Footwear to go with our jackets

[Bfd70]

Frye roper
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Can you compare frye fit to any other brands

 

[lina]

 

[Blackadder]

Can you compare frye fit to any other brands

Frye is wider than red wing d width.

 

[Bfd70]

Frye is wider than red wing d width.

Length similar? Ie 9.5 in iron ranger = 9.5 in frye?

 

[Blackadder]

Length similar? Ie 9.5 in iron ranger = 9.5 in frye?

Looks similar to me.

 

[Blackadder]

Sierra Sportswear with Whites bounty hunter.

 

[cbez]

realized I have waaay too many black boots and thinking of selling my nicks. I almost wish they were all RO.

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ Can you really have too many pairs of Black Boots? Especially PNW boots?

 

[Bfd70]

Frye arrived.
10.5 brannock
went 10
length was good
sadly instep too generous
disappointed, they were nice

 

[Blackadder]

Sears Hercules and Attractions lot 268

 

[hungapotamus]

If anyone is interested in the Moto(r) dress engineers in horsebutt they just got released again. Releases are limited so not sure when the next one is when this sells out.

Re: sizing I took it at a whole size down from brannock so for my 10D/E feet I took a 9 which works for me. If you have a particularly high instep or wide feet you might want to go half down only.

https://www.motostyle.jp/products/2...-dress-engineer-boots-イタリアンホースバット-ドレスエンジニアブーツ

 

[AeroFan_07]

Frye arrived.
10.5 brannock
went 10
length was good
sadly instep too generous
disappointed, they were nice

This sounds similar to my experience with Frye pull-on boots.

"Bench-made" brown leather harness models, look and feel amazing -- till you get them on.

Difficult to walk in, hard to sort fit-wise, I bought & returned 2 pair of these to a local store in Wisconsin. Tried them on extensively in the store, but then took home and tried on carpet and no-go. I so much wanted them to fit. they looked just like these, but in my size...

 

[Turnip]

NPS Chukkas

 

[Tom71]

NPS Chukkas

Now look at these! Really nice!

 

[Tom71]

No picture, sadly, but I wore a pair of Alden Indy‘s to a two-day offsite, and the hype is real (IMO).

I know this is not common opinion, but I find them easily en par with say bench-grade Crockett&Jones.
Got them for a good price from a member here, so I saved a pretty penny too.

 

[Harris HTM]

No picture, sadly, but I wore a pair of Alden Indy‘s to a two-day offsite, and the hype is real (IMO).

I know this is not common opinion, but I find them easily en par with say bench-grade Crockett&Jones.
Got them for a good price from a member here, so I saved a pretty penny too.

Owning more than a dozen pairs (in total) from both brands that you mentioned (plus a couple of Carmina's as well), I'd say that quality wise all three brands are indeed comparable (handgrade C&J is another story), with C&J being better in QC and finishing, attention to detail, while with Alden and Carmina quite often there are details that though not structural faults they are not expected at their price point.
Did I mention that I love my Indy's?

 

[Tom71]

Owning more than a dozen pairs (in total) from both brands that you mentioned (plus a couple of Carmina's as well), I'd say that quality wise all three brands are indeed comparable (handgrade C&J is another story), with C&J being better in QC and finishing, attention to detail, while with Alden and Carmina quite often there are details that though not structural faults they are not expected at their price point.
Did I mention that I love my Indy's?

C&J make a great boot, that’s for sure! I have the „Islay“ and the „Coniston“ and even among the two of them the later has the better finishing.
Besides the Indy I have an Alden Penny Loafer that I am very happy with.

Not trying to rank makers here. I’ve read about QC issues with Alden before, and I can gladly report that my Indy‘s are pretty much flawless.

 

[Harris HTM]

C&J make a great boot, that’s for sure! I have the „Islay“ and the „Coniston“ and even among the two of them the later has the better finishing.
Besides the Indy I have an Alden Penny Loafer that I am very happy with.

Not trying to rank makers here. I’ve read about QC issues with Alden before, and I can gladly report that my Indy‘s are pretty much flawless.

I love both CJ's and Alden's.
Coincidentally yesterday I checked the prices of cordovan boots of Alden, CJ and Carmina. The prices have launched to the ridiculous-sphere.

 

[Boyo]

Good video about boots… but could be talking about leather jackets too.

 

[Chris_K]

C&J make a great boot, that’s for sure! I have the „Islay“ and the „Coniston“ and even among the two of them the later has the better finishing.
Besides the Indy I have an Alden Penny Loafer that I am very happy with.

Not trying to rank makers here. I’ve read about QC issues with Alden before, and I can gladly report that my Indy‘s are pretty much flawless.

Happy to echo that, I own two pairs of Alden boots at this point, a more rugged Indy on a lug sole and a cap toe on the Grant last, both Horween chamois (the former rough out, the latter smooth). Construction is perfect. Thinking of a black Cordovan cap toe next, Grant last again. Really nice last, versatile, can dress up or down a little.