Grant Stone Ottawa Boot

Badalassi Carlo Natural Minerva
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benjfriedrich
Worn about 2 years
Open Thunderdome 2023-2024
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They’re good city boots.

The thing I’ve enjoyed most about these boots, is that they have become the rule. There are exceptions to the rule—days for lugs, days for loafers, days for rubber stompers, and days for cowboy boots. It’s nice to have a collection, but you can’t buy a pair of regulars, and it’s nice to have a reason to wear a pair more than two days in a row. The boots themselves are exactly what they appear to be. In this corner of the boot world, I think Grant Stone’s are considered a well-respected, but unremarkable make of shoe, in the sense that they are affordable and not particularly weird. But in Chicago, and certainly rural Iowa, they do stand out as being beautiful and unique. The split toe on the Ottawa boot is delightful and adds great texture, and the Natural Minerva is a fun leather to watch age. Don’t be impatient—it will darken up over time. I’ve picked up a few Badallasi products (wallet, watch bands) and I’m a big fan. I will also say my cobbler is huge Grant Stone fan, and talked my ear off about them when I took them in for toe taps. I don’t think I have any other particular insights to add. There are lots of good boots out there—these are good boots.
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Specs

Maker

Grant Stone

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Model

Ottawa Boot

Leather

Badalassi Carlo Natural Minerva

Last

Leo Last

Leo Last: 8.5D

Sole

Leather Sole

Purchased from

Grant Stone

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More about this item

B-stock. Triumph toe taps installed by Broadway Shoe Repair in Chicago
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