/fa/ - Fashion

>>12934644
bean boots are fucking hideous and anyone who wears them should be shot on sight

>>12934680
that's the point. are there any actually good waterproof boots?

Dubarry boots

>>12934705
They have shit grip.

>>12934644

>>12934680
nah kys

literally just copped these

>>12934680

they're only hideous if you dress like a fuck

>>12935076
>>12935075
post a single pic where they look better than a normal boot

>>12934644

Thanks for the thread OP

I need winter boots too and came here for recommendations.

I'll have a $100 USD. I dont know if thats too much or little.

I just know I want my feet to be warm and dry and for my boots to be sturdy and good tread to not slip on ice.

I dont know anything about boots though. I hear the name Timberland a lot about boots.

I dont want to pay too much or be sporty. I have real bad circulation so boots that stay warm and dont slip are kind of a big deal for me.

>>12935065
w2c?

I found this page


http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a31320/best-boots-for-winter/

Ill leave it to you guys to decide. I saw some things I liked. Im not sure why some are ripping on the Bean boot. They look very practical and effective.

Boots are purpose oriented, imho. If you focus on style too much, you miss the point of a good boot. And the beans are very distinct. I think they would look good with the right outfit, especially if the outfit is equally purpose oriented.

>>12934644
OP, I have a pair of bean boots that I literally wear every single day from mid-October through March. They're comfortable, warm, damn-near water resistant, and (I think) they look great. Most of the autists on this board won't like them though, so bear that in mind.

>>12935065
Maybe if I was skinhead that masturbated to Luftwaffe videos

how are these?

Might not be the best for snow but I've looking for some decent-looking boots. Have I found them, /fa/?

>>12935771
Hideous

>>12935571

That does it. I am declaring Bean commie-fag wear and giving beatings to anyone I see wearing them on the street.

I'll teach you fags to make openly bigoted assumptions about jackboots, you untermensch sonofabitch. You people have to politicize everything, even a cozy boot thread.

It was wrong to gas the pinkos when there was still plenty of skin left on our knuckles to smash faces with. I say do it in the open and make examples of them.

When you see a boot worn mostly by women, it tells you everything you need to know about the males who wear them. Dreckig wurmer.

>>12935760

Casual hikers. Nice because they are adaptable to different settings.

>>12935771

They do look good if they match the other clothes. Look like more of a hunting boot though; I dont see deep tread on the sole. But easy to keep clean and conditioned. Look great for short weekend outings where snow and ice aren't expected but you want comfort, protection from rain and can easily rinse mud. They look like they were built with a definite climate, decidedly wet, and terrain in mind. Fine for cold but not freezing.

>>12935771
They probably suck on snow

Well, these were the first cut from JCPenney:

https://www.jcpenney.com/p/weatherproof-alpine-mens-water-resistant-insulated-winter-boots/ppr5007230834
https://www.jcpenney.com/p/weatherproof-traverse-mens-water-resistant-insulated-winter-boots/ppr5007230835
https://www.jcpenney.com/p/propet-blizzard-mens-mid-boots/pp5003970433

But after stumbling upon Dick's Sporting Goods, I decided they seemed to be more purpose oriented when it came to boots. The ones at JCPenneys were fine, if generally thin on tread, which is one of the easy places manufacturers seem to look to reduce price point. But being more dress oriented, they would probably age fast for me as I would be in harsher conditions.

So at Dicks, I came upon Columbias, Timberlands and a set of Muck's.

I dismissed these because they seemed a bit too extreme even for me, as I have to cross between casual and harsh settings frequently:

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/columbia-mens-bugaboot-plus-iii-xtm-omni-heat-waterproof-600g-winter-boots-15cmbmbgbtplsxtmmfbo

Leaving me with these two Columbias

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/columbia-mens-gunnison-plus-200g-waterproof-winter-boots-16cmbmgnnsnplsshrfbo

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/columbia-mens-bugaboot-omni-heat-waterproof-200g-winter-boots-15cmbmbgbtmnhtmdxfbo/15cmbmbgbtmnhtmdxfbo

These Timberlands

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/timberland-mens-chilberg-200g-waterproof-winter-boots-16tldmchllbrgwpnsfbo

And these Mucks

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/muck-boot-mens-peak-hardcore-insulated-waterproof-field-hunting-boots-15mbompkhrdcrblkcfbo

Its a tough choice now. The Timberlands are probably the most dress oriented and stylish. The Mucks seem the most durable and purposed, the Columbias seem to balance utility with appearance.

>>12936309

https://www.jcpenney.com/p/weatherproof-alpine-mens-water-resistant-insulated-winter-boots/ppr5007230834

>>12936315

https://www.jcpenney.com/p/weatherproof-traverse-mens-water-resistant-insulated-winter-boots/ppr5007230835

>>12936319

https://www.jcpenney.com/p/propet-blizzard-mens-mid-boots/pp5003970433

>>12936315
>>12936319
Awful wtf

>>12936323

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/columbia-mens-bugaboot-plus-iii-xtm-omni-heat-waterproof-600g-winter-boots-15cmbmbgbtplsxtmmfbo

>>12936324

Well, like I said, they are more dress oriented. You dont want to look like you are preparing to cross the Klondike if you are just getting in and out of the car to pick up milk.

>>12936315
>>12936319
>>12936323
>>12936329
How cold winter do you have if you need these hideous things? I haven't owned a pair of "winter" boots for years and i live in finland

>>12936329

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/columbia-mens-gunnison-plus-200g-waterproof-winter-boots-16cmbmgnnsnplsshrfbo

>>12936172
nice copypasta and reddit formating

>>12936332

The JCPenney ones, again, are for more casual use and can probably get only one or two winters out of without them looking worn.

As for style, Im open to wide samples as long as I can find some niche for them. Which is why the Timberlands are probably so popular, because they can go between style and use rather easily.


Everyone must pipe down so I can finish these links. You ought not question my CLEARLY superior grasp of bootery in the first place.

>>12936343
Fucking plastic burger boots. Just wear sneakers that's what your american flat feet were designed for

>>12936335

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/columbia-mens-bugaboot-omni-heat-waterproof-200g-winter-boots-15cmbmbgbtmnhtmdxfbo

>>12936348

Finally the Timberlands...

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/timberland-mens-chilberg-200g-waterproof-winter-boots-16tldmchllbrgwpnsfbo

Only snow boot you need. Thankfully amerifats can't into proper boots.

>>12936354

And the Mucks.

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/muck-boot-mens-peak-hardcore-insulated-waterproof-field-hunting-boots-15mbompkhrdcrblkcfbo


In closing, you're welcome. I should've known that when I came to a 4chan page seeking advice, I would end up having to give it. How do you people even tie your own shoes in the morning without hurting yourselves. Shame on all of you. If your a regular here and your head is not hung in shame this moment, then you have no consciences either and are even beneath my already discarded expectations.

>>12935386
English style:
https://www.amazon.com/Mens-Corcoran-1500-Jump-Black/dp/B000ANW21C/ref=cts_sh_1_vtp?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2897711222&pf_rd_r=f78898be-d1cb-11e7-8df5-27c53082afe2&pd_rd_wg=2ylqE&pf_rd_s=desktop-detail-softlines&pf_rd_t=40701&pd_rd_i=B000ANW21C&pd_rd_w=h5Rsc&pf_rd_i=desktop-detail-softlines&pd_rd_r=f78898be-d1cb-11e7-8df5-27c53082afe2&_encoding=UTF8

German style:
https://www.amazon.de/14-Loch-Springerstiefel-mit-Stahlkappe-37-47/dp/B000MVYJGS/ref=sr_1_8?s=shoes&ie=UTF8&qid=1511606001&sr=1-8&nodeID=355006011&psd=1&keywords=Herren+Springerstiefel

>>12936360
>>12936360

Those are nearly galoshes. The tread was clearly never intended for anything rougher than paved sidewalks. What does the Finnish Army train on, parking lots? Our city police have more practical, durable footwear.

I guess if our paved driveways are ever invaded by Russian Bear, I'll call the Finns. We'll bring you warm cocoa to sip in the yard while you play army or whatever it is you people do between cuddling in steamy shacks with naked men.

Is it true that no English boots are actually made in England any more? I heard even Docs were shipped out to Asia now.

I know one brand has a line that are made in England specifically for that reason, cant recall the name. Solovair, I think?

>>12936354

These make me think of the guys that live in the suburbs and want to be thought of as rural/country/redneck but are actually steeped in suburban upper-middle class comfort and communities.

They wear Timberland boots, have shiney pick ups and go hunting but would panic if they saw a coyote and wash their hands immediately after working on their truck. Budweiser hats but Abercrombie undies. Clean flannel shirts, dirty boots, clean fingernails.

Good people. Silly, but good.

>>12935076
Nah theyre fucking ugly lol

Well, I 've narrowed to these two, the Timberlands and the Mucks. The Columbias are just too busy looking for me, if wholly pragmatic. I will likely go with the Timberlands because they are simple; the Mucks seem a bit extreme also.

Like I said, I dont want to be looking like Im about to drive a dog-sled through the Yukon when all I am doing is going out to pick up milk.

>>12936364
>>12936354

>>12934680
>bean boots are fucking hideous and anyone who wears them should be shot on sight

>>12936472

I think they're fine for the right climate, setting and gear. I hear they are made in Maine. I live on the Great Lakes, and it looks like something that would be great for our more rural lake areas. They look dry as hell which is good.

I am going with the Timberlands; I am hopelessly bourgeois at heart. They are just the right blend of function and appearance. My feet can stay warm and dry, and I wont have to walk into the coffee shops looking like I just came off the mountain looking to trade pelts.

https://www.timberland.com/shop/mens-chillberg-mid-waterproof-boots-black-tb%3A0a198s%3A001%3A085%3Am%3A1%3A

My next winter gear adventure will be a mink fur ushanka, but thats a quest for another day...

>>12936371

Those are nice. People here in the US get a little nervous around boots the go too high above the ankle. It evokes historical images of, well, you know. People wonder if someone wearing such high boots is trying to make a political statement.

>>12936374
leather soles, faggot!! pic related modern army winter boots. GOAT

>>12936941

They're still Finnish tho.... dusty old Finn... shoo!

moar boot talk nao

And now on the subject of boots

I give you the true spirit of Thanksgiving:

Transvestites performing a song by a Jewish homosexual for children on a family holiday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07cRs09fawI

>>12936941
We always get combat boot threads, but never do we appreciate the functional simplicity of Finnish army combat wellies.

>>12937826

Again with the galoshes. Always with the galoshes.

But seriously though. Surely the Finns have more than wellies. You have harbors and mountains.

Of course I cant say much, since I pussied out for the Timberlands. I just wanted something simple and functional tho. I dont want to stand out in the market looking like a Himalayan expeditionist.

Have some more Finn Fun.

Now then, look a the grain of this leather upper.

What are the appropriate products to clean, condition and water-proof such leather?

I haven't done this in a while. The stuff on the Timberland website just looked like over priced snake oil. Lotta talk about being eco-friendly. I dont want eco-friendly. I want boot friendly. Im not paying for the environment, Im paying for boots. The environment is someone elses problem.

I dont want them shiney. I wanna keep that nice textured grain.

Well, while I wait for this vapid board to render any useful information, I have learned about saddle soap and mink oil.

Saddle soap, Ive learned , contains lanolin and beeswax. The lanolin is from wool bearing animals.

Mink oil contains palmitoleic acid.

As for product(s) to clean, condition and water proof, I havent settled on one. I am looking at Youtubes for help.

And now a word about mink ranching. Just because I love minks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSGAg58DCE0

I am now also learning that since these are full grain leather, saddle soap is good for cleaning and conditioning. I also learned that you can over-oil them, which isnt good either, and doing so can theoretically rot stitching, or just make them softer than I want for a winter boot.

I also dont want them shiny, so I read that I should avoid things with high fat content, like the mink oil. Mink oil also makes reduces the breathability of full grain leather, closing the pores. It would be fine if I wanted them supple and shiny. These details matter. I dont wanna be that moron that does something like use oil on nubuck and then wonder why the color and texture was ruined.

So I will likely go with good ol' saddle soap to clean and condition and skip the mink oil. Then I will find something with beeswax for water proofing

Some helpful boot care links on the subject for this empty, empty board.

https://buffalojackson.com/knowledge-center/full-grain-leather-vs-top-grain-leather

https://oureverydaylife.com/care-of-leather-boots-with-mink-oil-saddle-soap-12597268.html

https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/saddle-soap-mink-oil-or-both.129932/

https://alfaoutdoor.com/service-center/care-instructions/full-grain-leather

Took these for myself. Now I'm starting to think its an overkill for a city dweller.

>>12938411
I don't know but wellies are obviously superior to many styles of boots. You wear them with wool socks and they become breathable and they're waterproof always,and you can hardly say that they're hideous unlikely these bean boots or whatever.

>>12935771
these are horrid mate

>Diesel so shit quality
>artificial wear
>stupid logo on the back
>no grip

DO
NOT
COP

>>12936472
This was actually me on my birthday :( minus the cake and candles too

>>12939249

Why are you frowny facing?

I dont understand people trying to stir shame by posting pics of family love. I assume the implication is that one is lame if they arent surrounded by friends in some wild and crazy party that looks like a Budweiser advertisement. I dont know what the joke is with a grandma lighting a bday cake is otherwise.

Real fucking life is not a goddam advertisement. I never had a bday party after 16. That one was practically an accident. The two before that were tense nightmares because they were unable to mask that my step parents didnt especially think it was something to celebrate.

I'll stop there before I start ranting about ingrates posting FB gripes during Thanksgiving and Christmas irony trolls coming.

Next time your birthday rolls around and you want a party and no ones around, look at the ground. Its made of all the stuff that died. You're above it. Take your pulse, your heartbeat is the music. Breathe deep, appreciate the world around you then flip it the bird and go buy some tasty cake. Friends and family come and go, but you'll be there. You have to be able to count on yourself for love first. And remember that I said happy birthday.

>>12938890


I dont think so. My only concern might be that they are too heavy. If they dont feel heavy and resist water and stay warm for winter and are well made, they seem fine. Its too much for me, but for you, your style and comfort or daily routines, they might be fine. Theres a difference between the urbanite who has to sit in all day and the ones that spend all day running around dodging cars, litter and puddles.

Not counting the thug you might have to kick in the nuts.

>>12939092

I'll reserve aesthetic appraisal of wellies. I'll just concede they are popular for certain uses and environments and leave it at that. There are many types for many situations and settings, so its not like I can evaluate the whole style based on any one pair anyways.

My bigger point would be that form follows function, so if they fit a required or desired function, then 'well enough'.

Its an older design too, from a time when materials afforded different options than the many we have now. It would seem speed of fabrication and suiting was a priority once. Sometimes you just need a lot of workable boots really quickly and thats fine too.

I think the beans are fine in the same way. They are clearly purpose oriented. They look great for certain regions and climates, namely wet ones.

Besides, if you pass or fail a boot based wholly on looks based on one persons style, then you're missing the point of boots altogether. Otherwise people would be wearing wing tips to hunt in. I'll say it again, form follows function. Beans have theirs, and so do Wellingtons.

Like I said, Beans are made in Maine, and I can totally see why people next to a river and an ocean surrounded by bogs and traversing farm country in winter would come up with Beans. Boats, fish and bogs. The Bean makes perfect sense. People dont feel like wearing rainboots 24/7 or looking like stormtroopers in the coffee shop.

>>12939110

I think thats stain,not artificial wear, or 'distress' as its called when you want to wear something in before sale.

Not concerned with that or the logo. But the tread is curious. One assumes its a summer boot for outdoors and warmer temps. They are clearly targeted for easier terrain.

I can see these being popular in the south, namely Florida or Louisianna where there are flat wetlands. The lack of separation from heel to sole tells me they might be meant for docks. If not, thats where they would seem the most practical.

That tread tells me whoever designed it did not intend it to be run over a lot of dry dirt or stones.

>>12936374
Those boots, even with their leather sole, are more practical for actual deep snow than any goretex sneaker worn by an American cop. When you're in deep snow, treads don't matter, only height, waterproofing, and breathability, and a leather jackboot is the clear best choice.

Ironically leather soles are horrible on sidewalks and parking lots which tend to be icy rather than snowy after being paved. Do a little research or even just a little critical thinking before you pretend you know everything about what makes a functional boot.

>>12939555

>critical thinking

So you imagine cops being in deep snow, but not on pavement where theres ice.

As opposed to just having a boot with tread that can handle both effortlessly. Which was the whole point until you waltzed in with jackboots, having nothing to do with the Wellingtons being discussed. Fucking brilliant. I said specifically city cops. So where do you suppose city cops patrol?

You'll make a great lawyer. You will get your client off murder by proving his neighbor never had a parking violation.

Take your autist strawman meds and go to bed. Someone should be ashamed of even letting you near a keyboard in your mentally enfeebled condition.

>>12939644
Obviously city cops wear goretex sneakers because they're practical in cities. You said that the Finnish boots were impractical and I told you that they're practical for what they're designed for.

A boot with tread would definitely be more flexible and more practical overall. I never claimed otherwise.

Also, the Finnish boots were always jackboots, you just called them wellies. You may notice that the original filename calls them jackboots.

>>12939674

Wellingtons are not jackboots. They dont even have the same provenance, unless the connection is that they both go on feet and not the head. They share a resemblance and perhaps some convergent evolution, but are hardly the same.

Since you apparently just woke up from some narcoleptic fit, I remind you that we were discussing Wellingtons. I am not here to parse filenames anyways. Try to stay on point.

This routine of you realizing you screwed up mid post, then posting anyways, and then posting again to defend the last muff up is wearing thin.

Much like the tread of a Wellingtons second winter, I might add

ha cha cha.

>>12939710
I responded to a comment in which you responded to a comment about jackboots. I was never discussing wellingtons.

>>12939720


Well *I* was discussing Wellies and having some fun with The Dusty Ole' Finn (they're all dusty, very dusty). I have no idea what you are on about. Perhaps the purpose of a dress boot and an actual combat boot of the modern era is confusing you.

Regardless, this is tiresome. It is lunch, and my burger, which you are keeping me from, awaits. I'll barely have time for seconds or dessert at this rate.

Adieu.

bump for boot

>>12936172
you sound pretty mad. maybe it's bc you're too poor to afford nice boots?

>>12941196

I can afford you.

You'd be wise to pipe down before I have to tell all these nice people for what purpose.

>>12940678

>>12941908

>>12939710
boots in this post >>12936360 are jackboots not wellingtons. i'd like to add that those winter wellies have great tread, at least our combat boots did. it's the shape of the tread not necessarily how deep it is that matters

>all these numales hating on snow boots

Some of us work outside and don’t worry about how we look while fucking laboring. Nothing you barista working, soyboys would know anything about

>>12934644
These are my current setup. Sure they're a little too spacy but they've never let me down. never slipped in rain or snow for 5 years with my first pair. they were more like your typical combat style.

>>12944898
like this

>>12944903
I like these for my next pair

>>12944909
>>12944903
>>12944898
mallcop core

>>12936383
There's still plenty of proper English shoemakers
>EVEN docs
If you think docs are some kind of shining example of English shoemaking, that would explain why you're fucking clueless about it.

>>12944898
>>12944903
>>12944909

Wow, very nice. I've never been brave enough to try boots with that much fabric, but I assume they breathe great.

>>12945036

Or maybe Docs are internationally known as English boots, and you have some family conditioned, mentally crippled affliction that causes you to swing blindly in rage at strangers online over whatever phantoms you see in web discussions about boots.

>>12944898
>>12944903
>>12944909
stop

>>12935771
have smilar ones in all black and I think they look better that way too.

>>12945003
>>12945834
>>12945901
I'm not effay at all. period. I wear whatever is clean and fits and is durable. but I like to think spending so much time on my feet helps me have an idea about whats good footwear.

>>12946151
>"not effay"
>Wearing ironic outdated Obey "hype brand" hoodie to satirize the absurdity of brands like Supreme
>Offwhite inspired lanyward
>Cropped pants
>Shiacore boots

Whatever you say

>>12941210
i'd like to see you try, but you also post on a men's fashion board with nazi bullshit, so honestly it might be funnier to see you try and walk up a flight of stairs without losing your breath

>but, muh, muh 'master race'

try again you punk, bitch

>>12935571
>those normie twink boots are better than black leather combat boots

holy shit how long have you been shitting up this board you lame fag?

>>12946151

It should. Experience with different things like style, cut and materials is a great teacher, much more than pictures and theory.

Boots are a neat study cuz they not only serve a purpose, but that purpose varies somewhat depending on many things like environment

>>12946151
Fuck off you fucking normalfag. Every once and a while somebody like you visits /fa/ to use fashion autists as your stylists while shitting up the board with your retarded opinions.
>>12946707
>look at these ugly fat people haha thats you pwned
look at yourself, cletus

>>12947334

>blah fucking blah