IHWE-Build-3 - Iron Heart/Wesco® - 1930's Boss Boot

[nicholas]

Dear Giles,

the sheer beauty of these boots is captivating! I have never thought of buying Wescos before, having forever associated the legendary brand with the fearsome die-hard 17" beasts with lug soles, which are definitely not my cup of tea. But this beauty is another thing altogether! Any idea about how it fits? I have narrow feet and a low instep, which can be a problem with engineer boots. In comparison, I wear US9/UK8/EUR42 Frye 12r engineers (a tight fit) and Viberg 83 engineers, and US9,5/UK8,5/EUR42,5 Red Wing 2990 engineers (with a thin insole) and Chippewa 97863s. Any suggestions from other forum members?

[Giles]

I would think that these would work for you.  They tend to come up a little narrow.  I have wide feet and a high instep and I can't even look at them…..

[Giles]

Calling @D97x7 .  He has these and The Wild Ones….

[D97x7]

Yes I do, I took a 9.5D in the Wild Ones and a 10D in these. The WO's were quite tight at first but have formed perfectly, these a little looser as you'd expect being a 10. I usually wear a 9.5D in Redwings, not sure if that helps much, I hate giving sizing advice.

[nicholas]

Dear Giles, dear Nick,

thank you both for the feedback, much appreciated, even more so as sizing advice can be so boring for those kind enough to provide it! As far as I can see (from the small icon with the nice collection exhibited on the grass), Nick's RWs are lace-ups, my usual size in these (Beckmann/GTs & Iron Rangers) is US 8,5 or US 9, the 522 last of the 2990s seems to be smaller, thus a 9,5D for me. So I guess Wescos in US 9D or 9,5D would fit me … As for the WOs, it must be either US9D or US9,5D.  I see that some people here complain about the tight fit of the WOs, no idea if that's about the actual sizing or the low toe profile (or both) ...

[skankang]

@D97x7:

Wow that look stunning. What stuff you put on those shoe making it shine like that?

[D97x7]

Thanks, nothing special, just a bit of cheap natural shoe polish and some elbow grease.

[D97x7]

Here's a couple of pics of how they're looking today.

[Hereforthebeer]

Beautiful @D97x7 .

[Bluegrass]

x2, love this build and your pair looks fantastic!

[Jordan23]

Anyone with new pics? D97x7 perhaps?

Enjoy ya addiction!

[D97x7]

Here's one from the other day.

[superfuzz]

Wow! That pic will sell some boots!

[Jordan23]

Damn right! Stunning pair[emoji8]

Enjoy ya addiction!

[Segovia]

Wesco's brown domain is probably my favorite leather to date. Looks great, and they clean up really well.

[samnz]

these look great, so tempted by the brown.

If i were to cave my 12.5D wild ones are great once on but getting them over my heel on and off is a fair amount of effort (the first few times i wore them i had to use plastic bags over my socks to get them on at all). Would you risk sizing up (or going to an E) to smooth the experience?

[D97x7]

I went a half size up in these from the wild ones, 9.5D to 10D. These are a touch looser and definitely easier to get on. So I'd say, do the same if you're happy with the width.

[Segovia]

I did the same. Wild Ones are 10D, these are 10.5D. Vibergs still take a bit of work to get on/off while these are perfect.

[Bluegrass]

Ditto 1/2 size up from Viberg to Wesco - and I went with an E width in Wesco (me 12D Viberg, 12.5E Boss) and glad I did - they come off/on with just the right amount of effort.  Note that I have the Boss on the regular last, not the 30's which I "think" is a MP toe.  I have a pair of Wesco Packers in D and I think they are a just a bit narrow on me - and the D is great for me in Viberg.

[ghettomedic]

How do i get a pair of these in 11 1/2 D or the black boss build
what is the wait.