WESCO

[Dmart]

Great! Can you maybe put in a different lighting to better see the navy color?

[John Galt]

The navy is a bluish-gray.

[Dmart]

Beautiful, thank you.

[Paul9221]

Can't wait to see how those navy Lous age!

I just got my 7600K Mr Lous last week.  Still breakin' them in.  Today's the first day that I was able to wear them the whole day LOL

[Mlwdp]

They’re finished!

Spec:

Black Chromexcel

Leather lining

Vintage triple stitching

Dr Sole sole

Roller buckles by http://hukurokuju.com/

[vaquero357]

…@Paul9221 how long did your build take? I've been thinking about a pair of Lou's ever since I received my last boots. Always fun to have something to look forward to.

[Giles]

Purps have arrived, I'm away Goddamnit…..

[Matt]

Wow

[Oaktavia]

Those are rad

[Dmart]

@Matt:

Wow

Nothing to add!

[Daniel San]

Wow
Would like to see you wearing them Giles !

[Giles]

They will be on my feet on Friday…..

[vaquero357]

…intense.

[Jett129]

Pretty Fucking Sick!

[den1mhead]

^ Gorgeous colour gorgeous boots 

[pechelman]

@pechelman:

Found a pair of Wesco 7500's to try in in 9.5D that I can try on for sizing, then return and use toward a deposit on the mister lou's. Should have those beginning of August and can report back for a point of reference for anyone who might find useful.

Well, that didn't go very well. The 9.5D is too long and too wide and also somehow too small in the toe box as it's pressing down on my toe nails. Never had any boots or shoes fit so weird. I emailed wesco for what to do next but open to any input from the collective wisdom here as well. But damn are these things beautiful. Hope I can find the right size.

[Mlwdp]

It’s going to cost you bigly, but you can get your boots rebuilt by Wesco to go down in a width or up in width.  I had a MP toe boss in D width once that was too narrow later rebuilt in E width.  You can find them posted in this thread.  It’s the Horween Horsehide one.

[pechelman]

These are going right back to wesco for sure. It would be futile to rebuild them. Moreso looking for sizing advice from here given the juxtaposition of being too big and small at the same time.

[popvulture]

@pechelman what's your Brannock size? Also, do you have any other boots in the sort of Wesco realm? By that I mean just sort of big-running, similar level of quality boot/shoemakers.

[popvulture]

I'm guessing you might have come across this, but maybe not — the last of the 7500 and Mr Lou runs narrow.E fits like a normal D. That'd explain what you described. They also run a little long, probably at least a half size bigger than shoes that match your Brannock size.

I have some Mr Lous in 12E. I normally wear 13s, so they're a little snug on me, but it's mainly top pressure vs length (I have a high instep). I initially tried a pair of 13s and they were too big — in a perfect world I'd have gone custom and gotten 12.5, but I didn't want to wait. I've been perfectly happy with em.

I'd try a pair half a size down from your Brannock, E width.