>>18716758 >the proportions are all fucked up >the speedhooks are antiqued brass while the rest of the hardwear is nickel >the strap is completely unnecessary >the leather is too loud >the vamp is all cap toe >the heel counter is too short and too tall >the "selvedge" line is too aggressively angled >the midsole is too thick >the last has too little toe spring
if you tell chatgpjeet what shoe you're looking at getting and tell it all the sizes you wear in stuff you own, it gives pretty good sizing recs you were just gonna scour reddit anyway, chat does it for you just saying
>>18717153 it's gotten a lot better at sizing, still kind of iffy, though, struggles with widths a lot so clear that it overrelies on reddit because if you feed it your iron ranger size as the only reference it will size you compltely wrong in everything
does water actually damage suede or are people retarded? I clean my shoes with suede cleaner and then rinse it off with water and was wondering if im actually fucking them up. People say it dries them which is fixable with conditioner after, or the nap gets lowered which is fixed with a brush which is again something you do afterwards anyway. So don’t get why they say it. Also how are you supposed to clean the lining if it is made of fabric if you’re not gonna use water. I dab them with a towel to draw the excess water. Someone let me know if you have any experience on this.
>>18717265 That doesn’t quite answer my question cause I have some suede/nubuck shoes that I don’t know the type of suede for. And even then what is the damage to thin ones.
>>18717283 Well it could be nubuck, but not smooth leather. If you just mean to snark at the lining this is just how some shoes are, so dno what to tell you bro go on snarking.
>>18717264 nah it's fine if you just let it air dry and give it a brushing after literally the first thing i do when i get anything new in suede or roughout is soak it with the water hose and wear it until it dries. basically breaks them in immediately no damage at all. just give it a brush. if you're worried they make specific brushes for getting the nap back
Tbh I've never been much a boot guy in my life but in this past year I've gotten boots from Viberg, John Lofgren, RM Williams and Red Wing and in all cases I've had to deal with heel blisters. Sizing down was too tight, sizing up was too loose. Are boots just not for me
Damn good to know. >>18717299 >brushes The wavy rubner and brass ones? I have a small one and I’ll ise it after they’ve dried. Saw on one bottle of suede cleaner that it recommended to give them a brish while wet too. >>18717315 Did you do anything to them after? I imagine you must’ve at least rinsed out the salt stains.
>>18717349 Don’t get how this is a boot specific issue, it’s just a fit issue no? You can either look for different lasts or maybe get a custom made pair or make changes to them like more insole if their are too loose.
>>18716758 Because these sorts of boots (and really all the HeRiTaGe/PNW/Americana-slop styles) are performative shit. The same way most people who buy these things are weak little office workers who will never even wear their boots in the way that will require a recraft or resoling. And they look completely out of place with anything besides lumberjack-larp. They're just the rightoid dogwhistle of footwear. You know what looks way better and actually somewhat genuine? Cheaper, beat to shit boots that have clearly seen piles of wear and neglect.
>>18717349 pretty much all good leather shoes can and probably will give blisters. i like to do a couple hours the first day, 4 the next, 8 the next and after that they're usually broken in an i didn't get blisters i've got straight to 8+ hours with brand new boots and regretted it every single time
How long should it take to know if boots are the right size? If it is half a size too big would I know right away? The advice is to wear them around the house, but the websites say they won't accept returns/exchanges if there are creases in the leather or dust on the sole.