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    Iron Heart Update 2026

    WESCO-MRLOU-PUR - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide "Mister Lou" - "The Purpetrator"

    WESCO - West Coast Shoe Company
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    • J
      Jett129
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      @Denimhead-0 You’re absolutely right and you didn’t have to wait 14 months for them.

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      • RossR
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        @Jett129 I must admit I've never asked or been asked before but I'd be surprised to the extreme if they did.

        The MrLou is an engineer boot after all - being a pull-on is one of the defining characteristics, let alone the production difficulties involved sewing a zip in through horsehide while maintaining the durability that Wesco pride themselves on

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        • pechelmanP
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          Chris would not do any customizations on the Mr Lou when someone in the store asked him on one of my visits. Size/fit adjustments only.

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          • 68degreesorless6
            68degreesorless
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            In the wild

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            • JackJ
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              Hey guys, we have a couple of pairs of these that were cancelled orders after construction was finished in sizes: 8D, 9D, 10D, 12D, 13D

              if anyone is interested please send me a DM.

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              • Go For ChillG
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                Need sizing advice, as I've never tried on Mister Lous, or any Wescos. I like a 9.5E in Redwings, and a 10D in sneakers. Since the Purps only come in whole sizes and standard width, what would you do?

                "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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                • Denimhead 0D
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                  @Go-For-Chill I have 3 pairs of Mr Lou’s and wear the same size as my Red Wings, a half size down from my sneakers.

                  IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                  • SourPowerS
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                    @Go-For-Chill the Mr. Lou last is quite narrow, the E is much closer to a standard D. If you are an E in red wings I would personally advise against the D. For this same reason, I would have picked up a pair of the leftovers but just can’t make it work… it’s a gamble for this price point.

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                    • JackJ
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                      I agree with @SourPower I also find the Lou to be fairly narrow and I would go for the E, I wear 10D in Red Wing, and I go for the E in the Lou

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                      • John GaltJ
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                        @Go-For-Chill I’m a 9.5D on the Brannock device and wear a 9E in the Mr. Lou; the D width is too narrow for me in the Mr. Lou. I have 4 pair of Mr. Lou’s, including the “purps”, all in E width and they all fit well. I don’t own any RW, so can’t suggest that comparison. For a sneaker comparison, I wear a 10D in my running sneaker - the ASICS Gel Kayano.

                        No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

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                        • Go For ChillG
                          Go For Chill
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                          Sounds like the purps weren’t meant to be for my wife half-sized foot.

                          "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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