/fa/ - Fashion

siq cheese jeans

Been thinking about either those or Katahdins. How do you like them?

>>8317976
Dunno what that is but they are from Uniqlo.

>>8317991
I really like them. Pretty damn comfortable after you break them in. The Apaches and Katahdins are very similar, but the Apaches are cheaper and have better traction, if that's important to you.

>>8316901
sorry man they look silly. I'm a big believer in boots, and in boot threads, but those just look like actual working man boots - clunky, leather looks dry and boring, styling is just meh in general

>>8318434
what are those boots?

>>8318437
idk I just know they're dayton

Can't dig it OP. Looks like something my old man would wear to do fieldwork in.

comfy ass boots

>>8318451
>black red wings

What boots go well with a red raincoat?

>>8318459
docs

>>8318477
O-okay. Was already afraid of getting recommended rubber boots. How waterproof are docs?

Got a pair of katahdins for cheap off of ebay. I love them but i wish the leather was lighter. is there anything to help the leather look a little livelier? also what the best conditioner to use? ive heard mink oil isnt good for the leather

>>8318501

Katahdins aren't normally that dark. Someone oiled the fuck out of those.

>>8318550

Is that something i can fix or will the leather restore itself with wear?

>>8318640
It will probably sweat out some oil and lighten a little with use, but wont get much lighter.
Washing with saddle soap/similar leather cleaner might brighten them a bit. but you have to reoil with something, cause they get dry on the surface

What's wrong with black? I also have amber red wings

Old and new.

>>8318451

The insole on those are horribly uncomfortable.

I love boots. I have these and some Wolverine 1k miles.

Starting to save up for these OSB trench boots. I'm in it for the long haul.
I figure that after a couple of months I'll know if I really want these or not anyway.

>>8319960
VVV

nah

>>8316901
silly goose, that's not a helicopter

>>8318501
>is there anything to help the leather look a little livelier?
You can make it darker but not lighter (without fucking up the leather by bascially bleaching it).

>>8318550
>Katahdins aren't normally that dark. Someone oiled the fuck out of those.
Probably some mfa faggot.
They all overdo that shit with obernauf's or coconut oil or whatever leddit treatment of the week is.

>>8320007
You sure you want those?
If you haven't, I would read up on the various quality issues this brand has.

where my chelsea bros at?

i´ve been thinking, would it look ridiculous to tuck in your skinny jeans into your chelsea boots? will it look weird to pinroll your jeans or chinos with chelsea boots?

>>8321816
lol oh yeah, you can't.

I forgot that the SF affiliate thread with all the info about this brand and SF's experiences with them was deleted because oakstreet couldn't handle the bad press.

I will never buy from this company. The trench is comfy, and though there were no noticeable (yet - many have reported shit going bad after a few wears) flaws with the pair I tried on, it just doesn't look very good. They look fat and goofy.

Maybe if you reeeealy like them, and can get them on discount (you've just missed a whole slew of discounts), but really? For that price there are better made options (for a little more, for a little less, for the same price)

My 1/2 year old Red Wings

>>8321928
less shitty/more recent one

>>8321928
are you fucking kidding with this fucking picture holy fucking shit

>>8321928
lmao nigga did you took this picture with the first camera ever made

>>8322011

I'm pretty sure the first camera ever made actually took way better looking pictures than that

What does /fa/ think about daytons?

>>8322073
They look too masculine for you.

>>8322073
a year or two ago there was a thread every week with that exact pic asking w2c

those are wings + horns dayton service boots, but yeah the dayton service boots are the same shit

>>8322078
>tfw you'll never be lumberjack enough to pull off work boots

I fell for the 1k trap when I first got here, lucky some fuccboi on ebay bought them off me.

i need steel toes i can wear every day (i work on a ship) anyone got any ideas?
less than $150 would b noice

i've never bought/worn a pair of boots before but I've been very interested.

tips?

>>8322156
buy some. ear them. never turn back

w2c minimal black chelseas for ~300

>>8321816
>>8321851
Really? Dammit. I had no idea, they seemed pretty quality and I'd seen the name thrown around a lot, those looked pretty slim in my opinion, which is what I was looking for. But I wanted the quality more then anything.
Any recommendations for something not so bulbous like a Wolverine or Red Wing, but still quality?

>>8321971
9111s right?

look dope

What boots are tuff enough to kick shit and make niggas taste the tar i been walkin on

Dayton Service Boots okay?

>>8318640
I've seen these posted a lot, but no one ever knows what they are.
Can anyone here tell me?

>>8318501
how's the sizing of katahdins. Also could u post a fit with those on?

Is wearing 3/4/cropped/hemmed jeans/chinos with boots acceptable?

>>8321825

tucking sucks a pinrol could work

#chelseapride

>>8322428
I can't comment on the leather used for the uppers, but those are definitely White's Semi-Dress boots.

>>8316901

I'm looking for a pair of black leather chelsea boots what are my options and which ones have the nicest silhouette im leaning to grensons or lanvin

>>8322654
Thank you, how's the quality on them, do you know?

Doc marten piers. I wear them nearly every day, and they're amazingly comfortable, plus they go with nearly anything.

>>8323514
Christ the leather quality of Doc Martins has dropped so badly once they let the chinks make them.

>>8316901
my father gave me these after not conditioning them for years. what type of conditioner should i use? i don't want to make them look nice, i just want them to last a bit longer. the leather's cracked a bit

>>8322384
>Really? Dammit. I had no idea, they seemed pretty quality and I'd seen the name thrown around a lot,
You might still find some dirt on them on reddit' goodyearwelt or even mfa.
That styleforum thread was somewhat informative.
But, even before it was totally deleted, oakstreet was pm'ing members trying to get them to edit their posts and shit.
Dodgy stuff.

>those looked pretty slim in my opinion
not in person.
Imagine a cartoon duck's bill, like donald or daffy. Look at that straight on and that's what the trench boot reminds me of.

Edging close to 500 bucks? And all the issues I've read about? (leather quality little better than wovlerine 1k's lowest grade cxl leather - which is a whole other can of shit you can read about; loose stitching; footbeds that shift after a few wears; a welt that over tightened etc., can't remember it all, but remembered enough to stay away).

>Any recommendations for something not so bulbous like a Wolverine or Red Wing
And that's the problem, isn't it?
Any why oakstreet was so lauded when they first popped up with the trenchd design.

Dayton service boots are 500++ (postage) but that company is also a dead loss. There's a whole fiasco that happened a few years ago that you can read about on SF - summary? The management, and the workers, are totally incompetent. Worst case: one guy that ordered finally got a satisfactory pair (stretching that term) after 17 fucking months.

I was thinking "hey, that was a few years ago, and the company claims that the people fucking up the operation have been kicked out (cept the owner/manager who is by all accounts a retard), so maybe it's time to give them a chance?"

Okay, so some reddit guys set up a group buy. I pass; still to suspicious. That was months ago. It's now over due.

A month or two ago, one ledditor posted his newly arrived (not group buy) dayton service boots - 3/4 months wait. It was riddled with QC issues.

The posts were deleted after a few hours.

>>8323913
ramble cont'd

The did the guys that run that sub delete? Doubtful, they seem pretty gleeful in exposing this sorta shit (though they did organize a group buy with dayton..)

More like dayton asked that poster to self-delete; give them time to fix problems that shouldnt' have been allowed to leave the factory in the first place.

My verdict:
Avoid Dayton. You will wait 4 months and be disappointed like so many others.

There really aren't a lot of good choices for good, low profile boots that are "cheap".

Cheap? Maybe look at the chippewa service boot? It's not as bulbous as red wing IR's or beckmans.

Going up there's custom whites semi-dress, which you can get with an unstructured toe like vibergs - about the same price as those oak streets depending on what combination you order.

This may be your best bet if you choose the right combination and can stand their high, high arch. Some whites's combinations can be ugly as fuck. I would like some, but I can't handle the high arch. They are chunky monkey's regardless, and better mad than anything I've mentioned so far.

Above that there's viberg's service (which I went with in the end), but that's 700+. Worth it? Nah. Wanted them though.

I am looking at the spanish brand Carmina. They have some shell and calfskin Jump boots that are not bulbous. About 500USD for the calf ones. Better made than those oakstreets undoubtedly.

Non-bulbous, good quality lace up ankle boots are a rarity.

This topic is done to death, and with good reason: It's what people want, but nobody has made a decent "affordable" (red wing heritageprice or less) offering.

Pic is a pair of whites semidress custom to emulate viberg. Wouldnve gone with this but those arches are too high for my feet. Price ranges to high 389 base and this make up was prolly 450. If it's Fire Season then any white's orders are gonna take a while. (8+++ weeks)

You guys bitching about your cheap ass boots having QC issues or looking like shit should just save up for aldens or these beautiful vibergs.

>>8323957
If you have to go red wing, and they're breddy good for that price range, then the IR's will look slightly less bulbous than the beckman; it's that captoe that produces a slight slimming effect. If IR, go copper rather than amber.


Sorry for tl;dr - I'm tired and I ramble when tired.

Maybe this has helped. Maybe not. Fuck you i'm taking a nap.

>>8323959
>bitching about your cheap ass boots having QC issues
>just save up for aldens
>aldens
>QC

>>8316901

Holy shit Chips like the OP just went up like 25% in price. What the fuck.

>>8323992
Everything's gone up.
That or their popularity has gotten Chips thinking they can charge more.
RW went up recently.

just oiled my cdb's. like the look so much better now.

>>8323998
what oil did you use?

>>8323998

CDBs are singularly the most uncomfortable shoe I've ever tried on in a store. I even went to the Clarks store and the dude ran me through all the different size options.

>>8321825

w2c nice chelseas

Chelsea boots like sick m9

>>8324038

what brand are those

>>8324038
They look like rubber wellingtons.

>>8324048
Everything zara, believe or not. And next time use catalog, fucker.
c: ndsiten handsome

>>8324357
They're not Zara at all. Jeans are Acne Ace, boots are Poste. Not sure on the knit. Source: Styleforum.

>>8318451
I have them. Well almost.

They are nice and indestructible beater boots, but I wouldn't call them comfortable. They weight like five pounds for one.

>>8324666
Also ment to mention, I wish they had the wedge sole Grenson etc uses, I mean the one that is made from somekind of foam or some shit and weights nothing. Red Wing wedge sole is basically normal heavy rubber and weights accordingly.

>>8323959
Vibergs look retarded.

>>8324679
their newer last looks a lot better imo

Seriously considering selling my ass for these boots

>>8324674
I have both and I've gotta say I like the sole on the red wings better

I don't like the foam crap so much

>>8324696
Why is it crap? As far as I've compared there isn't much difference in the rate of wear. The "foam crap" is just weightless which is a massive benefit over the heavy ass rubber wedge.

>>8324721
imo it doesn't look as nice. it's too white, and when it gets dirty it looks a lot dirtier

>>8324725
Ah alright. Solid points, it is brighter white but then again it's matter of personal preference if that's a bad or a good thing. I wash both types with dish wash brush and water and the "foam" wedge does require bit more brushing, dirt kind of sticks to it like you propably ment. If I had choice though, I would still wish that all wedge soles where the "foam" ones just because of the comfort in weightlesness.

>>8324742
what size shoe do you wear? I'm a size 9.5 in red wing and I've never been troubled by the weight of it, but then I got to thinking it might feel worse if I had like size 12 feet or something

>>8324750
UK 9, I think that's equal to US9.5-10.

When I'm wearing the boot I don't think "god these are heavy" but after wearing other stuff the contrast is pretty massive. Wedge soles are thick and solid throughout, so if made from normal weight rubber which by itself is heavy as fuck material, they add up to a lot of "extra" weight. I just don't see the point of taking advantage of the weightless sole half of the wedge boots already use.

>>8324766
not taking advantage*

>>8324694
What are these?

>tfw your favourite boots are dying

help me chaps, the leather sole of my chelsea boots are falling apart, smae with the heel, will powerful glue fix it or i will need to take it to the cobbler?

i dont want to buy a new pair right now, these look brand new since i painted and polish them, the leather is still in good conditions but the god damn sole is falling apart

>>8322639
thanks SLP comrade

>>8325836
>[my] faourite
Why wouldn't you take them to be cobbled?

daily drivers

>>8324038
i can actually reenact this fit

thx m8, been struggling to,make new fits with all these old clothes lying around my house

>>8325847
fucking translator, i meant shoemaker

>>8325893
Love those.

>>8323452
The quality is excellent but more pricey than 1Kmile or RW

>>8323996

CDBs just doubled in price on Amazon.

>>8323452
Whites SD's is better than red wing (and of course wolverine) and everything else under it.

They're clunky looking though, and you really need to try them on first because as >>8323957 said somewhere they have a very unusual insole with high arch support. Standard model also has that tapered block heel that may be too cubanesque for some.

>>8324024
They break in in the second-third wear. Shit is hard on store, even the suede one. But in my preference the suede one is better. it crease less noticeably and softer in use
Dont use crew sock unless yout want your achilles tendon slit

>>8324694
sell your ass to me (´・ω・`)

>>8325893
>dem fit

what are those?

>>8318459
why didnt you get the black one?

>>8324048
Poste, they sell them in Harvey Nichols and Office in the UK.

does anyone here know any boots that have flat or flat-ish heels?

>>8327577
slp, i think

>>8327772
dang, fukken 1k$

>>8327806
I am having a hard time deciding on which to get.

I want to use these essentially solely in the rain and other poor weather conditions.

I'd slap Sno-Seal on either of them and call it a day. Thoughts?

>>8327842
sno seal will only protect the leather, not the soles
for a beater I'll always recommend rubber or vibram soles.
get the oakstreet but find one with captoe and wedge

>>8327929
They don't make the cap toe in the darker brown. Not sure what you mean by wedge.

The sole on the IR is cork, so should be solid there and the Trench Boots are waterlocked stacked leather.

Leather is naturally water resistant to a certain degree (after all, it is dead skin). Are you saying that water will seep through the bottoms of the sole?

>>8322735
SLP makes the best Chelsea boots in the market, they're kind of expensive though

>>8322084
Whats the different between w+h version and normal one?

>>8324563
i saw that knitted sweater on Zara and well, black chinks aren't hard to find, the boots idk

>>8327842
if you can get through this >>8323913
post you may want to reconsider the osb's
i remember some of this stuff too
put me off the brand
the iron rangers are a you get what you pay for boot and are pretty good for the price
make sure you try them on first because sizing them is irritating

>>8327960
chinos*

LMAOing @ my post

>>8327929
>>8327929
>>8327950
captoe is stupid imo, it make everything look like clownshoes since im a manlet.
but if your 6" over go for it

>>8327957
>implying
nice parroting there chump
you see it spouted on fa long enough and it must be the only option! the best option!

>>8327950
>The sole on the IR is cork, so should be solid there and the Trench Boots are waterlocked stacked leather.
sole on the IR is rubber which just happens to have some bits of cork floating around in there to stop it drying up and cracking like ordinary rubber
it's a rubber sole

trench boots only have a stacked leather heel, the sole itself is singular
>Leather is naturally water resistant to a certain degree (after all, it is dead skin). Are you saying that water will seep through the bottoms of the sole?
if it wears through enough yeah, but the problem is leather soles are not good in rain, waterlocked or not, they will never last as long worn consistently in wet conditions compared to a rubber/corkrubber sole

>>8327842
haven't you read the wall of text above?
oakstreet is a pretty new brand, and they're already have a handful of complain
IR is way more solid

>>8327842
get a katahdin

>>8328007
...if you can't afford the IR

>>8327962
Yeah, I have a RW store nearby. Hoping they have them to try on. Thanks, I've been leaning towards the IRs anyway.

>>8327978
So doesn't this contradict what you just said? "Get rubber for a beater." Then you say that rubber dries out and is bad? I'm confused.

>>8327985
I try to avoid TL;DR, but that post isn't really informative beyond "I heard some shit about OSB, go look it up."

>>8328019
just pointing out that its not fully cork

>>8328042
So why would I get the OSB either way if rubber is better for beaters?

>>8328051
nigger you dense
that other nigger point out that osb soles are inferior since rubber>leather

>>8328019
>Then you say that rubber dries out and is bad? I'm confused.
some companies make rubber soles that aren't a good composite, and will dry up and crack after a few years. the ir's don't have that problem
>>8328051
dunno
leather soled beaters for rainy weather is a silly idea unless you want to resole them every 6 months
they only have so many resoles in them
keep that in mind.

>>8328063
>get the oakstreet but find one with captoe and wedge
Is what I was referring to.

Are you even following this conversation?

>>8328075
Alright, done deal. IRs it is. I'll just save my $120 (or more if I can find a good deal).

>>8328019
>"I heard some shit about OSB, go look it up."
I've read that same shit. If you read about it yourself you might just be a bit more hesitant to spend more on them than say red wings or even wolverines.

>>8328076
that's not made very clear since wedge soles were only mentioned once and aren't linked to this post of yours

wedge soles have their own issues and wear away pretty quickly but in a weird way at the heel
i don't care for them nor the look they give

>>8328091
>wedge soles
more like
>manlet soles

>>8328091
Ah, I honestly didn't even know what a wedge sole was.

Shit looks tacky, IMO, and a bit too casual for what I'm trying to go for.

Looks like the IRs are a done deal. However, slightly concerned about slippage. Might see if a cobbler can throw on a adhered tread pattern or something.

>>8328097
>wever, slightly concerned about slippage. Might see if a cobbler can throw on a adhered tread pattern or something.
that's the problem with them
i think everyone would be happier if they had a tread.
>Might see if a cobbler can throw on a adhered tread pattern or something.
ive seen pics of that but i don't remember it turning out very well
i think barney's or nordstrom sell a special version that has a commando sole on them
that would be the one to look at if you're worried about tread but it only comes in one leather type and color

>>8328118
You're probably thinking of the Beckmans, but I've been told they are made of a softer leather.

>>8328124
nope
i know the difference since i have both
there is one retailer that has a special red wing ir make up with a treaded sole
i think it's barney's

>>8328130
Hm, I can't find anything other than the Beckmans, so they must be rare.

>>8328153
hmm
I think then it was probably brooks bros' if not nord or barney
i only looked at them again recently

>>8323913
>>8323957
>>8323962
Fuck, now here I am, wanting the exact same pair of Redwings that I wanted 8 months ago. I'm just afraid that they'll look like clown shoes with a slimmer cut jean, which brought me to finding the Vibergs, but the price is out of my range right now, that brought me to the OSB's but now I find they look like a duck bill, shit. So Dayton's are out, and whites are a maybe, but I don't know how much I want to wait two months for a pair of boots that I might not even find comfortable.
Fuck it, maybe I'll just buy another pair of Clarks DB's. That Mali's look pretty nice too.

Speaking solely in terms of application.

What's a reasonable boot for wet weather? I mean rain every fucking day of the week for a month :(

Would docs be worth it or should I have my mother mail me my old paratrooper boots from the Navy :(...

>>8328476
just get the rw's you puss puss
they'll only look disproportionate if you have very large feet and need a really big size and if you wear the most skeletal of skinnies.

you'll never buy anything at this rate

>>8328492
gum wellington boots
stupid question

Can we get some more interesting boots?
I really like the Rick combat boots but they're about £1000.

Is there any milsurp boots with zips on the side or front?
Very ugly or 'violent' black boots welcome too.

>>8328496
Alright, my minds made up, I'll go to the local RW store and try them on when I'm off work in a couple of days, and see how I like them.

>>8319908
what are these?

>>8328530
RW Iron Rangers

>>8328513
thorogood
corcoran
danner

look throught their catalogs
they might have what you're looking for

>>8327957
Best in what sense, quality? Or just aesthetic

>>8324038
shit i've been looking for this image for a while. I need to know the brand of the sweater. I used to know but I forgot it. thx

>>8328652
That pic is on the sticky bro.

>>8323876
Are those chippewa?

>>8329308
Haven't checked the sticky for a while. Have any idea what the sweater is?

>>8329496
i have one from h&m that looks exactly like it but i'm pretty sure that one was from sandro. they're called cable knit sweaters fyi :)

>>8329343
i don't think so. the stamp on the sole is faded but it says they're made in canada

anyone know how well unscented lubriderm would work instead of conditioner?

Please convince me to drop 200 dollars on these

>>8330461
if dropping $200 on some boots is a hard decision for you you're on the wrong board

>>8330489
check your privilege

>>8330461
well, it doesnt looks chunky nor retarded, the leather seems nice and the sole too

i dont see why not, get chelseas instead

what do you guys think of blundstones?

>>8316901
Just bought my first pair of CDBs.
It's fall here, and rainy season is starting to rear it's ugly head
How do I care for them? It's the light brown swede version.

>>8330519
hideous as fuck, trust me, i love hclseas, and these are fucking disgusting

i want these so goddamn bad
can't justify $750 on boots though, i hope they go on sale

>>8330541
shit, well that sucks. I started working p/t at a shoe store a couple months back. We are required to wear a pair of the shoes that we sell and those were the only half decent looking things we carried. So I picked them up. Comfy as fuck though.

>>8330541
That's because they're fucking work boots you fuccboi

>>8330548
forgot pic

>>8330461

Wait for the sales. They always have 10% off and sometimes 20% off.

>>8330551

Your shoe store doesn't carry AF1s?

>>8330583
ha, no. I'm at SoftMoc. It's a Canadian based store that focuses primarily on comfortable shoes for women. Most of the stuff we carry is awful. At least at my location.

>>8316901
no one has mentioned mismatching jeans in op pic?

>>8330557
well, then why ask? work is work and if this is the only shit he can get its better than nothing

>>8330593

Does your store have a limited selection or something? The SoftMoc site has all kinds of fuccboi footwear.

>>8327842
IR's have no tread, so i wouldnt recommend them in snow/rain.

You can however have the sole done by a cobbler if you do want to use them in snow/rain

>>8330619
ah, yes. The location I work at is half outlet so most of the stuff that we get is things that the company is just trying to get rid of. We don't even carry clark chukkas at our location. Compared to a mall location that gets more of the higher end stuff.

>>8328007
katahdins look like beat to shit IRs

>>8330519
Here's the deal with blundstones and other australian work boots:
Blundstone was probably the most well known of the type, but then a few years ago they shitted on quality and shifted their factory to china or some shit.
Quality has by all accounts that I have received, dropped dramatically. Asked around and this is what I found out.

I was at a train station and was sitting next to some tradies decked out in their prole gear and casually asked them about their cement caked boots (fuccboi alert), and whether they wore blunnies. Both said fuck no, that shit's crap. I didn't press them for details as they were bigger than me and with my soft hands and RM's I was at a disadvantage.

Was in a bootshop that caters to the manual labour crowd and asked the same thing: nope, not as good as they were. Basically, if those guys that wear the same pair every day and beat them to shit spilling crap and other stuff, guys that actually work in their boots, say they don't last as long as they used to, like 4-6 months as compared to the year or more, then I can believe that. Not as if people shift production to china because it's better quality, it's just cheaper and corners have to be cut to save money.

Perhaps if you're wearing them casually it won't matter so much, and I still see some in the younger crowd that can't yet afford RM's and what not wear them, and not wear them badly, really- especially the grills - they can pull off wearing fuckoff beat up blunnies with a summer dress pretty well. Fuck off beat up RM's look better, yes, but the blundstones were a good enough facsimile for teens and the like.

Long short is don't bother with the company. If you want a pair of australian work boots there are companies left that still have some semblance of quality and aren't made in china.

One thing for blundstone is that they have the 059 or 060 last that has a chisel toe. Looks better, but still crap construction. Look at Rossi, Redback, or even Steel Blue.

How do you get mud off of boots? I have some dried on from a month or so ago on my Katahdins that is kind of preventing me from conditioning them. It is mainly in between the bottom sole and the upper in a little crack. Tried scraping it off, but results were kinda eh.

>>8329496
Aran Knit Sweater, traditionally they're thick woolen sweaters knitted on a place called the Isle of Aran. Most stores will carry their own very of it, sometimes in lighter knits depending on the season.

does anyone know of any flat boots like this?
preferably in a black(-ish) color

>>8330674
thanks for the info man.