Reviews
Boot and shoe reviews from real owners. Honest evaluations of quality, construction, sizing, fit, comfort, durability, and patina development.
Best boots I've ever worn. Very glad my daughter got these and had me join this competition!
White's MP 55 in Horween Dark Brown Waxed FleshBy wildflowersnboots • April 6, 2025"I have worn these boots as both work boots and casual boots. They have been great in all conditions. From sand dunes to snow to soggy terrain to hiking trails to crossing streams, these boots have been reliable. I've worn them anywhere from a couple times a week to everyday, for an hour or two to 12 hr days. I wore them while traveling for 28 hr stretches twice. They were comfortable and supportive, and not restrictive while traveling. I'm not one to take my shoes off on the road or in the air. I wore them in 90° plus weather, helping my daughter and son inlaw rebuild their porch and a few other home projects. They were fantastic as work boots. Best boots I've owned...."Read the full review
Workhorse Stows
Tricker's Stow Country Boot in Horween Natural ChromexcelBy madeofbirds • April 6, 2025"I’ve worn these daily, in the office, around town, and in the garden. They’ve been caked in mud almost weekly...."Read the full review
Great boots I expect to last a lifetime.
Russell Moccasin Weathered Oak Backcountry in Full-Grain TimberjackBy PodJr • April 6, 2025"Used for hunting in the Colorado Rockies and every day wear. Went on a few hikes with only getting blisters on the first one during break in...."Read the full review
Excellent MTO derby boots that holds up well through a Canadian winter!
Skuce Shoes 8" Derby Boot MTO in Horween Natural DublinBy MMcC • April 6, 2025"Lots of walking to and from friends, pubs, work, etc. Also: a few hikes, and a dancefloor or two!..."Read the full review
A great boot for everyday wear
Peter Limmer & Sons Custom Model in Seidel Sapphire Blue Double ShotBy Limmer_Ernie • April 6, 2025"These have been my daily wear at work and around town...."Read the full review
Attractive, easy to style, and hard wearing
Truman Cap Toe Boot in C.F. Stead Snuff Waxy Commander SuedeBy franklynne • April 6, 2025"I wore these boots nearly every day for the 6 months of the dome. They've spent most of that time in Washington state in wet conditions. They've been to Oregon and California as well. They have been with me for over 30 days of dog sitting and help me dig a grave for my cat. Most of the wear has been in the city but they've seen a couple nature walks as well...."Read the full review
6 Months in Beckman Flatbox
Red Wing Beckman Flatbox in S.B. Foot Black KlondikeBy PastaKing • April 6, 2025"I wore these nearly everyday for 6 months throwing life at them..."Read the full review
Far more comfortable than I anticipated. Did everything i wanted them to do. Couldn't be happier.
Jim Green African Ranger Barefoot Boot in Fudge Crazy HorseBy Mobius_Mustache • April 6, 2025"Construction job sites, hiking, traveling...."Read the full review
Stiff slippers that soften with every wear
Rancourt & Co. x Sperry Boat Shoe in Horween Natural EssexBy mailmiomistero • April 6, 2025"They have gone everywhere, from serving as the travel pair to San Francisco to office work..."Read the full review
Casual but well made, replaceable soles, and patina hungry shoes for in between boots? Found em!
Oak Street Bootmakers Country Loafer in Horween Natural Chromexcel RoughoutBy missouridenimdad • April 6, 2025"These country loafers were on my feet any time I was not sleeping or didn’t have my other dome pair on. They saw work, casual, house shoe responsibilities, snow, rain, playtime, dad life, and so much more! Oh I forgot, did I mention they saw a lot of indigo from jeans cuffs??? 😂🫣..."Read the full review
Thick and chonky derby
White's Oxford in Seidel Brown DressBy kleinknecht • April 6, 2025"These White’s spent most of their time kicking around urban environments, but saw multiple hikes in very wet to dry conditions.
No matter where I took them, the boots held up well. They handled everything without issue. They’ve proven to be solid and versatile, working well for everyday street wear as well as rugged environments. The V bar makes them so so on ice and snow but for everything else they are great. They have serious heft! I look forward to several more years with them...."Read the full review
White’s 9338: For Swingers Only
White's Semi-Dress in Horween Natural ChromexcelBy Way2Jeff • April 6, 2025"On Stitchdown, I’m a founding member and principal evangelist of the Fourth Toe Mafia—recognizing that many of us shoe warriors don’t have a ziggurat-like taper to our toes, and for many of us (the best of us), our fourth toe isn’t much further down (foot-south) than our big toe.
What does that mean? It means even the lasts for the everyman—the Barrie, the Leo, the Kobayashi-Maru—don’t fit us, because they BITE onto our fourth toes (or middle toes or pinky toes, as the case may be).
And it’s not a question of width. Just adding VOLUME doesn’t fix it because we often don’t need the space in our ankles, insteps, waists, etc. We just need a better shape for our tootsies! But the real shape of a foot is anathema to many cordwainers because it’s not a pointy toed elf shoe that’s easy to market.
Enter, the King of Lasts. The White’s 9338 Swing last. A last so ugly that White’s and Baker’s will repeatedly try to talk you out of ordering it. ‘Cause baby: it’s a fat last. It’s startling. It’s a clown shoe. You mentally prepare yourself but when you see it in person your heart drops to the pit of your stomach.
But then you try it on. Your toes…can breathe. They can move. There’s no bite, no pressure cutting across them on the sides. And, incredibly, your foot isn’t slipping out of the heel, and the sides don’t touch across the vamp! How can it be?! Did someone actually make a last…shaped like a foot??
I love the Fightin ‘38. It has a huge, softly round, broad toe that is lovingly accommodating to your fourth toe and all adjacent environs. But even better: it has a snug heel, a low instep, a tight waist, and even a low volume toe box, vertically speaking. It’s somehow both freakishly forgiving in the toe box while also being a low volume last overall. Many take it in the E width. It’s also HUGE in Japan—there’s a whole White’s community over there and they love the Swing and 55.
I’m so glad I found the ‘38 and will definitely order it again. For the first time in forever, I have a boot that doesn’t bite my ring toe and also doesn’t eject my heel to the moon with every step. Fourth Toe Mafia out!..."Read the full review
These boots were absolutely amazing!!
Nicks Lace to Toe Heritage in Seidel 1964 Brown DoublehsotBy MasonAlbertini • April 6, 2025"I wore these boots nonstop I did everything from hiking working on my car to just wearing them out to eat...."Read the full review
