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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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    • E
      erk
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      yeah, Thats the thought I was having as well. Also when I showed an example of the potential boots to my fiance her response was - "those look just like your other ones…"  😠

      she just doesn't understand. I need these for work though, so they gotta be comfortable and tough.

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      • tigerpacT
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        Either way they'll get the job done right.  Lace-to-toe offers a little more flexibility in terms of sizing but not so much that it should be your only consideration.

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        • BluegrassB
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          funny!  every pair of boots - every pair of jeans… "...look just like your other ones."

          well guess what: I can't tell the difference between all her shit either!

          I think lace-to-toe is a little more fashion-forward for street wear - it's a good choice either way you go. and less likely your girl will say they look the same as your SDs.

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          • derivative666D
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            Great post Erk look forward to more contributions from you.

            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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            • BluegrassB
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              White's after a long day… with BBs and IH hairline hickory.

              and I love my natty cxl belt from Nicholas Hollows…

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                Hello all. I just joined this forum but I read this entire thread while trying to decide on my White's semi dress boots. I finally ordered them and they arrived yesterday. Since I didn't see any pics with my particular makeup, I figured I'd post some pictures up in case others want a reference. These were ordered directly from White's. I was afraid the standard height heels would make the heel feel too high but combined with the sole option, the heels feel like regular boot heels.

                Semi Dress 8EE
                Brown dress leather
                Swing last
                Close trim sole
                Single celastic toe box
                Tan leather lined
                Pull loop
                Antique eyelets and hooks
                Single mid sole
                Mini lug half soles
                Standard heel and heel height
                Brown edge color
                No White's logo on the boot shaft

                Andrew

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  Nice make-up

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • SeulS
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                    That's a proper fucking boot…

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                    • F
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                      Hi everybody, Im new to White's boots and all the differences between leathers, lasts, midsoles, outsoles, etc. So, I've read over the whites thread here, at superfuture, and at styleforum, so I could try to gather as much info as possible without asking all the same questions that have been asked a thousand times already.
                      Ive got a build almost finalized for a durable, work worthy, yet good looking  8" bounty hunter. my question is:


                      ^^^^ Ive always thought this was what brown dress leather looked like; essentially black but lightening with use.


                      ^^^^^^yet Achee posted this pic of his new pair of brown dress SD's and they seem a far cry from the brown dress that ive seen in every other picture.

                      Does brown dress vary by that much? am I mistaken that these are both brown dress?

                      thanks in advance, you guys have supplied a great deal of knowledge and pictures to people like me wanting a custom pair of White's, but not knowing where to even begin.

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                      • EastWestE
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                        Hi FP^

                        Achee's boots are (nice) Brown CXL, the boot above his is definitely Brown Dress, hope that helps.

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                        • derivative666D
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                          Eastwest is definitely correct

                          Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

                          "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                          • EastWestE
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                            Hey you funny guy 🙂

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                            • tigerpacT
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                              Brown dress is an excellent choice

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                                Ah ok. in Achee's post he had called it brown dress, so I was quite confused.

                                for my custom BH im going with brown dress for the toe and heel, Ive been trying to find any good pictures of a pair of white's in black bison, because ive been thinking of having that on the shaft of the boot. i thought about doing the shaft in brown bison, but i think having brown bison and brown dress together like that might not look too great.

                                any opinions on my build or pictures of black bison?

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                                • Megatron1505M
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                                  Depends on your requirements, bison is a nice looking leather but if you want a genuine hard wearing boot which will outlive you don't stray from dress leather. Nothing beats it for durability in my opinion.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                    My boots are brown dress leather, not CXL. I think the matte finish in the pics may be because of the crappy fluorescent lighting at my office. They are a bit more shiny then in the pic (although not as shiny as the comparison pic). The leather looks like it will buff up shinier over time and with use.

                                    Andrew

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                                    • BluegrassB
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                                      Burgundy #8 cxl Classic Dress.

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                                      • madmondayM
                                        madmonday
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                                        bear with me, i'm trying to work out the images. . . .

                                        okay, think that does it

                                        head high, middle finger higher

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                                        • BluegrassB
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                                          Nice.. Love the rough out.  Just get these??  Looking good.

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                                          • madmondayM
                                            madmonday
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                                            thank you & nah had them for a little while now, but my rotation allows them to continue to look pretty clean.  just a wheee bit of indigo on them . . .

                                            head high, middle finger higher

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