Hey hit me with your favorite "tough" Chelseas, the boot that usually is not tough! So far I've got Bordon's Chelsea, Thursday's Legend, a new bison one from Drew's, and this monstrosity from Nicks.
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Help me out: is there a great summer boot that ISN’T a chukka?
In my mind, a great summer boot would be unlined with a leather sole ( but I’ll accept crepe) and like a nice thin porous suede upper, but nubuck and aniline leathers can breathe pretty well too.
I know that leather soles are unpopular (even though they’re breathable!) and people don’t like the floppy look of thin unlined uppers (even though they’re breathable!) but I figure SOMEONE must have made a breathability optimized boot, right?
Culture, ethnic foot differences, and e-commerce: Chris Madaras of @Chris.Madaras stopped by Queens to interview me if you'd like to check it out. The first 3 minutes is kind of irrelevant philosophy if you want to skip it but the rest of it is pretty relevant to you if you're subscribed to Stridewise!
I kinda feel like these are the most legit "tough" Chelsea boots, which is a very hard category to nail. Unlike, say, loggers and moc toes, Chelsea boot's origins aren't as work boots; the first pair were walking boots for Queen Victoria.
So you don't often see *heritage*, *Chelsea*, *work* boots and when someone does try to make a really meaty, PNW-style Chelsea it just looks... weird. Square-peg-in-a-round-hole weird.
What's cool about the Chelsea from Colombia's Bordon is that it's not chunky — it still looks like a Chelsea boot, in other words — but they made it with ultra tough double row stitchdown construction and vegetable tanned Wickett and Craig leather.
These boots have a 9-month waitlist right now though, so, you know. Pretty god damn lame, but the price of $409 for stitchdown Wickett and Craig is a PRETTY compelling proposition even with the wait: ktku.co/ix
What are good boot brands for narrow feet? I've got Allen Edmonds and Adelante and that's about it. Alden and Nicks, but for narrow widths you gotta wait like 6 months from those guys. Surely there are more than two companies with narrow fits?
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NEW: We cut my new WILD BOAR leather boots in half over on @RoseAnvil, see why this is my all time favorite leather!
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Hey hit me with your favorite "tough" Chelseas, the boot that usually is not tough! So far I've got Bordon's Chelsea, Thursday's Legend, a new bison one from Drew's, and this monstrosity from Nicks.
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Help me out: is there a great summer boot that ISN’T a chukka?
In my mind, a great summer boot would be unlined with a leather sole ( but I’ll accept crepe) and like a nice thin porous suede upper, but nubuck and aniline leathers can breathe pretty well too.
I know that leather soles are unpopular (even though they’re breathable!) and people don’t like the floppy look of thin unlined uppers (even though they’re breathable!) but I figure SOMEONE must have made a breathability optimized boot, right?
Right?
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Gen Z tailor @AlejandroJomar let me join him for this video, check it out!
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Culture, ethnic foot differences, and e-commerce: Chris Madaras of @Chris.Madaras stopped by Queens to interview me if you'd like to check it out. The first 3 minutes is kind of irrelevant philosophy if you want to skip it but the rest of it is pretty relevant to you if you're subscribed to Stridewise!
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I kinda feel like these are the most legit "tough" Chelsea boots, which is a very hard category to nail. Unlike, say, loggers and moc toes, Chelsea boot's origins aren't as work boots; the first pair were walking boots for Queen Victoria.
So you don't often see *heritage*, *Chelsea*, *work* boots and when someone does try to make a really meaty, PNW-style Chelsea it just looks... weird. Square-peg-in-a-round-hole weird.
What's cool about the Chelsea from Colombia's Bordon is that it's not chunky — it still looks like a Chelsea boot, in other words — but they made it with ultra tough double row stitchdown construction and vegetable tanned Wickett and Craig leather.
These boots have a 9-month waitlist right now though, so, you know. Pretty god damn lame, but the price of $409 for stitchdown Wickett and Craig is a PRETTY compelling proposition even with the wait: ktku.co/ix
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What are good boot brands for narrow feet? I've got Allen Edmonds and Adelante and that's about it. Alden and Nicks, but for narrow widths you gotta wait like 6 months from those guys. Surely there are more than two companies with narrow fits?
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While in London, @SONOFASTAG put me in the hot seat for this fun interview that's only on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DCUi3BFidvK/
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38-OUNCE WAXED CANVAS? I legit didn't think it was possible but YOU can win this bag because there are $1,000 in prizes from Iron and Resin in this giveaway I'm doing with @CarlMurawski and @IronResin, enter here! www.heddels.com/giveaway-entry/?utm_source=stridew…
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