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Technically, that's roughout- the flesh side of regular full grain leather; essentially, just inside out, not suede, which is a split grain leather, usually from a softer leather, like lamb or calf. Roughout is a lot tougher and more stain resistant and durable.
For practical purposes, they look very similar, though.:)
God, I'm being a pedantic douche today…
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Hello demonito,
could you do me a favour and tell me what the black boots that you posted are?
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Technically, that's roughout- the flesh side of regular full grain leather; essentially, just inside out, not suede, which is a split grain leather, usually from a softer leather, like lamb or calf. Roughout is a lot tougher and more stain resistant and durable.
For practical purposes, they look very similar, though.:)
God, I'm being a pedantic douche today…
Aaah, I did not know! thanks, now I can keep my suede-skepticism
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The FH boots are made from Deer skin, and look amazing. Same as anything I guess, if you can afford it then it is worth the price.
So is the IH/Aero western and it's similar price. Id rather get the shirt for that price. Seems like a shirt has much more deerskin, just sayin'….
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A couple of good blog pieces on Veldtschoen boots:
http://loomstate.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/lotus-veldtschoen-guaranteed-waterproof.html
http://loomstate.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/veldtschoen-variations.html
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I've had these for a couple of years now, they just keep getting more comfy. They are some vibergs that we're part of the jp street collection. -
They are from the jcrew collection
http://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/shoes/ruggedboots/PRDOVR~30489/30489.jsp
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The verdict?
Well, I won't make any comments on durability etc, but the fit is good, a little tiny bit on the tight side with my ordinary thick wool socks, but a-ok with thinner socks. They are unlined, so a fair bit lighter than for instance my alden indys.
The santalum rubber sole looks good and the rubber/leather heel feels good so far. They are a bit less black and more a dark/matte grey, but some black shoe polish will fix that right up i suspect.
So far, I'm quite happy with how they turned out, will make a more thorough review later.
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I think they look awesome
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They certainly look the business Lucifer, how is the stitch and finish quality? Any chance of some close pictures of the welt stitching?
