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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
Those look really comfy :)
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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
solovair, they’re amazing (and expensive).
Ah yes! That’s it. Literally with a sole of air haha
More expensive than Martens? Last I checked they weren’t really that far off
If you’re talking about the “good” Dr Martens I think you’re right. Last time I checked Solovair were the ones actually making the expensive “made in UK” Martens, and their own brand were slightly less pricy.
The vast majority of the new Martens you can find are cheaply made in Asia and are not very expensive though
They are amazing! And buying a pair will last years so will average out in your favour.
Same with Timberland. I have a pair that I bought in a thrift shop and it’s going on strong for more than a decade. Bought a new pair and it gave up after 6 years. For this year I’m trying out some obscure maker from my country. They seem good so far, and cost less then a half of a new pair of Timberlands.
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I have a pair of Doc Martens work boots that have been amazing. They’re metatarsal guard steeltoe boots that I got in 2017, although the soles are cracking on them.
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 >:)
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Both are fine by me ngl. Neither of these shoes are designer btw.
I mistook the boots as docs and the shoes are Nike… I’m layman level though, and there does appear to be a difference between designer and branding that I don’t fully understand… Though it appears to be even though you may recognize the brand, the brand itself may not be designer (is that about right? You obviously know more than me, so feel free to tell me I’m wrong!)
doc Martins are kinda crap quality these days tbh. Go with Red Wing or other midrange gy welt boot. Check out Rose Anvil on YouTube for quality boot reviews.
For sure, they’re just the first thing that comes to mind when I see a generic looking boot lol thanks for the tips! Definitely checking out rose anvil tonight!
Yeah, his content has so much detail, I love it.
I dont recognize the brand, but those boots are a common design. If built with even the worst leather, they will tackle anything and last years. (Lifetime, only if its top notch).
In my mind, and I dont own any, designer shoes are literally designer. Not mass market. Inside the shoe it’s gonna say not only the designer’s name but the number of this item in the batch, because they are handmade. Think runway, red carpet, etc.
Department store brands, led by a designer and their assistants, are a wonderful value but not the same thing.
Oh I see! That’s far fancier than anything I’ve really ever even imagined lol i thought Louis Vuitton was designer but that would mean the designers name is just the brand… Which is interesting to see! Thank you for enlightening me!
Nike is not a designer brand, and something like “creasing” is only an issue if you’re a sneakerhead.
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Ah yes, me walking over a plain of creme brulee
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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.
Bought them like 12 years ago, no regrets
I’ve been thinking about buying some for ten years, guess I should have already
Not sure the Red wings are the same quality anymore.
Solovair are high quality. Blundstone is excellent as well.
Redbacks are better cheaper blundstones, also made in Australia.
I got my iron rangers a couple years ago and they’re fantastic. I think red wing was juuuust starting to fuck around with quality at that time, but I think it was on other models.
The break in period on the red wings is legit though. I could only handle them for a couple hours at a time in the beginning. I would bring another pair of shoes with me to work to change into when the boots got too painful.
After a couple weeks though, so so nice.
Look for Goodyear welted boots, if the soles wear out, you can take it to a cobbler to resole them.
Is sole wearing a thing that only relatively expensive shoes get? I’ve never spent more than $130 on shoes, and I’ve never had a sole wear out before the upper started tearing away from the bottom
It really depends on the shoe and what kind of working conditions, stress, and exposure to various elements they are getting. Sometimes it can be due to the way you walk too. You can get most shoes resoled and oftentimes they will fit better than they did originally. A good cobbler can repair separation issues too, where the bottom/sole is detaching. It never hurts to take them in and ask. They can do general maintenance too and clean them up.
I wouldn’t say “really expensive”, as it is all relative, but to me a good pair of boots is going to run in the ~$150-220 range. You can get some a little cheaper, but I am used to getting boots for construction.
Starter boot? Get some redwings. The best? Whites or Nick’s. It’s worth a trip to Spokane to get sized, then they make the boots to you.
+1 for White’s, my first pair lasted me 16 years of daily wear and could probably still be rebuilt.
Too bad that’s a 13.5 hour flight.
Look up a YouTuber called Roseanvil. His gimmick is he cuts boots in half so see what they are made of. Short list of good, better, best… Thorogood, redwing, nicks. I work everyday in a pair of Thorogood not too expensive so I don’t have to worry about damaging them and they are really comfortable. Redwing better quality and slightly more trendy/iconic, cool to wear around the city. Nicks are a higher end work boot, if your life depends on your boots get a pair of nicks, think wildland firefighter/logger. Honorable mentions Thursday, a fashionable boot that can be repaired easily. Jim green best bang for your buck, got my super picky father a pair, he loves them and gets compliments from his fellow boomer truck drivers.
Thanks for the recs!
Thorogood are expensive but are phenomenal. I’d argue better than Red Wing
Thursdays, Redwing, Nicks, Whites
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.
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I mean, I feel like all the older generations said a good pair of shoes would net you $300, that’s gotta have increased with inflation now. It’s probably worth investing a LOT of money into good shoes if you spend a good chunk of life in em
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