By Hatsandboots • April 6, 2025"These boots were on final sale, I thought it would be a great leather to follow the patina process. My wife freaked out when she saw the original pale or natural color, as I usually wear darker brown boots. I had to explain that this leather will darken. Where do I start? Boy this leather is stiff and firm. The clicking is really nice, as the vamp developed some nice rolls, 0 grain break.I was expecting them darken them faster, they significantly darkened, but not enough to my liking. I believe more exposure to natural light would make these look darker sooner. 6 months don’t do the justice, I expect them to darken much more in 6 months from now. I haven’t applied any conditioner yet, as they didn’t need much care yet. I did spray 50-50% rubbing alcohol and water mixture on my left pinky toe area, as I still have some hotspots there at the end of the day, due to the stiff nature of this leather...."Read the full review
