Terrible creasing on new Chelsea boots

[Anonymous No.14802414]

I'm really devastated desu. This is after 4 wears with shoe trees. Got them from Meermin. Are the shoes pretty much dead?

This amount of creasing can't be normal.

Could it be because they are too big? I ordered a size up since I couldnt get my foot into my real size(size 40).

Or am I delusional and is this an acceptable amount of creasing?

[Anonymous No.14802423]

Thats quite a bit of creasing, but i wouldnt consider them dead. If the shoe trees are the correct size, it means that the creases happen when you use them, which would corroborate with your statement that they are a size larger. Generally you want chelseas to be quite tight, but i can only guess if it was possible or not.

[Anonymous No.14802440]

>>14802414
Get high quality letter or no letter at all and go faux suede instead.

[Anonymous No.14802459]

I don't think it has much to do with the fit, but the type/quality of material used.

[Anonymous No.14802462]

>>14802414
I would say they creased too much, but it's not a real problem, they are gonna crease anyway after wear. Not wearing correct size might be a reason because since they are bigger they crease more when you move.

[Anonymous No.14802469]

>>14802440
>>14802462
They are made out of french boxcalf of pretty high quality, doesn’t get much better than that.
What could have happened is that this material was not designed to be used on boots, but rather regular shoes, but this is just a guess.

[Anonymous No.14802558]

>>14802414
can someone tell me why creasing is bad?

[Anonymous No.14802562]

Go on styleforum if you want people who know what they're talking about.

It's a meh calf quality + bad fit + upper tension issue, really.

Chelsea boots like that don't have a captoe so the large stretch of leather doesn't have a tension break.

[Anonymous No.14802572]

>>14802558
Can be indicative of damage, but for the most part it's just a symptom of Fast Fashion. Any sign of wear, and it needs to be pitched, things need to look a certain way and never change (because the trend will change).

Which is silly with leather, where one of the key benefits of it is that it molds to your body and slowly accumulates a "personality".

OP, look into conditioning, they might be dried out something fierce.

[Anonymous No.14802616]

What's my best option here guys? Accept it?

Wear heel inserts to decrease toe space?

Really don't know what I can do.

Really pissed since it's like my first pair of boots ever.

Atleast the shoe trees help the creasing but when I wear them it pisses me off.

[Anonymous No.14802644]

>>14802616

Next time you buy expensive/good shoes, go to a proper shoe store and tell them what you want. When you are clear about what you want and son't want they are usually very willing to help you find the right shoe in the right size.

[Anonymous No.14802660]

>>14802644

It's kind of embarassing for me to do this as I am 6 foot tall but I have size 7(40 eu) feet. People always freak out when they see my feet. And I can't wear most shoes as they make my feet look very small compared to my body.

[Anonymous No.14802809]

>>14802414
Those creases look like the ones you get on Docs and other cheap plastic leather shoes.

[Anonymous No.14802827]

>>14802809
That's not exactly making it better for me. Wtf should I do at this point? Buy new better fitting shoes with my next salary?

[Anonymous No.14802831]

>>14802414
it doesnt look too bad, just wear them without obsessing over it

[Anonymous No.14802835]

>>14802660
Nobody who works in a store will care about your dainty feet, Johnny Bravo.

[Anonymous No.14802981]

Use leather cream, retard. Saphir makes a good one.

[Anonymous No.14802989]

OP is retarded

[Anonymous No.14803035]

>>14802981
Won't fix them at that point.

>>14802616
Just eat it up. If plan on using them for longer than a year they would have gotten creased anyways.

[Anonymous No.14803044]

>>14802989

Why am I retarded?

People on Styleforum claim the creasing is normal and it's all in my head but people here tell me they look terrible.

[Anonymous No.14803046]

>>14803044
It is normal. I got Cheaney shoes that cost 450 pounds, and they have the very same sort of creases on some spots

[Anonymous No.14803156]

>>14803044
>People on Styleforum claim the creasing is normal and it's all in my head but people here tell me they look terrible.
Both are true. From what you said, it's pretty obvious that it is because of its size. Wearing an insole might help, as it would elevate your feet and get them closer to the leather.

[Anonymous No.14803166]

>>14802414
Looks like pretty normal creasing to me. Have you never owned leather footwear before? Creasing is a natural property of leather. $1500 Edward Greens are still gonna crease

[Anonymous No.14803183]

>>14802469
>doesn’t get much better than that.
Yes it does. A lot better. Meermin is a good entry level brand. Much much higher quality exists... for s price.

[Anonymous No.14803188]

OP, if you really hate creasing, get a pair of shell cordovan boots, which don't crease but instead "roll" .

[Anonymous No.14803206]

>>14802660
LMAO so you're insecure about your tiny ballerina feet and you buy shoes that are too big to compensate. enjoy your floppy ronald mcdonald shoes, pixie-foot

[Anonymous No.14803213]

>>14803206

[Anonymous No.14804222]

>>14802414
i think it looks quite normal, although usually it takes a lil while till it looks like that, just apply some shoecare products to ensure that the leather doesnt start cracking in those spots.

[Anonymous No.14804229]

>>14802414
I think you're making a bigger deal out of them than you should, its gonna crease regardless

[Anonymous No.14804466]

>>14802414
These are my cheap Levi's Chelseas. I think I've worn them as much (or a bit more) than you did your Meermin.

You can notice some creasing, but not as much as in yours. You can also notice that the material on my chelseas is a couple orders of magnitude inferior to yours. Why the difference? Because they're actually my size. Next time you buy leather shoes or boots, make sure you pick the right size. While some creasing is unavoidable, if your shoes or boots are larger than they should, they will show more creasing than usual and would look worse over time.

Anyway, what's done, it's done. Just use shoe trees and condtion more than usual to minimize the creasing.

[Anonymous No.14804565]

OP have you tried pushing off from the ball of your foot when you walk instead of your toes?

[Anonymous No.14804597]

>>14804565
Do you people seriously not bend your foot when you walk?

[Anonymous No.14804632]

>>14802414
They creased awfully, the leather looks plasticky. It's a known fact that meermins quality's been going downhill

[Anonymous No.14804663]

>>14802414

serves you well for wearing black shoes.

It's a terrible choice unless you wear grey and black 24/7.

[Anonymous No.14804752]

>>14804597
i keep my ankles rock solid and strictly use my hip and knee so that the shoe makes a perfect flat landing every time to avoid any wear

[Anonymous No.14804926]

>>14803044
This is 4chan. Everyone is telling you that so they can laugh at you. Christ.

[Anonymous No.14804938]

>>14804597
nobody walks like this you dipshit, and if you do you probably look like you have a mental disability

[Anonymous No.14804941]

>>14804938
>>14804565
ops meant this guy