[tartoran]

Don’t worry, I don’t. Maybe when I was younger Id make that mistake but luckily never bought expensive clothes in label only. If I had the money to throw around I’d have probably fallen into that trap.

But Im having more and more difficulty finding that real good classic shor that is well made and is maintainable/fixable and which is a good fit and could be happy with for a couple of years. I live in NYC and the market here is innundated in low quality crap. Even an expensive brand such as Prada doesn’t have well made shoes, they’re made to not last very long

[convolvatron]

https://builder.wescoboots.com. I still have a pair that I bought 20 years ago that I have worn for a large part of that time (with yearly resoling). They have a deal where you can return a pair of boots and they will rebuild them (keeping only the uppers) for half the cost of new.

they are not stylish. they will last forever. you send them your measurements and they make a form (last) which they keep and you can order against again. that first pair had some minor fit issues, I sent corrections and the second pair was a perfect fit.

[tartoran]

Thank you!!