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I have been lurking on the boards for a while now and was just thinking, what brands are overhyped and what are their actually good alternatives? Thinking along the lines of pic related Solovair as opposed to Dr. Martens. What are overhyped suit, boot and fashion brands and their actual good alternatives? What hyped fashion brands actually live up to their name?

>> No.17220365

someone post the solos image

>> No.17220402

>>17220365
Could you?

>> No.17220844

>>17220322
>Actual good quality brands:
pic unrelated

>> No.17220845
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17220845

>solos
>actually good
lmao

>> No.17220847

>>17220845
ditto 990s New Balance awful qc, huge asymmetry between left & right shoes pieces

>> No.17220888

Is Hoka good?

>> No.17220901

>>17220888
They comfy, wouldnt say quality boots tho. Good sneakers I guess

>> No.17221197

>>17220402
no

>>17220845
thanks

>> No.17221318
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>>17220322
I have had a pair of doc real leather boots for a decade and they still wear almost perfectly, no replacement of even the fucking laces. You guys are buying fake leather shit or cheap shit and complaining, shut the fuck up these boots have outlasted cars I have owned

>> No.17221368

>>17221318
those look like dogshit. That's not what good leather boots look like when they're old

>> No.17221396
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>>17220322
I've been wondering the same. Wanted some Solovair Astronaut Boots, but Solovairs seem to have a fuckload of issues with initial quality or falling apart/peeling quickly, so I'm rethinking it. Anyone know if Bates or Corcoran are good enough for build quality and comfort? Or of any other decent high combat type boots?

>> No.17221503
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>>17221396
Whites

>> No.17221504

>>17221318
>when the paint peels off
thats surely the mark of quality leather

>> No.17221599

>>17221318
Genuinely surprised you would even post boots this bad and then try and lecture people about their boots
Look at this absolute dogshit

>> No.17221603
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>>17221396
I have some särma boots from varusteleka. Was $206ish after shipping but I got them in 4 or so days and they’ve held up well

>> No.17221613

>>17221503
If it ain't White's it ain't right

>> No.17221835

>>17220322
Rose Anvil on YT cuts boots in half to explain what does and doesn't make a good boot, it's worth watching it inform you on your next purchase.

>> No.17221841

>>17221835
worth watching but not worth listening to

>> No.17222019

What are some Suit brands that you all recommend? Any big name clothing brands that are actually solid?

>> No.17222029

>>17221835
I wouldn’t trust that guy he is a shill just look at his nicks tactical boot review

>> No.17222250

>>17221503
they are good quality boots, too bad they look like absolute clown boots. Only americans would think those look good, and dont make me start about that gay manlet cuban heel

>> No.17222260

>>17222029
Hurr durr.leather everything.

>> No.17222414

>>17222250
Cringe

>> No.17222562

>>17222414
>>17222250 speaks the truth. I'm sure they're great quality boots but you're kidding yourself if you don't think you're cosplaying when wearing that shift. This goes for all those other Pacific northwest display boots as well. Fucking cunts wearing clown shoes pretending to be tough old timey labourers.

>> No.17222613

>>17222562
very cringe

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>>17222613
No.wearing this casually is.

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>>17222652
>wearing blacks
lol

>> No.17222779

>>17221603
Soles too? They say they improved them, but there's still a recent review saying they wore down quickly.

>> No.17222936

>>17222779
if they're actual surplus there is a chance the rubber is breaking down from age leading to quicker wear

>> No.17223331

>>17222779
The front edge of my left shoe is a little scuffed, but they might’ve came that way since the damage hasn’t progressed and its been at least 5 months since I initially noticed it. I’d send a photo but I’m away atm
>>17222936
To my knowledge, the särma’s are produced by varusteleka so they aren’t actual surplus, just modeled after them

>> No.17223366

are leather palladium good? I got a pair of their canvass boots and after 3.5 years they're starting to fall apart

>> No.17223367

>>17223366
probably glued together all the same. You just get the benefits of leather

>> No.17223827
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17223827

Should I call Dr Martens for a replacement buckle? Or do I find one myself?

>> No.17224005

>>17223827
Lol

>> No.17224319

>>17223827
What are you gonna do, undo the stitches, replace the buckles and restitch it?

>> No.17224377

>>17220322
Only vintage doc martens from 50 years ago are any good, and even then they were not that much better quality than the average pair of british workboots of the time which were also better made compared to now.

>> No.17224994

>>17222936
They aren't, but good to know for the future.

>>17223331
Think I'll give them a shot, then. Thanks for the recommendation; looks like there's a lot of other good shit on that site too.

>> No.17225192

>>17222652
Are you supposed to wear it formally?

>> No.17225196

>>17223827
Just break the roller off the other buckle as well. And the two on the other shoe.

>> No.17225289

>>17222668
i thought wearing pants that long was a nono?

>> No.17225313

>>17225289
Only men can pull it off. dont try it