Reviews
Boot and shoe reviews from real owners. Honest evaluations of quality, construction, sizing, fit, comfort, durability, and patina development.
More than I could have asked for. Comfortable, good looking, and stylish. I felt like John Steed.
Meermin Chelsea Boot in Du Puy Brown Box CalfBy cows_electronico • April 6, 2024"I wore them almost every day through rain, snow, and sun. They were perfect for the commute and office. Played soccer with the kiddo in them. Wore them to a wedding and work presentations. Wore them hiking on dirt paths and boulders. Wore them with suits, ski pants, and jeans. Great for almost everything...."Read the full review
These boot are awsome! when I first started wearing them I was very happy. I wore them every week.
Jim Green Vellie in Chestnut Tan Full GrainBy Das_Bones • April 6, 2024"Lots of hiking, getting them wet, running in them. Playing in them all the time..."Read the full review
Heirloom-quality boots with undeniable verve I hope to be wearing for many many years.
Jack & White Brothers Letterman ZERO in Badalassi Carlo Mosto Minerva LiscioBy storybook.oak • April 6, 2024"I wore these boots as I would any cherished daily driver. I didn’t baby them, but I also didn’t beat them. They accompanied me on long walks, weekend getaways, office days, and everything in between. I wore them in the rain and snow, and they suffered scuffs, scratches, and coffee spills. But after all that, a wipe and a brush later they’d be back to looking incredible again...."Read the full review
A very well constructed shoe, but I screwed up sizing because I didn't check my last, so no inlays.
Allister Caine Chukka #2 in CowboyBy Allister_Caine • April 6, 2024"Spare time use, retail work use, sometimes a walk in the park...."Read the full review
Old boots have their charm.
Unknown Maker French M47/US M43 Copy in Unknown Natural Veg TanBy Niko • April 6, 2024"I tried to wear them every day, giving them a rest when they got soaked or the occasion forbade it. Hikes in the nearby state park were a must, and projects in the woodshop were completed in these boots...."Read the full review
🎶 The waaaaaiiitin’ is the hardest part 🎶
Role Club Lace To Toe A-2 Style in Horween Color 8 Chromexcel Horsehide & Unbuffed HorsehideBy BootsetDaram • April 6, 2024"Over these past six months these boots have been a constant in my life. They have taken me through at least 200 miles of long walks to my favorite parks and coffee shops, to my first strike vote, to adventure with my grandparents, to taking care of chickens on El Rancho, through my fourth year as a teacher, through supporting students who protest against injustice, to seeing Zack Fox live, to the MOMA with my dad, through a road trip to San Diego, to visit family in the hospital, to hikes on the beach, to seeing Bad Bunny live, and even to trying on wedding dresses!
These boots have become a part of me! It’s crazy how six months can pass with the blink of an eye, but stoping to document each change can remind us of all of the beauty in each day...."Read the full review
My first TD, with the third pair of jumpers I made.
Allister Caine Jumpers #3 in Pecos RawBy Allister_Caine • April 6, 2024"Daily activities, mostly work for eight hours a day in shoe retail, riding my bike everywhere I need to go and the on or another walk into the city just to flex them because they are awesome...."Read the full review
Overall nice pair.
Oak Street Bootmakers Field Boot in Tempesti Brown Elbamatt LiscioBy Mikejones100 • April 6, 2024"Just casual wear, wasn’t planning on double doming so these got less wear than originally planned...."Read the full review
Nailed Soles. 38RT for Wesco 100th anniversary.
Wesco Jobmaster in Horween Black Chromexcel HorsehideBy centralfornia • April 6, 2024"Around town work boot...."Read the full review
These are not snow boots.
Oak Street Bootmakers Camp Boot in Horween Natural ChromexcelBy up2in2 • April 6, 2024"I have worn these camp boots in my leisure time. They have been just the ticket walking along river banks and the seashore. I have done yard work in them, and worn them around the docks at my rowing club. I have also worn them for day trips into NYC. They are not fancy, and I could only wear them to my workplace on the occasional days when office attire wasn’t expected. Cold, wet winter weather isn’t where these boots shine: This was not a surprise. But we had a fairly mild winter, and I was still able to wear them with pleasure every week. I will likely get at least as much wear from these in the upcoming 6 months as I have in the past 6 months...."Read the full review
Just a basic Thorogood ST boot.
Thorogood 8" Plain Toe in Tobacco Gladiator Oil-TannedBy Mikejones100 • April 6, 2024"I wasn’t planning on entering the work dome this year as I had been laid off a few months before the start. Planned on only doing the Open category. Luckily I was hired and got a job a few weeks before the start, I wore these mainly in a Metal/fab shop doing welding and just regular metal work in dirty but indoor conditions. Nothing overly hard on boots besides the surface level stuff...."Read the full review
Durable, versatile boot in "rare shell" that doesn't seem to age at all. A boot for all occasions.
Grant Stone Brass Boot in Horween Garnet Shell CordovanBy LouisvilleLeatherGuy • April 6, 2024"I have worn them in small gravel and dirt trails. Manual labor with often 15k+ steps a day on carpet, concrete, and pavement. Heavy lifting and crouched/on my knees. Urban travel in rain and snow. Extreme cold with thick socks, and warm outdoor work with lots of sweat...."Read the full review
Did Everything in Them
Carmina Work Boots 861 in Unknown LeatherBy miamisoledoc • April 6, 2024"I did everything in these boots. I saw patients every week. I traveled around the world. I hiked in swamps, deserts, mountains, rain, snow, garden hose, my daughter’s room. Art fairs, car repair, golf, fishing, cooking.
At no point were they babied or treated like anything else but footwear. Meant to be worn, they say. Yup. They got worn...."Read the full review
From Mountains to Mosh Pits
Briselblack The Stride Side Zip Boots in Badalassi Carlo Cognac MinervaBy heathenist • April 6, 2024"I have done a bit of everything in these boots. In the first month of wear I hiked along the Appalachian trail and moshed to my favorite hardcore band who came out of retirement for a one off show in Philadelphia. I wore these all around Manhattan and Brooklyn when visiting family for Thanksgiving. I wore them when teaching. I spent many hours in the darkroom wearing these. But like many domers, most of the miles put on these were around my neighborhood while walking my dog. They performed great in all of these activities and more importantly, they looked great doing it...."Read the full review
