/btg/ BOOT GENERAL

[Anonymous No.17673043]

/btg/ BOOT GENERAL - CHRISTY SOLE 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>>17665234

[Anonymous No.17673045]

>>17672959
>jakkrabit
>first thing they talk about is how they paid a shill to recommend their product
fucking lmao

[Anonymous No.17673055]

Are you prepared to take the combat boot pill?

[Anonymous No.17673063]

Any boots that look similar to Thursdays but better quality? Thinner toebox but not dressy.

[Anonymous No.17673067]

>>17673063
https://duckduckgo.com/?iax=images&ia=images&q=red+wing+williston

[Anonymous No.17673076]

>>17673045
>Knock-off Thorogoods at twice the price

[Anonymous No.17673078]

Need to find something like these
I just think they look cool

[Anonymous No.17673088]

>>17672959
got an MTO coming soonish, process went smoothly. I don't see how much can go wrong though, like most indonesian bootmakers they use Badalassi, Horween and Shinki plus their local shit if you're extremely cheap. They are handwelted and you can choose between Veldtschoen, GYW or Norwegian, also Vibram or Dr. Sole outsoles.

[Anonymous No.17673659]

>>17673088
post em when you get em

[Anonymous No.17673685]

>>17673055
Who makes those? Those are some of the best looking combat boots ive seen

[Anonymous No.17673694]

>>17673078
>Need to find something like these
>I just think they look cool
https://www.bootsforguys.com

[Anonymous No.17673997]

[Anonymous No.17674031]

>be Greek
>get 29C weather
>put all my boots away
>suddenly torrential rains and 19C again
>it's late June

[Anonymous No.17674037]

>>17674031
What about unlined boots?

[Anonymous No.17674039]

>>17674037
It looks odd
I'm sure it works but it just looks a bit weird to wear boots in summer

[Anonymous No.17674046]

>>17673055
RO Search Boots?

[Anonymous No.17674204]

Anybody know what I should be looking up to find these?

[Anonymous No.17674205]

>>17674204
or these?

[Anonymous No.17674206]

>>17674204
SLP

[Anonymous No.17674207]

>>17674204
>>17674205
the style is called harness boot aka bottommaxing

SLP makes them

[Anonymous No.17674213]

>>17674207
>>17674206
are there any good like, dupes that don't cost literally a grand?

[Anonymous No.17674216]

>>17674213

[Anonymous No.17674218]

>>17674216

[Anonymous No.17674222]

>>17674213
Just save up or buy used

[Anonymous No.17674231]

>>17674213
Everyday hero does a good slp knockoff

[Anonymous No.17674399]

>>17673694
Thank you anon!

[Anonymous No.17674470]

Anyone know where I can get boots like these or what they're called?

I'd buy pic related but Doucal don't make them anymore.

[Anonymous No.17674484]

>>17674470
jodhpur boot

[Anonymous No.17674507]

>>17673043
what do you think of this? worth the $1,4k+?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7i1gTkZFsA

as nice as the handcarved insole may be, everything else seems so jank
backstay is rolled over the edge into the boot to completely shave your achilles tendon raw while wearing
that tongue design and actual execution is an absolute mess
the stitching is so wonky, because he goes so slow on the machine with such high SPI
completely massacres the uppers in the arches on the sanding belt (31:42), because the welt recessed so far back
this wouldn't pass as factory seconds for any established manufacturer


this goes for all the cobbler turned one man boutique shoe maker like role club and the indonesian/chinese instagram brands, they have absolutely no idea about designing a boot, the tolerances of the materials, it's basicly stretch leather over last and hope it's gonna work out somehow, no product testing
you are paying out the ass for someones "learn as you go" project
>i've resoled so many boots i basically can make them myself
also they can't afford to completely scrap a boot and start over for you if they mess up, they send you whatever they cobble together and hope you don't notice or don't mind enough to complain

[Anonymous No.17674511]

>>17674507
seems like some kind of sex pervert

[Anonymous No.17674541]

>>17674507
I would not pay for that GARBAGE attempt at a Pershing Trench Boot. Instead, I'd buy a pair of Gebirgsjagers with actual metal edge clinker nails, hand welting and proper proportions.

[Anonymous No.17674550]

How do you fuck up that badly?

[Anonymous No.17674728]

Bros, what's the verdict on Helm Boots?

It's reasonably priced

[Anonymous No.17674757]

I need a cheap pair of suede chukka boots for a neat casual look necessary at my job

[Anonymous No.17674785]

looks like shit

[Anonymous No.17674795]

are Visvim boots well constructed? I know I’m paying a bit for the brand name, but there’s a pair of Virgils I could get for pretty cheap right now ($250). Every other piece of visvim I own is well constructed and feels sturdy, but I’ve been reading their footwear falls apart.

[Anonymous No.17674868]

>>17674795
They are good, but $250 sounds fake AF for 2023 Visvim to me. They fit TTS btw.

[Anonymous No.17674900]

>>17674868
Used pair from 2011, looks to be in great condition. Thanks for the sizing, was worried it’d be fucked up .5/full size down like red wings are.

[Anonymous No.17674936]

Its Edward Green time again

[Anonymous No.17674938]

[Anonymous No.17674939]

as usual camera can't capture suede color properly, its not reddish like that.

[Anonymous No.17674941]

unlike on DOAK, the pie crust is not very visible on suede.

[Anonymous No.17674944]

on the slimmer r1 soles, they weigh in at 500g

[Anonymous No.17674945]

great summer shoe

[Anonymous No.17674963]

Carmina vs EG snuff suede

[Anonymous No.17674999]

>>17673685
That is just a picture I found, but I have these exact style boots. They're surplus US combat boots, you can find them online in a variety of sizes and conditions still. Usually 70s or 80s production. I can't tell exactly by the picture without looking at the sole, but Genesco and Ro-Search are the most common makers you can find. Look on ebay and they usually go between 80~150 usd depending on size and condition. Here is a picture of my Genescos.
>>17674046
See above.

[Anonymous No.17675140]

[Anonymous No.17675225]

i have no clue what the fuck is this but it's the coolest looking boot ive ever seen

[Anonymous No.17675230]

>>17675225
this i mean

[Anonymous No.17675277]

>>17675140
nice

[Anonymous No.17675288]

>>17675140
are those carmina ?

[Anonymous No.17675289]

>>17675288
anon.. read

[Anonymous No.17675298]

If your boots brand is associated with s8y anvil in anyway, it is trash.

[Anonymous No.17675306]

>>17675298
hope he never does european bootmakers

[Anonymous No.17675368]

>>17674939
looks like terracotta

[Anonymous No.17675384]

>>17674936
Is there any difference between Edward Green’s suede and cheaper makers ? I like the shoe but I’m not spending that much for suede.

[Anonymous No.17675406]

>>17674941
>>17674963
why are the eg three times as expensive as carmina ?

[Anonymous No.17675412]

>>17675384
Compared to Carmina its full grain instead of split suede and it does feel and act very different. I also have Janus Calf shoes from Carmina but its still different, definitely not from CFS, i wonder what tannery its from.

[Anonymous No.17675425]

>>17675412
Dude, full grain suede is roughout, suede is always split leather otherwise it wouldn’t be soft on both sides.

[Anonymous No.17675440]

>>17675425
>suede is always split leather otherwise it wouldn’t be soft on both sides
yes, a split suede is when you separate the corium from the grain. With a full grain or reverse suede you get the full grain on the inside with the corium (suede side) outside, unliked with what you think of "roughout" the corium is just slightly buffed for a more even nap. Janus Calf is one example for a full grain suede.
https://www.cfstead.com/classic-suedes/janus-calf/

[Anonymous No.17675482]

reverse calf is what most people call it in my experience.
Very different from a split suede, and no where near the quality of a full grain leather, like reverse calf. When i think of rough-out i generally think of low grade or older animals, with the grainside out.

[Anonymous No.17675486]

reverse calf is what most people call it in my experience.
Very different from a split suede, a split suede is no where near the quality of a full grain leather, like reverse calf. When i think of rough-out i generally think of low grade or older animals, with the grainside out.

[Anonymous No.17675513]

>>17675306
he will run out of content and tackle Carmina eventually.

[Anonymous No.17675521]

>>17675513
i can see him say the leather is bad quality because its not as thick as the crap cowhide others use due to being calf

[Anonymous No.17675522]

>>17675513
pls no, they are expensive enough already on ebay

[Anonymous No.17675528]

>>17675521
>I can already tell Red Wing makes a superior cap-toe to the Oscar because just look at how thin the leather is along the heel-

[Anonymous No.17675591]

>>17675406
the UK has much higher cost of living than Spain.

[Anonymous No.17675747]

Can we get a list going of boot brands that are better avoided?

[Anonymous No.17675748]

>>17675747
Ok I'll start.

#1 Solovair.

[Anonymous No.17675750]

>>17675747
thursdays

[Anonymous No.17675751]

>>17675747
All mall brands (that includes doc martens)

[Anonymous No.17675783]

>>17675747
Timberlands

[Anonymous No.17675860]

>>17675747
Taft, Paul Evans
Both are overpriced, Rockport quality boots

[Anonymous No.17675871]

>>17675747
Frye for the most part.

[Anonymous No.17675895]

>>17675747
meermin

[Anonymous No.17675942]

>>17675895
could buy actual good boots at the price of that meme shell

[Anonymous No.17675944]

>>17675942
yeah but i'm getting a traditionally high priced item at a low cost what could go wrong

[Anonymous No.17675955]

First time buying boots. I need a pair of black non shiny chelsea boots. I thought solovair boots were a good choice but people here are against it. Any other recomds or why is solovair shit?

[Anonymous No.17675957]

>>17675955
rm williams

>why is solovair shit?

[Anonymous No.17675959]

>>17675955
>I need a pair of black non shiny chelsea boots
https://crockettandjones.com/collections/mens-chelsea-boot-collection/products/chelsea-5-black-roughout

[Anonymous No.17675970]

>>17675957
>>17675959
Im sorry forgot to add. My brother is going to buy it as gift and I dont think he is okay with spending +300euro

[Anonymous No.17676007]

>>17675944
it could be bottom of the barrel bangladeshi urine tanned donkey shell to only cost $350 or they could just be lying about it being shell and it's some corrected grain silicon fuckery

they also claim this is "unglazed waxed shell cordovan"
looks like some nubuck with wax finish to me

[Anonymous No.17676010]

>here is your shell cordovan bro

[Anonymous No.17676011]

>>17675230
if you think that's cool you should look into Yuketen

[Anonymous No.17676017]

>>17676010
you can almost not see the grain structure in the creases
definitely legit shell 100%

[Anonymous No.17676049]

>>17675955

[Anonymous No.17676059]

[Anonymous No.17676071]

>>17676059
Do you usually only lace them up that high?

[Anonymous No.17676233]

>>17675747
Ugg

[Anonymous No.17676246]

>>17674216
story et fall, from the first, thomas bird?

[Anonymous No.17676248]

>>17674213
story et fall, from the first, thomas bird?

[Anonymous No.17676251]

Product photo from the first listing that came on the solivar website
https://us.nps-solovair.com/collections/boots/products/s8-551-bg-g

[Anonymous No.17676255]

>>17676246
he's being laughed at because not only is he a fraud he's a cheap fraud

[Anonymous No.17676388]

>>17675406
Exceptional fit and finish and extreme diminishing returns.

[Anonymous No.17676396]

>>17675486
There is no standard nomenclature. Cordwainers call suedes all sorts.

Split suede can be terrible or very good.

[Anonymous No.17676522]

>>17676007
I can tell you are uneducated about leather.
FWIW, they are really shell cordovan (tanned in Arghentina). However, the tanning method, the finishing leave alot to be desired.
To make it simple to understand, the shell tanned over there is slathered with layers of funky gunky finishings.

[Anonymous No.17676524]

>>17676010
Again,they are really Shell
>>17676522

Just that the tannery chose to paint over them with some sort of acrylic pigment finish instead of doing whatever Horween do.

[Anonymous No.17676559]

Whats the closest I can get to these trent reznor signature boots???

[Anonymous No.17676671]

>>17676388
>>17675591
i will stick with carmina then

[Anonymous No.17677004]

>>17676559

[Anonymous No.17677016]

>>17676559
It's like an autistic version of the Bates Paratrooper Boot

[Anonymous No.17677086]

>>17675970
At that budget you can explore Skolyx, Yanko, Prince Jorge, Andres Sendra. Alternatives are Velasca, Malfroid, Berwick and Herring shoes.

[Anonymous No.17677263]

[Anonymous No.17677273]

>>17677263
hideous

[Anonymous No.17677517]

>>17677273
:(

[Anonymous No.17677531]

>>17675783
Earthkeepers are based and I’m tired of pretending they’re not

[Anonymous No.17677541]

>>17677531
timbs arent good but i love my dark brown pair desu

[Anonymous No.17677556]

Does anyone know what the hexagon soled boots are and where I could get them?

[Anonymous No.17677557]

>>17677556
spade sole shoes

[Anonymous No.17677560]

>>17677556
Kendrick Lamar in a music video
>inb4 nigger
I just want to know what these boots are

[Anonymous No.17677827]

are adieu derbys any good

[Anonymous No.17678040]

Never buying nubuck ever again.
This shit degrades irreversibly in the blink of an eye.

[Anonymous No.17678133]

Can I see some not-cuffed jeans inspo

[Anonymous No.17678195]

>>17678133
but anon, a true chad cuffs

[Anonymous No.17678268]

>>17678133
see>>17676059

[Anonymous No.17678346]

i rmember when someone in these threads actually liked this fashion co

[Anonymous No.17678398]

anyone else cop from the white's sale?
I got the perry 8" in red.
Don't have them yet but I'm thinking they'll look like ronald mcdonald boots out of the box but end up aging much better than the 'brown distress' which just looks like an oily nubuck

[Anonymous No.17678399]

>>17678398
red dog isn't actually that red or made of dog

[Anonymous No.17678414]

>>17678399
have you conditioned it at all? even my shit kicker 875s turned kind of red after a couple years of use and cleaning/conditionings.
If anyone knows a good way to lighten the leather back up on these I'd love to know.
Tried a bristle brush and dish soap but they always return to the same dark color after reconditioning

[Anonymous No.17678431]

>>17678414
>875s turning red
uhhhhhh how? mine retained the browness

[Anonymous No.17678619]

>less than a month

[Anonymous No.17678715]

>>17678619
whats with the scratches

[Anonymous No.17678780]

>>17673043
I'm looking for a boot/shoe that I can wear for everything that will last as long as possible. I do have a pair of steel capped boots for doing actual work, so these just need to be a great daily.
I hate buying new shoes and I'd rather just get my pair fixed.
What brands should I look at?

[Anonymous No.17678781]

>>17678780
grant stone

[Anonymous No.17678805]

>>17678780
white's

[Anonymous No.17678866]

[Anonymous No.17678913]

hot weather is upon us 30°C / 86°F
How to preserve boots until autumn/winter ?
clean, dry put shoe trees and put into wardrobe or box ?
anything else ?

[Anonymous No.17678916]

>>17678913
brush/clean (do NOT put away dirty boots)
shoe tree
cotton bags
into box

[Anonymous No.17678918]

>>17678346
That inculdes me. Their offshoot experimental models are mostly shit, because of the improper construction and fit. Classic models are the best in their case.
>>17678414
That's sun exposure. Stop cleaning it with dish soap, and treat it with a neutral conditioner.
>>17678866
Trash overpriced garbage.

[Anonymous No.17678957]

I bought boots that are a bit too big, my heels are slipping. How can I fix it?

[Anonymous No.17678969]

>>17678957
thick socks
leather insole
in that order

[Anonymous No.17679018]

these threads are still a thing? how?

[Anonymous No.17679039]

>>17673043
where should i sell a pair of boots for the best return? i fucked up and fomo bought some boots i now realize i'll probably never wear, and no refunds on them. they should be here in a month or 2, and i just want to flip them immediately.

[Anonymous No.17679076]

>>17679039
what kind of boots?

vibergs? reddit
red wing? facebook marketplace

[Anonymous No.17679088]

>>17673043
the best pair of boots I ever owned were Polo boots
I wear size 13 so it's not easy to find, but also not a popular size and would frequently go to sales
Also, my dad worked as a shoe salesman, so he could wait for the very best deals to come along and get employee discounts on top of whatever the sale price was
The boots he got me were easily $1000 boots in today's prices, but with the sale price, plus employee discounts, plus saved up store credits, he got them for something like $10
They were a textured red/caramel color with gold eyes/hooks and round two tone braided laces
They were so nice I could wear them with anything from jeans all the way up to a nice suit
Gay men would practically assult me to ask where I got my boots from and who made them
Not only that, they were SUPER comfortable, I've never had shoes of any kind that fit my foot like a glove the way those boots did.
It was a sad day when those boots wore out
These are not the boots, but the closest picture I can find to give you a rough idea of what mine looked like
Unlike the pic, the eyes at the bottom, hooks at the top were gold/brass in color, the laces were two tone brick/wheat, the leather was textured and just thick/firm enough that it wouldn't collapse when you took them off
they were soooo fucking nice
I would gladly pay $2000 for another pair like that, but I've never been able to find another pair of boots that even come close

[Anonymous No.17679091]

>>17679088
https://bakershoe.com/products/wickett-craig-custom-bakers-bounty-hunter-by-whites-boots-v2

>leather toe cap
>brass eyelets

[Anonymous No.17679092]

>>17679091
I want a good quality brand like Polo not some no name shoes

[Anonymous No.17679097]

>I want a good quality brand like Polo not some no name shoes

[Anonymous No.17679133]

>>17679091
>>17679097
I'm afraid Polo does not make clown shoes, Mr. Honker Donker.

[Anonymous No.17679134]

>>17679097
>uneven stitches
>sparse SPI which caused puckeriing

>superiority

Fool's gold.

[Anonymous No.17679137]

>>17679088
Polo does not make their own shoes, most possible either Crockett Jones or Allen Emond manufactured that boots.
But with $2000 budget, why not go full custom from Asia.

[Anonymous No.17679313]

>>17679088
>zipper under laces
>doesnt go all the way up

what the fuck?

[Anonymous No.17679316]

I want guidi 975vs

[Anonymous No.17679317]

>>17679316
795v*

[Anonymous No.17679414]

>>17673043
I just want a pair bros why are they becoming so rare?

[Anonymous No.17679437]

>>17679414
>tfw have a pair and I've only worn it a total of 10 times in 2 years

[Anonymous No.17679529]

>>17679414
Those are not rare at all. Just look up 'French Argeuyrolles Rangers size X' and you'll find a bunch of pairs.

[Anonymous No.17679548]

>>17679133
>>17679134
polo doesn't make their own shoes

[Anonymous No.17679601]

I bought a pair of Beckett & Simonon oxfords, needed a pair of dress shoes with leather soles for dancing.
Got them for $134

[Anonymous No.17679611]

>>17679601
might crease weirdly but they should be fine

[Anonymous No.17679636]

>>17679076
grant stones, from one of their cordovan drops. guessing reddit will be better.

[Anonymous No.17679638]

>>17679636
yea reddit for grant stones, they're not prolific enough to be recognized on fb marketplace

[Anonymous No.17679735]

>>17679636
which cordovan and what size?

[Anonymous No.17679749]

[Anonymous No.17679963]

[Anonymous No.17680057]

>>17677541
are you black?

[Anonymous No.17680083]

I can't find these Docs anywhere except this website. Had anyone bought from here before? Are they legit?

[Anonymous No.17680084]

>>17680057
is a negro not entitled to his guilty pleasures?

[Anonymous No.17680115]

quality nigs boots

[Anonymous No.17680236]

>>17680115
cosmetic desu

[Anonymous No.17680240]

>>17680115
why wouldn't they skive that thinner? this looks like shit

[Anonymous No.17680260]

>>17680236
it means its a fake cap toe

[Anonymous No.17680315]

>>17679749
>>17679963

2 ugly jew noses last please.

[Anonymous No.17680329]

>>17673997
Sorry to say this anon but if you don't ride a chopper almost everyone that sees you on the street thinks you wear harness bondage and get fisted by Hans every night. Idk why you would ever listen to 4channers on fashion advice

[Anonymous No.17680404]

Think of getting these rubber ankle boots for the upcoming rainy season

[Anonymous No.17680411]

>>17679097

Recently had to send back two different pairs of boots to WHITES because of sloppy craftsmanship. Ended up just settling on a refund and the realization that craftmanship is dead.

[Anonymous No.17680487]

>>17680404
Get these instead
Model name is printed on the side

[Anonymous No.17680626]

>>17680411
average white’s experience

[Anonymous No.17680629]

[Anonymous No.17680642]

>>17673659
I got a WIP picture today.

[Anonymous No.17680668]

[Anonymous No.17680669]

>>17680411
Because Whites are made in China in literally the same factory as Thursdays. But a bunch of retards on here unironically believe a marketing video put out that some white dude hand makes them all himself.
t. Supply chain operations manager for large shoe distributor

[Anonymous No.17680682]

>>17680669
bullshit

[Anonymous No.17680686]

>>17680682
Yea its bullshit
t. Supply chain operations manager for a much larger shoe distributer

[Anonymous No.17680695]

>>17680686
thats bullshit
t. jeff bezos

[Anonymous No.17680700]

>>17679735
brass boot in honey shell cordovan, size 9e

[Anonymous No.17680707]

>>17680700
>that toe bump
the fuck

[Anonymous No.17680709]

>>17680642
nice

[Anonymous No.17680711]

>>17680707
you're not ready to see a 310 lasted shoe

[Anonymous No.17680713]

>>17680711
im aware of them, but at least they also have a high toe spring

[Anonymous No.17680739]

Any point of using mink oil on hand buffed leather ?

[Anonymous No.17680766]

>>17680411
you got pics?

[Anonymous No.17680780]

>>17680707
that's sort of a part of the reason i am selling. i was blinded by cordovan, without realizing that the boots don't fit any of my clothes. i wear white's for work now and if i ever need to dress up i have more appropriate looking oxfords and derbies for that.

[Anonymous No.17680807]

[Anonymous No.17680814]

>>17680807
the toe looks like foreskin dick

i'm sorry monke boots shouldn't go this far

[Anonymous No.17680855]

great clicking briselblack (high-end indonesian artisan shoemaker formerly known as benzein, don't mind the sudden, unexplained namechange, nothing shady going on)
paying premium for horween horsehide for it to look like a scrotum immidiately

[Anonymous No.17680859]

>>17680855
should of went shinki or maryam

[Anonymous No.17680863]

Wanna cop picrel as my next big footwear purchase but idk how to take care of shell cordovan
I've got horsehide footwear but its just thick and juicy with none of the stiffness or polish of these aldens so I just treat them like regular boots and hit em with saphir from time to time

[Anonymous No.17680864]

bluchers or derbys desu

[Anonymous No.17680866]

>>17680863
there isn't much to it, maybe some conditioner once a year. I use Saphir Cordovan Creme, they also have pigments.

[Anonymous No.17680868]

>>17680864
it's the same thing, anon

[Anonymous No.17680926]

>>17680855
I'm hungry for some chuck now.

[Anonymous No.17680928]

>>17680859
Lmao, Imperium Indonesia did a Role club rip off with Baker. Their Maryam horse creases like ass.

[Anonymous No.17680956]

>>17680928
Kek you need to lose weight if your arse creases.

[Anonymous No.17681222]

>>17680956
Gotta appreciate a real woman.
Not that a virgin would know.

[Anonymous No.17681266]

>>17680814
anon trickers monkey boots are THE monkey boots

[Anonymous No.17681308]

>>17681266
are they worth going ape for? going bananas even?

[Anonymous No.17681439]

>650 for slippers
vi(((berg))) is outta their fucking minds

[Anonymous No.17681461]

>>17681439
mules/slides are the biggest grift these companies have ever tried desu

[Anonymous No.17681482]

nice clicking there grant stone

[Anonymous No.17681483]

>>17681482
thats fine

[Anonymous No.17681514]

>>17673055
I graduated high school a long time ago

[Anonymous No.17681519]

>>17675747
Nigs
(Nick's)

[Anonymous No.17681524]

>>17677016
It's like a cheap copy of a Corcoran jump boot

[Anonymous No.17681529]

>>17680669
Do you actually think anyone here is gonna believe this dumb shit? How stupid are you?

[Anonymous No.17681530]

What boot brands should I consider purchasing? I just wear jeans t-shirts and polos. Maybe get some button-up shirts. They don't need to be heavy work boots this is mainly for comfort and not having stupid shitty sneakers.

[Anonymous No.17681538]

>>17681524
corcoran jump boot is a cheap copy of the corcoran jump boot

[Anonymous No.17681540]

>>17681530
grant stone
parkhurst
red wing
meermin
whites
nicks
jk
trickers
eg
carmina
tlb
eb

[Anonymous No.17681575]

Why does Whites talk always take up half the posts on every general but Nicks almost never get a mention?

They're both shilled by boot autists, construction is extremely similar except Nicks seem to put more leather into their casual boots.

Is it a thing where they're popular on reddit or something?

[Anonymous No.17681576]

>>17681575
>try to sell a rubber boot at leather prices
living up to the nigs name

[Anonymous No.17681577]

>>17681575
>but Nicks almost never get a mention?
heavy marketing scares the schizos including me

[Anonymous No.17681613]

>>17681576
Right but like that's one boot you don't have to buy. They didn't get rid of the others.

>>17681577
Fair enough.

[Anonymous No.17681629]

the visvim virgils came in the mail today. Straight up beautiful boot, little narrow for my mongol feet but very comfy. Gonna look for a pair of these grizzlies next, I love the way they look.

[Anonymous No.17681637]

>>17681629
looks like yuketen DB maine guide boots but with a shitty plastic piece at the heel

[Anonymous No.17681657]

[Anonymous No.17681684]

White is Shite.
I rest my case.

[Anonymous No.17681931]

I got my Grant Stone bluchers. Just as I feared, they squeeze my pinky toe.
I got 8.5E, They don't seem to have 8EE. would 7.5EEE do the trick?

[Anonymous No.17681951]

Quality or overrated shite?

[Anonymous No.17681952]

>>17681951
tricker's are great

[Anonymous No.17681975]

>>17681931
Try it and see how it goes. According to brannock it would be wider by 0.6cm but also shorter by 1cm. If the toebox is wide go for it, if it tappers that may cause problems.

[Anonymous No.17681986]

>>17681975
this is the D width

[Anonymous No.17682004]

Some time in the next year or 2, I'd like to buy a nice pair of boots to wear for the next 20 years

All I want is a nice, clean profiled, versatile, high quality boot. I'm not trying to LARP as some outdoorsman or laborer, but just want a nice service boot-look that I can wear anywhere

>Viberg 2030
or
>White's MP-Sherman/MP-M1/MP-M1TC

Which would be the better option? Are there others I should consider? I owned a pair of Vibergs like 10 years ago that I purchased secondhand but I never really loved them. Dont remember the model. But as I'm looking into this more, I seem to think that Vibergs may be better than Whites given the Vibergs appears to be a bit more refined/"classier" than the Whites

Also, can someone explain the difference between White's MP-Sherman/MP-M1/MP-M1TC? Besides the sole and plain/cap-toe configurations, the only thing I can discern is that the Sherman is a 2-piece backstay, whereas the MP-M1s are a single-piece backstay. But then what's the difference between MP-M1 and MP-M1TC?
And are there any practical difference between single and 2-piece backstays?

[Anonymous No.17682005]

>>17682004
2030 is fucking shit, white's lasts actually are comfortable.

[Anonymous No.17682007]

>>17682005
Thanks, that's good to know. I remember my old Viberg's being a bit uncomfortable and it taking a while to break in which I vowed to never do to myself again. How is the break-in for the MP last?

[Anonymous No.17682010]

>>17682007
I only have 55 and i like it, i think MP last is just alden barrie? I think 5050 would be a better choice, you get the arch from 55 last but the nice toe shape from barrie / mp last.

[Anonymous No.17682014]

>>17681931
>they squeeze my pinky toe
c*lastic claims another victim

[Anonymous No.17682015]

>>17682004
white's for actual support and comfort

[Anonymous No.17682031]

>>17681986
That's wide enough. If there's enough space at the front of the toe with the current pair you got so that the reduction by 1cm doesn't cause problems for your toes then go for it. You can try measuring the length of the footbed and compare that to the length of your feet to make it double sure.

[Anonymous No.17682034]

>>17682014
>here's your oak bar-tanned leather toe box, sir
>that'll be £2,000 plus tip

[Anonymous No.17682036]

cap or plain toe desu

[Anonymous No.17682037]

>>17682036
white's are the only ones who figured out how to do proper nice looking cap toes

look at pic related, shit from nigs

[Anonymous No.17682042]

>>17682010
I gotta look more into it, but yeah, the 50/50 last (Stevens model), from what I'm seeing looks like a great option. Especially since I have wide feet (10EEE brannock), I am worried about having a comfortable boot and sizing. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.17682044]

>>17682036
nst/u-tip > cap > plain

[Anonymous No.17682058]

>>17682014
The dumbass diabetic fat foot who can't size correct shoes for shit is back.

[Anonymous No.17682060]

>>17682058
hey post your boots

[Anonymous No.17682087]

Any point of using mink oil on hand buffed leather ?

[Anonymous No.17682092]

>>17682087
>Mink oil
Probably not even real mink oil and it'll flatten whatever highs and lows the hand buffing achieved

[Anonymous No.17682094]

>>17682060
Tick tock tick tock, death comes to you soon/

[Anonymous No.17682098]

>>17682060
>p-post boots
Why do autists believes this is a retort?

[Anonymous No.17682134]

>come to boot general
>has no boots

[Anonymous No.17682158]

it was 36C today

[Anonymous No.17682172]

>>17682134
>p-post boots
>also post no boots
>have diabetic fat feet and will die soon
Okay baka buddy.

[Anonymous No.17682175]

>>17682158
I wore my yuketen ring boots

[Anonymous No.17682176]

Not the prettiest but they're completely waterproof and served me well trooping around the Scottish countryside. Surprisingly comfortable for a Kombat product too.

[Anonymous No.17682192]

>>17682176
Mirin

[Anonymous No.17682212]

>>17682172
how many times do we need to teach you this lesson old man

[Anonymous No.17682269]

>>17681931
depends on how you feel about the length. if the heel to ball is correct then you should be fine with the 8 EEE. 7.5EEE might end up being a bit short

i wouldnt risk

[Anonymous No.17682286]

>>17682212
I appreciate this OP's signal of his support for his mother, wife, and daughter's workship of BBC by purchasing those following boots.

[Anonymous No.17682304]

>non whites have bbc in their mind constantly
a tale as old as time

[Anonymous No.17682344]

>>17682304
>Family workship BBC
>Support their decision by buying "White's". A symbol of emasculation.
>Have a sign with nigger, signifying his allegiance

Message receive loud and clear

[Anonymous No.17682349]

>>17682344
All the labor larping from all the PNWfags is probably some mental cope. I think you are on to something here.

[Anonymous No.17682350]

>>17682304
post skin color.

[Anonymous No.17682360]

>>17676059
ID on these? one of the only cap toe boots I've seen that doesn't look like poop

[Anonymous No.17682364]

>>17682360
https://bakershoe.com/products/wickett-craig-custom-bakers-bounty-hunter-by-whites-boots-v2

with the medallion toe cap

[Anonymous No.17682377]

Any better options to get my nick's resoled than Nick's themselves? $219 for a resole seems pretty steep

[Anonymous No.17682682]

>>17681538
Lol

[Anonymous No.17682683]

>>17682377
you can always gamble and send it to a c*bbler and have them ruin it and then nigs refusing to fix it

[Anonymous No.17682684]

>>17681575
Nick's makes a more basic, inferior product for the same money and will not do any customization any more. If you don't want White's buy Frank's, there's no reason to buy Nick's

[Anonymous No.17682686]

>>17682004
White's semi dress is the answer

[Anonymous No.17683326]

https://youtu.be/Ppyl4E3xzpo?t=368

Our guy GEN is repping us with his boots.

[Anonymous No.17683359]

>thursday is selling factory seconds
WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEIR NEW PRODUCTS THEN?

[Anonymous No.17683452]

Anybody own a Septième Largeur pair of shoes ? Seem like it's quite affordable and there's a lot of sales right now.

[Anonymous No.17683483]

>>17682377
Frank's

[Anonymous No.17683488]

>>17683452
how can they be thursdays if they don't inspect them in the first place kek

[Anonymous No.17683497]

>>17683488
I don't understand what you're trying to say.

[Anonymous No.17683498]

>>17683488
>>17683497
meant seconds

[Anonymous No.17683503]

>>17683498
Dude wash your eyes.

[Anonymous No.17683659]

>>17683452
Yeah, they're good for the price bracket the brand is at.

[Anonymous No.17683669]

>>17682092
so mink oil is bad ? Wanted to get that darker color+preserve the leather combo

[Anonymous No.17683671]

>>17683669
its not, that will work

[Anonymous No.17683685]

>>17683669
if your intention is to darken then mink oil will work

[Anonymous No.17683734]

But will it work on buffed leather? mean will it penetrate the leather layer and do its thing ?

[Anonymous No.17683736]

>>17683734
what do you mean buffed leather what boot is it

[Anonymous No.17683745]

>>17682686
this

[Anonymous No.17683878]

>>17674204
Those are the saint laurent wyatt harness, and those are the ones with a super high heel, I believe that they only made those during the FW15 season.

[Anonymous No.17684089]

So I got these square toe Justins about 6-7 years ago, almost never wear them, what should I do with them? I know most people dislike square toes but they're the only kind that won't smash my toes.

[Anonymous No.17684128]

>>17673043
Hi everyone, is it worth copping some second hand crockett and jones marston loafers for $100?

[Anonymous No.17684155]

>>17684128
>crockett and jones for $100?
yeah unless theyre in terrible condition

[Anonymous No.17684160]

>>17684128
>C&J
good shit
>penny loafer
pretty good too

[Anonymous No.17684167]

>>17684128
>>17684128
show condition

[Anonymous No.17684192]

>>17684167

[Anonymous No.17684195]

>>17684192
right side of the right shoe, whats going on there

[Anonymous No.17684196]

[Anonymous No.17684198]

>>17684195
>whats going on there
nothing worth mentioning for $100

[Anonymous No.17684199]

[Anonymous No.17684201]

>>17684192
>>17684196
>>17684199
alright for a 100 bucks, but they're very boring

[Anonymous No.17684462]

Can I wear oxfords with jeans?
I basically only have jeans and one pair of slacks that I need to get fitted probably.

[Anonymous No.17684479]

>>17684462
In my opinion no

Oxfords ideally go with a full suit, at the very least an outfit involving a jacket.

If I worked in a place where I had to wear a suit all the time I'd buy more oxfords, but right now I only ever wear my black captoe oxfords for like weddings and shit like that. Occasionally a meeting that requires a suit.
My second pair of oxfords get almost no use at all. I wear a lot more my suede PTBs and split toes in the office every day.

[Anonymous No.17684672]

>>17684462
it looks off, but people still do it
it can be pulled off, but most of the time it looks really smart casual douchey
in general the more faded the jeans the trashier it looks, darker is better
also the denim needs to be cropped and can't have any break or stacks
cuffing actually looks better than having it be too long
avoid pic related

[Anonymous No.17684700]

>>17684462
Don't do it. Buy a pair of derbies instead. Oxfords are really for suits, or at their most casual, odd wool trousers that you might wear with a sports coat.

[Anonymous No.17684702]

>>17684462
>>17684700
Derbies all year
Loafers in summer
Chukkas in winter

Wear with more casual trousers like chinos, maybe grey wool/flannel pants in winter and the occasional cotton/linen mix (or white denim) in summer.
You can't go wrong. Doesn't look too formal or out place anywhere.

It's hard to dress up jeans and it's hard to dress down oxfords.

[Anonymous No.17684827]

>got my first ever boots recently
>wore them out yesterday
>hair stylist compliments them
Danner Mountain Lights seem to be promising

[Anonymous No.17684864]

>>17683359
desu with their seconds at least you k ow someone looked at it and figured it's still in an ok enough state to sell
the firsts dont get looked at at all

[Anonymous No.17684883]

>>17684864
you know who looked at them?
the 3 previous guys that returned them before thursday finally labels them as seconds
thursday has no QC

[Anonymous No.17684900]

>>17684883
they have to look at them when they come back to authorize the refund or exchange

[Anonymous No.17685116]

>>17684900
nah they go straight into stock and back out to customers

[Anonymous No.17685429]

[Anonymous No.17685455]

Any recs for boots similar to RM Williams Randwick?

[Anonymous No.17685460]

>>17685455
white's semi dress

[Anonymous No.17685467]

>>17684201
I'm still on the fence for those for $120. The size does fit real snug on me though which is tempting.

I did purchase a different brown cordovan crockett & jones for $30 which was a great deal

[Anonymous No.17685473]

great way to buy foot fungus

[Anonymous No.17685566]

Looking for alternatives to these that won't make me more poor.

[Anonymous No.17685572]

if i want a semi affordable pair of boots that look nice with both regular dress and punk shit, and will last the rest of my goddamn life, where should i look?

[Anonymous No.17685587]

>>17685566
rw875
allen edmonds first avenue (but they're not that good and discontinued)

[Anonymous No.17685597]

>>17685572
redwing

[Anonymous No.17685598]

>>17685597
thanks brotha

[Anonymous No.17685600]

>>17685572
trickers?

[Anonymous No.17685603]

i think a pair of black blacksmiths should do the job

[Anonymous No.17685734]

what are some boot green flags?

[Anonymous No.17685736]

>>17685734
>upper leather from reputable tanneries
>outsoles from reputable makers
the cut in half test is a pretty good gauge too, can't hide anything

[Anonymous No.17685843]

>>17685736
>upper from reputable tanneries

Wolverine and early Thursday use CXL and they are still bad due to bad clicking.

Oldfags would remember the days when makers treat suppliers like trade secret and no one really know where the leather came from.

[Anonymous No.17685846]

>>17685460
>Rec for boots with semi slim almond toe
>Here a clown toe bro, happy honk honk

[Anonymous No.17685865]

>>17673043
what are good barefoot boots? they all look ugly

[Anonymous No.17685895]

you

[Anonymous No.17685896]

versus the guy she tells you not to worry about

[Anonymous No.17685901]

versus the guy she tells you not to worry about

[Anonymous No.17685939]

>>17685901
Dont worry, he is just my inbred cousin with an overgrown tumor.

[Anonymous No.17685940]

>>17685901
I’m not a Japanese tanned slut, I don’t need that comically blocky platform sole.

[Anonymous No.17686030]

>>17685843
if you have a good reputation you can do that. I dont think trickers says where they get their regular leather from

[Anonymous No.17686031]

>>17685895
>>17685901
why do you never shill the stevens boot?
it would be a much closer rec than this

[Anonymous No.17686118]

Bitch dog OP, time for new thread.

[Anonymous No.17686299]

>>17686031
i've never tried the 5050 last, i only recommend what i have personal first hand experience with

[Anonymous No.17686308]

new
>>17686306
>>17686306
>>17686306

new
>>17686306
>>17686306
>>17686306

[Anonymous No.17686878]

>>17681482
i like it