very nice! i dislike skinny jeans but respect

The Extra Money is DEFINITELY WORTH IT IMO

Dear shoes reviewers, I believe I speak for a lot of people when I am saying this: "nobody gives a shit about the shoe bags". All we care is the quality, last, waist etc..

Your shoes look dreamy.

Your video played a major role for me to get a horween shell cordovan boot from junkard boots in Glazed natural shell. Was contemplating between shinki and horween was inclining towards shinki due to it being Japanese but your video titled my preference towards horween. And I love them. Thanks

Whats that vibram sole?

Helen and her team do an amazing job. They can create just about anything you want. I own a pair of shoes and boots from Helen and I am thrilled. Great value

Such great boots! Jist ordered my first pair.. now looking for over the calf socks that are all natural material (cotton, wool)

Hi... What is the width of these shoes? My foot width is G

I’m looking to get a pair from Helen Shoemaker and I wanted to know how your did your measurements. It’ll be great if you can share a reference on how I can measure my feet since it’s my first time doing so

can they make waist trousers that sit above the belly?

Can give me the name thing of the small thing that you use to ti rub the shoe?

Lets be real. Misalignment is an embarrassment. Hipsters covet these shoes, for reasons that escape me. Plenty of much better built options, and they don't look like clown shoes.

What is the name of the small thing you hold to clear off the scratch? I cannot understand what you say and no subtitles in the short 😢

Grant Stone Shell Cordovans are the best substitute for Aldens. Impeccable quality control. you won't have the listed problems

what's the knife that you are using to cut them in half? i need one!

Came for expert tips, left ignoring lousy commercial chitchat of you guys.

Rose Anvil looks at the construction alone and not how comfortable the boots are or it's purpose. Redwings are for hard working people while Aldens are pure dress shoes for those who can afford them. It's like comparing a Ford truck to a Bentley. Rose Anvil knows NOTHING about standing on your feet all day or logging on a remote mountain side somewhere up north. Take his advice with a grain of salt and as he keeps alienating boot lovers with his criticism of the boots they just spent a whole few days of pay on, his viewership will go down. I buy what I can afford and don't really care what Rose Anvil has to say, and I would love to buy some Aldens or other classy dress boots. Buy what you want and know that the toughest boots aren't the most comfortable or the best looking. Just be grateful that you have boots!

How about crockett jones

Thank you for the words of wisdom.

Hello. I would really love to get someone’s advice on something: I got myself a pair of Meermin shell cordovan boots a while ago, and they have developed a sort of grainy texture on some parts of the shell (like little white balls), especially towards the back. It’s not as slick and smooth as when new. Why does this happen? What can I do to fix or reduce this?

do you think peccary leather in black would be nice? you probably won't see that interesting graining as much?

I hope he is not calling Chris “mark” 😂

Link plzz

Nice Collection. For me, I would whittle it down to 3 of those plus 4 you dont have

Here’s my qualm with Japanese boots. The PNW companies are very transparent about how and what they use in their construction. The Japanese boots are heavily white labeled . Meaning John Lofgren for example doesn’t actually make boots. Clinch I believe is a smaller operation/shop

ACME communication is still intermittent. My first expereince w the brand was great. Arthur was spot on. THe last few months it is terriible and getting a response within 24-48 hours doesnt typically happen. I ordered 4 pairs from their RTW sample sale and they have taked 4-6 weeks to deliver which is absurd considering they were already made. I did add tips and topy. If you don't ask, you won't know when your shoes ships bc they dont email to tell you. Even with these frustrations, ACME makes amazing shoes. I have 5 pair in the closet with 2 on the way. I am sure there will be more

Whats the name of this beautiful song? 😂

I have a pair of reasonably nice leather boots from Thursday. I currently use a basic cedar shoe tree but the boots are getting creases in the vamp. Thursday want $58 for a cheap looking set made in China. I would pay that price for something of decent quality however. Please chime in if anyone has anyone has suggestions!

Spooky - this popped up in my feed as I happen to be wearing a pair of 93605s from 1968! As we know from Japanese blogs such as pastor-kuromame, the padded, suede tongue was only used from 1962-74. The best conditioning product for Horween shell cordovan is the one they use themselves - Venetian Shoe Cream.

Brand?

Does the horsehair come out easily when you brush your shoes? I used to use a Saphir brush when I brushed all my shoes and the horsehair came out easily.

Alden classic or Crockett&Jones Boston?

Hey, so I've watched a lot of videos about boots and leathers and I have to say, this is the first video I have ever seen which successfully made me understand the appeal of shell cordovan. All to say I really enjoyed your "non-scientific" approaches to demonstrating the topic. thanks!

Hey, i want to know for cordovan wich shoji brush is the best. The dark horse, white horse,pig horse or sweet horse? Thanks

Completely useless video, he keeps talking. We don’t need an explainer and your whole life story just to replace speed hooks bud. We wouldn’t search that topic if we didn’t know what it is. And you don’t even explain how to remove what was already there

Horse hair brush

Is Shinki Hikaku decent?

...$100 for the piece of wood???...

First, Lee is a super guy. I own multiple shoes from his RTW line and have also done a few MTO shoes with him. $2500 for a remote bespoke shoe is an outstanding value.

What a beautiful shoes!

Stain / dark spot on the vamp of the right boot? One may or may not expect better clicking at the 2000$ price point.

I love your content, really detailed and useful info. Thanks

they got yall paying a work boot's price for a tiny wood stick 😂😂😂

Very good comparison. I believe Horween sets the standard for what genuine shell cordovan leather is, while the other two are high-quality horse butt leathers, but it’s hard to consider them as true shell cordovan.

All taneries produce thick and thin hides

There was a leather bomber jacket company near Seattle that used Shinki Hikaku shell cordovan. They swore by it.

I also like Shinki Hikaku for their color selection

How did Brian build the boot to your size? Did you travel to him or send him a sizing sketch?