I worn these all the time for anything short of a formal occasion, they went through it all
The leather remains beautiful and has remained relatively the same (in a good way, I don’t want my boots wearing out) my care routine has stayed consistent, mainly using snow seal or dubbin to keep them moisturized and water resistant, the colour has definitely darkened with wear but it has some pretty nice pull up so the places where it bends have stayed lighter
Fit is still great and as close to a perfect fit as I could hope for
The craftsmanship on these is excellent, definitely on par or better than vintage red wings, I like the unique vamps and counter cover. The only issues I’ve had with them have been as a result of them being around 60 years old, I had some stitching fail around the back stay (which is not uncommon for vintage boots) and midsole which was made from a leatherboard began to fall apart (I believe this is mostly from age) which spurred on my decision to resole them
I really liked this sole and had wanted to keep it but when midsole started to fall apart I needed new soles, these are still some of my favourite soles because of their combination of traction, durability and oil resistance
I haven’t had much time to wear these new soles as of yet but they seem quite nice
I love the look of the vintage cats paw heels with the plugs and I don’t think anything could change my mind on that, but unfortunately compared to modern rubber compounds they wear much much faster, that being said, one must make compromises for badass heels
Again I haven’t had much wear on them yet but they seem comparable in composition to a vibram 100 (just around 70 years old)