/btg/ BOOT GENERAL

[Anonymous No.17981555]

Waxed Flesh 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
>Bespoke
>Sustainable
>Vegan
>Unknown leather source
>Made in Chyna/Mexico/Indonesia

Boot Red Flags
>Dainite (Get vibram v-bar instead)
>C*rk/C*lastic
>Zippers
>Non gusseted tongues
>Excessive/unnecessary seams
>Combination/mixed material heels

Boot Brands NO
>Turdsdays
>Doc Shitters/Soloshitters
>any Whatsapp makers in the far east

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[Anonymous No.17981563]

>>17981558
Red Wing, Nigs, it's all the same. If you never let your boot dry out, it's going to deteriorate faster.

[Anonymous No.17981567]

do women really

[Anonymous No.17981584]

>>17981555
>No they are filled with synthetic materials aimed at instant comfort but will not hold up to actual use.
>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.

Why does this sound like a terrible advice? Why do boots "have to' strong and last forever for it to be valid? Why can't it be just about "style" which arguably one of the most important aspect of buying clothes.
The second question may sound funny from first glance and I can understand from the perspective of wanting to get a good quality stuff, like of course. but why does we have to throw out the conversation of style, aesthetic and comfortability out of the window for that and act like it doesn't mean anything.

What if I just want cool looking boots with an okay construction that would last me for about a year and a half? Like what about it

[Anonymous No.17981587]

>>17981584
Cheaply constructed goods really age fast, and they tend to look like shit after a few months and can't be restored. But high quality constructions will look good for years and can be repaired and refurbished to look good far longer. But yeah, if you only want it for one outfit that's why fast fashion exists.

[Anonymous No.17981601]

>>17981587
yeah I get that and that isn't what I mean.
Cheap stuff will of course look cheap and for a dog shit quality boots, lasting 3 months would be a miracle.

I just don't get the narrative of everything HAS to be about how long it can last and really nothing else. I'm not saying that I support fast fashion at all but I just don't think boots discussion should be about "how long it will last". not everyone use boots to go hiking, climb mountains or any real outdoor activity. A lot of people wear boots but work in IT.
Like what's wrong with fashionable boots with an ok construction.

I think if we were to wider the discussion of boots, this general would be so fun.
imagine Jeans thread but all they talk about is RAW DENIM.

[Anonymous No.17981603]

My cxl boots have avoided having any cock veins, so far. Let's hope it stays that way.

[Anonymous No.17981609]

>>17981601
tf would they talk about, some 30 dollar Lee’s on sale at Kohls?
There’s a reason PNW boots are memed so much here; they’re robust, hardwearing, supportive and comfortable. They’re literally built different and so they get the lion’s share of attention and discussion. Who comes to an underwater Chinese foot binding forum to talk about basic bitch dumb fucking Docs or dogshit Thursday Boots?

[Anonymous No.17981613]

>>17981609
again, no one here is talking about fast fashion.

[Anonymous No.17981617]

>>17981613
try on a pair of boots on the 55 or 4811 last and you'll realize why everyone is talking quality and construction and support and not whatever fashion boots you're interested in
it's like having your feet swaddled by a comfy exoskeleton

[Anonymous No.17981631]

>>17981613
mid fashion is still mid

[Anonymous No.17981653]

>>17981617
I'm not denying that the quality and construction is all for nothing. and I'm sure I'd feel instant comfy on the boots you just recommend (I have no idea what it is but I'll take your word for it) and I'd love to get a hand on top tier quality boots one day.
I just hate it when the conversation of "how it looks" or style aren't considered valid. and I even see some of you anons here look down on comfortability and say that it isn't a "real" pair of boots.

and like, my brother in christ, you live in a suburb/city, the only thing you're stepping on, is concrete floor and you work in IT. Why are you shaming people for buying 150-200$ boots (assuming that the quality isn't dog shit or overpriced and you're essentially get what you pay for). I don't get it.

[Anonymous No.17981722]

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[Anonymous No.17981737]

>>17981653
Shut the fuck up, you stupid faggot.
If you want shoes made in a certain style, make sure they’re of a robust construction, and not just some cheap-ass bullshit. Trying to justify your own shit purchases just makes you look like a joke. Fuck your stupid ass argument, poor ass nigger cattle goyim slave.

[Anonymous No.17981757]

Is this boot a AoT reference? Is clinch a weeb?

[Anonymous No.17981838]

>>17981584
because you don't know better
once you have a pair with a dead synthetic insole that's hard as nails you'll realize leather is actually better

[Anonymous No.17981872]

Here is your "better creases" Double Shot.

[Anonymous No.17981875]

[Anonymous No.17981879]

>>17981872
Both look like shit. Also tranny heel

[Anonymous No.17981909]

nobody answered me about freebird last thread
does nobody have experience with their boots?

[Anonymous No.17981920]

>>17981563
I wore my thorogood work boots for 3 years straight without them deteriorating.

[Anonymous No.17981927]

>>17981920
full of synthetic junk
also just because some grungy nigger smokes for 10 years and doesn't get cancer doesn't mean it's advisable or safe

[Anonymous No.17981940]

>>17981872
"double shot" from indonesia

[Anonymous No.17981946]

>>17981757
yes and they make their prices colossal as a cheeky nod

[Anonymous No.17981958]

>>17981940
>Cope

[Anonymous No.17981985]

reddit retardation alert

[Anonymous No.17981988]

>>17981985
>the boots in question

[Anonymous No.17981994]

>>17981988
>6 months old
how the fuck does a retard manage to dry the absolute fuck out of W&C double stuffed leather in 6 months
doubt they were ever brushed

[Anonymous No.17981999]

>>17981985
Anon no offense but I'm starting to think you're the redditor retard. You keep posting reddit shit in here over and over again. Literally what makes you think I'm reading all of that text written by a redditor retard?

[Anonymous No.17982004]

If I returned a pair of boot’s because I didn’t like the color but I said it was because they didn’t fit will I be banned from buying the same boot in the same size but a different color?

[Anonymous No.17982009]

>>17981601
id on boots?

[Anonymous No.17982010]

>>17982004
Nobody cares. You think the customer support guy writes down notes?

[Anonymous No.17982012]

>>17982004
Don't you guys have guaranteed 14 day returns or some shit like we do in commie yurop?

[Anonymous No.17982016]

>>17982012
No, because if customers are protected then the communists win

[Anonymous No.17982020]

>>17982016
I mean iunno just yolo it. Personally I'd straight up say "hey I don't like the color after I've seen them in person, can I exchange them for the black pair? I haven't worn them.", but to be honest you can probably pretend the size wasn't ok and order again too.

[Anonymous No.17982021]

>>17981737
>and not just some cheap-ass bullshit.
are you retard? holy shit, please kill yourself faggot. I feel like I'm talking to a fucking child but if you're somehow 30, please kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.17982035]

>>17982010
>>17982020
Well I returned the pair like a couple weeks ago I just ordered another pair and I’m very sensitive if they confront me about it I’ll literally cry

[Anonymous No.17982073]

>>17982004
It just depends on the return policy. Most online distributors allow returns within a small window as long as the shoes don't have signs of wear.

[Anonymous No.17982079]

>>17981999
Nta but if you want to see boots you have to go to Reddit. Most posts here are just straight from Reddit, so going there is just getting it from the source.

[Anonymous No.17982086]

>>17982035
Nah they wont.
>>17982079
There's nothing to see on reddit aside from retarded faggots so shut the fuck up redditor.

[Anonymous No.17982087]

>>17982086
>noboots complaining about reddit boots

[Anonymous No.17982106]

Damn
I hate squeaky shoes

I hate loud shoes in general but with dress shoes and low profile soles it's inevitable.
Ridgeway is also a little loud.

[Anonymous No.17982107]

>>17982106
embrace gumlite

[Anonymous No.17982110]

>>17982107
TLB started offering Gumlite and I thought about doing a casual boot from them recently.

Maybe even a longwing but that might look stupid on a big sole

[Anonymous No.17982117]

>>17982110
check out norman vilalta for inspiration, they use gumlite a lot.

[Anonymous No.17982124]

>>17981909
never heard of them

[Anonymous No.17982128]

>>17982087
Who are you quoting retarded redditor?

[Anonymous No.17982134]

>>17981994
>I would accept the grain break on a Thursday or Red wing, but these are nearly $900 boots that are worse than CXL.
>The vamp has been conditioned with VSC ever week, and eventually nicks boot grease when they were getting excessively dry.
what the actual fuck

[Anonymous No.17982138]

>>17982117
Damn they're expensive.

But is this a good look? Comfy for sure but I'm conflicted on the looks.

[Anonymous No.17982140]

>>17982138
Even looking at a more normal color it still looks a little iffy.

[Anonymous No.17982141]

>>17982128
You embarrassing yourself

[Anonymous No.17982144]

Does anyone know if the whites Perry last has more toe room than the redwing 877?

[Anonymous No.17982150]

>>17982141
Ok redditor.

[Anonymous No.17982160]

>>17981927
I bought two pairs of whites since then. I can feel the difference in quality between the whites and thorogoods. But I’d be very surprised if whites couldn’t handle the same amount of wear as thorogoods. I also agree with you on avoiding niggers and what they do, but I’m sure smoking is fine in moderation, not that I smoke personally.

[Anonymous No.17982168]

>>17981988
>>17981994
Now what’s wrong with these? They look fine

[Anonymous No.17982183]

>>17982160
>I’m sure smoking is fine in moderation
kek it's not
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672370/
there's also no safe level of alcohol consumption. it literally shrinks your brain
>>17982168
none, that's the point, that retard is complaining about nothing (and also apparently over conditioned the absolute fuck out of the vamp area)

[Anonymous No.17982185]

>>17982168
redditors overconditioning their boots

[Anonymous No.17982191]

>>17981988
>>17981994
That leather looks incredible, what is this tranny smoking?

[Anonymous No.17982192]

>>17982183
>trust the science
>get boosted
Yea I want to believe that the government doesn’t lie about everything but I just don’t trust them. Cancer rates have gone up even though smoking has gone done. My guess is the government is poisoning us and the need scapegoats like smoking.
>over conditioned vamp
How can you tell?
>>17982185
I clean my boots once a year for Nikolaus, otherwise I probably never would

[Anonymous No.17982196]

>>17982192
>Cancer rates have gone up even though smoking has gone done
industrial pollution and increasing average lifespan. every person will eventually get cancer if they live long enough
>How can you tell?
first look at the vamp leather compared to the upper in >>17981994
and also the retard literally says he's conditioned with venetian shoe cream once a month

[Anonymous No.17982200]

Once a month would probably be overkill for someone doing manual labor in the dust bowl let alone a redditor walking to their office job desu

[Anonymous No.17982206]

>>17982196
>Lifespan increasing
>introduce Covid vaccine
Wow
Also still think the boots look fine despite “over conditioning ”

[Anonymous No.17982208]

>>17982106
so why the fuck wouldnt whites unfuck the tongue under warranty?
joke of a company

[Anonymous No.17982209]

>>17982206
good, kill off all the fat fucks shitting up the country
also look fine that’s the point, the faggot is birching about an awesome veg tan leather

[Anonymous No.17982216]

>>17982209
What the spruce

[Anonymous No.17982243]

but that's just my opineion

[Anonymous No.17982271]

Viberg seasonal collection dropped. They went heavy into waxy rawhide.

[Anonymous No.17982290]

>>17982271
I like my naturals waxed flesh whites 350 on crepe sole. The waxes flesh is a solid leather. Much heavier than my Seidel dress brown leather.

[Anonymous No.17982309]

she thicc boyz

[Anonymous No.17982334]

[Anonymous No.17982343]

>>17982334
Literally everything about this photo is gay as fuck.

[Anonymous No.17982345]

>>17982343
takes one to know one

[Anonymous No.17982359]

>>17982334
My in-laws gifted me a cardigan like this years ago. I've never worn it. I only still have it because I forgot it exists.

[Anonymous No.17982367]

>>17982334
Looks like shit to be fonest.

[Anonymous No.17982388]

>>17982334
I've never seen selvedge jeans that look good.

Anyway I just ordered my first ever pair of selvedge jeans - Marks & Spencer ones with "Japanese selvedge" that cost 60€.
I saw Crafty wearing them on SF and I thought why the hell not, it's just 60€.

[Anonymous No.17982427]

>>17982388
n&f are pretty good, interesting fabrics mostly

[Anonymous No.17982445]

>>17982388
lmao you're poor

[Anonymous No.17982454]

>>17982334
I like this fit...

[Anonymous No.17982472]

>>17982445
anon I am in a thread about 600€ boots do you think I am poor

[Anonymous No.17982488]

>>17982472
boots are a cheap hobby, even all my EG pairs together barely cost as much as an entry level rolex.

[Anonymous No.17982494]

>rose anvil goes on a smear campaign against alden for over a year
>does a video every month on them
>says they are $300 overpriced
>throws every little nitpick he can think of
>makes shit up
>fails to defend himself on podcasts and walks some of it back
>gets absolutely mindbroken by the pushback in the process and has to concede that there is no better alden alternative
this is the result of his efforts

[Anonymous No.17982519]

>>17982141
I also think you are a faggot and you neck yourself ASAP.

[Anonymous No.17982533]

guys i'm going to make boots

[Anonymous No.17982536]

>>17982533
How does one even get into making boots at home? How much did you or are gonna invest in materials and tools?

[Anonymous No.17982541]

>>17982533
tell us more

[Anonymous No.17982542]

>>17982533
Doubt

[Anonymous No.17982560]

>>17982494
Everything has gotten more expensive. Alden aren’t the only ones who raise prices. C&J and other British makers have also done so.

[Anonymous No.17982563]

Been a while since I've worn or posted these babies since getting my nigs so it's about time I showed them some love
>tfw were once my favorite and most /comfy/ footwear and now feel wildly lacking in support
wish these were built on the 55/4811 tbhfam, I can't go back after experiencing the based arch support
also POST BOOTS

[Anonymous No.17982571]

>>17982563
Realistically speaking how much toe room do whites Perry’s have

[Anonymous No.17982574]

>>17982571
plenty, def more than the 55 last in the same size (though they're also just slightly larger in the same size as my nigs)
i hate having my toes squished and theyre great for me

[Anonymous No.17982576]

>>17982574
>I don’t like having my toes squeezed
Same desu what size did you order relative to brannock? Thanks

[Anonymous No.17982588]

>>17982576
i followed both the whites and nigs size recommendations, both called for 1/2 size down from brannock and width based on your measurement of the balls of your feet
I'm 10.5 on the brannock, so i sized to 10, then measured around the balls of my feet with a tailors tape and looked at where that landed on the size charts. ended up going 10EE in both

[Anonymous No.17982590]

>>17982588
**wearing the socks I wear with my boots and while standing

[Anonymous No.17982638]

>>17982588
Helpful information thanks

[Anonymous No.17982642]

>>17982563
>POST BOOTS
Don't want to be one of those guys who posts the same pair every thread so I'll show these. These are my Red Wing Garageman oxfords. I bought them years ago off of Woot as factory fuck-ups, hence the hole punched in the right tongue. I got them way before I knew or cared about how to properly care for leather footwear and it shows. They're a half size too big so I usually wear them with thicker socks. Looking at them now I'm realizing there's a small crack in the leather. I'll probably keep wearing them from time to time until they truly die.

[Anonymous No.17982674]

>>17981555
god I think I need to make some quick bucks in crypto just to get a pair of C&J

[Anonymous No.17982683]

>>17982533
ignore the doubter
we believe in you

[Anonymous No.17982697]

>>17982563
Throw some Birkenstock half leather/cork insoles. But yea, the 55 last is based

[Anonymous No.17982701]

>>17982697
Interestingly I actually have a pair of Birkenstocks that I fucking HATE, so not sure those would work
The arch support feels totally different, it pushed into the side of my foot in the Birkenstocks but fits perfectly in my arch on the 55

[Anonymous No.17982784]

>viberg has fallen
only grant stone shall remain

[Anonymous No.17982797]

>>17982784
chinese sweatshops are inevitable
anyone standing in their way will perish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNpRbNdR7E

[Anonymous No.17982802]

>>17982138
>>17982140
Gonna be real with you bubba, gumlite looks absolutely hideous and ruins the profile of a good lasted shoe.

[Anonymous No.17982806]

>>17982784
What do you mean?

[Gary No.17982827]

>>17982563
One day I will post my newly acquired whites semi dress and 350-cs

[Anonymous No.17982877]

Difference between rambler and waxy hides on boots? They look the same to me.

[Anonymous No.17982882]

Got my shoes resoled fir the first time. $240. The fuck? I thought this buy it for life shit was supposed to save money? I could buy a pair of shoes for $100 every year and save money over boots. Now I have 9 pairs of boots and I see every one of them as a ticking time bomb of expenses now. God dammit.

[Anonymous No.17982890]

>>17982882
You got ripped off homie

[Anonymous No.17982902]

>>17982890
It was for a resole + new leather midsole. Bedos does charge a lot, but he is one of the best.

[Anonymous No.17982903]

>>17982882
we all know you can't afford even a single pair, so why are you digging up this old bait

[Anonymous No.17982924]

>>17981559
Why doesn’t nigs ever mention shoe trees or desiccant on their website then.

[Anonymous No.17982926]

>>17982924
these boots literally and unironically belong to the owner of nigs, and he's worn them the last 10 years
do with that information what you will, but think about the degree to which you trust nigs to give you solid advice

[Anonymous No.17982931]

>>17982926
So does he rotate them or not

[Anonymous No.17982933]

>>17982931
Yeah, he obviously has a fuck ton of nigs boots.

[Anonymous No.17982934]

>>17982931
they probably rotate around the niggas foot they're so big
seriously though if your boots dont dry out between wears you're not doing them any favors
air them out for an hour or so after you take them off, them shoe trees or desiccant. rotating pairs only help
it's like regular maintenance for your car, it'll last some period of time without but you'll get more life out of it if you take better care of it

[Anonymous No.17982977]

>>17982934
I get that they will last longer. But I’m mad my footbed got ruined within weeks of daily wear with my redwings. If I don’t change my oil in the car it will still hit 80k at least. If I do maybe it hits 200k before something worse happens. This is the equivalent of my car exploding at 15k miles. I want to know if my footbed will not be ruined with daily wear of nicks or Frank’s. I don’t need 20 resole and 5 rebuilds. They’ll be fucked by then anyways. I just want like 2 resole and 5 years or so and I’ll buy new ones for 600 idc. But my redwings exploding after 2 months or less seems insane especially for heritage footwear. Some poor fuck in 1820 didn’t rotate his boots and they lasted more than 2 months

[Anonymous No.17982980]

>>17982977
keep them dry and you're mostly fine but dont expect to wear them 12 hours a day every day

[Anonymous No.17982990]

>>17982977
Red Wing uses a really thick veg tan insole. I don't see how Nick's woukd pritect against swrat better than Red Wings. It's all the same when it comes to care.

[Anonymous No.17982992]

>>17982990
protect against sweat*

Jesus Christ.

[Anonymous No.17982995]

>>17982977
>Some poor fuck in 1820 didn’t rotate his boots and they lasted more than 2 months
Fucking source? We all know you just completely made that up.

[Anonymous No.17983008]

>>17982882
show us what the cobbler did for 240

[Anonymous No.17983010]

>>17983008
I'll post them in a week or two when I get them back. What I paid for is a new leather midsole and new Vibram outsole.

[Anonymous No.17983012]

>>17982980
That’s what I do and many people in the trades do. Leave at 6 get back home at 6 is pretty common . Between driving and setup unloading tools etc with at least 8 hours of work. I don’t see how you can advertise builder pro or tough logging boots and never mention rotation let alone require it. 1300 on boots for two pairs? Congrats on your 650 dollar boots. Toughest boots ever. Oh wait no no you can’t wear them every day. You’ll need another pair. And you need to buy 40 dollar shoe trees. How the fuck does this make sense. Oh oh but the construction is top of the line best in the world. Pick one.

[Anonymous No.17983014]

>be thursdays
>use equivalent of plywood for leather soles
>shit's so bad that you can wear through the interlock in the stitch while other brands can still hold on for years
>oh yeah just split in the middle too
lol

[Anonymous No.17983015]

>>17982134
>conditioned every week
Isn't this way too much?
Did he saturate it with the cream and then started stripping all the oils off the surface with the solvent in VSC?

[Anonymous No.17983026]

>>17982134
What the actual fuck? They were conditioned once a week and he still found them "excessively dry?"
>That pic
>Complaining about the grain break when the boots look fantastic

This post is so puzzling I genuinely can't stop thinking about it.

[Anonymous No.17983027]

300 right now. Cop or not? What does color 8 look like irl, is it too loud?

[Anonymous No.17983029]

>>17983026
his most recent update now says that nicks is rebuilding them
but i dont see any interaction with nigs employees throughout that post and the guy has posted pics of his boots like 3 other times and not once complained about them
truly an eNIGma

[Anonymous No.17983033]

>>17983027
cop

[Anonymous No.17983042]

>>17983027
At $300 any Grant Stone is an instant cop if you even think you might like it. I had a hard time choosing my most recent pair because the sales were really calling to me.

[Anonymous No.17983051]

>>17983027
Color 8 cxl is the best version of color 8. Color 8 shell can be really dark and kind of purple, sometimes it even looks dark brown or black. Color 8 cxl is totally different, it's rich and vibrant. It might be "too much" for some people, but imo for an oxblood color boot there is no better shade than color 8 cxl.

[Anonymous No.17983057]

>>17983012
> Oh wait no no you can’t wear them every day. You’ll need another pair. And you need to buy 40 dollar shoe trees. How the fuck does this make sense.

It makes sense when you realize leather is a natural material that breathes and absorbs moisture (even after tanning) therefore it requires proper care to reap the full benefits. Also anyone who spends $600 on a pair of boots and doesn’t buy shoe trees is retarded.

[Anonymous No.17983060]

>>17982977
>Some poor fuck in 1820 didn’t rotate his boots and they lasted more than 2 months
In 1820 every city had multiple tanneries, as leather was used for everything. Boots probably cost $15 a pair back then. And yeah, they probably did wear them out super fucking fast because they didn't rotate them or use shoe trees.

[Anonymous No.17983065]

>poor people losing their minds at the fact that boots wear out faster if you don't rotate

[Anonymous No.17983067]

>>17983042
>>17983051
Thanks, hopefully I'll buy a pair next week.

[Anonymous No.17983070]

>>17983012
> never mention rotation let alone require it.

Because they want you coming back for resoles and rebuilds. More money for them. Also pnw construction is far from the best. Low spi, mediocre finishing, and stitchdown is inferior to GYW. But at least you get THICC leather which is all that matters to some people since it’s memed so hard.

[Anonymous No.17983074]

Need a pair of boots in ultraviolet shell. Would be my grail.

[Anonymous No.17983075]

>>17983074
>ultraviolet
>visible to the human eye

[Anonymous No.17983077]

>>17983074

[Anonymous No.17983078]

>>17983077

[Anonymous No.17983092]

>>17983060
15 dollars was a months wages back then but I guess I see your point with the multiple tanneries and cobblers.

>>17983070
What’s spi and what do you consider a good boot then? I’m happy to admit I got memed. I just require boots daily for my work and once I felt the comfort/support difference I can’t go back. I should and likely will just give in and get two pairs it’s just irritating no one talks about this. Not even their own websites. And honestly now I’m worried if I do get two pairs and rotate after 12 hours of heavy use/sweating it won’t even be enough and the issue will happen at 6 months instead of 2.

[Anonymous No.17983093]

I just bought balenciaga strike boots

[Anonymous No.17983095]

I'm looking for button boots like this, where can I find good quality ones? Preferably without the pointed dress toes.

[Anonymous No.17983097]

>>17983093
Bad bait

[Anonymous No.17983098]

>>17983074
Best wallet brands with high quality leather? Feel like that would be relevant to this thread. Is Ashland good? Or are there better places. I want a smaller leather front pocket wallet that will last

[Anonymous No.17983099]

>>17983097
Not even baiting

[Anonymous No.17983101]

>>17983098
Ashland Leather, Guarded Goods.

[Anonymous No.17983103]

>>17983057
What jeans are these

[Anonymous No.17983111]

>>17983092
> What’s spi and what do you consider a good boot then?
12+ on the upper and 8+ on the welt

[Anonymous No.17983112]

>>17983103
5.11 chinos in “grenade” color

[Anonymous No.17983118]

>>17983098

[Anonymous No.17983217]

>>17982536
r/cordwaining

[Anonymous No.17983220]

>>17983027
don't buy red (or blue) boots anon
green is fine actually

[Anonymous No.17983253]

>>17983220
Fuck that, don't buy green or blue but red is fine.

[Anonymous No.17983259]

>>17983095
>Preferably without the pointed dress toes.
Your gonna have to go MTO for that, probably john lobb will do it

[Anonymous No.17983261]

>>17983095
Skoak has Bonafe button boots ready to order.
https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/enzo-bonafe/products/enzo-bonafe-button-boot-black-calf-grey-suede

[Anonymous No.17983268]

what boots are these

[Anonymous No.17983271]

they ran out of boxes?
they are selling $1000+ boots

[Anonymous No.17983274]

>>17983268
shoepassion brand

[Anonymous No.17983281]

viberg ss24 is all brown

[Anonymous No.17983289]

im thinking the brown morrisons?
what do you think

[Anonymous No.17983330]

>>17983289
Nilfgaardian armor looking shit, also zippers

[Anonymous No.17983350]

>>17983289
Whoa, buddy. Those aren't PNW boots. Didn't you get the memo? This thread on the fashion board is ONLY about PNW boots. Any other boots are gonna fall apart before your next resole due to your manual labor job. Haven't you seen all the same 5 meme images reposted in every single thread? Jeez...

[Anonymous No.17983352]

>>17983289
They look cool in pictures but there's no way they're that col irl plus zippers. You can get top tier ropers for that price.

[Anonymous No.17983371]

>>17983051
Bot post
>>17983042
Maybe hot post
Buy an ad grant stone

[Anonymous No.17983410]

>>17983350
kek this is funny cause its the truth tranny heeled retards think get btfoed by some shitty 100$ boot all this shit about muh glued soles is all just a cope you bought a boot that makes you look like a stripper faggot

[Anonymous No.17983415]

>want my 875s to get that distressed, heavily worn in super cool look
>can't stop brushing them to a polish after each wear
Why am I like this? At least I'm not conditioning them every week.

[Anonymous No.17983487]

>>17982902
>Bedos
makes sense. he has to charge that much just to scare away the horde of people that want him to resolve their shoes

[Anonymous No.17983493]

Daaamn bros I look out the window and there's big snow. Might need to wear boots tomorrow!

[Anonymous No.17983495]

>wear boots, no one cares
>wearing sneakers so i don't have to take off shoes for airport security due to metal shanks, 3 different people have complimented my fit
this is bullshit

[Anonymous No.17983501]

>>17983371
>Buy an ad grant stone
I don't think people understand how good of a value grant stone is if you just want a solid pair of boots

[Anonymous No.17983566]

I own a pair of carminas with commando soles, do you think they'll be any good for snow?

[Anonymous No.17983657]

>

[Anonymous No.17983660]

>>17983501
Top tier chink boots. I’d prefer to buy whites on sale but I’m wealthy. How but do hand stitched grant stones cost on sale for reference?

[Anonymous No.17983716]

>>17983660
>he typed the wrong word
its over for you buddy

[Anonymous No.17983800]

How can I tell the build quality between these two boots?

https://en.zalando.de/gant-fairkon-classic-ankle-boots-black-ga312k03i-q11.html

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B000W88UJI

Never had chelsea boots before and I am not familiar with these brands

[Anonymous No.17983807]

>>17983716
It’s ogre
>>17983660
>*how much do

[Anonymous No.17983810]

>>17983800
>not familiar with docs
>doubt.jpg

[Anonymous No.17983814]

>>17983800
buy Meermin if you're poor. Or spend some more money and buy TLB Mallorca or even C&J.

[Anonymous No.17983893]

>>17983814
Thanks, I didn't know about these brands

[Anonymous No.17983998]

>>17983800
neither is good

[Anonymous No.17984054]

horsehides in the snow

[Anonymous No.17984078]

>>17984054
>Dr. Who is in the thread

[Anonymous No.17984127]

>>17984078
*Points sonic screwdriver at your dick*
whoosh
You now have a micropenis

[Anonymous No.17984134]

>>17983566
rubber compound is more important than tread pattern

[Anonymous No.17984140]

>>17984054
>It’s faggot time

[Anonymous No.17984141]

>>17984140
Post your boots noboots

[Anonymous No.17984285]

any idea what the inspo was for this? or any similar model

[Anonymous No.17984306]

>>17984285
Italian military boots, "anfibi". Or any tall monkey boot

[Anonymous No.17984324]

>>17984140
Kek
>>17984141
Seething faggot
>>17984054
What are they? Does your boy friend like them? Does it have a gay heel?

[Anonymous No.17984331]

I know wrong thread for the question but you lads are one of the few that know something about shoecare
is pic related salvageable with some dark shoecream or are they definitely dead?
I'm thriftshopping and they are quite cheap for the quality but they looked washed

[Anonymous No.17984342]

>>17984331
That looks like a museum finish that someone has semi removed. You can use shoe cream to even out the finish a little but you're unlikely to restore the original museum finish

[Anonymous No.17984344]

>noboots

[Anonymous No.17984350]

>>17984342
I just want them to look brown everywhere and not those blemishes, basically covering the discolored spots, then I'll make the toe box shiny like jewtubers teach us
I never used shoecream at all Im a clueless clown in that regard

[Anonymous No.17984357]

>>17984350
>just want them to look brown everywhere
shoe cream will help with that

[Anonymous No.17984381]

>>17983268
Shoepassion 6613 unfortunately they take forever to do a new production run all there good boots are sold out right now

[Anonymous No.17984385]

>>17983259
Sad to see, let's see what I can do.

[Anonymous No.17984418]

why hasnt rose anshill cut these yet?

[Anonymous No.17984422]

>>17984418
cheque hasn't cleared yet

[Anonymous No.17984421]

>>17984418
They haven't paid me.

[Anonymous No.17984473]

I've got a pair of cowboy boots that are a bit too big. I've tried wearing thick socks but there's still some heel slip. Toes feel fine.

Wat do? I got them for free from my job but it would be a shame to not be able to wear them

[Anonymous No.17984475]

>>17984473
leather insole to fill volume but there's nothing you can do about length

[Anonymous No.17984476]

>>17984475
It's over

[Anonymous No.17984478]

>>17984476
Guess I'll just keep wearing my old ones

[Anonymous No.17984481]

>>17984473
how big? Is your ball of the foot in the right place? You can fill up volume and instep with insoles, a tongue pad and wearing thick socks. Minor heel slip can go away with break in.

[Anonymous No.17984484]

>>17984473
heel slip might go away if you continue to wear it.

[Anonymous No.17984485]

Here’s my parkhurst Delaware color 8 Dublin.

I bought these almost 3 years ago. Wore them a lot the 1st year then not at all the next 2 years.

Ignore Wolverine box those are my work shoes

[Anonymous No.17984496]

>>17984485
>color 8 Dublin
the superior colour 8 than cxl

[Anonymous No.17984498]

>>17984496
I just cleaned them up. They were sitting in their shoe bags for 2 years.

Now they can be worn again

[Anonymous No.17984521]

what the fuck does murawski do as a job?

>>17984485
sexo

[Anonymous No.17984524]

>>17984521
Shills

[Anonymous No.17984525]

>>17984521
>what the fuck does murawski do as a job?
He's a Journeyman Electrician, I think he might be in the IBEW.

[Anonymous No.17984528]

>>17984524
yes but hes talking about apprenticeship and giving an apprentice boots

>>17984525
i fucking knew it
he smells like an electrician

[Anonymous No.17984536]

Tranny heel boot general

[Anonymous No.17984546]

https://youtu.be/iKn_Lp5Ihy4
hwhites btfo

[Anonymous No.17984555]

>>17984546
noisy eyelets
do chinkboots really?
if you want the superior moc toe you know what you must do >>17982563

[Anonymous No.17984558]

>>17981555
which boots are these? i like the last and would be interested in getting a pair with a more low profile sole and a shorter shaft

[Anonymous No.17984559]

>>17984555
the d rings are only an issue if you refuse to lace them up

[Anonymous No.17984560]

>last boots I bought were my Indys in 2021
>my MPs are from 2018
I own some IRs, MPs and Indys. My MPs were $400 in 2018
How much are they going for now? I can only imagine something like $750 or something absolutely clown world tier

[Anonymous No.17984562]

>>17984558
grant stone brass boot

[Anonymous No.17984563]

>>17984558
they're from nigs, made to order
you should buy from Frank's Boots though.
they can build anything you want on the 55 last

[Anonymous No.17984564]

>>17984562
don't be gay

[Anonymous No.17984565]

>>17984563
is that the 55 last?
which nigs model? I'm a whites chad so I'd be breaking my own rules getting nigs

[Anonymous No.17984570]

>>17984565
yeah 55, it was from a limited run leather so it's MTO, no specific model
you can go MTO and build a boot to spec or based on your description something like nigs Ranger (basically whites farmer rancher or franks front range) but in a 6" boot

[Anonymous No.17984646]

Do y’all wear any gel inserts in your boots?

I walk on 4 toes and my feet be hurting some times. Could be my adidas socks too

[Anonymous No.17984656]

>>17983350
Kek, this poster owns Thursdays and is butt blasted, guarantee it.

[Anonymous No.17984657]

>>17984646
>gel

[Anonymous No.17984658]

>>17983371
Kek both of those posts are me.

[Anonymous No.17984659]

>>17983495
Yeah, if you just want to be a drone who subsists on other people's validation, then by all means...no one is stopping you from fucking off and wearing whatever is popular.

[Anonymous No.17984661]

>>17984657
What insert do you recommend? I walk on 4 toes on both feet so there’s a bit more pressure on my feet

[Anonymous No.17984662]

>>17983800
Bro is that an Amazon link? I don't have to click it to tell you you don't want it.

[Anonymous No.17984663]

>>17984140
Lmao

[Anonymous No.17984665]

>>17984418
No sponsorship

[Anonymous No.17984667]

>>17984496
From that pic I disagree. They look brown, not color 8.

[Anonymous No.17984668]

>>17984661
do you mean you have 4 toes or walk on your toes or both
who tf walks on their toes
also spenco

[Anonymous No.17984669]

>>17984555
The D rings make noise if you shake the boot while unlaced. In any other scenario they don't make noise, such as tied on your feet, or if you are not shaking them.

[Anonymous No.17984671]

I got piss on my boots (stream was choked on pant fly, didn't have to pee that bad, half chubbed)
what do

[Anonymous No.17984675]

>>17984671
Let them dry? Idk what advice you expect...piss on them more? Pee won't hurt shit, you can even drink it (I accidentally did once and I don't recommend it, but I was fine).

[Anonymous No.17984679]

>>17984668
It means that the toe next to the small toe sits on top of the other 2. On both feet so I step with more pressure

[Anonymous No.17984691]

>>17984646
>Do y’all wear any gel inserts in your boots?
I use FP insoles, way better than gel, it's ultra high density memory foam that absorbs 90% of shock, gel doesn't absorb shit.
I just use the 3 mm one that for boots not meant to have an insole and go up a width size, and with boots that have an insole I use their game changer without any sizing change.

[Anonymous No.17984698]

>>17984667
No they’re color 8. It’s just the lighting in my closet sucks ass. When I first bought them they were almost burgundy. They still pop in the sunlight though

[Anonymous No.17984729]

How do you feel about unorthodox colors? Take the navy grant stone boots

[Anonymous No.17984734]

>>17984729
they should be your third or fourth pair

[Anonymous No.17984742]

>>17981875
Yup

[Anonymous No.17984743]

>>17984729
i like earthy green roughouts and some of those blue-gray toned ones look alright. Standard colours are just to universal to beat out though so i wouldn't ever buy them

[Anonymous No.17984749]

I keep posting what boots I have but nobody ever asks me to post them

[Anonymous No.17984750]

>>17984749
shit up faggot

[Anonymous No.17984771]

So do you buy shorter pants or do you just cuff them

[Anonymous No.17984782]

>>17984771
Cuff em

[Anonymous No.17984824]

It's winter time, the weather is shit and yet I never just put on my boots to go out and walk the dog or do chores
It's always comfy sneakers. I only ever put on boots when I'm like getting dressed to go somewhere.

Maybe I'm not a boots guy after all

[Anonymous No.17984866]

>>17984771
Jeans: cuffed
Chinos, slacks, trousers, etc. Shoryer
But I like my jeans to stack/break a bit so they're always longer than my other pants

[Anonymous No.17984880]

>>17984734
I hate this type of advice. Not because it doesn't make sense, it sorta does, but because it assumes an approach to boots that is far from universal.
Boots are a hobby, and as such you're under no obligation to get boots in any particular order like
>the x type of boots you need in your wardrobe
And other youtube videos like thay.
>but I need boots for my job
Well, if you're doing some sort of trade or manual job that requires boots then you should get the most adequate pair for it, looks should be a secondary concern if at all.
You don't need boots for your office job, you don't need arch support nor keeping your ankles warm while sitting at your computer reading emails and filling up excell sheets.
And if your job has a dress code that starts a business casual, you will be best served with derbies or oxfords.
Nobody gives a shit about your boots except you and other bootfags, and 90% of those are reddit retards.
So get a pair in navy, green, burgundy or whatever, wear them with whatever you like and enjoy them how you like without concerning yourself about what some terminally online spergs think what shoukd be the appropiate number of boots and in which order you should get them.

[Anonymous No.17985011]

>>17984880
>Boots are a hobby
no, they're fucking boots

[Anonymous No.17985015]

what boots should i get
id like something somewhat formal i can wear to work when its snowy or raining
t. scandi

[Anonymous No.17985023]

>>17985015
boots are not formal footwear

[Anonymous No.17985027]

>>17985015
Crockett & Jones still has a sale going on I think
Maybe like a Coniston

[Anonymous No.17985030]

apparently viberg ran out of shoe boxes so they just ship $900+ boots loosely packed in the shipping cardboard box

even the cardboard box has that loose grain look for the authentic chromexcel experience

[Anonymous No.17985032]

[Anonymous No.17985072]

>>17984771
I find cuffing to be very gay and kind of childish, and I don't need to flex on people with selvedge, so I just buy pants that actually fit.

[Anonymous No.17985096]

I find it odd that C&J preorder doesn't let you select custom width.

Anyway this is cool but over 1000€ for them seems way too much. Russian grain is starting to cost more than Horween shell.

[Anonymous No.17985185]

>>17985096
C&J don't allow customization at all on GMTO's. They all have to be the same. You get more flexibility with smaller factories like Bonafe.

[Anonymous No.17985213]

>>17985096
the baker russian grain imitation has always been a meme leather that rides purely on the incredibly overhyped and partially fabricated mythical status of the original russian reindeer that somehow continues to be mined from underwater to this day by cleverley to be sold as overpriced key fobs and watch straps

in reality the baker stuff couldn't make it on it's own, it does nothing unique and ages like ass

[Anonymous No.17985219]

daily reminder that boots under 8 inches are not boots and are in fact gay

[Anonymous No.17985226]

>>17985032
>coat of living exploded
>rampant inflation
>can make 100k after a coding boot camp
>wonders why no wants to work in a factory for 20 bucks an hour
All these boot companies will either go under or move to china. There is no alternative. No one will work for 20 bucks an hour making boots when rent is 2k

[Anonymous No.17985244]

Thinking of picking up a pair of engineer boots. What are the brands I should look at?

[Anonymous No.17985260]

>>17984880
thank you chatgpt very cool

[Anonymous No.17985302]

>>17985244
wesco
clinch

[Anonymous No.17985304]

>>17985260
kys

[Anonymous No.17985317]

>>17985244
Zerrow

[Anonymous No.17985336]

>>17985213
>indog shoes
yea great example you got there.

[Anonymous No.17985341]

[Anonymous No.17985343]

The russian calf by bakers is a great leather when done by proper makers. Too bad its gotten really expensive.

[Anonymous No.17985345]

[Anonymous No.17985394]

Why do these look so off?

[Anonymous No.17985395]

>>17981555
Thinking of getting a pair of Canadian Ammo Boots. Which ones look better to you guys: The older ones with the lower toe (top) or new ones with boxier toe-box?

[Anonymous No.17985398]

>>17985395
>clown or double clown

[Anonymous No.17985405]

>>17985395
WHAT ARE THOSE

[Anonymous No.17985463]

Which m43 repros are good outside of the jap ones?
I think i remember one of the reniactor sites made a good batch but i don't know which one.

[Anonymous No.17985471]

>>17985463
ww2 impressions

[Anonymous No.17985484]

>>17985471
Thanks
Fuck they haven't been able to get anything made since covid. I think Corcoran died and that's was where they were getting them manufactured

[Anonymous No.17985501]

>>17985317
Searched for Zerrows and this is the first pair that came up. There are other more normal styles but what in the name of fuck are these. They're curled up so aggressively they look like clown shoes.

[Anonymous No.17985502]

>>17985501
Kek, idk I've never seen anything like that from them, only engineer boots that look like John Lofgrens.

[Anonymous No.17985505]

>>17982494
I cringed when he said he took his indys out hiking in the hills and found them lacking.
What caused such asshurt?
I mean it's like reviewing sportstyle school shoes like nike af1 by doing marathons or running crosscountry in them.

[Anonymous No.17985506]

>>17985501
kek, I can see a regular shoe tree fucking them up

[Anonymous No.17985509]

>>17985501
sprung toe

[Anonymous No.17985687]

>>17982560
All brands will either raise prices or outsource overseas
American made boot making isn't really possible anymore. Profit margins aren't high enough to pay the salaries required to attract workers
It's unironically over. Pretty soon all brands will be charging 700-1000 for Red Wing tier construction

[Anonymous No.17985689]

>>17985687
>American made boot making isn't really possible anymore
PNW brands like Frank's Nig's White's JK, Wesco are thriving now.

[Anonymous No.17985690]

>>17985689
Bro their shit costs 700 minimum now
They were 400 a couple years ago

[Anonymous No.17985692]

>>17985690
Frank's Patriot is $350

[Anonymous No.17985695]

>>17985687
it's especially bad at nigs, they've got lasting machines, talking modifying patterns, moving away from max support work leathers to easy break in, casualizing the fuck out of everything and raised their prices at least 3 separate times last year that i remember within a 2-3 month period
gonna need to stock up on a couple pairs of franks, crazy how he sells the patriot for the price of IRs

[Anonymous No.17985745]

Corodovan leather is ass ugly.

[Anonymous No.17985853]

>how you want your boots?
>ever seen a nigger’s nutsack?
say no more senpai

[Anonymous No.17985856]

>>17985505
>What caused such asshurt?
They don't want to pay him a sponsorship

[Anonymous No.17985858]

>>17984750
No u.

[Anonymous No.17985872]

>>17985853
What the fuck caused that? Is it over conditioning causing that?

[Anonymous No.17985874]

>>17985872
bison just be like that senpai

[Anonymous No.17985891]

>>17985872
bison leather

[Anonymous No.17985894]

>>17984749
Post boots

[Anonymous No.17985903]

>darkbrown shoecream on burgundy boots
what will happen?

[Anonymous No.17985906]

>>17985903
Do it and post results. Before and after pics, please.

[Anonymous No.17985907]

>>17985903
>colored products
>ever

[Anonymous No.17985960]

>>17985903
crimson

[Anonymous No.17985976]

average doc shitstains durability and wearer

[Anonymous No.17985987]

>>17985976
this is your brain on synthetic counters

[Anonymous No.17985988]

>>17985903
you will end up with a really dark dirty brown boot and where you get wear later on, the burgundy will begin to come through
it's going to look fucked and you will have to commit to reapplying cream to hide the true color underneath
if you want to undo the whole thing you will have to use strong cleaners/solvents, which isn't great for the leather, doesn't remove the cream entirely or evenly and takes some of the burgundy pigment with it

how about you just don't do it to begin with
the only pigmented cream you should be using is on black boots

[Anonymous No.17985992]

every pair of boot ITT is shit
fuck all you gay boot wearing ass niggers

[Anonymous No.17985994]

>>17984659
so mad for no reason

[Anonymous No.17985995]

>>17985976
the sanest doc martens owner
>>17985992
the least sane doc martens owner

[Anonymous No.17986051]

>boot thread, with no combat boots
bunch of no rizz having corporate drones thinking horse ass boots are going to make you less of a pathetic timecard-punching incell

[Anonymous No.17986056]

>>17986051
poser boots

[Anonymous No.17986060]

>some zogdog thinks his boots are cool
lol, lmao even

[Anonymous No.17986076]

>>17986051
fuckin army surplus lookin ass nigga

[Anonymous No.17986081]

NEW: >>17986078
NEW: >>17986078
NEW: >>17986078

[Anonymous No.17986189]

>>17985072
I just buy target jeans that fit me, and if I want to show off my boots I do a little cuff. No one on earth would recognize you are wearing selvedge, so there is no "flex" to it, anyway.

[Anonymous No.17986191]

>>17985096
>>17985213
Is this just leather with some embossed pattern? No thanks.

[Anonymous No.17986773]

>>17985394
It's got the spanish nose
TLB normal lasts used to all have it, then they made the artista lasts which don't have it.
They also made the madison last (normal rounded) which doesn't have it.

another thing - it's a dress shoe brand
so the heel is too small (too far back). there's no eyelets. the leather is glossy dress shoe leather.

[Anonymous No.17986834]

>>17981555
https://youtu.be/5Tk4nvGCPI8?si=OARefWtGZbcvyvBp&t=271

>market boots as rugged, weatherproof outdoor boots
>no gusseting whatsoever
why cant that company do anything right lmfao
a fucking pair of carmina dress boots would be more suited to hiking than these pieces of shit