/fa/ - Fashion

db's for summer?

Got a suede pair that I wore for a year or so.

They tend to fit too big so you might have to size down.

They're really comfy, but the sole wears down fast.

Just get a beeswax pair and beat the shit out of them.

>>7061924
I was under the impression that their original use was for hot weather. Hence the name. Am I mistaken?

>>7061950
i just mean you pretty much have to wear pants with them so if its hot in the summer wont you want to wear shorts?

>>7061950
You definitely can wear them during the summer, but they don't work very well with shorts, they are still boots too so you arn't going to get a lot of ventilation for warm weather or anything

>>7061912
well if youre looking at trickers or clarks why noy get horween x clarks?

dat high end shell cordovan oxblood desert boot

>>7061944
Thanks for your experience. So the soles wear fast? (I've heard that aboit crepe soles). Are they actually resolable? (not that it may be worth it, might be cheaper to buy a whole new pair).

I wonder if the inlimed suede would not be cooler than the beeswax?

>>7061957
Apparently high socks+shorts were the way to go.

While functional, I don't think you'd run around like a member of the british expedition forces in the 1940s

am i in 2010?

>>7061912
Clarks are an affordable staple of /fa/.

Mine are holding up just fine, comfy as fuck too. And yea, Clarks can be summer footwear. That's what they were originally designed for (well desert, but still hot weather).

>>7061968
resoling clarks is like buying a ferrari modena in order to scavange the steering wheel to afix to your moms salvage title volvo 240

>>7061968
Note: I'm not so fond of disputable shoes; if it can be repaired and worn again I'd be much more inclined.

>>7061968
Clark's are very easy to re-sole.

>>7061912
i have a pair in beeswax. they're great. they age well too, but i've only had them for a few months

i don't think the soles wear down particularly fast. and there are pictures online of people who have had them resoled

>>7061950
the name comes from the fact they were modelled after the desert boots worn by british troops in WW2

although you could wear them in summer if it's not very hot

>>7061984
Just so you guys know

desert != sand desert

desert=very very very cold at night

>>7061957
That's okay. I haven't really worm sorts since the 7th grade (well over a decade ago).
>>7061964
I see about the ventilation. Perhaps I got too sucked in to the idea that they were "warm weather wears".

>>7061967
Thank you, I'll have a look at this.

>>7061977
I see what you mean.

>>7061996
deserts are defined by the amount of precipitation
but yes they are very cold at night
but why is that important?

>>7061975
clarks desert boots are older than you, boy

>>7061996

I see. Well, I suppose that they'd regardless be cooler than what I usually wear in the warm.

Anyway, thanks for the responses so far. I'm going to name a little think about it.

>>7062087
*have
fucking autocorrect

>>7062087
how to get loake shoes for cheap:

charles trywitt .com
click shoes

click buy

boom half price LOAKE shoes, made in england

no branding other than gold lettering that wears off in less than a weeks worth of wears, or if it really bothers you

$1 insole from target to cover it up

>>7061912
They are shit.

The heel is way to high.

>>7062457
Not very high.

>>7062457
tfw short

so when i wear dress shoes/boots

people think im just compensating for my height lol

plebs who have never worn stacked heel shoes in their lives tennis shoes in high school

tennis shoes while plumbing

>>7062115
>on /fa/
>can't spell "Tyrwhitt"

oh nevermind it's just sieg heil

>>7061977
that metaphor

doesnt even

make senses

>>7062481
>tfw I apply the colored boot cream to that white part of the sole
How do I clean that shit off to get that contrasting stripe cleaned off

>>7061912
Im pretty basic bitch right now and I was also thinking about getting CDBs but every pleb has them at my uni
What other shoes could i get to wear with chinos and raws that are nicer than sneakers?
wolverine 1k seems too try hard

They're good shoes for the price, especially as smart-casual summer footwear. They're not suited to wet weather, though, and they probably won't last more than 3 years. After 1 year, my laces disintegrated, and after 2 years, the crepe sole has worn completely through, and I'm now using duct tape to reenforce it.

http://www.clarksusa.com/eng/product/desert_london/26067877

Just ordered these

aye if i grab a pair of these badboys can't i just put some waterproofing stuff on it (hydrophobic coating or something) to make it better for wet weather? we get some snow here in the winter, but only for like 1-3 weeks tops, usually it's just rain. i just need some dece lookin boots to last me a little while till i can cop some good ones but that might be a little while because idk when i'm gonna be working full time again and be able to afford them

>>7064951
that's what the beeswax is for in the beeswax version.

>>7064951
I'd just buy something waxed or waterproof already. That hydrophobic shit always makes it look weird.

>>7065005
so those are aight in the rain then?

Got a pair of beeswax cdbs a few weeks ago. At first they weren't comfortable and I thought I got a size too big (sized down a half size). But after an insole and some breaking in they're comfy af

Also already looking pretty sick from the wear

>>7063859
Any other chukka boot

>>7065035
Yeah, the rain won't hurt it. Don't be afraid to beat them up either, the beeswax ages well. wabi sabi man, wabi sabi

I have a pair of Beeswax Clarks. They're so beat up I'm embarrassed to wear them sometimes.

Then I bought a pair of Red Wing Iron Rangers on my trip to NY from the store there.

Just save the fucking money and get Red Wings.

>>7065061
i have a pair of suedes and the rain didn't really "ruin" it, added character and interesting texture
they hold up decently, wore them every day for a year and no rips or tears etc

takes time to break in a bit but theyre pretty good for the price

>>7065908
How are you in regards to sizing with the CDB's and the Iron rangers?

>>7063859
If they're still available, AE Amok unlined suede chukkas are handsdown some of the comfiest shoes I've ever worn.

What suede colors has everyone been getting?

>>7066606
The beeswax types seems the most popular.

I'm trying to figure out how this guy got that particular effect with the leather.

He's obviously worn them, hard, then applied some kind of wax, cream, oil or polish (or combination of such). I know that he's had them resoled with the ripple soles.

>>7061968
I bought a pair with the hope to have them resoled like this.

>>7066745
The guy that did that to his boots actually regrets it now.

The old crepe rubber sole was what made the thing so comfy.

>>7062554
nigga, that's a simile

>>7061912

I find them very uncomfortable and they rub on my ankle bones, causing cuts.

Also they are worn in too.

>>7066862
i think leather soles are real comfortable.
it takes a bit of getting used to

since unlike bending a pliable rubber membrane, or like a leather high heel in womens wear

you're responsible for flexing/wearing in a slippery , no grip, stacked leather and nailed system from like the 1800's but it works

the only problem with leather heels is that they make your shoes sound cheap when walking on cheap flooring in hallways

so your colleges, city halls, lower end department stores like macys with linoleum flooring

click clack click clack ....

http://blog.timesunion.com/amanda/loud-mens-shoes/2886/

>>7067350
size down 1/2

your ankle should not be moving around in the shoe

thinking of getting a pair. i wear 44 in cps (i sized down), should i get the same size in DBs (UK10)?

I prefer the Clark kahns. Not as faggy as the boots.

>>7067472
Are the boots really that faggy?

>>7062481
Tasty

Seems that a lot of net talk favour the beeswax model.
Anyone have a colour preference for the suede?