White's Boots

[barun]

toe boxes are made out of leather traditionally.  a celastic toe box is a different material (a man made, hard material) that keeps the shape but is lighter and less protective than a steel toe.  that much I know.

however, a double toe box, I believe would just doubly reinforce the toe box to keep the shape and give the toe some added protection without the added weight of steel.

hope that helps

[FurattoHeddo]

^thanks

[Jestre]

[madmonday]

your boot is looking great, but i am going to comment on the wonderful roping on your jeans.  i will dub you the roping King.  between these & your IHSH 27 you have enough rope for . . . . well i don't know  ???

hahahahahaha

[Jestre]

It's good to be the King. 

[Hemi]

Jestre, they look great, I definately want a pair!

[deadendpro]

i really want that pair of black shark semi dress. gonna have to go gamble and hope to hit it big!

[Finn666]

Hopefully you won't go broke mate!

[barun]

what do you guys think?

[Chris]

I like those quite a lot.  You getting a pair?

[MastersOfDeath]

A fine pair of boots.

[madmonday]

good looking boot.

i like the color alot

[barun]

I am thinking about these.  I can't decide between these, some rough out wesco's or the Vibergs that Foxy bought

[nameness]

Those aren't my steez but those look really effing cool.  i'm with Captain BS, i like the color a lot.

[Jestre]

Lovin' 'em.

[Mr Plow]

Any advice on sizing with these? I wear a 13 in Red Wing 875's, but can squeeze into a 12 in Iron Rangers, would I be better of sticking with a 13 if I want to order a Semi-Dress boot?

[Jestre]

I really recommend measuring your foot according to White's & emailing them or bakershoe.com.  They were very helpful and I ended up getting a size 9 which fits perfectly.  I usually wear a 9.5 in other boots and a 10 in most sneakers so don't be surprised when they recommend a smaller size than you may be used to.

[Mr Plow]

Will do, thanks for the help!

[barun]

definitely want to go with the sizing help from Bakers.  I wear a 12EE in iron rangers so I ordered the same in my Whites but they ended up being a half size too big for me.  I should have ordered 11.5EE

[dave]

If you have any experience with Alden, my 10D Whites SJ and SD pairs fit comparably to my 10D Alden Barrie and True Balance boots.  The SD fits the widest of all (especially at the toes), followed by the TB, and a tie between Barrie/SJ.  A thick pair of socks makes up the difference between the SD and the other three.  If I had it to do again, I'd get the SD in C width.  For reference every pair of Nike I've had for years has been 10.5.

The Alden TB might be wider overall, but the cork insole they use molds well to your foot.  The hard leather insole Whites uses hardly molds at all.  I much prefer the Alden insole.  Sticking a cheap insole in the SD feels uncomfortable and doesn't help the width issue much.

The whole sizing issue gets more complex because my left foot is bigger than the right by a half size and width…