White's Boots

[cityofdelusion]

Apparently East West Apparel in the UK stopped taking custom White's Boots orders... Does anyone know an alternative/a retailer that makes it possible to place a custom order to be sent to the EU (specifically: Germany) without having to pay an additional fortune in terms of added shipping fees and etc. since the prices of White's Boots have skyrocketed as it is?

[cityofdelusion]

...well, looks like I'll have to bite the bullet on the expensive customs and shipping fees and order directly from either White's or Baker's from now on. I asked around some online stores located in the EU that offer ready-to-buy White's boots, but none of them take custom orders - in case anyone else is interested.

[SKT]

Some “new to me” Semi-dress boots in brown CXL. Shout out to @Kirk for hooking me up. They are really really nice and totally comfortable. Now just have to figure out how to take care of the CXL and what to wear them with.

[popvulture]

@SKT nice! I’ve found that neutral Venetian shoe cream and Pecards both work well on CXL. It’s pretty robust leather and doesn’t really need a lot of treatment — I really only ever put anything on mine if I feel like I want it to look less scuffed up.

[SKT]

@popvulture thanks that’s good to know. These are the “cleanest” looking boots I own and such a stark contrast to my roughouts…Will take some getting used to

[popvulture]

Yeah I feel ya. IMO they start to look best once they’re a bit beat up, so generally I just let mine stay that way most of the time, apart from the occasional itch to spiff em up.

[SKT]

@popvulture best part about these is they have been broken in. Totally comfortable from the get. My “new” ones…not so much

[popvulture]

Hahaha I’m ready for mine to arrive so I can experience this! My feet are ready. Or maybe they just think they are…

[Kirk]

@SKT boots look good on you. They go great with denim but I mostly wore them with business casual (semi-dress ) attire. Slacks and a dress shirt/sweater. Even paired them with my heavier wool suits. Enjoy them.

[Kirk]

@SKT in my burgundy cxl with dress toe caps. Had to throw in some IH too (ihj-74)

[SKT]

@Kirk what a great look and love the cap toes!

[bonguno]

White's Boots x Snake Oil Provisions

My favorite pair of boots

[scooter]

For a number of reasons, the lead time being the biggest, I've been putting a custom order of Wesco engineers on hold. While searching around for alternatives, I found and ordered a pair of these..... https://shop.whitesboots.com/collaborations/max-schaaf-4q-x-whites-engineer/

Ticks all the boxes.....
10"
Black CXL
Stitchdown
Unstructured Toe
Lowered Heel
Vibram Mini Lug
EE Option

Estimated 16-18 week lead time. Hoping I'll have them on my feet by June.

[endo]

yeah nice @scooter I also like this one

(how do they compare to Wesco in regard of sizing?)

[endo]

Seems they run big. On their webpage they're saying Most customers are a half size down from their natural shoe size.
Can anybody confirm?

[SKT]

@endo my White’s are 1/2 size down from my brannock measurements and fit spot on. Same sizing as Red Wing Iron Ranger. Seems to be the consensus I think. So I’m 10D brannock…9.5D White’s.

[endo]

thx @SKT

[Matt]

Same here. Same size as my Wescos and Red Wings. 1/2 size down from my standard sneaker size. The exception being Nike where I go 1/2 size up.

[scooter]

@endo , this is my first time with White's. But, from the info they provide on their site, and from various resources around the web, 1/2 size down seems to be the right move. The EE width option is the icing on the cake for me, though. I'd normally have to go custom, because it's not usually offered. I went 11EE with these. My only pair of Wesco is the black rough out IH/FP6. I'm the same size in those...

[Denimhead 0]

Perry Select Brown Double Shot