Willie's Leathers / Willie's Handmade Boots (Phillipines)

[Drzdave58]

Some QC photos (very funny now jodhpur boots are shaped initially..)
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Willie is done my engineer boots .Shipping out today.

 

[Drzdave58]

Just received my boots from Willy after about 4 months . They are horween brown cxl. The craftsmanship, quality and details are top notch.

 

[TartuWolf]

Those look sweet @Drzdave58 ! Very similar to mine apart from the last. How's your CXL? Hopefully more substantial than mine. And hows the fit? I'm still slightly disappointed with mine.
He also took more time than agreed upon with mine and therefore offered free shipping to compensate, which is a great gesture from his side. Respect. Already shipped out, eagerly waiting.

 

[Drzdave58]

Those look sweet @Drzdave58 ! Very similar to mine apart from the last. How's your CXL? Hopefully more substantial than mine. And hows the fit? I'm still slightly disappointed with mine.
He also took more time than agreed upon with mine and therefore offered free shipping to compensate, which is a great gesture from his side. Respect. Already shipped out, eagerly waiting.

Hey...the cxl is substantial enough imo for this boot. Pretty much what I was expecting and the same as The Flat heads I had in natural cxl I would say. The shaft circumference is narrow so they fit easily under all my jeans. My foot slides in with a slight pull and the fit is slightly snug on my foot which is good cause once the insole relaxes and molds to my foot and the cxl stretches a bit over time the fit should be really good. I have low volume feet so I had to add insoles or wear thick socks on all my previous engineer boots. I should be able to wear these with thin or medium thickness socks. The midsole are 2 layers of leather and with the Dr sole outsole produces a very stiff feel under my feet right now of course so it will take some time to break these in I think. Im going to wear these every day for awhile to get my feet worked into them. Good luck with yours , hope they work for you. Ordering boots is always going to have a risk factor especially with engineers and similar designs. I like that Willy takes all the necessary foot measurements and find that it results in a better fit. Willy is a good guy to deal with as well. I’ll give an update on mine in 2 or 3 months.

 

[TartuWolf]

Got mine yesterday. I'll write a small review when I find the time, but overall I'm very pleased with how they turned out apart from the neon green stitching (asked for matching dark olive stitching, I guess should have asked for brown or black). The fit is fantastic. Curved heel cup makes a night and day difference compared to my engineers - no heel slip whatsoever. The last looked at from above may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but I absolutely love the toe space.

 

[Drzdave58]

Got mine yesterday. I'll write a small review when I find the time, but overall I'm very pleased with how they turned out apart from the neon green stitching (asked for matching dark olive stitching, I guess should have asked for brown or black). The fit is fantastic. Curved heel cup makes a night and day difference compared to my engineers - no heel slip whatsoever. The last looked at from above may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but I absolutely love the toe space.
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Hey they look great. What leather is it?