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The Craft Rites arrived today. Extremely fast shipping. They are absolutely gorgeous! They are fairly light, but not quite as light as Reg said they would be, although that may be because the only other engineers I have ever handled were Role Clubs, which are also notoriously light. Either way, they are quite comfortable. Yoshi was very helpful with sizing. I went with a 10.5 and they are a little long, but the width is just about right. They are quite comfortable, but being my first engineers, they take some time to adjust to.
First off- I have never had such stiff shoes before.
Secondly- putting them on is something new considering how tall the shafts are
third- I have never had such a high heel. They aren't extremely high, but definitely something to get used to.
most importantly- My mom AND my fiancé pointed out that the boots looked too bulky. I couldn't understand this because while not super slim Chelsea Boots, but they are definitely on the slimmer side of the work and engineer boot world, which is a major reason why I chose them. However, I did notice that something looked wrong. Then my fiancé noticed the problem: my jeans were cuffed. I am short and have to cuff my jeans a bit too much. It didn't look bad while wearing my clarks, but in these, it made me look way too short and made everything look too bulky. Uncuffed and they look 987128375 times better now. So tomorrow I will be heading over to Railcar to get all my jeans/chinos hemmed properly.
Anyway, ramblings aside, a couple of crappy pics:
Role Clubs (not mine) with cuffs:
My new Attractions without cuffs:
Is it just me or are the second pics a major improvement? And I don't mean the boots, because this just makes me want my Role Clubs even more! Hurry up, please Brian
First off- I have never had such stiff shoes before.
Secondly- putting them on is something new considering how tall the shafts are
third- I have never had such a high heel. They aren't extremely high, but definitely something to get used to.
most importantly- My mom AND my fiancé pointed out that the boots looked too bulky. I couldn't understand this because while not super slim Chelsea Boots, but they are definitely on the slimmer side of the work and engineer boot world, which is a major reason why I chose them. However, I did notice that something looked wrong. Then my fiancé noticed the problem: my jeans were cuffed. I am short and have to cuff my jeans a bit too much. It didn't look bad while wearing my clarks, but in these, it made me look way too short and made everything look too bulky. Uncuffed and they look 987128375 times better now. So tomorrow I will be heading over to Railcar to get all my jeans/chinos hemmed properly.
Anyway, ramblings aside, a couple of crappy pics:
Role Clubs (not mine) with cuffs:
My new Attractions without cuffs:
Is it just me or are the second pics a major improvement? And I don't mean the boots, because this just makes me want my Role Clubs even more! Hurry up, please Brian
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