/btg/ BOOTS GENERAL

[Anonymous No.17363252]

/btg/ - ROLLED WELT 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
>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 and don't wear them daily for too long

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
>Made in Mexico/Chyna

PREV>>17358189

[Anonymous No.17363254]

>>17363252
Woah cool clown shoe.

[Anonymous No.17363269]

>tfw no florshiem imperials

[Anonymous No.17363282]

fucking hell

[Anonymous No.17363292]

>>17363282
Wtf lol, what a bunch of kikes

[Anonymous No.17363295]

Some femanon said the Chukkas are Dadcore.
I’m fine with that.

[Anonymous No.17363298]

>>17363282

[Anonymous No.17363346]

Are Blundestones still good?

[Anonymous No.17363347]

>>17363346
they were never good

[Anonymous No.17363368]

>>17363346
Manufacturing moved overseas so fuck them. Redback or Rossi are what you want.

[Anonymous No.17363373]

>>17362676
>>17363221
>>17362662
back from previous thread, think i'm going to pull the trigger on a pair. which kind is best,any recommendations? I'm looking at "the earl" right now. I have a wide foot.

[Anonymous No.17363394]

>>17363373
testicovas or go home

[Anonymous No.17363585]

What boot looks like these that aren’t a fortune?

[Anonymous No.17363594]

>>17363585
Just save up.

[Anonymous No.17363615]

>>17363585
White's Chore boot, currently under 300

[Anonymous No.17363641]

>>17363295

[Anonymous No.17363672]

>>17363641

[Anonymous No.17363731]

>>17362796
>Why waste leather on on parts that are meant to be regularly replaced?
This logic is retarded.
If they didn't use leatherboard the parts wouldn't need to be replaced half as regularly to begin with.

[Anonymous No.17363747]

>>17363373
>I have a wide foot
Is that an euphemism for I'm a fat fuck?

[Anonymous No.17363749]

>>17363594
Expensive boots are a scam, no need to pay more than $200.

[Anonymous No.17363775]

Get Loakes, they said

[Anonymous No.17363779]

>>17363775
They're good, they said

[Anonymous No.17363801]

>>17363775
it's predistressed

[Anonymous No.17363874]

>>17363252
i’m so excited for my paramemes to get here in 6 months
i have big feet so i hope they don’t look clownish but even if they do i will still prize them

[Anonymous No.17363893]

>>17363874
>waiting 6 months for boots
>peak fetishism

[Anonymous No.17363968]

>>17363874
Nigger just buy them from Steinkogler. They make them in Austria, not Croatia. They ship out in less than 5 days.

[Anonymous No.17364034]

>>17363731
In reality the difference is marginal. Just ask any cobbler. Your sole is going to wear before a leatherboard heel stack.

[Anonymous No.17364046]

>>17364034
You can resole using the same heelstack and midsole.
With leatherboard you'll have to replace them sooner.

[Anonymous No.17364047]

>>17364034
You are a dumb nigger, kill yourself you utter slave. Keep shilling for your master Aldens. Not buying them.

[Anonymous No.17364073]

>>17364046
The key word is “can”. Not every cobbler will re-use the same midsole or heel stack especially if they’re changing the sole type. In fact, most are incentivized to change it and charge you for their marked up replacement parts.

>>17364047
It’s not just Alden. Leatherboard is everywhere. You cannot escape it. You probably have shoes or boots with it and don’t even realize.

[Anonymous No.17364094]

Best pants to wear with Chelsea boots. These ones are by Manufacture Etrusche

[Anonymous No.17364096]

>>17364094
this is supposed to be a question btw

[Anonymous No.17364105]

>>17364073
>Not every cobbler will re-use the same midsole or heel stack
They pretty much all will.

[Anonymous No.17364108]

>>17363252

[Anonymous No.17364112]

>>17364094
Anything that tapers on the calf desu. slim, skinny etc

keep in mind though that if the taper doesn't naturally tighten enough to fit the hem in the boots or ends just above them (usually the case of skinny pants), never push your hem inside the chelsea like it's some combat boot. Some people unironically do that and it's bad.

[Anonymous No.17364116]

>>17363282
>americans are paid in gift cards
lmao

[Anonymous No.17364129]

>>17364073
I buy Austrian only. You are trying to cope with your cheap and inferior garbage, keep doing damage control you utter nigger slave.

[Anonymous No.17364284]

>>17363373
their calf leather is super soft, but shows scuffs/blemishes easily if you're not careful.
if you dont want that, id maybe look at the goat. they look fantastic after a short time, and you dont have to worry about nicking them up. any marks will just blend in.

buy a D and an EE if you're unsure of the width.
returns are free and fast.

[Anonymous No.17364338]

>>17363749
Just Buy Justins™

[Anonymous No.17364344]

>>17364094
If you're wearing chelseas, I assume you're going for this look. Albeit, you've opted for lower heels and fatter toes.

So wear pants similar to what they're wearing in pic, but less slick.

[Anonymous No.17364347]

>>17364116
>americans

[Anonymous No.17364355]

>>17364338
Or Timberlands or whatever boots you like. They will never fall apart on you, that's not a thing that happens in reality. It happens only Youtube content catering to boot fetishists.

[Anonymous No.17364360]

>>17364355
kek my Timbs I bought two years ago and almost never wore have half the sole hanging off on one shoe.
Also the leather doesn't match between the two.

[Anonymous No.17364361]

>>17364355
Justins are better than those nigger boots.

[Anonymous No.17364367]

>>17364355
mom get the camera, he tried to convince people that Timbs are good.

Again.

[Anonymous No.17364372]

>>17364360
L I E S
I
E
S

or post photo with timestamp and sharpies in your asshole

[Anonymous No.17364380]

>>17364367
All boots are good. Or at least all boots that you can buy at a nice mall.

[Anonymous No.17364386]

>>17364380
Be honest, we all know mall shoes / department store brands are shit. Which real bootmaker are you actually shilling for ?

Is it Truman's ?

[Anonymous No.17364406]

>>17364386
I'm talking about durability of footwear in general. I've never had anything fall apart on me. The ones in the pic I bought in September 2018 (4 years ago) and they're the only footwear I wore between November and through February. Except on first dates, of which there weren't many. The soles have worn out but otherwise nothing has detached, ripped or fell apart. The price? $90 IIRC. Brand? HH whatever that is. How I took care of them? I would wipe bird shit or mud with a wet wipe and literally nothing else.

And my experience with Timberlands and every other shoe including sneakers is the same. They just gradually get worn out after years of wear.

So when you weirdos obsess about goodyear welts and stitching and leatherboards and cementing and stuff like that, I just don't get it.

Shoes. Don't. Just. Fall. Apart. At least none of the <$100 mall kind I wear.

[Anonymous No.17364435]

>>17364406
This. Heritage boots are simply less durable. They're made by people afraid of modern techniques and modern materials.
Hell, even Doc Martins, those much-hated boots, hold up just fine. Replace the sole, put some shoe black on any scuffs, and you're FINE.

Cobblers are just faggots crying out that their industry is dying.

[Anonymous No.17364447]

>>17364435
Like seriously the heat tiles on spacecraft (that have to withstand white-hot friction heat on reentry) are attached with glue. Glue is used on all modern aircraft including fighter jets. I'd sooner trust glue than stitches.

[Anonymous No.17364501]

I love my new boots. Fit great, very comfortable.
What boot products should I buy to take care of them? On a budget so no more than 50 cad please

[Anonymous No.17364508]

>>17364501
kys

[Anonymous No.17364532]

>>17364501
Are you the faggot who keeps making timbs threads?

Why?

[Anonymous No.17364546]

> I'd sooner trust glue than stitches.

[Anonymous No.17364548]

>>17364546
Show me your boots that have fallen apart. You can't.

[Anonymous No.17364571]

>>17364548

[Anonymous No.17364579]

>>17364571
>4chan filename
>no time stamp

Yeah sure those are your boots. I believe you.

[Anonymous No.17364580]

>>17364571
4chan filename

[Anonymous No.17364597]

my $60 Nikes from July 2016 (6.25 years ago)
well over 2 million steps
sole worn out
no rips, no detachments, glue holding perfectly without stitches

[Anonymous No.17364609]

>>17364579
>>17364580
>he doesn't use the randomize filename feature of 4chanx
ngmi

[Anonymous No.17364614]

>>17362416
Not this shit again. Who is gonna tell this schitzo that Viberg puts cork in everything now?

[Anonymous No.17364628]

>>17364609
>still no timestamp
dumb goslingposter

[Anonymous No.17364632]

>>17364628
true cause i don't own cemented trash

the only cemented pair i had was a pair of converses when i was young, it delaminated at the flex point

[Anonymous No.17364636]

>>17364632
Converse don't use boot construction.

[Anonymous No.17364637]

>>17363252
hello friends, I am buying Carmina dress shoes

https://www.carminashoemaker.com/oxford-shoes-732

and I am wondering what the height on a single sole, double sole, and triple sole is? I usually like them to have a 1inch heel. How big is a triple sole, would it look out of place?

[Anonymous No.17364648]

>>17364347
>canadians are paid in gift cards
lmao

[Anonymous No.17364651]

>>17364637
Each layer is 1.5mm. You can trust me.

[Anonymous No.17364654]

>>17364651
so a single is 1.5mm, double 3mm, triple 4.5


I dont know...

[Anonymous No.17364661]

>>17364636
yes thats why they delaminated

[Anonymous No.17364662]

>>17364654
You can always get an epic PNW oxford. Perfect for the opera.

[Anonymous No.17364665]

>>17364662
do they really.. ?

[Anonymous No.17364666]

>>17364662
that looks to big for my tastes, plus the brown heel/sole with the black I dont like.

[Anonymous No.17364668]

>>17364666
Just use shoe black :^)
The result is very elegant.

[Anonymous No.17364674]

>>17364668
JUST TELL ME THE DAMN SOLE HEIGHT FOR CARMINAS, YOU DOG!

[Anonymous No.17364679]

>>17364674
Best I can do. Please understand.

[Anonymous No.17364686]

>>17364662
You shit on PNW oxfords but Crockett & Jones, Carmina, Edward Green are full of cork and leatherboard. They will literally fall apart on your feet.

[Anonymous No.17364687]

>>17364679
thanks, but the picture seem much bigger, 4.5mm is not even a 1/4 of an inch yet the shoe looks at least 1 inch heel. or am i being autistic and ESL?

[Anonymous No.17364688]

>>17364686
Please post these Crockett & Jones that have fallen apart on you, at your leisure of course.

[Anonymous No.17364695]

>>17364688
Literally disintegrating

[Anonymous No.17364698]

>>17364687
They are probably at least 1", but you could reach out on styleforum and ask Carmina directly

[Anonymous No.17364700]

>>17364698
i did thanks!!

[Anonymous No.17364701]

>>17364686
Specs sperg
Specs sperg
Brain full of dirt
Wearing tuff boots
Dont even work

[Anonymous No.17364707]

>>17364695
>Leather sole is worn
GASP
How could that be????

[Anonymous No.17364711]

>>17364695
>fall apart
Still wearable, what a mystery. It totally fEll ApArt, am I rite?

Why are you up so late Weston? Taking break from sucking dicks?

[Anonymous No.17364712]

>>17364695
Shoulda bought a Vibram® Fire & Ice White Dot Sole (it has screws in it)

[Anonymous No.17364715]

>>17364711
It is 2pm in Utah right now. He probably just got done exposing more companies for using poron

[Anonymous No.17364721]

>>17364715
>exposing
Is this some euphemism?

[Anonymous No.17364723]

>>17364406
the issue is those look bad

[Anonymous No.17364724]

>>17364721
Look, he hasn't done Wesco yet, so I'm not going to say anything right now

[Anonymous No.17364725]

>>17364447
>I'd sooner trust glue than stitches.
which is why both are present

[Anonymous No.17364728]

>>17364723
Maybe read the first sentence in that post?

[Anonymous No.17364729]

>>17364686
Man I wish this thread wasn't filled with farm fag wannabes

[Anonymous No.17364730]

>>17364728
/bootgen/ is about buying expensive things to flex on poors.

That's fashion as a whole, really. Try to keep up.

[Anonymous No.17364734]

>>17364729
True. If only we were all investment bankers....

[Anonymous No.17364735]

>>17364728
no
you shoes look like shit BECAUSE of the materials
a stitched welt on a midsole with a full or half rubber sole will always look better than that block of garbage with a random crease molded in
the stitching on the upper is gross, the panelling is ugly and the mesh is a mess
better made shoes look better because of how theyre constructed

[Anonymous No.17364739]

>>17364729
PNW larpers needs to be deported to literally /out/.

[Anonymous No.17364745]

>>17364739
I would make that argument for commando soles in general. We don't hike.

[Anonymous No.17364753]

>>17364735
I like how they look
most boots from btg look like the kind a farmhand in 1930s England would wear

[Anonymous No.17364767]

>>17364753
yeah im sure your kindergarten standard foam sole and mystery meat in cocoa jobbie brown x white text looks better than a simple plain toe boot

[Anonymous No.17364776]

>>17364753
>I like how they look
post a fit

[Anonymous No.17364792]

>>17364767
yeah those look like they'd go great with a receding hairline

[Anonymous No.17364797]

>>17364792
oh youre just insecure

[Anonymous No.17364800]

>>17364792
no fit?

[Anonymous No.17364822]

>>17364792
Real men have receding hairlines (we're higher test than you)

[Anonymous No.17364871]

>>17364679
There is no way 3 x 1.5mm is correct for triple sole

For reference, Enzo Bonafe single sole is 5mm and double sole is 9mm
They also have an inbetween option of 7mm which I believe is a single, thicker sole.

[Anonymous No.17364875]

>>17364767
I think they're good shoes
literally the first pair I tried when I went to the mall
comfy from day 1
paid $90
I wore them for 4 years
and then basically didn't think about them until today
the point of this was that shoes don't fall apart and don't need some advanced cobbler techniques passed down for generations to be durable

[Anonymous No.17364889]

>>17364875
White's shills btfo

[Anonymous No.17364890]

I bought a pair of boots last week, when i first tried them on they were nice. After 12+ hour shifts daily however, they were painful. Everytime i walk my instep would hurt and when i take them off my pinky toe of my right foot would be white and purple, goes away the next morning. This is fucked since i cant return them anymore. They're work boots but honestly im just thinking of using them for whenever i hang out casually and i wont wear them for too long.

[Anonymous No.17364891]

how can you claim comfy if you've never worn boots

[Anonymous No.17364894]

>>17364890
learn to break in boots
>2 hours first day
>2x2 hours the next
etc

[Anonymous No.17364897]

>>17364891
wear slippers

[Anonymous No.17364901]

>>17364894
You think this is the case? I was going to buy a pair of thin socks, maybe this would help a bit. Theyre honestly fine to wear for the first few hours of working but they get tiring and the stuff i explained above. My other pair of boots had a rough break in period as well so i do hope its just that. Ill give my feet a rest today and wear my worn in boots i suppose.
>2 hours first day
>2x2 hours the next
Issue with this is i dont really have the luxury of wearing them for short periods since icant really swap them out when i want to.

[Anonymous No.17364903]

>>17364901
>thin socks
no. T H I C C wool socks is what you need

[Anonymous No.17364904]

>>17364903
Oh yeah? Any particular brand recommendations? Ill put an order in right now

[Anonymous No.17364905]

>>17364901
Wear then around the house until they are broken in.

[Anonymous No.17364906]

>>17364904
Darn Tough has a life time guarantee and comes in a variety of weights

[Anonymous No.17364910]

>>17364904
Darn Tough, look for Full Cushion

[Anonymous No.17364911]

>>17364905
Didnt even think of this, thanks ill do this and stop taking them to work for a bit.
>>17364906
Okay thanks ill check them out

[Anonymous No.17364917]

>>17364875
if you think that looks good you have brain damage

[Anonymous No.17364921]

>>17364917
If you can't understand that the topic is durability, you have brain damage

And I do think they look good.

[Anonymous No.17364923]

>>17364921
>the topic is durability
1. this is a fashion board
2. people often have soles separate. i dont care about your specific turd

[Anonymous No.17364929]

>>17364911
Alright guys decide what color i get, i like eclipse and oatmeal the most but mind you, i usually wear all black.

[Anonymous No.17364935]

>>17364929
I play it safe with my socks, it's usually very dark colors and mostly navy

[Anonymous No.17364936]

>>17364929
I like solid colors so I've only bought their midweight tactical in coyote. Simple and works with a lot of shoes.

Pardon the jeans. It's my day off

[Anonymous No.17364940]

>>17363373
I've got a pair of "The Roy"s in granite suede. I know zip boots (zip cowboy boots in particular) are taboo around these parts but I really do like them. The zipper allows a slimmer silhouette which I enjoy the look of. Bought them once-worn for around $90. I wear regular width in all my boots/shoes, went down a full-size in D width from my normal sneaker size, half-size down from what I generally wear in boots. Probably the best cowboy boots at their price range

[Anonymous No.17364941]

>>17364936
Your shoes are not matching, dumbass. Get your shit together, you're almost 30.

[Anonymous No.17364943]

>>17364941
I am ngmi. Learn from me, please

[Anonymous No.17364944]

i bought eclipse socks

[Anonymous No.17364962]

>>17364929
for me its the green

[Anonymous No.17364964]

All my sneakers from five years ago no longer fit me
And it's not even a marginal fit, like all five of my toes are squished against the end

I am not retarded, when I bought them back then they were a good fit, with decent room in the front

When I was like 18 I was an EU43
By my early 20's I became an EU44, I thought that was that and it was settled
I remeasured my feet recently and I come out to be an EU45

[Anonymous No.17364967]

>>17364964
weight gain?

[Anonymous No.17364971]

>>17364944
i actualy ended up buying 2 pairs, only shitty part is the eclipse wont arrive until the 6th of december but the onyx arrives in 2 days. still they are expensive socks for just 1 pair and they have to be replaced daily. i guess ill build a collection

[Anonymous No.17364972]

>>17364967
I was always fat though

[Anonymous No.17364977]

>>17364971
>and they have to be replaced daily
They don’t, wool is anti microbial, you can wear them for days without them smelling.

[Anonymous No.17364983]

>>17364977
oh thats nice, ill probably end up ordering more in the future just to have different colors. thanks

[Anonymous No.17364988]

>>17364971
>and they have to be replaced daily
wool socks do very well with air drying. leave a worn pair out over night, wear the other pair next day, rinse and repeat
rotating like this will keep the moisture from ever being a problem

I wash mine twice a month with my other delicates. They do fine on hikes/camping

[Anonymous No.17364996]

gigatimbs irl

[Anonymous No.17365007]

>>17364929
>>17364962
Definitely green

[Anonymous No.17365012]

>>17364971
just turn them inside out and hang to dry when you're cycling them

[Anonymous No.17365019]

>chukkas with gyw consistently have shanks
>chukkas with stitchdown consistently lack shanks
>of course there's PNWshit with stitchdown and shank, but using seidel instead of a good leather

why is this so hard
I just want stitchdown, a shank, and something akin to CF stead

[Anonymous No.17365026]

>>17364996
they look great
what are they? link?

[Anonymous No.17365048]

>>17364996
these are chore boots right? mine arrive last week and i love them

[Anonymous No.17365054]

>>17365026
>>17365048
chore
it's a decent looking everyday boot

[Anonymous No.17365055]

do i find some cubans or get these solovair boots? I want that Chelsea/cuban boot style but I don't know any other good manufacturers in my price range beyond Solovair/NPS

[Anonymous No.17365059]

>>17365055
go to a mall, you'll have lots of options there. I like the ones from Burberry.

[Anonymous No.17365069]

>>17363252
Check out these bad boys

[Anonymous No.17365072]

>>17365059
The only nice ones I saw at the mall today were Massimo Dutti, but I'll look at Burberry online.

[Anonymous No.17365095]

>>17365069
already posted. target makes the best shoes

[Anonymous No.17365121]

>>17364501
>>17365069
>>17365095
Finally, some good taste in boots

[Anonymous No.17365128]

[Anonymous No.17365132]

>>17365128
thicc

[Anonymous No.17365145]

>>17364871
just looking at the Enzo Bonafe shoes the heel seems smaller than the carmina shoes, carmina looks at least 1 inch, this guy says carmina is 30mm

https://www.styleforum.net/threads/men%E2%80%99s-dress-shoes-and-heel-height-which-brand-has-the-highest.669986/

[Anonymous No.17365156]

kommandostore has new manufacture meme boots in stock

want to cop but I already have a pair that work fine

[Anonymous No.17365165]

>>17365019
Jim Greens are stichdown and shanked, while also being a great bang for your buck.

[Anonymous No.17365200]

>>17365165
>while also being a great bang for your buck.
I'm not poor.
Who makes their leather uppers? Looks cheap.

[Anonymous No.17365203]

>>17365156
Thanks for posting again, shill.

[Anonymous No.17365210]

>>17365156
what's the point of this, nazi larp?

[Anonymous No.17365214]

>>17365203
I don't know what you're referencing so fuck off

[Anonymous No.17365219]

>>17365210
they were extremely popular here years ago

[Anonymous No.17365221]

>>17365200
They make them.
Do you mean who tans them?

[Anonymous No.17365238]

>>17365156
Incel boots

[Anonymous No.17365250]

>>17365200
mystery meat

[Sigma Male No.17365273]

Can someone give me advice/ideas on how to wear Blundstones?

They're not as comfortable as people make them out to be, but they look good and appear very durable.

Picrel is fit from today.

[Anonymous No.17365277]

are these too try hard
I’m in college and everyone wears white sneakers n shit. Boots stand out like a motherfucker
but I work in the woods so the blue collar shit kickin redneck thing is not entirely a larp

[Anonymous No.17365284]

>>17365277
also they are 8085 (copper rough n tough) redwings iron rangers, I can get em for $330 or maybe cheaper if I look for factory 2nds
picrel is the rw blacksmith boot they seem a little more dressy but I like the rangers more

[Anonymous No.17365287]

Redpill me on side zip boots.

[Anonymous No.17365305]

>>17365277
>>17365284
blacksmiths look better

>>17365287
>zip
point of breakage
point of leakage
what else do you want to know?

[Anonymous No.17365360]

>>17365277
>are these too try hard
no they look nice on you :3

[Anonymous No.17365372]

>>17365287
Look good if you’re skinny

[Anonymous No.17365582]

Should I crop this? I want to wear it with some pants that are starting to get loose

[Anonymous No.17365600]

>>17365582
what does boots have to do with pants starting to get loose

[Anonymous No.17365638]

>>17365600
I will tuck the pants in the boots so it doesn't look loose

[Anonymous No.17365641]

>>17365638
>I will tuck the pants in the boots
>so it doesn't look loose
all the excess will just blouse outwards

[Anonymous No.17365652]

>>17365641
I think you might be right. I might just throw the old pants away. Still would it look good with pants that'll fit?

[Anonymous No.17365677]

>>17365652
take up sewing (assuming you have a basic button repair kit or better)

[Anonymous No.17365713]

>>17365219
They were $30 back then.
new manufacture is pointless.

[Anonymous No.17365720]

>>17365713
try explaining that to black boot fetishists

[Anonymous No.17365721]

>>17365720
there's nothing wrong with black boots.
there's nothing wrong with paramemes, even.
but the reason paramemes were popular is because they were a lot of boot for not a lot of money. making new paramemes for new boot prices isn't going to catch that lightning twice, and shilling for the kommando store is always obnoxious.

[Anonymous No.17365723]

>>17365721
>there's nothing wrong with black boots.
i dont like them

[Anonymous No.17365728]

>>17365723
ok.

[Anonymous No.17365762]

Anybody have an ID on these

[Anonymous No.17365801]

c/n?

[Anonymous No.17365832]

>>17365801
Are you a literal rockstar?

[Anonymous No.17365959]

>>17365277
>are these too try hard
Yes. Get Beckmans or similar.

[Anonymous No.17365962]

>>17365284
>blacksmith
this or beckman

[Anonymous No.17366061]

>>17365762
Just two faggots of one too many examples. Or are you asking for the boots? They look like fallen arch docs.

[Anonymous No.17366064]

talk me out of getting a pair of the paramemes

[Anonymous No.17366074]

>>17365277
I wouldn't care that others still dress like teenagers but my IR's are honestly my biggest regret after getting into other boots, the toebox looks like shit and i think they are uncomfortable.

[Anonymous No.17366210]

New Boots, what do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.17366262]

which one should I get

[Anonymous No.17366272]

>>17366210
Looks good
Probably better with black jeans desu

[Anonymous No.17366291]

>>17366210
Not bad. Let's see Paul Allen's boots

[Anonymous No.17366363]

Can someone identify this boot or give similar examples? No zippers por favor.

[Anonymous No.17366369]

>>17366363
rw blacksmith

[Anonymous No.17366378]

>bunion shaped lasts
please tell me you guys dont actually buy these

[Anonymous No.17366386]

>>17366378
>bunion shaped lasts
a what now?

[Anonymous No.17366415]

Does anyone know what those boots are?

[Anonymous No.17366419]

>>17366415
Another view. I'm after that heavy duty looking heel block.

[Anonymous No.17366456]

>>17366386
do you know what bunions are? Any shoe/boot last that looks like that.

[Anonymous No.17366466]

>>17366456
>Any shoe/boot last that looks like that.
not familiar with any, sorry

[Anonymous No.17366504]

>>17366378
>doesn’t know the difference between usable and unusable toe toom.

[Anonymous No.17366548]

Why people spend 10 grand on Dior 1s when a good replica can be bought for $500 - $600 max anywhere in any Asian country's market.
I understand they have money to spend 10k, but still.

[Anonymous No.17366612]

>>17364637
>>17364651
>>17364654
>>17364666
>>17364668
>>17364674
>>17364679
>>17364687
>>17364871
Called Carmina, said the 732 forest has a 1.5 inch heel. double sole, i dont know where they 1.5mm came up imsure the guy on the forum post meant 1.5cm

[Anonymous No.17366615]

>>17366061
The toe box looks a lot smaller than Docs. It's much shinier too, like it's a different leather

[Anonymous No.17366658]

>>17366210
I like them
It's good you went with a round last, square chelseas are a little too gay even for me

[Anonymous No.17366662]

>>17366615
They're just beat up cummed on saturated in mink oil for 3 months straight docs. Look at that ugly sole and the stiching.

[Anonymous No.17366665]

>>17364686
this anon is making up shit again

[Anonymous No.17366699]

>>17363282

[Anonymous No.17366708]

my col8 bonafes arrived

they have a wow factor
good fit
finishing is virtually perfect I think

photos tomorrow now it's dark

[Anonymous No.17366713]

>>17366708
also, shell is a weird material
it changes color depending on the light
it's a little rigid
where it creased as I first put them on the color lightened, but running my finger on it the color reverts

[Anonymous No.17366714]

>>17366713
I also went with ridgeway sole
It's an amazing sole, it's low profile, it's hard, seems way more grippy than dainite
the whole boot is much lighter than I expected even though it's fully lined

[Anonymous No.17366720]

>>17366713
yes its almost glass like

[Anonymous No.17366739]

>>17366714
>ridgeway sole
based

[Anonymous No.17366793]

Disappointed with my Grant Stones. Pic related is the left boot insole after ~8 hrs of wear. It feels like the leather insole completely sunk in as if there was no shank or cork underneath. Right boot is completely fine and comfortable but the left on feels like dogshit. The way the left boot wore in leaves a noticeable shelf from the heel to the arch which causes a pressure point. So much for the full grain insole meme.

[Anonymous No.17366797]

>>17366793
email them. could be inadequate filling
the insole isnt the highest quality leather but it didnt compress enough for you to be sinking

[Anonymous No.17366815]

>>17366797
Already done. Gonna send them back and get it fixed or replaced. The leather quality and outside construction seems pretty good so this is a bit of a bummer.

[Anonymous No.17366830]

>>17366793
we warned you about chyna and cork bro

[Anonymous No.17366844]

>>17366830
>chyna
that cantonese leather

[Anonymous No.17366854]

>>17366830
American cork is best cork

>>17366844
Didn’t know Chyna had ostriches

[Anonymous No.17366858]

>>17366854
you from tejas friend?

[Anonymous No.17366860]

>>17366854

[Anonymous No.17366865]

>>17366858
Si

[Anonymous No.17366873]

>>17366793
that pube inside lol
also they put foam/fiberboard under the insole
https://youtu.be/p7BJnsIi2AQ?t=999

[Anonymous No.17366875]

>>17366865

[Anonymous No.17366885]

>Should I buy turdsdays/soloshits/doc shitans?
>No they are filled with synthetic materials

Okay so wtf do I buy then

[Anonymous No.17366890]

>>17366885
Meermin ?
AE on sale ?

I don't know what else is there in the $200 range or so

[Anonymous No.17366902]

>>17366885
red wings
white's GYW line

[Anonymous No.17366922]

I just bought a $350 pair of Redwing workboots (steel toe). Did I get ripped off? Any recommendations for casual wear boots?

[Anonymous No.17366941]

>>17365721
Well said.

[Anonymous No.17366944]

Can anybody recommend a dark brown leather men's dress boot around $250 for a tourist? Do I need to go to $300+ for something not totally shit material wise?

[Anonymous No.17366950]

>>17366262
pls respond

[Anonymous No.17366955]

>>17366944
not thursdays

[Anonymous No.17366958]

>>17366944
moc toe
https://shop.whitesboots.com/lifestyle-boots/perry/

timberlands but not shit
https://shop.whitesboots.com/work-boots/chore-boot/

roughout
https://www.grantstoneshoes.com/collections/boots/products/edward-boot-dark-oak-roughout

only buy this on sale
https://www.allenedmonds.com/product/mens-higgins-mill-boot-with-chromexcel-leather-3023749/brown-ec4001823

no midsole
https://www.redwingshoes.com/heritage/mens/Blacksmith-03343.html

[Anonymous No.17366959]

>>17363252
I went a size up and they still don't fit
Patchy signal
Never buying online from sainsburys again

[Anonymous No.17366962]

>>17366885
French rangers.

[Anonymous No.17366968]

I just bought a $350 pair of Redwing workboots (steel toe). Did I get ripped off? Any recommendations for casual wear boots?

[Anonymous No.17366969]

>>17366959

[Anonymous No.17366970]

>>17366968
why are you wearing steel toes casually?

[Anonymous No.17366971]

>>17366958
Ty senpai

[Anonymous No.17366972]

I bought a pair of brown American service boots (Viberg in brown CXL).
Which means it's time for me to also buy my first pair of jeans.

Who makes a good pair of "selvedge" (did I spell it right) trousers that won't break the bank?

[Anonymous No.17366974]

>>17366972
>american
>viberg
what did he mean by this?

[Anonymous No.17366978]

>>17366974
North American

Is there really that much difference between Seattle and Vancouver?

[Anonymous No.17366987]

>>17366972
i like PBJ for trousers. self edge and blue owl workshop have a good selection of selvedge but neither does returns, only exchanges or store credit

[Anonymous No.17366989]

>>17363252
Paramemes are coming back cope seethe and dilate https://kommandostore.com/products/new-production-austrian-paratrooper-boots?variant=40455715127338

[Anonymous No.17366992]

>>17366989
leg day skipper

[Anonymous No.17366997]

>>17366987
forgot the pic

[Anonymous No.17367000]

>>17366958
>dress boots

[Anonymous No.17367008]

>>17367000
>implying you need dress boots

[Anonymous No.17367014]

>>17367008
cunt that's what he asked for

[Anonymous No.17367015]

>>17367000
Sorry anon I missed the part where you said "dress"

With the USD being so strong maybe you can buy Carminas or C&J, but it won't be $250
I guess maybe Meermin

[Anonymous No.17367018]

>>17367014
>ask for dress boots
>posts a hurr durr turdsday derby boot

[Anonymous No.17367020]

>>17366972
inexpensive?
GAP, Everlane, Unbranded, JCrew, Express, Tellason, AE77 (discontinued but check ebay)

[Anonymous No.17367023]

>>17367018
that makes your reply even worse

[Anonymous No.17367024]

>>17366970
I needed a nice pair of boots for working, but I will be wearing them around. I also want a casual pair that isn't for work.

[Anonymous No.17367037]

>>17366989
>telling someone else to dilate while wearing that belt

[Anonymous No.17367058]

>>17366989
bratty twunk needs correction

[Anonymous No.17367102]

>>17367037
>>17367058
>>17366992
Keep seething

[Anonymous No.17367110]

>>17367102
I can't tell if you have small feet or if those boots are too small for you.

[Anonymous No.17367123]

>>17366989
>>17367102
What happens if you don’t tuck your pants into the boots, does it look retarded?

[Anonymous No.17367147]

Anyone know any EU online stores that stock Charles Tyrwhitt products? Their own international site is way overpriced compared to the British one

[Anonymous No.17367148]

>>17366873
??
https://youtu.be/9_bQcHlV7UM

[Anonymous No.17367153]

>>17366972
Carhartt

[Anonymous No.17367161]

Been thinking about the anon here who bought those Balenciaga boots a few weeks ago and now they got exposed for being pedophiles, wonder if he is still wearing them.

[Anonymous No.17367205]

>>17367123
>paying for a tall shaft and then not showing it off
Are you gay?

[Anonymous No.17367210]

>>17367205
n-no

[Anonymous No.17367243]

boots with da fur

[Anonymous No.17367253]

>>17367243
yuketen is pure sex

[Anonymous No.17367274]

>>17367153
What

[Anonymous No.17367303]

>>17367243
SEX

[Anonymous No.17367311]

>>17367243
The "I've never been outside of the city or done any type of manual labour in my life" boot.

[Anonymous No.17367320]

>>17367311
Anon, this is a fashion thread.

[Anonymous No.17367325]

>>17367320
Right, and fashion is a way to portray an identity for ourselves. Those boots portray a soft cityboy.

Pic related is my latest boot purchase. They claim to be good for down to -30. I walked around some icy puddles while hunting the other day and my feet stayed toasty warm, so maybe the claim on the box is actually true.

[Anonymous No.17367328]

>>17367325
Did you kill anything?

[Anonymous No.17367332]

>>17367328
No. I was squirrel and rabbit hunting with a longbow. Came damn close a few times though.

[Anonymous No.17367337]

>>17367325
of course it's not practical. modern materials will always be better. But I still love eskimocore.
I want zoomers to start talking about how they're snowpilled sheepskin parkacels.

It's so dumb that I want it to go mainstream.

[Anonymous No.17367348]

>>17367015
These Meermins look great and are sub 200 USD for the dressy ones. Too bad they're all out of stock

[Anonymous No.17367350]

>>17367348
Alden chukkas are in stock

[Anonymous No.17367377]

[Anonymous No.17367415]

>>17367377
nice boots, parkhurst?

[Anonymous No.17367424]

>>17367415
yeah
camel kudu

[Anonymous No.17367554]

>>17367102
What jacket?

[Anonymous No.17367608]

>>17366873
Having the shank fixed to the fiberboard is standard practice.
Shut the fuck up Weston. You don’t make shoes.

[Anonymous No.17367662]

>>17367608
I think the point is that there's fiberboard at all, instead of leather.

[Anonymous No.17367663]

>>17367274
Their jeans are good

[Anonymous No.17367664]

>>17367337
w2c his boots?

[Anonymous No.17367679]

>>17367663
I didn't know they sold jeans, I wear the double front work pants

[Anonymous No.17367792]

[Anonymous No.17367828]

Rangers blacksmiths or thousand miles?

[Anonymous No.17367829]

Any rugged desert-y looking chukka recs?

[Anonymous No.17367856]

I have short legs and a long upper body. Every boot i tried on looked completey retarded on me. Are there any tricks?

[Anonymous No.17367975]

>>17367828
Wolverine is chinkshit but at American prices.

[Anonymous No.17367985]

>>17363373
Following up on this. Should I get a Cowboy or Roper style boot from them?

[Anonymous No.17367988]

>>17367829
Woodford desert boot

[Anonymous No.17368022]

how bad is it if I can see the gemming next to the foodbed

[Anonymous No.17368033]

Any cowboy boot chads in here? Debating on saving up for some Dan Post, but are lucchese worth it?

[Anonymous No.17368037]

>>17367662
For what purpose? You know you are talking about the shank reinforcement piece right?

[Anonymous No.17368043]

>>17368037
Because it's a more durable material.

[Anonymous No.17368067]

>>17367856
Don't cuff your pants, wear them like shoes

[Anonymous No.17368073]

>>17368043
>le durable meme

What will wear out a shank reinforcement piece?
If anything, the hard compressed fiberboard shank reinforcement piece is more resistant than leather (for specifically this application), as leather can get depressed.

Again, Weston, you don’t make shoes, stop making assumption.

[Anonymous No.17368094]

>>17368033
i tried a few lucchese and wasn't satisfied with the fit, or the price tag.

[Anonymous No.17368096]

>>17368073
>What will wear out a shank reinforcement piece?
You constantly walking on it.

[Anonymous No.17368101]

>>17368096
You dont directly step on the shank area you weeping specs sperging retard.

[Anonymous No.17368102]

I dont wear my shoes so I dont wear my shoes

[Anonymous No.17368126]

>>17368101
Is this supposed to be a joke or something?

[Anonymous No.17368129]

>>17368126
Shank is for withstanding the weight you idiot, you don’t wear (abrade) it like the forefoot.

Fuck you Weston, skinny moron.

[Anonymous No.17368151]

>>17368129
The entire sole is flexing, rubbing, getting damp, ... when you walk.
All of the layers, including the ones that don't touch your foot or the ground.

[Anonymous No.17368190]

>>17368151
t. Actual moron who dont understand how shoes work.

[Anonymous No.17368197]

>>17368190
Everything flexes and rubs.
That's why you hear about soles squeaking, it's the internal layers rubbing together.

[Anonymous No.17368221]

>>17368197
On shitty on construction. All layers should be bonded together.

>>17367662
The fiberboard is there to keep the shank from shifting. Fiberboard is thinner than leather so it keeps the thickness down. Not everyone needs 8+ layer leather footbed with a 2” sole.

[Anonymous No.17368225]

>>17367828
wolverine is shit

>>17367856
stop tucking your boots in

>>17368022
oof

[Anonymous No.17368229]

>>17368151
The shank prevents the midfoot of the shoe from flexing and collapsing. It’s entire purpose is not to bend and in doing so makes the show more stable.

[Anonymous No.17368240]

>>17368221
>On shitty on construction
Makers like Whites', Nick's, Wesco, ... tend to add anti-squeak layers too.

>>17368229
Exactly, because that area is under a lot of bending stresses.

[Anonymous No.17368248]

>>17368229
Finally someone with a brain.

>>17368229
Brainlett still dont understand.

[Anonymous No.17368252]

>>17368240
there is no bending in the first place when the whole point is that you dont want it to bend.

Fuck you Weston, just say you want to learn.

[Anonymous No.17368254]

>>17368248
>Finally someone with a brain.
You said the shank was there for "withstanding the weight".
That anon and I are asying it's there to prevent flexing.

>>17368252
When you add support to something that would bend otherwise, that support is going to take the stress instead.

[Anonymous No.17368256]

>>17368197
Literally describing a faulty shoes. Shill more faggot.
Honk honk

[Anonymous No.17368258]

>>17368225
>oof

[Anonymous No.17368259]

>>17368256
Shoes don't always squeak, but all shoes do have different layers of the sole that rub.

How astronomically retarded do you have to be to suggest that only the part of the sole that contacts the floor will ever experience wear?

[Anonymous No.17368261]

>>17368254
Both are correct. I don’t mention it does not mean I don’t recognize it. The point is to illustrate that the only real stress the shank area gonna face is the weight.

>When you add support to something that would bend otherwise, that support is going to take the stress instead.

Did you go to school?

[Anonymous No.17368263]

wooden or metal shanks?

[Anonymous No.17368265]

>>17368259
The part that get motion will abrade and wear, not the parts that dont. Learn to read retard. I know it’s hard since you probably did not finish elementary.

[Anonymous No.17368270]

>>17368261
>>17368265
Jesus, just how bored are you?
You're like one of those obsessed Link fudders.

[Anonymous No.17368272]

>>17368263
fiberglass

[Anonymous No.17368273]

This is why leather fetish spec spergs should be deported to /out/ for the sanity of this thread.

[Anonymous No.17368276]

>>17368273
Fiberboard is paper, it's not going to wear in nicely like leather.

[Anonymous No.17368277]

>>17368270
Stiff area, no motion, no abrasion, no rubbing, no wear
Apparently too hard of a concept for an illiterate to understand.
Yes, all boots need to be made with a loose leather shanklet that squeak like clown shoes.
Fuck off and shill somewhere else Weston.

[Anonymous No.17368280]

>>17368276
Does leather inside makes you dress better. This is /fa/ my dude. Take that /k/ shit away from here please.

[Anonymous No.17368281]

>>17368277
>Stiff area, no motion, no abrasion, no rubbing, no wear
t. same guy who said the fiberboard is there to stop the shank from shifting.

[Anonymous No.17368282]

>>17368280
It makes you walk better.

[Anonymous No.17368285]

>>17368281
What part of that contrasted what you just quoted me?

[Anonymous No.17368288]

>>17368282
Take this convo to /out/. None of this makes you look /fa/ in any way.
And btw, if you need a smidge of leather inside your shoes to “walk better”, I think you should start investing in a pair of crutches.

[Anonymous No.17368290]

>>17368285
There's also the simple fact that you're constantly compressing and decompressing the sole layers every time you walk.
Not many materials can handle this better over longer periods of time than veg-tanned leather. Certainly not glorified paper.

[Anonymous No.17368292]

>>17368282
Does American really?

[Anonymous No.17368297]

>>17368290
Reread what I posted earlier. the compressed paper is literally better at depression resistant than veg tan leather.
Also, guess what is strongest? Fucking steel. The point of the fiberboard is keeping the shank in place. Any “decompressing” comparison is meaningless.

[Anonymous No.17368301]

>>17368297
>the compressed paper is literally better at depression resistant than veg tan leather.
Tell me this is a joke.

>The point of the fiberboard is keeping the shank in place.
And you're walking on it.

[Anonymous No.17368305]

>>17368297
> The point of the fiberboard is keeping the shank in place.
Guess what is stronger than fiberboard? Fucking steel nails.

[Anonymous No.17368307]

>>17368305
And the other side.

>bruh you need paper to keep muh shank in place!

[Anonymous No.17368308]

>>17368301
Weight for weight, size for size, compressed cardboard is better for depression resistant.

>leather is better because muh leather teehee
Get fucked

>walking on it

Safe and sound.

[Anonymous No.17368311]

>>17368308
Paper goes to shit under constant weighting and unweighting. It literally pulverizes.
And that's without even mentioning the obvious: that you don't need paper to keep a shank in place.

[Anonymous No.17368313]

>>17368305
>>17368307

Yes, every boots need a cartoonish large bulging shank.
Squeak squeak
Honk Honk

[Anonymous No.17368317]

>>17368313
If you want them to last, sure.
Or a steel shank.

[Anonymous No.17368319]

>>17368311
>source: my feeling

We get it, you jerk off with leather, leather must be better just because
Industry research be damned.

[Anonymous No.17368323]

>>17368317
Steel shank should be fixed to some reinforcement piece for no squeak guarantee. Reread the entire thing, Weston.

>Only overbuilt clown shoes last
Cringe.

[Anonymous No.17368328]

>>17368319
>>17368323
You really need a hobby or something.

[Anonymous No.17368334]

>>17368328
And you need to retake high school or something?

[Anonymous No.17368336]

>>17368334
Says the faggot who keeps saying resistant instead of resistance.

[Anonymous No.17368339]

>>17368336
Im losing, gotta point out grammer now.

[Anonymous No.17368341]

>>17368339
>grammer

[Anonymous No.17368349]

>>17368341
Exactly.

[Anonymous No.17368350]

I had fiberboard in my cheapass Chelsea boots once.
The sole came off because it was a cemented construction, and the fiberboard was completely turned to mush.

Hope this helps.

[Anonymous No.17368353]

>>17368350
And it was a fiberboard insole.

[Anonymous No.17368355]

I bet the fiberboard defender is the same guy as the cork defender.
The exact same aggression, abrasiveness and esl mistakes.

[Anonymous No.17368361]

>>17368355
>leather leather leather

Caveman trash.

[Anonymous No.17368366]

>>17368361
Here's your thread bro >>17365968

[Anonymous No.17368370]

>>17368366
And you >>>/out/

[Anonymous No.17368379]

I promised photos of my new Bonafe boots

[Anonymous No.17368381]

>>17368258
shits fucked if you see the gemming

[Anonymous No.17368382]

>>17368379
Here they are next to the Viberg 2030
Both of these lasts are supposed to be wide (one size wider than normal) and yet the 363mod actually is wide while the 2030 is not.

[Anonymous No.17368387]

NEW>>17368385

NEW>>17368385

NEW>>17368385

[Anonymous No.17368389]

>>17368379
>>17368382
And here's a photo with flash on to see how the shell changes color depending on the light
It's only this red under direct sunlight, usually it's a very dark burgundy.

[Anonymous No.17368415]

>>17368341
Kek

[Anonymous No.17368504]

>>17367102
this is a cool picture, how do i make a similar one?

[Anonymous No.17368525]

>>17368504
>take photo of you standing there
>take one without
>layer them on top of each other in photoshop
>remove head
>add smoke effect
Simple as

[Anonymous No.17368897]

>>17368525
looks like the person is wearing like a half mask or someshit though.

[Anonymous No.17368917]

>>17367985
Depends how much stability you need day to day. Short heels are more stable.

[Anonymous No.17368919]

>>17368033
Dan Post is full of cheap foam. You are paying out the ass for exotic leather and that's it.
Lucchese used to be top notch, but they got bought by a multinational and have dropped quality while keeping price the same. Fuck them.

I will shill for R Watson and Chisos.