

>>17625838
For a cheap(!) daily beater I honestly don't care

>>17625745
Hate how much they've increased the price of these

>>17625835
>structured toebox

>>17625746
I have some allsaints clothing and sneakers. All very good quality

>his sockliner isn't shell
lmao

hatch grain shell sure is nice.

>>17625839
whats the real reason they stopped selling and shipping to ameriburgers, covid hoax lockdown ?

>>17625846
yeah i agree they went up in price almost double luckily there are discounts every now and then ....
really good boot for the price that i got them though. They were really stiff when they arrived but now after some wear they are breaking in nicely.

>>17626025
This dude got two tone pants

>>17626039
i wanna take pics in better lightning but then sun isn't out.

Need some advice. I've got a pair of Grant Stone boots in navy chromexcel, see pic related. I like them, they're comfortable, well made, etc. The problem is I have a hard time figuring out what goes well with them because they change color between blue and green depending on the light. Does anyone else have a pair in this shade and if so what do you wear them with? I thought blue jeans would be the default but they don't really go well with dark or raw jeans. Light blue sure, same with white or ecru. I feel like I'm retarded and missing something obvious.

>>17626058
denim

Can anyone advise on where to get new outsoles suitable from French BMJA 47s? They have started to split and squeak, no.point re glueing as the squeak sounds inside the sole. The leather is good though and I know these were designed to be able to have a replacement sole, just need to know where I can order some in Europe? Or what should I do, they're my only dressy boot atm

>>17626105
>those are as close as he gets to dressy boots
Incredibly based.

>>17626105
i always wanted to get a pair of these but specifically with the black roughout leather on the inside they were a small batch produced

>boots fit perfectly
>impossible to get in or out of them

I would recommend out of the brands of boots I have tried if you’re looking for a pair that will last forever wolverines they’re very good could get what you pay for. If you keep up a pair of white boots in the brand name white, they will last forever and Red Wings can be pretty well abused, and last forever I have a pair that I’ve been wearing for 18 years and I just about gonna have to get the soles replaced, they’re tough but they’re real fucking expensive

>>17626221
>wolverines

how much do boots expand? like do they get notably more loose with wear?

>>17626007
>>17626009
>>17626025
nice

>>17626233
barely, if they dont fit now they won't stretch to fit you later. Don't listen to the "buy leather shoes snug" bs.

>>17626254
more the other way around. they're not really large but I'd say borderline roomy

>>17626257
you can always just wear thicker socks then.

>>17626009
>>17626025
>>17626007
Nice boots anon
What last is it? Soller? Detroit?

>>17626257
wear thicker socks

>>17626257
Borderline roomy = great with thick wool socks if it's a boot
But if it's not a boot then it's a problem, in theory you can use an insole but I have never found an insole that doesn't ruin the fit elsewhere. Even the thin veg tan ones cause problems elsewhere.

>>17626280
Oscar, the u tip is Detroit for reference (half a size down)

>>17626287
Was half a size down on Detroit correct then?

>>17626290
I went EEE (EE is standard) and it works well, i think UK TTS with standard with would have been just fine too.

>>17626297
standard width.

>>17626297
Oh so you have duck feet then
Is Oscar noticeably narrower?

I have tried Rain and it's too narrow but also big heel. I tried Forest and also too narrow (but better). I now have Soller on the way.

>>17626300
>Is Oscar noticeably narrower?
UK10 Oscar is about the same as UK9.5 EEE detroit, detroit has some more space in instep though. oscar has more height in toebox and heel feels similar.

>>17626028
>whats the real reason they stopped selling and shipping to ameriburgers, covid hoax lockdown ?
Probably not, but there was only a short period where they did sell them in the U.S. probably like close to a year ago they started and stopped like 6 months ago.
Found out about them like 2 months after they stopped selling them here.

>>17626307
Thanks man

I keep seeing people wear the plain loafer style at the bottom instead of the standard penny loafer

Is this a new trend or is it a legit look?
To me it looks like it's missing something

>>17626388
the white sole ruins them for me.

>>17626316
Bad timing anon
I got mine on some comfy clearance for basicaly old price of 150$, last pair left exact size.
Got lucky af

nighurst final call
orders close tomorrow

>>17626025
I have seen this makeup before
It's a good makeup

I'm glad to see my crusade against dainite (studded) has spread from here to SF.

To be entirely honest, it's only extremely uncomfortable on my Vibergs. I have two other shoes with the sole and they are not super uncomfortable, but still slippery on wet marble, and still squeaky.
So it is a bad sole in all respects (except longevity), it's just that Viberg somehow makes it even worse.

>>17626533
Like its been said before its probably that viberg lacks the cork layer so they are just inherently more uncomfortable, especially with dainite. I have the same experience, dainite is just fine on on my tricker's and c&j. I much prefer Dr. Sole supergrip over dainite though.

>>17626533
fuck dainite, all my homies hate dainite

>>17626560
Facts

>>17626533
Get em resoled with one of those repro cork/rubber soles, its worth it even if they dont have much wear on them yet

>>17627000
>>17627000
>>17627000

NEW

>>17627000
>>17627000
>>17627000

NEW

I like whites 350 cruiser boots in roughout but I'm based in europe.
Is there a comparable boot made in Europe ?
I really like the built to last aspect but it kinda gets a bit redundant when I have to ship my boots over half the globe to get them repaired.

Also, while we're at it, i would appreciate a half lug sole or something a bit more outdoors capable.
And if I'm super picky I wouldn't mind something with a little less stitching around the sole and a little less heel.

>>17626533
I only own one pair of high end boots and they have dainite. So far I like it. I have no problems going on long walks and it is great that no pebbles can get stuck in them, especially now after winter when the sidewalks are covered in gravel.

Might have to start a pro dainite crusade to counteract your propaganda.

>>17627063
Post it in the new thread you dumbass nigger

>>17626058
Those boots are a stand-out piece, meaning your attire should be mostly grey or tan so the boots can be the star of the outfit.