By nikolanottesla • August 31, 2025"I got engaged in these boots so they'll always be sentimental favorites of mine.
They're built like handsome tanks, and they've handled the "rigors" of daily office wear plus a few transcontinental trips (with 10-plus miles of walking a day) without breaking a sweat at all. I'm on the lighter side when it comes to how hard I wear my boots, but even so, I can't imagine these lasting me anything less than a lifetime. They're wildly overbuilt for what I put them through.
Despite their issues (and from what I've heard, the hardware problem has been corrected on newer IB x Ostmo models) these were well worth the price I paid. Maybe the best compliment I can give them is this: I hope one of my kids ends up a 10.5D so I can hand them down...."Read the full review
