/fa/ - Fashion

is this a decent brand? they're the only 'premium' & hand made brand whose prices I can kinda justify

>>17767761
yes, the Pennine II is great

that's it, I'm buying thursdays

>>17767863
3 months later

thoughts on these? https://www.skolyx.se/en/boots/1306-yanko-service-boot-dark-brown.html

>>17767863
>>17767866
nice. what leather is it?

>>17767876
hormeme crust

Lofgren chads get in here

>>17767892
overrated and overpriced, wesco or bust

Recommend buy it for life dress shoes ~$500 max budget

>>17767893
Sorry you have ogre feet. Anyone with a standard D-width foot can wear Lofgrens comfortably. You are also getting what you pay for considering their build quality is arguably has a higher attention to detail and that literally none of their components and labor put into making them involves any slave or underpaid labor. Wesco doesn't even sit within the same ball park, not to say that Wesco is shit, but their components and build quality is without a doubt a step below in comparison. Like, who the fuck thought that they should make an engineer with an undersized thermoplastic heel counter? Thats just fucking retarded. If you are spending $500+ on a pair of boots, at the very minimum your heel counter design should have enough volume and shape and also be made of veg tan instead of some plastic bullshit

>>17767904
anon if you think the lofgrens are free of plastic i got bad news for you

>>17767907
>muh celastic toe!!!11!!
Like I said, ogre feet

>>17767896
if i had to buy it for life id probably spend a bit more and buy alden since they have in house repair. anyone can replace a sole but if you blow out a counter or something then you really want the original last to work with

>Like, who the fuck thought that they should make an engineer with an undersized thermoplastic heel counter?
>well Lofgren contains plastic heel and toe counters too
>n-no you, ogre feet

>>17767953
I know a Wesco was actually cut apart and it had a plastic heel counter, how do you know Lofgren does?

>>17767908
>t. wears women's apparel unironically
This is the clown thread, see yourself back to whatever hole produces feminine twinks.

bros.. my meemin loafers have a penis stain from the factory, how do i fix it?

>>17767870
Yanko is good. Made by the same hands as TLB albeit cutting corners to reduce the price but still good.

>>17767863
>>17767866
>>17767876
this cost over $1,5k btw
it's that meme (not) shell cordovan, that hasn't been shaved down to the actual shell layer
the shell is completely sandwiched and hidden inside the leather, so it might as well not even be there
the advantage is supposed to be that it rolls like shell and the top grain has a hard backing to be compressed against so it naturally darkens and patinas more
and yet still has all the grain wrinkles visible
paying all this money to have something that looks like red wing's copper rough and tough in the end

also that is more than 3 months wear, if the ammount of heel drag wasn't enough of a dead giveaway

>>17768030
>1.5k
>shell markup but still creases (lol at the heel counter)
>collapsed toe
>3 months of wear yet looks abused as hell
hmm... I'm gonna assume it's a patina-thundercuck

>>17768015
woah get that syphilis treated

Allen Edmonds Lombard good dress shoe?

>>17768045
allen edmonds is just ok, a bit too pricey new
the lombard was discontinued, i think, so i guess you are buying used, which is not a bad idea, since the prices on secondary market are actually quite reasonable
allen edmonds is babbies first dress shoe, so the market is flooded with them and there are plenty of good condition exaples

post em

post em
https://www.carminashoemaker.com/custom-mens-shoes

>>17768105

>>17768045
only buy AE on discount

>>17768123
do it

>>17768015
You got that special cum museum finish

its so weird when you find a posters account and now get a glimpse into their life
godspeed homemade chukka dude

>>17768076
>>17768124
Grabbed em for 58

redpill me on carolinas

You guys got any gothrock boot recommendations? And I'm talking about real boots, not those goofy edgy bulky piece of anime shits. Something like this for example. These almost fit the bill.

do you rate my green timbs highly?

>>17768196
I don't wanna be an asshole anon, but no. Definitely not.

>>17768194
that's a jodphur, check out TLB Mallorca and other spanish bootmakers.

>>17768196
>highly
no but I like mine too

>>17768200
Thanks for the rec but I don't necessarily like that style. Looks too much like a chelsea boot.

>>17767893
We get it bro, your feet are too big and were never going to fit in the lofgrens from the beginning. If you hate lofgrens so much, why don’t you just sell them instead of being an obnoxious faggot every time someone mentions them in these threads?

>>17768182
not too bad, hope they fit

>>17768015
sir, this is a boot thread.

Can anyone id these boots?

>>17768216
Danner moc toes

>>17768217
Damn, nice one anon, thanks

>>17768194
Any black engineer boot. Check out Wesco, XBXS, John Lofgren, The Flat Head

>>17768217
They are pretty easy on the eye

>>17768197
is it jealousy that has caused you to be this way?

>>17768229
Moc toes are a pretty standard boot for tradesman. If you want absolute best build quality and longevity for a moc toe, go with a pair of Whites. Danners aren’t terrible, but there are waaayyyy better companies out there for just a few hundred more dollars

>>17768230
Imagine being jealous of literal timbies.

>>17768227
Those prices are fucked.

>>17768194
fluevog

>>17768209
>how dare you counter someone's paid shilling lofgrens

>>17768250
WATER DOSEEEEEEEE

>>17768258
apparantly fluevog made the boots for the new star trek show
also apparantly there was a new star trek show

>>17768260
bruh aint no way bruh

georgia is literally all you need you sissies

>>17768275
the country or the state?

>>17768284
the boots and the state you son of a bitch

>>17767750
nigs x trenton and heath collab
say something nice about them

>>17768301
bootiful

>>17768301
i don't like boots trying to do something unique for the sake of being unique, it looks stupid,

>>17768301
reminder that nigs had to allow people to choose if they wanted the mixed leathers just for it to sell

>ae makes the best indy clone
>sticks it on a shitty foam midsole and unit lug sole

>>17768301
>>17768302

>>17768275
based. I exclusively wear georgias and carolinas and I use the money saved on cocaine and fancy dinners for the wife

should i just buy a beater pair of blundstones for the salty and slushy toronto winters?

>>17768421
why not?

>>17768397
>the vamp is also 3/4 of the tongue, because it's too expensive to make both completely single piece
>still needs a stitch, but for whatever reason it's perfectly straight and horizontal most of the way up the tongue
>weird tab folded over top of the tongue
why would you do it this way?

>>17768441
>why would you do it this way?
unironically trying to differentiate themselves from the indy
that tongue split isnt functional

Just took delivery of my Austrian para boots. Not quite on the level of the rest of you guys, but it's nice to buy a pair that aren't used.

>>17768468
>Not quite on the level of the rest of you guys
boots are boots and any pair of boots you love are a good pair

>>17768472
even my tuesdays?

>>17768474
yeah
let people enjoy things desu

realistically speaking how cheap can I go if the most my boots will be exposed to are rain? I'm a poorfag phd student who's always indoors, I just like how boots look and I think I'd like to get a pair

>>17768481
That depends on how much you're willing to spend. Anything--boots, food, cars--can be done on nearly any budget. What matters is what you think it's worth to have a pair of boots. I'd think if you're strapped, $200 on Kommandostore could get you a pair of Waxis.

>>17768468
Where did you get them? Can only find used pairs on ebay.

>>17768510
Did you try Kommandostore? They usually keep some in stock. The "half combats" are the original Waxi they started selling years ago, and imo the better looking of the two. Only problem is, if they get wet they'll soak right through, so there's a higher level of maintenance involved.

can anyone recommend derbys other then doc martens

>>17768512
The Austrian paramemes are completely sold out on kommandostore right now.

>>17768472
Exactly! I have a burgundy pair of timberland port unions I wear daily for the last 3 years; hiking in mammoth, walking in heat and rain, never let me down and still the most comfortable and durable pair of boots I own.
But this makes the boot snobs seethe, since they can't wear their boots daily and need to wipe them down when they step in puddles

>>17768513
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>>17768514
They were pre-order only. Waxis however do sometimes have some left over. Check all the options and you may luck out in your size.

>>17768245
cope and seethe.

>>17768468
I got mine a few days back, as well. After all the hype of the used pairs over the years, it's a bit wild having a brand new pair. Am looking forward to making them my go to boots when autumn hits.

>>17768481
You can get Chukkas for $116 with the roseanvil10 code, I've got a pair in smooth leather and they have held up really well in the almost year of use.
https://jimgreenfootwear.com/store/rough-out-vellie-chocolate/?attribute_pa_size=8&attribute_pa_color=chocolate

>>17768649
Also you can waterproof it with beeswax before it starts raining.

>>17768566
I'm sorry you wasted your money on shit boots nobody likes anon.

>>17768649
Chukkas are the worst boots for rain, waterproofed are not. They are literally desert boots

>>17768015
>loafers
>MEERMIN

>>17769022
>They are literally desert boots
Yeah that's the style name, they're just boots though, maybe not the best for cold weather, but that is what thick wool socks are for.

>>17768649
they're nice and all but I think they could have made the brand name a bit more obvious

>>17767750
>toe plates on rubber
dumb or stupid?

>>17769175
will fit nicely with the rest of your larp outfit

>>17769175
unnecessary on supergrips, they have a thicker toe area already.

Any thoughts on xbxs?
>>17769175
About as stupid as toe clickers usually are

>>17769283
tranny boots

>>17769283
XBXS seems to be replicating the Clinch boots pretty well without sacrificing build quality or materials. If I had some expendable income, I’d definitely get a pair of their engineers, but I kind of wish they included the toe tract like they do on the Clinch or Role Club engineers. Since Clinch has an absurdly low production rate and their boots are like $2k, there needed to be a company that finally started replicating their design with more production and at a slightly lower price

>>17769283
Unwarranted prices.

finna boutta cop a $250 pair of carolina moc toes and nobody is gonna say SHIT

>>17769396
this nigga got the knockoff 875s

>>17769401
nah nigga im gonna grab these babies theyre rad as fuck and the 50 dollars i save is going to my kids trust fund u feel me? love my little prince above all else
plus these got an american flag andi love my country god bless america

>>17769430
you get TWO american flags, dog bless

>>17769440
i spot at least 3 (probably a fourth in the sole)

What are some good black side zip boots?

Margiela used to make decent ones.

>>17769482
>zip boots

>>17769440
>>17769475
exactly. these things are so baller

>>17769482
>>17769483
everybody gangsta till the zip blows out

I need some kino denim jacket recs to go with my slick new briar red wings bros...

>>17769819
Any of the Iron Heart Type III jackets. Their denim is top notch and the shape of their jackets are just perfect, you'll have it for life. I have their 22 oz overdyed black jacket and it is gorgeous.

>>17769819
>>17769847
or IH wabash

>>17769811
Why have they got laces and zips

>>17768123
pimpcore

>>17768015
The wee-wee shape appeared because of various reasons:
- you bought shoes from Meermin (quite homo)
- you want to wear loafers with a no-sock look so you wear those homosexual socks
NiBBa you are big gay
Embrace the penis energy on your man-loving feet

>>17768248
Quality comes at a price you filthy nigger
Can't afford them ? Then just wear sneakers you little bitch
You have no ethics and are the reason why the world is going wrong, since you will end up buying some terrible shit quality pakistan made product that will last a year max instead of supporting a real bootmaker who knows his craft, is paid well
This is not just about fashion, a good pair of boots will be your friend for years and years

>>17770121
its from r*ddit

>>17768258
Those are really cool.

>>17768397
>>17768441
AE boots are just fucking goofy. Fuck that company.

>>17770129
I can afford them, I just don't want to pay that much for something that doesn't cost that much and will blow out within 5 years, despite good care. You're a boot licker and your mentality is outdated. They don't make boots like they used to. These shits are not worth that much. I also don't buy paki made shit, stop projecting.

>>17770165

>>17770169
always makes me kek

>>17767750
gonna try this thread since qtddtot has been ghosting me, much like every twink irl
any suggestions on how to style these? i'm 6'3, lean muscular (thin but gym goer)

>>17770177
i'm sorry but these will only make you look like a vet

>>17770230
I think I know the price on these...

>>17770129
I guarantee you buy your boots in generic US sizes. Ironically as much as you spout about real bootmakers you probably have literally no idea how your boots are even made. If you're going to buy boots like this you better be buying custom-fitted, because at that price point it should be expected. It's the footwear equivalent of buying an off the rack designer suit and then being elitist towards people who don't wear an overpriced and expensive suit. You have no idea how anything is actually made and as much as you want to spout about "the craft" you have literally no clue who's making your boots and unironically recommended Chinese boot makers. Take your shitty boots, shitty posts, and fuck back off to r/goodyearwelt where you belong.

>>17770177
>how to style these?
Enlistment.

>>17770298
>/btg/ loud mouth, heavily opinionated retards don't actually know how boots are made

Sky is blue, sea is salty.

>>17770233
drip or drown

why does china make this one guy seethe so much?
nobody was even talking about Chinese bootmakers

>>17770375
I seethe about china too. Nobody on 4chan likes them. Get used to it.

can anybody here tell me their favorite model of boots from Danner and why

>>17770304
>>17770207
damn. thanks for the advice frens

>>17770384
odd for a website made for chinese cartoons

>>17770230
luv me guidi
simple as

does red wing ever have sales?
t. poorestfag

>>17770416
the best

>>17770416
>>17770458
Post full and detailed photos, please.

guidi 795v

>>17770478
Didn't take em, don't plan on doing so

>>17770177
are you a larper?

>>17770547
ballsack

>>17770547
why do the shoes have a pussy on the side?

>>17770580
easy access for coochie connaisseurs

>>17770438
not on their official site but sometimes retailers put them on sale

>>17770614
>yeah i wear guidis how can you tell

>>17770438
No. They just recently had an in-store sale for $65 boots, but they were work models. Still insanely good deals. That like never happens, though, so you missed it. Factory seconds can be found, though.

Any suggestions for high quality winter boots? Or should I just go with insulated Timberlands?

>>17770325
In all fairness, John Lofgren only makes shit in generic US sizes (D width) which does not meet my exacting standards for clown shoes.

more green boots

>>17770915
i don't get why red wing does what they do
>black out the iconic triple stitch, which they don't even on their black boots, but leave the heel stitch standard black and white
>moc stitch is cream for some reason, which unique for this boot only
>contrasting brown welt with a black sole
>dark eyelets
just the most bizzare random arrangement of tonal and contrasting elements they could go for

went antiquing, found these chocolate Morrisons for $165. they were either well cared for or hardly worn. heavy as fuck

>>17771095
desu it's pretty obvious
they wanted the counter stitch to give visual balance, they matched the moc strict to the counter stich and the eyelets look like brass which I'd probably tie most common pairing for green. they look dark but looking at the ones near the top makes me think its lighting

they did nothing wrong

>>17771115
very nice find

thingken about them mfin boots

My redwing 875 shrink a lot if I don’t wear them for a few days. Like I can barely fit my feet in them after the weekend. The leather insole cups. Is this pic the issue? Looks like glue seeped out. But maybe it’s just from the factory and irrelevant. Either way how do I fix this/ why is this happening. I love these boots but I might have to switch to something else. I’ve cleaned and conditioned them every two weeks since I got them 5/6 months ago. Does redwing use defective glue for their insoles maybe? Or is it the tanning process? I do very hard manual labor 5 days a week. But I feel like I’ve taken care of them and this is a bit frustrating. Any help would be appreciated

>>17769819
rgt supply jacket is nice

>>17771429
>conditioned them every two weeks
yikes

>>17771429
>I’ve cleaned and conditioned them every two weeks
1. stop doing that
2. stop inspecting the boots till there's an issue
sometimes its better not to identify the bits in the chorizo

>>17771429
>conditioned them every two weeks

>>17771443
>>17771507
With heavy use I thought 2-3 weeks was considered pretty normal? I’m not apply a super heavy coast. Figured all the dust is going to cause a lot of unnecessary and early wear. I mostly just brush them off well and then apply a bit of oil. I’m aware it can cause hardware to come out it’s not even close to that becoming an issue.

>>17771445
There is an issue like I said the footbed curls up on these and really the whole boot seems to shrink as well.

>>17770177

>>17771818
shiacore is played out

>>17771764
it sounds like you're wearing them daily and not allowing them to dry out properly

sorry to disappoint this thread but i got some iron rangers and i love them

>>17771957
IRs are literally babby's first good boot

>>17771960
i know but i got made fun of for saying i would get them

>>17771851
How long do I need to wait before I wear them again? Can I use a boot drier or will it harm them?

>>17771960
What’s baby’s second good boot?

>>17772056
osb or truman

Anon, what do you think of these shoes?

>>17772103
>no half sizes offered

Where can I get some nice chelsea boots for under $200?

>>17772105
>chelsea boots
>nice

I don't know how anyone can like this ugly style.

>>17772105
not at that price point

>>17772104
Size is adjusted with an extra insole or warm socks in winter

>>17772140
>one size fits both
>it fits neither

>>17771429
>>17771764
>With heavy use I thought 2-3 weeks was considered pretty normal?

I use my work boots daily for work and condition them maybe 2 or 3 times a year. that's a deep clean and condition though.

dust is a problem for boots to be sure but so is overconditioning.
consider using a teflon spray so the dust wipes off easy.

>>17772178
If you use yours daily how do you dry them out? Are boot driers okay or do they get too hot? What if I build one and just used a pc fan with no heat? Also what boots do you wear daily? I’m open to suggestions but I do need a wedge sole.

>>17772206
boot driers use air flow not heat to dry. if you look at the wattage rating they're very low, in the 20W range

>>17772206
>how do you dry them out?
for regular work i put boot dogs in them at the end of the day and if they start to get smelly then I'll put them on a dryer.
for wet outdoorsy work then dryer every day.

>Are boot driers okay or do they get too hot?
the one I've got doesn't get hot at all. the air is gently warmed just enough to move it up into the boot without a fan.

>What if I build one and just used a pc fan with no heat?
could work, but with the cost of materials these days I don't know that you'd save any money vs storebought.

>Also what boots do you wear daily?
rw 3505. never worn a wedge sole though so can't help you there.

>>17772208
mine has a warmer. some of the more heavy duty ones have basically a hair dryer built in, but the heat can be adjusted or left off with just the fan.

>>17769847
>XL never ever

larperbros ww@? I literally have no reason to wear boots. Im 100% white collar and I still rock these shits

>>17772385
What? I just wear them with jeans and I'm white collar. Sometimes slacks.

>>17772399
i dress like i shovel shit for a living buddy my boots got the steel toes n everythang

>>17772400
>white collar
>dresses like shovels shit
Does not compute unless you're wearing PPE and even then you're gonna swap out of your shoes for rated steel toes for that.

>>17772418
you don't understand how hard i larp

>>17772436
post a fit

>>17772436
I don't understand what the fuck you're even saying.

If I'm wearing brown boots with khaki shorts and a flannel, are white socks ok?

>>17772531
mandatory even

If I wear D width will Jim greens even work for me? It seems strange they only make their boots in a non standard size what am I missing here

>>17772556
>If I wear D width will Jim greens even work for me?
Yeah, it's only really wide in the toe.

>>17772571
Wont that feel sloppy though and move around when you walk?

>>17772590
Most of the time no, but I have noticed that in my African rangers when I'm hiking down extremely steep terrain.
Never noticed it in my Vellies or my Razorbacks.

brass eyelets + colour 8 = sexo

>>17772625
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>whites

>>17772625
holy shit these must be some kids sized boots
the broguing and the eyelets look absolutely gigantic

>>17772632
they're size 7E lmao

>>17772632
size 7E, its for a manlet

>>17772600
Nice dubs but yeah I mean if you’re hiking seriously there’s going to be a lot of steep downhill terrain on many trails. I guess I still don’t understand why they did this. I really love the look of the African ranger for some reason but it seems like this would be an issue for people with normal D width feet.

>>17768301
>>17768302
Holy shit you put shoes on your furniture and wear them with visible darn tough socks autismo levels are insane deep down inside do you have mental instability?

>>17772654
Yeah it isn't that big of a problem.
I have D feet too.
Just gives extra toe room.

>>17772571
How do you size them for an E width

>>17772686
idk anon, I'd recommend asking them.

What do I wear with these?

Any effay steel toe recommendations? I have to wear black steel toe boots with navy coveralls for work

>>17770177
Depends. Do you live an active lifestyle?

>>17772709
A camo wife beater.

>>17772718
Only serious recommendations pls

>have too many boots
>the favorite grab and go pairs are really odd colors

i need more boots...

>>17772719
Nothing. Don't buy them. They are plastic bag garbage.

I have an unhealthy obsession with jackboots. What's a good place to get some that don't look too much like they've been through five years of constant use in Afghanistan?

How is Grant Stone?

>>17773144
good but just wait for the senseless chyna seethe

>>17773144
overrated as fuck and i fell for the meme myself
absolutely not worth it if you live outside US and have to import them
the leather lining is so bad and so cheap, i wish they just came unlined, incredibly stiff and painfull to break in, lining creates folds inside the shoe
the leo last sucks imo, not anatomical in the slithest, toe pointed way towards the middle of the last, which tends to bend your big toe inwards, unless you have bunions already
also it's hard to find a grant stone pair in CXL that doesn't look like a wrinkled ballsack broken in, they have to use lower grade leather
the patterns look really unrefined, the moc toes and loafer are really goofy looking

alden is so much better in terms of looks, fit, finishing, leather quality, it's not even funny
wyatt gilmore can't even copy them right, because they are just inferior in practically every way and outseide the US they cost the same
>but muh leatherboard

>>17773204
>alden is so much better in terms of looks, fit, finishing, leather quality, it's not even funny
also twice the price. Alden might have incredibly good lasts but their QC problems are laughable at the price point. Just go for european bootmakers, Carlos Santos or TLB for dressier stuff, maybe something like Yanko for more casual - for boots in similar price categories as Grant Stone.

>>17773144
For the price you can get Parkhurst. I tried grant stone three times and returned them all.

>>17773204
I have similar feelings --especially about the fit-- having owned a GS Diesel in Brown CXL and an Alden Indy in Brown CXL, but I assumed that my GS felt way worse than than Alden because I bought it secondhand so it's still a bit more moulded to the original owner. I don't think GS is a bad boot; the stitching is probably the best in its weightclass and even above, but there's something that feels off. Its current MSRP is probably the absolute max it deserves to be at...with $325 probably being a more appropriate price

On a side note, I want a loafer so bad, but I just can't justify spending $700 on an Alden calfskin or $900 on shell. Are the GS loafers worth checking out? Even $370 loafers make me cringe

>>17773220
Carmina is top value for shell, especially custom during the waived fees week.

Can anyone recommend a Chelsea that fits a rock aesthetic? Think Dylan or Rolling Stones. Husbands is great but pricey

>>17773317
I can only recommend you a chelsea that fits the LGBTQP++ aesthetic.

>>17773212
you cant anymore. parkhurst in a non mystery meat leather is closer to $450 than $350 nowadays. the CF stead waxed suede from grant stone can be as cheap as $348. parkhursts last is much more attractive but the toebox comfort was sacrificed for the aesthetic imo

>>17773204
mostly fair points but I disagree on them being stiff or uncomfortable because I havent had any issue there and I've not had any issues with folds in the lining

>>17772105
>>17773317
no, fuck off. chelseas are boota non grata around here

>>17773421
honestly what isnt. everything gets shit on here. I even remember anons bounty hunters getting shit on and they look nice

>>17772631
>Made in Amer*ca

>>17767750
hey /fa/gs, /k/ommando here, just ordered a pair of courteney patrol boots to go with my sadf bush war larp, what am I in for?

>>17773534

>>17773534
It's a good brand anon.
But you would have been more accurate going with Waxi boots.

>>17773421
I don't care lol

>>17773585
kommandostore fucked me over by telling me a pair listed in stock was out of stock 1 month after i ordered them. Also apparently sadf RECCEs used whatever boots they wanted, so its not that far out of the question for a similar style to be used

>>17773414
Ah. I got a roughout pair that's pretty comfortable and heavy duty, so that's a pity.

Anons why do drew's boots look uncanny?
Both are stitchdown and both are on the 55 last.

>>17773633
the heel looks short and angled back at the front
the arch also looks much higher. are you sure their 55 is the same as whites?

>>17773654
>are you sure their 55 is the same as whites?
The only thing they did different was add 1/8th inch width to it where the pinky toe is.
Definitely looks higher arch though, it just looks weird, I guess part of it is the slightly different pattern.

Stylish waterproof boots for a commonly rainy city?

>>17773677
if you've got real rain then you need real rainboots.

>>17773687

>>17771429
>My redwing 875 shrink a lot if I don’t wear them for a few days

This doesn't sound normal; it just sounds like they don't fit properly.

>>17773421
howbout you form your own damned opinions for once, coward.

>>17773693
chelseas are for trannies (like u probably)
there u go

>>17773691
They fit great normally. I tried one size larger when I got them but was too big. They are my brannock size and felt perfect when I first put them on. Pretty frustrating I love everything else about these boots. I put them on the boot dryer last night to see what would happen. Foot bed complete curled up could barely fit them on. Felt horrible for a few hours. After about 3 hours or so they felt almost normal. It’s a peet dryer and I know a few people with nicks/whites that swear by the Peet’s dryer so I think it just actually fully dried them and exacerbated what normally happens if I don’t wear them.

>>17773860
>Foot bed complete curled up
leather acts like that when wetted and dried

>>17773677

>>17773860
Get boot trees

effey or gay?

>>17773898
square toe dress shoes are bad, I don't even really like square toe cowboy boots except for croc/gator/caiman because it works well with the leather

>>17767750
looks like Austrian Feldschuh 'Paratrooper' are avaialbe in kommandostore right now, i have a question if you can answer, if im 10.5 in vans or sneakers do i size up or just get 10.5 to 11 in US size

>>17772631
>>17773442
wh*te's shills will ignore this

>>17767750
>>17768510

https://kommandostore.com/collections/footwear/products/new-production-austrian-paratrooper-boots

oh look frens they restocked the memes

>>17773317
bottommaxxxx, check fromthefirst?

Any dressy black boots besides gs?

are the parkhurst allens any good? considering getting them over gs

>>17774210
yeah they're fine

>>17774210
Yes, I'd get them over Grantstone, they look better imo.

>>17774213
>>17774214
Thanks gents

>>17773867
It’s normal wear tho I don’t think this should happen in a few months regardless.

>>17773891
Yeah I think I should. Any reccs or does it even matter?

I get they need to dry but it’s like hey if I ordered 600 dollar plus nicks boots. I’m going to wear them every day for my trade right? In fact I went into nicks today since I’m close by and asked this question and she said yeah people wear them every day. I understand you should ideally dry and rotate your boots but this isn’t happening. Loggers and firefighters are not rotating their boots. They put their boots on every day and get to work. I think red wing needs to figure something out because this doesn’t seem to be an issue with the so called PNW brands. Either way I’m going to try to fix these redwings. And I’ll order shoe trees. But I think this is a manufacturing issue. The 875s are sold as work boots and they seem to fail at that. If I bought some posh dress shoes thay required this maintenance then fine. But we’re talking work boots here. People aren’t buying two sets of 600 dollar custom boots to rotate them and fuck around with shoe trees you know? Thanks for reading my diary

>>17774144
are these like the older models?

>>17773898
i think theyre nice
which brand are they

>>17770487
beautiful
one day im gonna buy guidis
but for now my south african defence force combat boots will have to suffice

>>17774293
The older modes came en masse from Tarzan Shoes. You can fax them and order whatever you want.

>>17772631
If mine show up looking like this I’m gonna report them to my credit card for fraud.

thots on M77?

Snagged these whites for 200. Never had whites before. Wanted nicks but I wasn’t going to pass these up when they’re 375 normally.

>>17774572
We like whites and hate nicks on 4chan.

can anybody ID these boots for me?
thanks friends

>>17774579
no we don't we hate both.
>>17772631

>>17774772
What do we like then? Japs?

>>17774779
Most euros and japs.

>>17774772
What is actually wrong with that pair?

>>17774823
probably the fact that one boot is .25" taller than the other.

>>17774827
Maybe it is, or maybe the problem is it's on a computer chair and not a flat surface.

>>17774828
considering the guy who bought them says they are .25" taller, i reckon it is, and its pathetic.

>whites
shit qc
>Alden
shit qc
>ae
shit qc
>Nick's
shit qc

burgerbros justify this

>>17774831
Burgerbros don't need any of these brands because they wear cowboy boots or enginneers.

>>17774831
Which of those companies has good customer service where you will get a new pair if they fucked it up?

>>17774845
Does any company like that even exist these days?

>>17774849
Jim Green did.

>>17774849
yeah the ones that build them so cheaply they can afford to give it away like turdsdays and jim green

>>17774861
>30"
kwab

>>17774861
Hey, I saw a queen wearing this at the local gay bar.

>>17774865
no he was wearing clinch

>>17770165
They’re only decent boots are the higgins mill or balmorals on the 65 last. Everything thing else is trash.

>>17774884
>balmorals on the 65 last
this. the strand is goat

>>17774849
Danner did this for me. They gave me a new pair of boots because mine had minor cosmetic defects & they sent me shoelaces and a ton of boot wax as compensation

>>17774908
That's cool but their boots aren't cool.

>>17774915
they've worked just fine for me!

>>17774525

>>17774831
In my opinion, all American boot makers don’t have the best QC, but it’s not necessarily the worst. In my experience the Japanese boot makers have astronomically better QC. If I’m buying a pair of Whites though, I know that they’re going to be my every day kickers and I’m not going to obsess over some small anomaly in the stitching density or how absolutely flawless the carving of the woodmans heel is going to be. In the big picture they’re fitting, arch support, and stitching/welting is way better compared to majority of companies (especially US companies) and that’s good enough for me as a pair of every day shit kickers

>>17770230
Do they make Guidis with a smaller heel? I’m 6’4 and don’t need a 2” heel as doors are already a challenge.

>>17773618
The mystery meat roughout is good, but rarely a thing anymore.

>>17774884
>criss-cross lacing on the oxford
>yet straight lacing on the derby with speedhooks
what the fuck

>>17775066
yes
if you want to buy guidis, download grailed

any good timb alternatives? similar silhouette and colour. I just find timbs themselves to be a bit ugly.

>>17775112
https://shop.whitesboots.com/work-boots/chore-boot/

>>17775112
these are absolutely brilliant, resiliant and sturdy as all hell
look great with all types of clothes

durable
after 1-2 years of constant use they still feel new
after 2-3 years they become my shitty boots i wear for hikes/gardenwork/cycles

the brand is called 'redtape' but seems to just be some fake brand that someone made to shill on youtube

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114957306496?hash=item1ac3fd4a80:g:vIAAAOSwgRBhKQ0U&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4BSw8DcfACMf2dbnRFK6IAU2sfMr4ooa0K%2FZT%2FvQrHLoD37YYnbMHAjtlz2aNnVIftExAWw%2F%2Fz4H%2BaVhpfvrY3d%2FfmBaujGGJw5yeZH8mLHXPOyQ6UP30ClPLdqMuZOycik6PC2pYBqzmm93iwnzv6wv9iUtXW%2B7bCuSQlTq2s93idq6eTdoAsX1lJr1Cjn9iJxNiPU00VyQVJz1CwT%2FbrMYmUQ0ChjilF1pna3pljWyMGmdnDdem1H9ct6D%2Bjqq5Dvpa42dIR2kAJ0%2BxSiZuI4%2BzLm%2FTT4D8wejRzWEFXLn%7Ctkp%3ABFBMuqD0lsVi

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134220623934?hash=item1f402c303e:g:~oUAAOSwle5jFNz~&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8G42aLdiCY1h5O1k5T0rstMTDejrOIZyw1d0F%2BRB4SO0YC2DW8DShlPxYoqkc0dqdKzCr3J9ssj1DRXJUsQK1tMr%2BNBUw9v1kmUXedxmlyhkWsBe4CzcctVv88OTl229roo8senPvwWE1p2nkE8MKE7rpoK3AIrBYGJt3mvV1e7atkQ96uBhCFFYwQvkRoVJ28J%2FNjqBjVcGSrg%2BeEUrCP5uHjLk3iI%2BM92EShRFyvkeS6oDBY0%2BdWcRd9yT0r8GQiRB1EAkKFJ6%2Bu0d5JiCVmKirlsyzGsiRhCssEVbnkEBbH1rR1IF9BjmUnjlMFAJxA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7qg9JbFYg

>>17775155
clean your links up my guy

>>17775155
>serving india, nepal, uae, and sri lanka
anon, you're doing the needful

My soles have been worn down to an almost-flat sole. the suede is still good and the inside is still not too bad. I found a free remedy, for my next post
>old pic

>>17770177
Just wear them, however you want. All the time
>i have the same boots
>I've worn them for a decade, all the time

>>17775112
>love the shape and the color but unfortunately theyre just a bit ugly

u wot

>>17774829
I didn’t not say that I’m the one that bought them. There’s a small bump on the front of one of them. But it’s not going to effect the structural integrity and i don’t care because I do manual labor and i didn’t even notice until after I bought them so it’s pretty subtle. Lots of the boots there looked perfect. The guy told me lots of people buy them online and they’re the wrong size but they slightly scuffed them or whatever so they can’t sell them as new. You’d scuff them up more wearing them for one hour.

id on these?

>blind eyelets
not even once

>>17775755
>17 KB, 98x79

>>17775753
Redwing iron rangers

>>17775291
You wh*tes fags post that same image of the discolored Thursdays or the wonky stiching on that pair of Solovairs thousands of times when every other fucking day there's a ledditor asking if it's normal for the stiching to tear on their Perry mocs after 1 month of wear or if their $600 boots should be the same height or not.

>>17774831
As far as I know Nick's have never been accused of shit qc. Like they're not finished like a pair of Vibergs but for casual/work boots they're fine.

/btg/'s understandable hatred seems to stem from how unbearably fucking reddit their marketing is. And all the disgusting youtuber collab boots.

it's over for btg

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