My favourite black boots

pasghetti_westernabout 1 year ago
Attractions BILTBUCK PioneerGuidi Black Horsebutt
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Attractions

Model

BILTBUCK Pioneer

Leather

Last

A012 Pioneer Last

US Men's Brannock: 11.5C

A012 Pioneer Last: 10.5

Sole

Purchased from

Standard & Strange

Why I own this

Ready To Wear
Style
Other

So I bought these after my Shinki pair because I wanted to dome them and knew I’d have no hope of saving them if I didn’t pick these up to wear day to day.

How I sized

A012 Pioneer Last: 10.5US Men's Brannock: 11.5C
Online Guide

I used the Standard & Strange guidance of 1 down from brannock for this last.

Ordering process

Purchased from Standard & StrangeTotal cost: 1,300 USD Lead time: 4 days
Online Store

I ordered them online - transaction was quick and easy. Customer service was great.

Use & wear

Office Work
Leisure
Travel

These are my go-to black casual boots - they are almost in their element at work, roaming around the city, relaxing in restaurants, and going to concerts/events

Leather

Guidi Black Horsebutt
Patina Process

Rolls for days. The break-in was pretty quick as this leather is very pliable.

Fit

A012 Pioneer Last: 10.5US Men's Brannock: 11.5C

This is a roomy last for my narrow foot, but the shape of it allows it to stay on well enough.

Craftsmanship

Attractions BILTBUCK Pioneer
Design
Clicking
Stitching
Finishing

In my opinion the design is absolutely amazing, probably my second favourite engineer last/pattern behind the Clinch classic. I really like the huge vamp pieces. The last is sort of weird looking when it’s new, but it’s made to collapse, and when it does beautiful things happen. The clicking on this pair is great. The stitching could probably be a touch cleaner, but I am knit picking at this point.

Sole & heel

Durability
Comfort

Pretty standard sole - hard wearing, kind of stiff.

Final thoughts

Would Recommend
Good Value

Love this pair! Highly recommend.

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