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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

WESCO-MRLOU-NATH - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Engineer Boot - Natural. The "Mister Lou"

WESCO - West Coast Shoe Company
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    jabodunn
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 4 May 2023

    Just got my pair in yesterday and again thank you to Graham, James, and Ross for the assistance. Doesn’t get any better with this whole team.

    Initial impressions:

    Color. Peachy! These arrived exactly the color shown in pictures on Iron Heart’s website. I have no doubt that they will take on a solid tan in the next couple of months and maybe weeks.

    Fit. I got these in 9d just like my black horsehide mister Lou’s. I don’t have a narrow foot but it’s sure not wide and they feel great. It seems that the heel cup has been updated since my last pair, because there was much more of a pop when putting these on and significantly less heel slip compared to my others.

    Leather. Ok so I am a bit confused and maybe someone can chime in for me. These are much more supple and soft than my black pair. I have always believed that my black pair were Maryam as well. There is no Horween stamp and they had more of a sheen when I first got them and they are very noticeably more stiff. So much in fact that these naturals are softer on the 2nd day than a year of wearing my black ones. I don’t know if that’s a characteristic of Horween or if it’s a result of being undyed?

    I’m really excited for these especially since the grain is so tight and they seem that they are gonna roll more than crease. They don’t have extreme stations like my black pair but that’s a trade off with this specific pair.

    All in all, I am pumped to see what these do over the next few months of wear.
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      Ross
      IHUK Crew
      @jabodunn
      Joined: 6 Dec 2021

      @jabodunn The extra softness compared with the black is a result of this being the Natural leather rather than the black, with the brown (and the purple) Maryam falling somewhere in-between in terms of pliability.

      If my natural Maryam boots are anything to go by you can absolutely expect some great patina and some beautiful, almost caramel, brown tanning as they soak up the sun and age.

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        jabodunn
        Raw and Unwashed
        @Ross
        Joined: 4 May 2023

        @Ross thanks so much!

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          jcurry23
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 2 Jul 2024

          Aging nicely after about a month of wear.
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            jcurry23
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 2 Jul 2024

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              injunjack
              見習いボス
              @jcurry23
              Joined: 19 Feb 2010

              @jcurry23

              any treatment on these or just natty patina?

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                jcurry23
                Raw and Unwashed
                @injunjack
                Joined: 2 Jul 2024

                @injunjack I used some sapphire Renovatour and dubbin on them. With that said it did not really change the color much until I got them out in the sun.

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                  Germinal
                  Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                  Sugar. I missed this one ! Any idea when there will be restock ? I am a 45 Eu size

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                    Ross
                    IHUK Crew
                    @Germinal
                    Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                    @Germinal Not going be be in the near future I'm afraid, we'll be getting them back but we're working with Wescos timescales. I wouldn't expect to see them back for at least a year

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                      anodyne
                      Joined: 1 Oct 2024

                      While I tap my foot and wait ... if I have Lofgren's in size 9D that fit well, I should consider these in a 9E, as they run narrower?

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                        bluemantra
                        Haraki san Prodigy
                        Joined: 19 Feb 2023

                        Will these get to the level of the british tan domain with patina?

                        WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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                          Ross
                          IHUK Crew
                          @bluemantra
                          Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                          @bluemantra If my samples in the same hide are anything to go by - pretty close! mine have got to an almost caramel brown now after around 18 months of near continuous wear

                          ...i really should get some more pics of those uploaded at some stage...

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                            bluemantra
                            Haraki san Prodigy
                            @Ross
                            Joined: 19 Feb 2023

                            @Ross yes, pics please!

                            WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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                              Ross
                              IHUK Crew
                              @bluemantra
                              Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                              @bluemantra You can see what they were looking like after ~6 months here

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                                Ross
                                IHUK Crew
                                @anodyne
                                Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                                @anodyne Sorry I missed this

                                I think that going to the E wouldn't be a bad idea, especially if you are worried about the width in any way ie. if you find your Lofgrens are 'snug' in width.

                                However, if you've never struggled with width in any way and your Lofgrens feel nice and roomy in a D width then you may be better off sticking with a D in Wesco as well

                                You can always shoot me an email or DM if you want to get into the nitty-gritty on sizing

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                                  injunjack
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 19 Feb 2010

                                  I'd say going E instead of D in Lou's is needed. I'm usually 9D in all my shoes, like Wesco Bosses, and I took 9E in Lou's and they fit like other shoes/boots 9D. Just my experience (I have 2 pair of Lou's)

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                                    Ross
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    @bluemantra
                                    Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                                    @bluemantra Just done a few updated pics for them as promised here

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                                      bluemantra
                                      Haraki san Prodigy
                                      @Ross
                                      Joined: 19 Feb 2023

                                      @Ross Thank you for updated photos. They look great. Looks very close to british tan from the photos. I guess british tan is like a head start on natural veg tan.

                                      WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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                                      • northsouthdenimguyN
                                        northsouthdenimguy
                                        Haraki san Expert
                                        Joined: 27 Nov 2022

                                        I need to wear these more…

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