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Matty01
·Ethnic spirit ankle boots- not sure yet if I’ll wear the brown or the green- cool shoes made in Guatemala from recycled tyres (sole), local veg tanned leather and vintage (retired) ceremonial clothing
Quality is awesome- these are welted and actually last- the brown pair I’ve actually had to have resoled after about 3000kms walking in them
Quality is awesome- these are welted and actually last- the brown pair I’ve actually had to have resoled after about 3000kms walking in them
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o.m.e.g.a
·Tell us more, and are these job related or for casual?
Those are casual and I like them very much. They only look heavy. They are lighter than Stows. Relatively easy to break in.
Something worries me tho. Please see below picture - super tiny "cracks" are visible on both toe caps. Very difficult to capture with phone camera. Noticeable only under heavy light and specific angle. I can barely feel it with my fingers. Leather is nourished properly so this is not because of drying out. Am I overreacting?
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Matty01
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Those are casual and I like them very much. They only look heavy. They are lighter than Stows. Relatively easy to break in.
Something worries me tho. Please see below picture - super tiny "cracks" are visible on both toe caps. Very difficult to capture with phone camera. Noticeable only under heavy light and specific angle. I can barely feel it with my fingers. Leather is nourished properly so this is not because of drying out. Am I overreacting?
I’m pretty sure that is normal- but will ask on a welted shoe forum I’m on and report back
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Watch my Whisky
·ATM I’m wearing Chinese safety boots!
Later at work I’ll have to wear real safety boots
What did we ever do to you?
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Matty01
·Ok- what you are seeing there as ‘crazing’ is perfectly normal for full grain leather which is both smooth and velvety… BUT has not been snuffed, sanded, or buffed to remove any natural marks or imperfections from its surface. Its fibers are stable and durable because the grain has not been removed.
…a lot of less expensive shoes are made from corrected grain leather which in its raw state is less cosmetically pleasing and or damaged and is therefore sanded back and then may have a faux grain stamped onto it
…a lot of less expensive shoes are made from corrected grain leather which in its raw state is less cosmetically pleasing and or damaged and is therefore sanded back and then may have a faux grain stamped onto it
Those are casual and I like them very much. They only look heavy. They are lighter than Stows. Relatively easy to break in.
Something worries me tho. Please see below picture - super tiny "cracks" are visible on both toe caps. Very difficult to capture with phone camera. Noticeable only under heavy light and specific angle. I can barely feel it with my fingers. Leather is nourished properly so this is not because of drying out. Am I overreacting?
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·Panama Jack lined boots.
