By DiscoBiscuits • April 14, 2024"The design of these boots is fantastic, as is the quality of the construction and materials. I was disappointed with 2 things. 1. The 1964 leather ended up not being as resilient as I thought it would be. I got a gash in the right toe pretty early on in the dome. It did not cut through, or hinder my experience wearing them, but aesthetically it was quite disappointing. This pair of boots is the most expensive I own, and I have never had leather mark up like that in my red wings.
2. The insole became unglued. These came to me with half leather sock liners. From the minute I tried them on for size the half leather sock liner began to peel up. I reached out to Nick’s, who suggested I glue it down myself, or send it back. I did the former, and had no luck. Then I went to a local leather store and had them glue it, still no luck. Finally I had Nick’s send me a full leather sock liner, and I had to have that professionally glued in. During that time I missed out on breaking in the boots, and missed a picture window. That was incredibly disappointing...."Read the full review
