/BTG/ boots general

[Anonymous No.17610557]

/btg/ BOOT GENERAL - DEFECTIVE WHITE'S TRASH EDITION

What do I need to care for my boots?
>Old cotton t shirt (one for cleaning, another for applying conditioners)
>Horsehair brush ($10-15)
>Wooden shoe trees ($10-15)
>Light conditioner like Lexol/Bck4/renovateur
>Heavy conditioner (if you live in terrible snow/rain areas) Sno seal/Obernauf LP
>Don't forget that boots need time to dry properly, rotate them an

How do I deal with x stain?
>mud: allow it to dry then brush off
>salt: water and cloth as soon as possible
>saturated wet: allow the boot to dry for a full day, stuff with newspaper
>scuffs and scratches: buff vigorously with horsehair brush

>Should I buy turdsdays/soloshits/doc shitans?
No they are filled with synthetic materials aimed at instant comfort but will not hold up to actual use.
>b-b-but muh ecelebs on youtube said they're good
no. you will waste your time and money and still have uncomfortable footwear at the end of the day. spend the extra $100 and get something real.

Manufacturer Red Flags
>Luxury
>Sustainable
>Vegan
>Unknown leather source
>Made in Chyna/Mexico/Indonesia

Boot Red Flags
>Dainite
>C*rk/C*lastic
>Zippers
>Non gusseted tongues
>Excessive/unnecessary seams

PREV>>17604036

[Anonymous No.17610564]

[Anonymous No.17610565]

Mandatory fuck solovair post.

[Anonymous No.17610573]

>>17610564
will hop on the brown jumper if it gets funded

[Anonymous No.17610591]

does anyone make this style of shoe with a nice, wide toe box?

[Anonymous No.17610596]

>>17610591
unmarked

[Anonymous No.17610602]

>>17610596
only available in suede, and i need ones that can hide my horrific paddle feet

[Anonymous No.17610620]

Are suede brogues fine for the summer?

I want summer shoes that arent sneakers

[Anonymous No.17610622]

>>17610620
why would they not be

[Anonymous No.17610630]

>>17610622
im not really sure

they seem like shoes that can be worn year round but im kinda new and was worried they would be considered too much for summer

[Anonymous No.17610645]

>>17610630
suede is perfect for summer, i just would never get a black suede

[Anonymous No.17610648]

>>17610645
i pretty much wear all black
its edgy for summer but i dont leave my house until after 6-9pm anyways

[Anonymous No.17610771]

>>17610557
>non white seething about whites
>again
SAD

[Anonymous No.17610775]

>>17610620
as long as its not closed lacing it'll be alright

[Anonymous No.17610783]

>>17610557
how did you achieve that

[Anonymous No.17610809]

[Anonymous No.17610855]

>>17610809
What's your point?

[Anonymous No.17610857]

>>17610855
luv me some stitchdown

[Anonymous No.17610861]

>>17610857
Viberg?

[Anonymous No.17610917]

>>17610648
>all black
>wants suede brogues
I'm warning you I have garlic on me at all times

[Anonymous No.17610922]

>>17610861
'ate (((bergs)), not racist just don't like em

[Anonymous No.17610981]

>>17610922
>>17610861
I want a pair of their slides, but god damnit are they expensive for what they are

[Anonymous No.17611038]

>>17610981
>buy veg tan insoles half size bigger and some leather
>stitch it together
>glue soling sheet to the bottom
>trim excess
>???
>profit
truly worth the $250 viberg wants for this, also must be mad comfy standing on 3mm of flat material, especially in the winter with no heated flooring

[Anonymous No.17611040]

>>17611038
Honestly have been thinking this lol, I have some shearling slides for the winter and they are way too hot right now. There's a good hide shop near where I live, I should go get some moose or elk leather and make them myself. I wonder what other leathers they have there. Polar Bear slides would be pretty wild.

[Anonymous No.17611077]

>>17610981
i mean its a solid veg tan lower and then a soft chrome tanned upper stitched onto the veg tan, you'll need some tools like an awl but you can make that

[Anonymous No.17611168]

Where the fuck can i get some Chelsea boots for my wife that aren't disposable crap? She wants black chelseas that aren't aggressively shiny.

[Anonymous No.17611176]

>>17611168
My sister has a pair of Parkhurst, black, chelsea boots that she loves. I don't know your budget, but that's the only recommendation I have since it's not my thing.

[Anonymous No.17611180]

Thoughts on these?

[Anonymous No.17611183]

>>17611168
rm williams

[Anonymous No.17611213]

>>17610557
What did you do to those boots you mongoloid

[Anonymous No.17611238]

Don't mind me, just here for the autism

[Anonymous No.17611290]

>>17611238
your crown, king

[Anonymous No.17611339]

[Anonymous No.17611382]

ok dudes. i have a peon job that would be perfect for some heritage work boots. what is the best and best value heritage work boot? obviously not red wing or wolverine since those are pure shite now.

[Anonymous No.17611385]

>>17611382
jk probably if you consider pnw heritage

[Anonymous No.17611390]

>>17611290
Kek

[Anonymous No.17611392]

>>17611382
White's or Frank's

[Anonymous No.17611406]

>>17610565
Is there a good Doc Marten style boot out there?

[Anonymous No.17611407]

>>17611406
no its a trash style and thus the boot reflect that

[Anonymous No.17611660]

IMAGINE THE GREASE
limmer btw

[Anonymous No.17611698]

>>17611660
almost none of my boots required any real break in, only a pair of tricker's ever gave me bad blisters.

[Anonymous No.17611844]

thoughts on these?
https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/austrian-kaz-03-combat-boots-surplus/64337

[Anonymous No.17611846]

>>17611844
or these
https://www.jotex.at/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=179028&osCsid=320825eed5eb6210204441aa6ad127b6

[Anonymous No.17612032]

I can’t heel toe in boots I regret this

[Anonymous No.17612034]

>>17612032
get whites and use the 2ft of welt on each side to cover both pedals

[Anonymous No.17612187]

[Anonymous No.17612194]

whats the least masculine style of boot on the market today?

[Anonymous No.17612195]

>>17612194
jodphurs

[Anonymous No.17612201]

>>17612194
I want to fuck a bitch that dresses like this.

[Anonymous No.17612206]

>>17612201
i want to be a bitch that dresses like that

[Anonymous No.17612211]

>>17612206
Only allowed if you're a woman. And a real one too. Also not a fat one.

[Anonymous No.17612241]

>>17612194
pretty much any women's boot.

[Anonymous No.17612260]

>>17612241
Damn these are sexy. I want a gf that wears these.

[Anonymous No.17612268]

>>17612211
I don't care

[Anonymous No.17612271]

>>17612241
womens boots have tiny lasts and impractical heels tho

>>17612211
i never said i wanted to be a woman

[Anonymous No.17612272]

>>17612268
You'll start caring once I send you to the shadow realm, kid.

[Anonymous No.17612275]

>>17612271
>womens boots have tiny lasts and impractical heels tho
which is what maked them less masculine, duh.

[Anonymous No.17612286]

>>17612275
there are other features though that come into play. when one designs a shoe to be feminine one generally builds in subtler feminine qualities too. i dont think you could just take most womens boots, make them over a male last, cut off the heel, and say they looked masculine.

[Anonymous No.17612289]

>>17612286
so what?
you asked for "least masculine", and what could possibly be less mesculine than a woman's boot?

[Anonymous No.17612292]

>>17612289
>so what?
>which is what makes them less masculine
im nitpicking your point because i am emotionally invested in buying a feminine boot that can fit a male foot.

[Anonymous No.17612293]

>>17612292
just buy jodphurs

[Anonymous No.17612306]

>>17612292
Stop being gay, you're going to get AIDS

[Anonymous No.17612307]

>>17612292
you're not nitpicking, you're backpedalling.

[Anonymous No.17612345]

>>17612194
chealsea boots
i instantly lose respect for any man who wears or even owns a single pair or has ever owned a single pair in their entire lives

it's even named after some whoore why tf would you ever buy chelsea boots fucking pathetic

[Anonymous No.17612355]

>>17612345
>it's even named after some whoore
why are you like this?
Chelsea is a fancy district in London.

[Anonymous No.17612362]

>>17612355
my point stands. london is a bitch city

[Anonymous No.17612365]

>>17612362
that's a different point entirely.

[Anonymous No.17612389]

>>17611660
WHO is telling people to do this

[Anonymous No.17612448]

theyre comfy

[Anonymous No.17612457]

>>17612448
I want them in black so bad but I can't justify the purchase. Also not sure if I can style them properly.

[Anonymous No.17612460]

>>17612286
You just described jodphurs

[Anonymous No.17612483]

>>17612457
just buy them already coward

[Anonymous No.17612487]

>>17612483
>gonna wait two months for shipping
>gonna deal with customs
>gonna get weird looks by people (don't really care, but needed a third excuse for the post)
>just to wear them literally 3-4 times a year because we have no winter

It's a waste if they just end up sitting there collecting dust.

[Anonymous No.17612496]

>>17612487
>no winter
Texans wear their shitkickers year round

[Anonymous No.17612517]

>>17612487
My brother I wear them in the hot desert year round, I visited my family in brighton wearing my shitkickers and a stetson , the locals wouldve said I looked like a spanner but my family and old mates really liked them
you gotta have the confidence you know, wear them as much as you can

[Anonymous No.17612521]

>>17612496
I know but I tried wearing my french rangers for a bit longer and I just couldn't. And while it wasn't snowing it was still on the colder side. Now it's not even hot, it's like around 15C, but it's still too hot for boots. I'm pretty sure Texas has hot summers. I don't know how they do it.

[Anonymous No.17612523]

>>17612517
Confidence isn't an issue. Scorching heat is. And I live in eastern yurop. We don't have cowboy culture. I will look absolutely retarded to other people, and I still don't care. It's just too hot for boots.

[Anonymous No.17612525]

>>17612521
>I don't know how they do it
by not wearing warm socks for one. leathers supposed to be very breathable

[Anonymous No.17612537]

>>17612525
I was gonna ask about what socks you guys use, because I wear boots with skatebording socks. Otherwise my feet get destroyed.

[Anonymous No.17612608]

>>17612389
seems similar to the process RCMP uses to polish their boots in training.
they're a bright tan out of the box and by the time training is done, they're a high shine brown.

[Anonymous No.17612631]

>>17612537
merino wool is the answer

[Anonymous No.17612711]

why the fuck do my feet keep getting bigger at 26? i was a 42 a couple of years ago and now i'm a fucking 43
i have no reason to buy more shoes now if in some years i'll be a 44 jfc

[Anonymous No.17612715]

>>17612711
have you gotten fatter?
are you lifting weights?
are you walking more, or uphill more?
are you pregnant?

[Anonymous No.17612730]

>>17612711

[Anonymous No.17612741]

>>17612711
Are you sure you're not just getting shoes from different brand makes? With some brands I'm 44, with others I'm 45.

[Anonymous No.17612789]

>>17612715
>>17612730
my bmi's been 17 (180x55 metric) since my teens and i'm a neet almost shut in
>>17612741
no i bought some leather shoes that fit me well a couple of years ago but now they're too small
guess i should buy a size bigger and put another insole from now on

so if apparently my body is still growing in my twenties, why the fuck is my dick still 13cm? god why

[Anonymous No.17612797]

>>17612789
>so if apparently my body is still growing in my twenties, why the fuck is my dick still 13cm? god why
next time capitalize God. no wonder you have a small dick. im not saying this will give you a bigger dick but if you dont show respect you wont get any back

[Anonymous No.17612880]

why do people keep saying that the leather of allsaints boots is bad? looking at the (amateur) pics of used pairs they all look worth the original price
anyone have any experience here?

[Anonymous No.17612908]

>>17612797
the bastard gave bigger dicks to fucking trannies, the g doesn't deserve to be a cm bigger

[Anonymous No.17612959]

>>17612206
I need you

[Anonymous No.17613062]

>>17612789
>>17612908
I was going to make fun of your dick but then I realized mine is like the same size

[Anonymous No.17613084]

[Anonymous No.17613093]

>>17612448
ahh yes nothing beats a good western boot

[Anonymous No.17613099]

>>17612345
never wear chelsea boots unless u want to be a cocksmoker in leather socks

[Anonymous No.17613153]

>>17612631
Wool are warm

[Anonymous No.17613163]

>>17613153
it performs better than cotton when wet

[Anonymous No.17613185]

Anyone ever buy from this site? I quite enjoy the look of some of the boots they sell but can't find much info on people actually buying from these guys.

https://us.steel-boots.com/

[Anonymous No.17613193]

>>17613185

[Anonymous No.17613197]

>>17613193
Yeah, egg on my face. Right after I posted this, I did a little more research and found out they're not good.

[Anonymous No.17613208]

>>17613163
Yeah in maintaining heat

[Anonymous No.17613310]

>>17612608
>>17610557
This got me thinking.
Unless you're just gigachad von handsomemodelman or actual old english landed gentry, can anyone today pull off wearing long boots casually?
ITT it's all ankle boots with, rarely, engineers or cowboys. How about other forms of long boot? Wellingtons, fields, even riding?
Pic related are some examples from Lobb St. James from their bespoke examples.

[Anonymous No.17613745]

>>17613310
No, you'll look super weird. Even back in the old days the military guys who wore tall boots would often blouse their pants over them. It draws too much attention to the leg and looks too feminine.
Engineers and cowboys only look okay because they have the shape or strapping that breaks up the leg silhouette and look less feminine as a result.

[Anonymous No.17613754]

>>17613208
The point of your socks isn't to keep your feet cool, especially in boots that are likely not breatheable in the first place. The point is to wick moisture away from your feet to keep them clean and prevent skin irritation and possible damage. Wool is better at that than cotton and will take more abuse. If its hot enough to be an actual problem then you want that wicking.
t. Knower (militaryfag)

[Anonymous No.17613756]

>>17613754
i'm pretty sure he's in the thread to spread bad info

[Anonymous No.17613821]

Love the gumlite soles, makes them super lightweight shoes.

[Anonymous No.17613832]

UK10, 581g / 1.28lb, about 5g from sweat probably.
A pair of tricker's shoes on dainite soles are 811g / 1.78lb for comparison.

[Anonymous No.17613853]

>>17613821
>>17613832
soft squishy?

[Anonymous No.17613862]

>>17613821
Chunky soles are so comfy in general, compared to low profile ones.
I have a pair of loafers on order right now and I wanted a low profile sole (but still rubber) so I went with a double leather sole + topy cover, let's see how that works out. I've heard double leather can be comfy.

[Anonymous No.17613863]

>>17613853
extremely

[Anonymous No.17613865]

Any boots out there with cow hoof shaped soles?

[Anonymous No.17613872]

>>17613862
I really enjoy Dr. Soles for low profile rubber soles, much better than dainite.
>I've heard double leather can be comfy.
Tricker's double leather, takes a while to break in apparently.

[Anonymous No.17614022]

>>17613745
>It draws too much attention to the leg and looks too feminine.
showing off some leg was considered masculine at the time. big meaty thews was a sign of virility.

[Anonymous No.17614085]

Just passed by Meermin store in Madrid this afternoon... and this bad MFs were just there, my size and all.

Is hot af here, so i wont use them until i return home at the very least, but couldnt help it.

[Anonymous No.17614089]

>>17614085
>7E
short kings rise up

[Anonymous No.17614091]

>>17614085
Anon that's a box inside of a bag.

[Anonymous No.17614092]

>>17614085
what shell does meermin use? Rocado i assume?

[Anonymous No.17614098]

>>17614089
We, turbomanlets, are best boot models. Small sizes look best.

[Anonymous No.17614101]

>>17614091
Bed pic. 23:02 here.

[Anonymous No.17614103]

>>17614101
oh that is nice, how did a nitwit like you get so tasteful

[Anonymous No.17614105]

>>17614092
According to some stuff i read a while ago (shoe snob blog i think), it was. Dunno if its still the case.

[Anonymous No.17614107]

>>17614105
well its not shinki or horween at the price so unless they use some chinese shell its probably rocado.

[Anonymous No.17614112]

>>17614103
Nitwit is a compliment here anon. We are all here at least austists and most likely legally retarded.

[Anonymous No.17614200]

>>17610565
>Too stupid to utilise a return policy.

[Anonymous No.17614207]

>>17614200
Who are you quoting, retard?

[Anonymous No.17614225]

How do you style/wear boots. I’ve worn sneakers all my life and always liked boots. I only see people wear tight pants with them and I just wear regular fit pants

[Anonymous No.17614310]

>>17614225

[Anonymous No.17614508]

[Anonymous No.17614576]

I'm looking to splurge some money on a boot that I'll wear for life, I was looking at Nick's. Would you guys suggest them? Everyone tells me they're the best but I figured getting the honest opinions of some random people online would help my decision a bit more.

[Anonymous No.17614581]

>>17614310

[Anonymous No.17614586]

>>17614576
Nick's ruined a man.

[Anonymous No.17614613]

>>17614586
Context?

[Anonymous No.17614618]

>>17614613
Nick's ruined a man.

[Anonymous No.17614631]

>>17614613
Instead of getting a less expensive pair of boots you can throw on and go, a pair of Nick's is like your first child. You want to coddle them, clean and condition them at the thought of stepping on a puddle.

[Anonymous No.17614657]

truly there is nothing more comfy than a pair of boots you dont care for

[Anonymous No.17614658]

>>17614576
Those are for urban faggots that winge as soon as they step in a puddle

[Anonymous No.17614673]

>>17612523
How how? I wear boots when it's 115f outside.

[Anonymous No.17614684]

>>17613153
>>17613208
Wrong, do some research

[Anonymous No.17614728]

>>17614107
Might consider the Carmina model for best quality but...

[Anonymous No.17614729]

>>17614576
Don't waste your time with Nicks. They stole their designs from Whites, which was one of the original PNW boot companies, and the quality control at Nicks is pretty risky, not to mention that their customer service is inferior. If you want a versatile 6" lace up boot, go for any Whites in their 55 last, such as the 350 cruiser. You could also put in a custom order for a pair of Whites Bounty Hunters (pic related) at Bakers Boots, but it will likely be like an 8 month wait. I don't own any Whites, but I've had the pleasure of trying on their 350 cruisers at a shop in Portland and was blown away at the level of comfort and support, especially with the instep.

[Anonymous No.17614742]

>>17614729
They're really nice boots when not built with waxed or roughout.

[Anonymous No.17614755]

>mfw can’t buy Tecovas in Europe

Any alternative suede western-style boots that are still narrow enough to fit in tapered/slim fit jeans?

[Anonymous No.17614793]

>>17614728
i have a carmina shell boot from the MTO event in the works.

[Anonymous No.17614823]

>>17614673
And your forehead doesn't start sweating and you don't feel like you're about to black out?

[Anonymous No.17614898]

>>17614729
And have them blow out at the seam like this
>>17610557

[Anonymous No.17614914]

>>17614576
Splurge on two pairs so you don't prematurely fuck one pair up by not rotating.

[Anonymous No.17614937]

>>17614793
Hope you show em.

[Anonymous No.17614940]

>>17614937
of course

[Anonymous No.17615383]

[Anonymous No.17615394]

>>17614742
What is wrong with their waxed and rough-out? Waxed rough-out is probably the toughest leather you can get.

If I knew the world would end tomorrow and I'd be forced to roam the post apocalyptic wasteland for the next 10 years then I'd probably get a pair of waxed rough-out boots.

[Anonymous No.17615395]

>>17615383
Uglyass redditass soloshitters.

[Anonymous No.17615398]

>>17615383
Le plastic.

I still like the look tho.

[Anonymous No.17615402]

>>17615383
sweaty plastic boots

[Anonymous No.17615407]

Are clarks desert boots allowed in this thread?

[Anonymous No.17615408]

>>17615407
Only the original allowed, not the bushacres that you're wearing

[Anonymous No.17615411]

>>17615407
this is am astorflex community

[Anonymous No.17615503]

Carmina suede looks so good mang

[Anonymous No.17615509]

>>17615503
wtf you stole my pants

[Anonymous No.17615511]

>>17615509
Anon I stole the photo from SF

[Anonymous No.17615521]

>>17614823
No, I wear darn tough merino blend socks and have no issues.

[Anonymous No.17615533]

>>17615511
oh i guess we have good taste in pants

[Anonymous No.17615662]

>>17615503
>>17615509
What's up tweed bros

[Anonymous No.17615664]

>>17615662
hell yeah brother

[Anonymous No.17615783]

>more boots than days of the week
>get both choice paralysis and the desire to only wear favorites

played myself

[Anonymous No.17615787]

>>17614728
holy fuck you could get some bespoke boots from non meme shoemakers for that price

[Anonymous No.17615843]

What can I buy for office/business casual? I have some cheap shoes that are starting to really have the feet stink smell so I'm hoping for something a bit roomier/breathable and maybe some sock recs as well

[Anonymous No.17615851]

>>17615843
>office/business casual?
https://www.grantstoneshoes.com/collections/boots/products/diesel-boot-crimson-chromexcel

it just werks

[Anonymous No.17615854]

>>17615843
White's semi dress

[Anonymous No.17615875]

What kind of cowboy hat would go best with green shell cordovan plain toe boots? I feel like I could use a cowboy hat to wear this summer.

[Anonymous No.17615899]

>>17615875
get a panama hat for the summer instead

[Anonymous No.17615908]

>>17615875
Fuck cowboy hats, can we talk about cowboy boots? I've started a small collection of vintage cowboy boots and I feel like a complete retard because I don't understand how they fit so well.

All my other boots are lace up, you tighten the laces, your foots secure, etc. That makes sense to me. The cowboy boots don't have laces, but somehow still conform to my feet and don't slip. And I can by that at first, but leather stretches. How the hell do they still fit well years after first wear? I assumed eventually they'd get loose since there's no way to tighten them, nope.

[Anonymous No.17615916]

>>17615899
thanks I googled panama hats and those look kinda cool ima have to check that out when I finally go to a hat store

[Anonymous No.17615917]

>>17615908
no idea, never had any cowboy boots. do you have to wear really long socks with them?

[Anonymous No.17615936]

>>17615899
man I just asked my friend from panama if they make good hats there and he said that they are really from ecuador and only gringo tourists in hawaiian shirts wear panama hats in panama

[Anonymous No.17615938]

>>17615936
i mean yeah they are just a nicer straw hat, but its cooler to wear in the summer than fur/wool felt hats

[Anonymous No.17616057]

>black semi dress toeless
>roughout motos
>ruby wingtips
>suede clarks or similar casual options
Anything I'm missing from the essentials list?

[Anonymous No.17616065]

>>17616057
Something exotic, shark, lizard, stingray, elephant, kudu, gator, whatever floats your boat. I've got sharkskins.

[Anonymous No.17616066]

>>17615917
It depends on if you have sensitive skin I guess and if you're fat. I don't mind leather rubbing my leg, but I'm also not overweight so the shaft of my boots aren't tight.I wear regular length socks with them. If it's cold or I'm going to be doing real work in them I'll wear knee high Wrangler boot socks, they're not too thick but they're moisture wicking and have a slight cushion.

[Anonymous No.17616069]

>>17616065
Oh yeah I forgot the obligatory 3 for 1 specials from some south american distributor of dubious QC

[Anonymous No.17616073]

>>17616065
>shark, lizard, stingray, elephant, kudu, gator
one of these is not like the other

[Anonymous No.17616075]

>>17616073
Kudu? it's African, that's exotic enough

[Anonymous No.17616078]

>>17616075
kudu is cow but better

[Anonymous No.17616082]

>>17616078
go with elephant anyways

[Anonymous No.17616084]

>>17615875
idk the technical term, but I have this nice felt wool hat kinda indiana johns like.
I personally like it since its more subtle then a full on cowboy hat, but still has a western feel to it. nice and light too, while still being hard wearing.

[Anonymous No.17616118]

>>17616057
handsewn moc

[Anonymous No.17616120]

>>17616084
fur or wool felt, extremely water repellent, does get warm under direct sunlight but its better than having the sun on your face

[Anonymous No.17616159]

lol

[Anonymous No.17616294]

Wh are you all still falling for the PNW meme?

[Anonymous No.17616480]

>>17616120
didnt really notice it getting warm with the eyelets and all. not overly thick either. only the crown is semi thick. granted I live in New England, not the amazon, but we do get decently warm, humid summers.
Bet it would do fine in dry heats.

[Anonymous No.17616481]

>>17616480
>semi thick
meant semi stiff.

[Anonymous No.17616496]

>tfw waiting for my Kommandostore preorder
Feel bad for missing out on the last Rhodie batch, I want the two strap in black.

[Anonymous No.17616498]

>>17616496
You have to learn that preorders or wait lists are pleb shit you shouldnt get involved into.

[Anonymous No.17616523]

flying to london in august and i’m gonna MTO a pair of cordovan edward green galways when i visit their jermyn street boutique. feels good man.

[Anonymous No.17616535]

>>17616294
Larps and spec sperging.

[Anonymous No.17616581]

>>17610771
I gotta respect their boot quality. I got their moc perrys and they walk like a dream.

[Anonymous No.17616625]

[Anonymous No.17616635]

>>17616625
nice

[Anonymous No.17616652]

>>17616294
Because I can have boots made that fit my narrow feet instead of wearing the wrong size like you

[Anonymous No.17616752]

Should I get Vibram V lug full soles or V lug half soles on my pair of Nicks ?
What are the benefits of half soles ? More flexibility ? Or it's just a matter of look ?

[Anonymous No.17616781]

>>17616752
half soles gives the uninterrupted heel stack which look better

[Anonymous No.17616782]

Thoughts on Myrqvist?
also Is Dainite that bad?

[Anonymous No.17616784]

>>17616782
weird of mix of formal and casual elements, it's a no from me

[Anonymous No.17616786]

>>17616752
full leather heel stack instead of rubber and they just slap a much thinner piece of rubber on a leather outsole, kind of like a topy but glued AND stitched through. It changes the look a lot because now you have a full leather heel stack and sole along the outside.

[Anonymous No.17616790]

>>17616752
visualization using the carmina tool to give a better idea.

[Anonymous No.17616816]

>>17616752
Get the full sole, half sole is garbage. I need to have mine replaced after a year but the full soles on my other boots are way better after 6 years.

[Anonymous No.17616820]

>>17616781
>>17616786
>>17616790
>>17616816

Thanks for your advices

[Anonymous No.17616829]

>>17616782
Some bad creasing on my Myrqvist one piece Chelseas

[Anonymous No.17616837]

>>17616829
Is it a bad fit or is the leather bad?
>>17616784
Thanks for your input, know of any similar boots that are more appealing?

[Anonymous No.17616853]

>>17616837
The leather isn’t the highest quality imo

[Anonymous No.17616854]

>>17616820
side by side comparison

[Anonymous No.17616862]

Gonna cop once I sell all my shit on eBay, thoughts? First pair of casual boots I've ever bought, I've only ever worn work boots. I looked at Danner but they're more expensive and I'm not as keen on their silhouette

[Anonymous No.17616863]

>>17616862
Forgot to mention in black, I like dressing all black

[Anonymous No.17616873]

>>17615383
uh oh... /btg/ is not going to like this!!!

[Anonymous No.17616934]

>>17616862
Fracap is effay,

[Anonymous No.17616963]

>>17616837
>Thanks for your input, know of any similar boots that are more appealing
I don't know your budget
I think Carmina makes good looking dress boots and Grant Stone makes good looking casual boots and they are both very good for the price

[Anonymous No.17616993]

>>17616963
Thank you for the recommendation, the Carmina Soller boots are nice.

[Anonymous No.17617119]

>>17615509
>>17615503
>>17615662
Where do you guys buy your tweed trousers from? I've been looking at some pairs from Peter Christian.

[Anonymous No.17617121]

>>17616496
I'm on the parameme list. I have a used pair that I love too but I don't mind the wait to get a new pair.

>>17616652
lol skinny little footlet.

[Anonymous No.17617132]

>>17617119
spier and mackay, they make a good high rise single pleat pant

[Anonymous No.17617134]

>>17617132
yea Spier and Mackay is great, I'm wearing some chinos from them and have a few of their jackets

[Anonymous No.17617139]

>>17617121
>Size 12-13
>Footlet
I bet you're an insucure little manlet chief

[Anonymous No.17617141]

Is bootbarn an AI-generated scam site or is White's putting their brand on boots made outside the USA?

[Anonymous No.17617142]

>>17617141
Forgot image.

[Anonymous No.17617147]

>>17617142
https://shop.whitesboots.com/work-boots/sawyer-steel-toe/

on the white's site its a different stamp and not lace to toe, don't know whats boot barn's deal

[Anonymous No.17617169]

>>17616581
Based perry enjoyer. I've got a black pair, lived up to the hype. Been my daily driver since last fall. I'm thinking about ordering some custom Bounty Hunters.

[Anonymous No.17617196]

>>17617169
>some custom Bounty Hunters
do it

[Anonymous No.17617208]

>>17616635
buy whites

[Anonymous No.17617211]

>>17617196
Holy shit dude those look so good on feet. White's product photos never do their shit justice. I'm probably gonna pull the trigger on them but I get so gun shy when I have the money for nice things. I think it's because I grew up house poor. Might wait until I get my next union bonus, that way I can buy them guilt free.

[Anonymous No.17617212]

>>17617208
hell yeah brother

[Anonymous No.17617214]

>>17614576
>for life
white's
t. owns 4 pairs, 3 of which are work boots that have literally taken a machete through the toebox and did not give a fuck
run down the tread? resole for ~$200
blow them out again? rebuild for ~$300
ruin them a third time? well it's been over a fucking decade and a half at this point so just treat yourself to another pair, or just rebuild them again if you are fatally autistic
white's are just the best boot currently on the market if you go outside at all. if you are an office worker then who gives a fuck, white's are for the working man

[Anonymous No.17617220]

damn these shits look elegant but they are fucking expensive. anyone have a pair? are they worth?

[Anonymous No.17617223]

>>17617208
Are those plain toe MP's? I'm the anon who's thinking of ordering bounty hunters. Was leaning towards dark brown waxed flesh. I'm assuming your pic is the cinnamon?

[Anonymous No.17617226]

>>17617220
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.17617231]

>>17617226
Iron Rangers are the cheapest nice boots. Entry level boot autism. Every bootfag's first pair of USA made boots. They're a meme for a reason, it's impossible to find a good quality service boot cheaper. I've had mine since 2013 and they're still going strong.

[Anonymous No.17617234]

>>17617226
>>17617220
yes IRs are the babby's first good boot

[Anonymous No.17617238]

>>17617223
yep, plain toe and cinnamon
honestly if I could go back I wouldn’t get the waxed flesh because of the scuffing
Unless you like that kind of stuff, of course

[Anonymous No.17617241]

>>17617238
and the baby poop colour

[Anonymous No.17617256]

>>17617238
>>17617241
Ty anon

[Anonymous No.17617257]

>>17617241
That’s just bad lighting thoughbeit
It’s a great color irl, it just scuffs easy, not a problem if you like that

[Anonymous No.17617273]

>>17617196
F A T

[Anonymous No.17617511]

>>17617231
they look awful in larger sizes (43 and up)

[Anonymous No.17617583]

Sorry if this is the wrong thread but I couldn't find a better one to ask this. Are there any good quality alternatives to Dr Martens 1461s for a brown derby with a chunky or even a platform sole?

[Anonymous No.17617864]

>>17617583
whites short boots

[Anonymous No.17617884]

>>17617511
The one's in that photo are US 10.5D. Wouldn't that be a 44 or something? I don't know europoor sizing very well. Maybe it's more of a problem of people buying shoes too big or having bad body proportions.

[Anonymous No.17617918]

Any chance thursday could add features to new models or old?

Features; gusseted tongue, extra thick leather upper, grinding a channel into rubber outsole so welt stitch can be recessed, non synthetic heel and internals.

If there was a thursday boot with these kind of features wowza, id grab a pair, I already own 9 pairs.

[Anonymous No.17617944]

>>17611846
Check out the norwegian m77 :) similar silhouette but you can get them brand new

[Anonymous No.17617987]

>>17617583
white's oxford

[Anonymous No.17618000]

I am sad to tell you that Enzo Bonafe passed away last night

[Anonymous No.17618010]

>>17618000
proofs?

[Anonymous No.17618027]

>>17618010
its true, shame because i never got to order a shell boot from him.

[Anonymous No.17618030]

>>17618027
I got my EB shell boots about 6 months ago.
Did he have a hand in making them? I don't know

[Anonymous No.17618033]

>>17618030
he still worked at the factory at his age (88), at the least he overlooked your shell boots being made.

[Anonymous No.17618035]

>>17618033
i doubt he's handwelting at that age

[Anonymous No.17618097]

Example of why I don’t like Myrqvist boots. The leather just can’t handle wear even when you take care of it

[Anonymous No.17618101]

>>17618097
just looks like shit creasing, kind of to be expected on budget brands.

[Anonymous No.17618120]

>>17618101
the stitching down the back is about to blow

[Anonymous No.17618123]

>>17618120
i see

[Anonymous No.17618393]

>>17618120
It’s not that bad but I do use regular shoe trees in here which is kinda not good

[Anonymous No.17618406]

Whitesfags:
I have flat feet and need something with a wide toe area like Alden's Indy boot.
Do they have anything for me? I don't think the really arched boots they're known for would be comfortable.
Any tips?

[Anonymous No.17618409]

>>17618406
55 last sounds right up your alley, semi dress model

[Anonymous No.17618421]

>>17618409
Thanks for the direction.
Now at least I have something to research and eventually ask White's or Baker's about.

[Anonymous No.17618553]

[Anonymous No.17618613]

>>17618553
What are you supposed to wear engineers like these with? How do they work in an outfit?

[Anonymous No.17618644]

>>17618613
i wear them with tweeds and heavy woolens in the winter

[Anonymous No.17618704]

Rate work boots, tortie, and cat

[Anonymous No.17618743]

I need a casual option and I hate sneakers. What's the consensus on Clarks or traditional mocs as daily casual options?

[Anonymous No.17618758]

>>17618743
CBDs are cool, astorflex also makes a cool desert boot. handsewn mocs are great for summer

[Anonymous No.17618775]

>>17618704
i like 2 of them

[Anonymous No.17618817]

>>17618704
Why do you have something taped to your sulcata? Are you too stupid to make it an enclosed area that it can't escape?

[Anonymous No.17618849]

>>17615407
can you please tell be what the color version of this exact pair is? i really like the way they look, but i'm afraid my eyes are playing tricks on me...

[Anonymous No.17618953]

imagine the boots made from this

[Anonymous No.17618967]

>>17618953
I could make that myself. It would stain horribly if water got on it and soaked it through.

[Anonymous No.17619007]

hey yall should start a community pool, everybody chip in and fund my next years worth of footwear thank you very much

[Anonymous No.17619061]

>>17618953
whats that color for? watch straps?

[Anonymous No.17619124]

>>17612448
Very nice anon, what brand?
Personally I prefer a more angled heel on my boots.

[Anonymous No.17619127]

>>17614755
Preowned on ebay it is for you, friend.

[Anonymous No.17619133]

>>17612448
>>17619124
I don't mind the overall shape and style but I'm not fond of the filigree and ornamentation.
Do people even wear "plain" cowboy boots or does it always come with the fancy stitching etc.?

[Anonymous No.17619158]

looking for a black combat-esque boot for around £200-250
these ones by fracap are perfect but they're like £350 so just a bit out of budget.
in particular I want something with this sort of rise. solovair make docs that are almost like this but the rise is just a tad too high and it's a bit too chunky.
any ideas?

[Anonymous No.17619160]

>>17619158
these are the solovairs

[Anonymous No.17619257]

>>17619158
>>17619160
don't buy soloshit
can get french rangers or austrian paramemes

[Anonymous No.17619266]

>>17619124
left is sexooo

>>17619133
If you want more plain boots in the western style you probably want engineers. Cowboy boots are intentionally ostentatious.

[Anonymous No.17619284]

>>17619257
I own 2 pairs of Solovairs and I love them. They aren't as nice as my paramemes but they're not nearly as bad as you spergs make them out to be. Just be an adult and exchange them if you get a pair that QC didn't catch. I've had my 8 eye ones since 2016 and they're still going strong. Probably my favorite pair of beaters I've ever owned.

[Anonymous No.17619297]

>>17619133
like pic rel?

[Anonymous No.17619304]

>>17619266
Thanks, friend. They're goat skin apparently. Guy who owned them before me had one foot and leg shorter than the other so I had to get them reheeled to match and also wear them quite a bit to get rid of his tiny left foot print inside

[Anonymous No.17619407]

>>17619257
thanks for the reccs but the rise is just a bit too high on those. apart from that they are perfect. anything similar at a 6 inch height?

[Anonymous No.17619454]

>>17619284
You're lying plus what they do is exchange their poor QC pairs with other poor QC pairs. They don't have any quality stock. All of if has QC issues. It's just their standard.

[Anonymous No.17619457]

>>17619407
It's really not too high. Velasca. Scarosso.

[Anonymous No.17619463]

>>17619158
buy the perfect one instead of compromising, you're gonna hate it

[Anonymous No.17619464]

>>17619284
post pics of them

[Anonymous No.17619511]

>>17619463
fair enough. only reason i'm hesitant on spending is because i usually buy one pair of shoes and wear them every day, and I do a lot of walking, probably around 30-40 miles a week. I'm seeing a lot of stuff about how wearing one shoe every day fucks them up to the point you can't even resole them so I'm not sure.
if I can get 5 years use out of the shoe with good care and resoling every 2 years or whatever then I'll buy the £320 ones without hesitation.

[Anonymous No.17619518]

>>17619511
just rotate them

[Anonymous No.17619529]

>>17619518
then ill have to buy two pairs of decent shoes, which I don't want to do.
the main reason I want to spend a bit more over something like docs is so that the shoes I get are repairable, so that I can keep them longer. I don't mind spending some money every year / 2 years to keep the same pair going, but I want to wear one only one shoe.

[Anonymous No.17619532]

>>17619529
*want to wear only one pair

[Anonymous No.17619548]

>but I want to wear one only one shoe.

[Anonymous No.17619578]

>>17619548
so if I only buy a single pair it's better to just get throwaway sneakers or cheaper shit like docs that I can replace every year/year and a half?

[Anonymous No.17619585]

>>17619578
Just get cons or tuk creepers. Imagine buying docs.

[Anonymous No.17619586]

>>17619585
cheers, i'll check those out

[Anonymous No.17619588]

>>17619578
you think this is some retarded gotcha?

[Anonymous No.17619596]

>>17619588
no, it's a question on a boot forum.
I don't have the money for multiple shoes, and if the consensus is that daily wear is bad for a shoe no matter how expensive a shoe is then I'll buy the cheaper shoe and replace it every year. if there are shoes that last daily wear without irrepairable damage then please recommend them. As I said, I don't mind resoles or spending some money every couple years as long as it's less than the cost of a new shoe.

[Anonymous No.17619606]

>>17619596
Kid, this is not a boot forum.

[Anonymous No.17619609]

>>17619596
Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

[Anonymous No.17619612]

>>17619596
>>17619606
This, this is a boot thread on an autism forum

[Anonymous No.17619624]

alright let me reframe my question then, is there a boot that will last daily wear for years only needing resoles and other repairs like that?

[Anonymous No.17619633]

>>17619624
Can't speak to the quality of any specific boot, but you're probably going to want roughout as your material (not suede, actual roughout). US Military switched over to roughout boots a while ago because they require virtually 0 maintenance, maybe sand down some high grain or hit them with a lighter to clean up long strands.
Anything goodyear welted in roughout should last virtually forever, only point of failure would be the sole but that's why you get resoleable boots in the first place.

[Anonymous No.17619635]

>>17619624
WHITES

[Anonymous No.17619637]

>>17619624
What you want are shoes that are made with full grain leather, welted and generally made with high quality materials, ideally made in the West.

These are not characteristics of a boot but of a brand. There are many brands that do this sort of thing and prices generally start at $400 and up.

[Anonymous No.17619640]

>>17619624
Nick's station boot
the rubber doesnt care about everyday moisture

[Anonymous No.17619648]

>>17619612
Nota forum.

[Anonymous No.17619655]

>>17619633
>>17619635
>>17619637
>>17619640
thanks everyone, just what I was looking for.

[Anonymous No.17619692]

Me new Loake oxfords, photo straight from the shitter.

[Anonymous No.17619694]

>>17619692
>pinking on the tongue

[Anonymous No.17619695]

>>17619692
fat

[Anonymous No.17619696]

>>17619692
They look a little narrow for your feet but otherwise good
Don't wear them with a dark suit

[Anonymous No.17619697]

Who else but the North Americans make boots with fully leather insoles and midsoles? No cork filling or whatever.

[Anonymous No.17619699]

>>17619697
anything handwelted or stitchdown

[Anonymous No.17619701]

>>17619694
Ye, it's a bit weird, but I think it doesn't look that bad..
>>17619695
Not fat, dunno how you got that impression.
>>17619696
I wear them with a beige suit, currently at a small-time partey.

[Anonymous No.17619708]

>>17619699
Only North Americans use stitchdown as far as I can tell, and "handwelted" is pretty much a meaningless term as it can basically refer to anything as long as no machine is used.... So no one?

[Anonymous No.17619713]

>>17619708
handwelting is a specific shoemaking process where you carve a holdfast from the insole, as opposed to gluing a rib to the insole, the rib creates a cavity that needs to be filled with cork

[Anonymous No.17619717]

>>17619713
Weird then how all the boots being referred to as handwelted(non-NA) also uses cork filling/plates. Almost as if your silly definitions and abstractions are refuted by real life boot making, and actually doesn't lead us any closer to such boots outside of North America.

[Anonymous No.17619718]

>>17619717
yes they're frauds

[Anonymous No.17619720]

>>17619697
>No cork filling or whatever.
why

[Anonymous No.17619721]

>>17619718
You're welcome to provide the non-frauds then if this is your theory since the existence of these are implied by designating some as "frauds".

[Anonymous No.17619734]

>>17619721
White's

[Anonymous No.17619745]

>>17619734
North American

[Anonymous No.17619766]

>>17619717
>Weird then how all the boots being referred to as handwelted(non-NA) also uses cork filling/plates.
did it say handwelted or handlasted?

[Anonymous No.17619868]

>>17619867
>>17619867
>>17619867

Move

[Anonymous No.17619869]

>>17619868
fake thread

[Anonymous No.17619871]

REAL AND NEW THREAD
>>17619870
>>17619870

REAL AND NEW THREAD
>>17619870
>>17619870

REAL AND NEW THREAD
>>17619870
>>17619870

REAL AND NEW THREAD
>>17619870
>>17619870

[Anonymous No.17619883]

>>17619511
Wearing every day isn't just about the sole wear, it's about the moisture that builds up inside and isn't given a chance to dry. Ever.
Wearing the same pair of even the most finely crafted anything will shorten its life, not the sole's life - that's replaceable anyway - but the entire shoe.
Soggy sweat moldy shit weakening the interior over time, leading to stinking shoes and smelly feet. And if you're one of those people whose body chemistry produces low pH sweat then that's even worse.
Buy two pairs so that one dries and so they dont smell.
Or, you know, don't. You've been warned.