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I hate designer shoes. I hate designer shoes. I hate designer shoes. I hate designer shoes.
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That's a really weird poodle
It used to be a fairly regular poodle though.
"now i am become cute"
"destroyer of sad :3"
I have found my people lol
yes please
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Hottest Desserts
These boots were made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do.
One of these days, these boots are gonna creme pate a choux
10/10
Saw a youtube short the other day about the differences between legit air Jordans and a pair of $40 knockoffs from some different factory in China, and they were listing things like how the netting is horizontal instead of 45°, and the little inch tall cartoon of a guy has the wrong number of fingers, and ended the video saying something like "so yeah, it's really not worth it to buy cheap knockoffs, you should really spend the extra money to get the real thing"
I wear 6e wide shoes. It kind of infuriates me that people spend more than I spend on shoes, not to have nice shoes to wear, but just to have them. I gotta grind my $130 boots to dust every 6 months, and these mfs are spending that much just to show them off. I hate sneakerheads dude it's such a stupid hobby
Please look into Nicks or Whites or traditional bootmakers. They will give you indestructible boots in all of the wide sizes. More expensive upfront but you can give them to your grandchildren if you do minimal care and pay the $50 to have them resoled as needed.
They're pretty expensive, but have you ever tried Thorogood boots?
Not with a Dr.Martens boot, that is more a fashion icon than a daily boot properly
I forgot the brand name that is now operating in old DrMartens boot factories in GB. Those are apparently good
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Oh what a timing! I actually just got my new pair fitted last week.
Over 10 years ago I got myself some Magnum desert ranger boots (y'know, back when they were still decent), and I finally had to change them this year. The leather was still... alright but everything else was breaking apart bad, so I figured I'd finally replace them.
But like! Magnum is a shit brand now, and all the competitors available here aren't much better, and the only real options for boots in that style are just, super expensive, so at this point I just went to a cobbler to simply remake the same shoes but with better materials and nice colors.
I think they turned out great!
are these fully custom?
Yeah!
Well, technically the design of the pattern was made by Magnum in early 2010s (it's the old spyder model), but the construction of this pair specifically is all from scratch, tailored to my feet and to my orthopedic insoles.
Wicked, they look wouldn't look out of place in Back to the Future
hate it when someone walks over my hottest desserts :(
Say goodbye to your pudding >:)
I apologize for my lack of understanding of the English language. You see, the English language is foreign to me and a secondary way of communicating. Please excuse my vexing demeanor for inadequately expressing myself within the limitations of the said language.
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Nike is not a designer brand, and something like "creasing" is only an issue if you're a sneakerhead.
Please: maintain your boots. Every couple of months, just ten minutes to brush and roughly polish them will keep them going for years and years.
I got these USMC boots for $30 at a gun show in the early aughts. They might have been cheap knock-offs of cheap knock-offs. But they felt like a dream and I could wear them all day and walk for miles without a complaint.
And when I walked them apart eight years later, I couldn't find a similar pair that felt right.
Curiously, my buddy got a pair (different style) from the same vendor at the same show, and her soles fell apart in six months. It's like I got Aladdin's Lamp of military boots.
Modern boots actually really suck for the most part compared to old boots that were made to be repaired and last.
that's only true if you cheap out and buy crappy boots, which has always been true
Good point, any crappy cheap boots from back then have already decomposed by now. Survivor bias
What's the best boots for men? Looking for a pair I can keep forever and have repaired as needed.
My redwing iron rangers have been working for 10 years with no problems.
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Look for Goodyear welted boots, if the soles wear out, you can take it to a cobbler to resole them.
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modern shoes in general absolutely suck, i've got a pair of wildling boots which are effectively thick wool socks with rubber outsoles and i just can't go back now, it's so much more comfortable.
not to mention that the shoes are so flexible that i can roll them up and stuff them in a bag if needed.
Shoes on the left will be 3x more expensive and will give your legs blisters.
If you get blisters from that shoe but not the other over the same distance, then the first shoe is not fitted correctly or your socks are too short.
The price used to be forgivable because they would last forever (though I hear that's not so much the case anymore) but yeah, I've had some of my worst blisters from DMs..
I've heard Solovair is now making the original boots of you want something that's at least rumored to be as good as the old doc martens.
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It all depends on the brand, you just have to research which brand you buy into.
I got a pair of Solovairs which have been wonderful thus far. They used to produce the OG 1970 Doc Marten before they flipped over to Chinese production, so the solovairs can still be resoled with a local cobbler and the materials are quality too (shoelaces were meh but those are cheap to replace).
So basically NPS Solovair, and Gripfast are solid lines of shoes to choose from for quality boot build.
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Boots need to be broken in
Depends what you're buying. Here's the secret;
Norwegian Army M77 boots.
$130 brand new army surplus. Incredibly high quality, genuine leather, indestructible build, totally waterproof (I have literally submerged my foot past the ankle in puddles and not so much as gotten my sock damp) and extremely comfortable.
Secret number two is how you wear them. For proper boots like this you need to a) buy a separate inner sole, and b) go up a half size to allow room for thick boot socks.
With those two things in mind you will have a boot that can tackle anything you throw at it. They're real leather (and I mean thick, full chap leather) so you will have to break them in. Rub them down constantly with mink oil to keep them moisturized so that they'll become more flexible. They'll be uncomfortable at first, but give it time. And once they're broken in, they'll basically last the rest of your life if you treat them right.
Am I gonna wear them all the time? Fuck no. Give me a good pair of Vans anyday. But if you want nice boots that last, this is how you get them.
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Rule?
I recently bought some Red Wing safety boots and my GOD are they comfortable. Mom calls them "Shit-Kickers" and I will happily wear them in any weather for many years
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