Some of you may not know about
Alfred Sargent. Making some the worlds finest shoes in the UK for over a hundred years, Alfred Sargent makes some amazing boots, bespoke shoes, and a range of Town and Country footwear, which is where these
Culford Boots come from. Wrapped in pebbled calf grain leather, and featuring a rubber (England made) Dainite sole, these guys are going to help me finish out the remainder of the Chicago winter. I choose these because of their obvious ability to be worn in several different ways (*see above). I'm excited to see how they wear in with the grained leather and lighter color, should look good beat up and scuffed; only time will tell.
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13 comments:
Those look awesome with the trousers.
Great blog and a great pair of boots.
Sole looks disproportionately thick for a fine pair of handmade shoes. Maybe with wear, it will become more subtle. Hopefully, well worn, they will look less "huge." Perhaps it's the photo, but they look garish with denim IMO. Nice with the flannels, however.
v- first off great usage of the word garish, I'm always trying to be a show off, haha. Second, yeah the soles do look larger in these photos than real life, mostly from the angle of the tripod, but secondly because you dont stand a foot away from someone's feet a foot high and look slightly down. But, I am stepping up my tripod soon, so then I can shoot straight from the ground and give shoe shots a better perspective...
Not really sold on the pebbled leather but the color is really nice and they look smart overall.
I agree, they look best with the trousers. The larger leg opening makes the boots look more proportional.
Don't listen to vespajg, I think they look great with denim. Mixing a little UK skinhead with Americana is really hard to do, but that looks perfect.
Nice boots for midwestern winter wear. Don't listen to the snipes about the "think sole"... what else would you wear in the winter, flip-flops? These could work with your looks or even a flannel suit.
Dress boots are highly under rated. Remember that they were the norm for a well dressed man 100 years ago.
yeah, everything is in order here.
Also - source on the chinos?
How supple is the grained leather? My experience is that it wears like steel, but is equally as hard to break in. Agreed re the leg opening being larger - it helps to reduce the garish-ness. Not a fan of the Dainite, but appreciate it's utility. I prefer Alden's crepe or a more functional, subtle-profile Vibram (or equivalent).
I'm not sure where you're looking, but dress boots are getting a lot of play (one could even say too much) these days. Hardly underrated IMO...
thinking of grabbing a pair myself online. Did you size down a whole size to find your uk equivalrnt from the aldens?
If I had a pair of these, I don't think I'd ever want to take off my gray trousers. Plus the Dainite soles would be perfect for the Pacific Northwest.
I have a pair of these and really love them. To me, they're a great balance between looking well-built and sturdy, but having fine undertones. I didn't find the calf grain at all difficult to break in, it felt pretty supple from the start. They're also fully-lined in cream leather, but then I think you'd expect that. Nice post, thanks.
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