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@adriandebeckelar2921 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a dress shoe series. Especialy if you compare the clasic brands and the new ones to see if its really worth the money that you spend on those high quality dress shoes.
@flybluephil Жыл бұрын
That's the closest you ever got to cutting apart dress shoes (except for maybe the Indy boots). I'd love to see you do a dress shoe series... Like AE to Crockett&Jones. Pleeeeeeeeeze.
@simonsben Жыл бұрын
second this! i'd send RA a pair of my AE Strandmoks but i love them.
@MasterofPlay7 Жыл бұрын
Yea he can cut some used dress shoe to reduce the price
@terranempire2 Жыл бұрын
Construction wise, when he cut apart Wolverine 1000 mile or the Indi are the closest. Yes it is a boot but a good year welted boot.
@dulifuli00 Жыл бұрын
Totally! I’d love to see all price ranges of dress shoes cut in half and analyzed!
@KoroWerks Жыл бұрын
He did a pair of Aldens but they were a boot, and the grant stone dressy boot is still a boot as well. Get some Allen Edmonds etc. Put a bunch of boat shoes wet grip to the test!
@eestiraud4224 Жыл бұрын
Hey, i don’t know if you guys have seen yet, but Thursday has released their first western boot line up and it would be really cool if you guys could do a video reviewing how it wears and what it’s made of in the future!! All the best!
@tomtheplummer7322 Жыл бұрын
Olde Rockport dress shoes performed like sneakers. I wore their wingtips for years at work.
@duethe6929 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see him review british heritage boots: Crockett & Jones, Trickers, Erdward Green
@BackwardsKnees Жыл бұрын
Not sure I've seen a brand use more marketing gimmicks at once, very impressive.
@yutakab8307 Жыл бұрын
i mean backed by nasa sounds big byut the wax never melted at a humanly possible tempurature so yeah that was a big turnoff for me lol
@00Resev Жыл бұрын
These were very interesting. Different, and well thought out. This brand and Jim Green were the most interesting footwear i've seen lately.
@dbb6106 Жыл бұрын
You should definitely start cutting dress shoes. I think we are all interested in which dress shoes are worth the money.
@kyleashdown518 Жыл бұрын
Ironically, because of your channel, I’ve almost completely ditched all of my dress shoes for boots lol
@TheOtherBill Жыл бұрын
Back in the 80's Florsheim came out with a similar comfortable dress shoe that was pretty popular. I just checked and they still make them, it's the Comfortech line and the prices are pretty good although I haven't seen the modern ones. I remember John Madden did their commercials.
@robrechtart Жыл бұрын
Being retired military, wish we had more high tech, like this NASA material, along with great construction in Combat Boots back when I was on duty. Trying out some 'combat boots' from Naglev now, an Italian shoe/boot company that has been around since the late 1800s. They are doing a full heavy Kevlar wrap upper. So far they seem fairly stiff new. Will see how they break in!
@elrey8876 Жыл бұрын
Did you ever use that old trick of wearing some cut-off women's stockings in your boots to prevent blisters?
@robrechtart Жыл бұрын
@@elrey8876 Only in Basic Training
@zachmiller9175 Жыл бұрын
@@elrey8876 ever heard of liner socks? Same idea but a little more durable than a hacked up nylon, I'll never hike without them again.
@47buddz97 Жыл бұрын
The brand completely lost me when they thought block chain technology was a selling point. I’d rather be barefoot the rest of my life
@UnimportantAcc Жыл бұрын
and the whole 'tracking of goods to view its lifespan' thing doesnt even need blockchain. actually ive yet to see a single thing that needs blockchain. other than scams.
@user-me1mv4vy9q Жыл бұрын
Cant u just not use it? Also rose anvil said dat it can help u identify if its legit or not
@Icharis Жыл бұрын
@@user-me1mv4vy9q you believe that?
@user-me1mv4vy9q Жыл бұрын
@@Icharis ik its a sponsored vid but wouldn’t it help in some way? Cuz fakes are getting really good now and some even use higher quality materials too according to reviewers I watch, although I don’t remember who
@Icharis Жыл бұрын
@@user-me1mv4vy9q I don’t think it will, it’s a code you scan. All the fakes have to do is get some codes like serial codes on tags etc. the fact that it’s blockchain doesn’t mean anything. If there was some sort of encryption token or something involved then maybe but it’s just a printed code that can be copy and pasted
@I_THE_ME Жыл бұрын
I seriously doubt the wax does anything as there is such a small amount of it. So the wax might make your shoe feel cooler when you put them on, but once the wax has warmed up, it won't make a difference.
@watso014 Жыл бұрын
Phase change material is effective, but there’s not enough mass in these insoles to do anything measurable. Gimmick
@mihail2676 Жыл бұрын
I only wear suede shoes.And this here look insanely good for the price.
@AlexChristian Жыл бұрын
I wish companies just focused on making good quality products, instead of everyone trying to put wacky technology in things to appeal to the fast-fashion crowd... Edit: are they worth it? Maybe. But! The trend of tennis-shoe/dress shoe hybrid is bizarre.
@Andres-ul4wy Жыл бұрын
“adding technology” is how you make products better. These are exactly what I was looking for, just bought a pair!
@duckmouse4408 Жыл бұрын
Weston, I just want you to know that every time I see a new video posted by you in my News Feed and hear that groovy intro music, I just get so excited! I'm like "Oh hell yeah! Here comes another good review!" Honestly bro? I now do all my shoe shopping through you. No joke! I scroll through your videos first if I'm looking at a pair of new shoes I might want before I buy them. Thank you for being a fantastic guy. Your channel is very professional, highly informative, no nonsense, fascinating, and I love your dedication to staying neutral and sticking only to the facts when you critique a shoe and I love your honest transparency when you're maybe biased for/against a shoe. It's one of the reasons why I keep coming back to the channel.
@ryanh3635 Жыл бұрын
"space grade" and all that kind of marketing us so stupid. Yeah new shit gets invented for space.....so what?!
@imgumbydmnt Жыл бұрын
Rockport has been doing this since the late 80's. Miss my old Reebok/Rockport mocs.
@droko9 Жыл бұрын
This is the most braindead use of the blockchain I have ever seen. The problems with this are: 1) You can copy a QR code from an authentic pair and put it on the fake pair 2) The company could just host a normal database and perform authentication themselves, there is no reason this needs to be on the blockchain
@gryphtube Жыл бұрын
Point #2 is blockchain in a nutshell. There's no reason to not just use a database for pretty much everything that blockchain is proposed for except for speculative markets that end up just being bigger fool scams.
@thecodemachine Жыл бұрын
They sell "Blockchain shoes", so I am waiting for some hacker to steal my shoes while I am wearing them.
@vechainmillionaire Жыл бұрын
Do you think blockchain = cryptocurrency . . . 🤣
@cohan88 Жыл бұрын
@@vechainmillionaire it's a chain made from technehipster blockheads pretending to be authentic by adding a few extra ones and zeros to their virtual identity. I heard it's cool and stuff...
@ddfann Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you cut a pair of Grenson shoes in in half. They're made in Northampton, England and have some cool styles but made in traditional manner.
@derekeaton1728 Жыл бұрын
Snagged a pair of the chocolate chuckkas with the discount code Couldn't resist the discount code and trust even being a sponsored video you give fair reviews Big fan of the channel even just listen to videos while I get in focus mode at work sometimes
@deansmits006 Жыл бұрын
You do a great job pointing out how it's constructed and how durable and quality footwear is. I'd like to see a few other things, if you can swing it. Parts sourcing. Where are the materials coming from, and where is it being built? What is the carbon output in producing the shoe? I know that is hard to find, and sometimes a shoe maker may not know, but that would be awesome to know, especially if the shoe maker is donating shoes or sponsoring the video. Thanks for being such a great guide, Weston! Oh, can you also do women's shoes/boots?
@Skinwalker_skinny Жыл бұрын
Hey Wes, I don’t know if you’ve been asked before, but would you ever plan on a series for women’s heritage boots? I just bought my wife her intro to heritage boots (a pair of Thursday boots). I would be very interested to see if any of these brands who offer women’s boots have any quality differences between the men’s and the women’s. Thanks for all of the amazing content!
@m.b.82 Жыл бұрын
welp, now i want a pair of these too
@trah666 Жыл бұрын
i cringed so hard when you mentioned shoes on the "block chain" that i could feel my soul leaving my body
@Lmolina90 Жыл бұрын
Not something I'd typically buy, but nice to see a brand combining synthetic materials to at least try and complement each other. I'd also be in favor of cutting open some dress shoes and/or some UK heritage boots
@tristambre632 Жыл бұрын
That was interresting, I like to learn about brands I don't know about. As I've been working in quality leather shoe retail for a while now, your channel is very informative and educationnal to me.
@IamMunyan123 Жыл бұрын
These are so cool! I’m def going to get my grandpa a pair so he can fit in with his friends
@dalebroomer6445 Жыл бұрын
Watched the whole video, got hyped about the brand and the construction. Was ready to buy myself a pair, went to the website and saw that they don't make a size 14. So sad and dismayed, hopefully I can get over it someday or better yet they start making larger sizes.
@FireBird7766 Жыл бұрын
You don't understand how the wax works. Usually, the temperature of a melting or freezing substance is constant. The solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium. Any heat added or lost from the substance will either melt or freeze some of the substance, while there is still an amount of each phase. If you have a wax that melts at about the temperature your foot is comfortable at, it will help keep your foot at that temperature. When you take a lighter to the fabric, the wax is probably all melted very quickly. You don't see liquid wax because it is encapsulated. However, any effect of this temperature regulating wax is only going to be useful if there is a big enough amount to absorb or release enough heat. The tiny amount of wax within the material dots would likely be nearly ineffectual, I would have thought. If those same dots were made of ice, your foot would very easily melt them in nearly every day-to-day circumstance. Given that water has a nearly superlative latent heat of fusion, I am highly doubtful that this material makes any noticeable difference. If anyone knows otherwise, I would be interested to hear from them.
@AlexRodriguez-zn7rq Жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed watching your channel grow. Embrace your beginnings.
@Annalovesautumn Жыл бұрын
I know some people don't love when the brand itself sponsors the video but I feel like it gives you a better chance to hear straight from the brand why they chose to use certain materials or techniques. Yeah, obviously you run the risk of getting their marketing spin on it, but you can still decide if it's worthwhile after trying them and cutting them open.
@lordsesshomaru8561 Жыл бұрын
Cut the diemme everest boots leather one in half ?!🎉
@hhjkfvbu5846 Жыл бұрын
Still waiting for a New Balance 574 video. The day you'll make a video about it I'll be finally happy.
@gamerguy6990 Жыл бұрын
I don’t see the point in blockchain implementation in footwear when I should be trusting whoever I buy from to have the actual product I want so either people are spending on the wrong locations or no good locations sell them
@timothyedge6100 Жыл бұрын
Maybe take a look like Corcoran jump boot b(series 1500 black, series 1511 brown style that is the new army green service uniform boot for soldiers in jump status). Goodyear welted, about 200-220 dollars. They don’t claim to be anything really but I’ve had great luck
@Geoffroditis Жыл бұрын
Please review some ASICS, with the gel technology!
@_bats_ Жыл бұрын
These look like Payless dress shoes your grandpa would wear, except they put wax and silicon bubbles in it and some NFT thingamajig and charge like 4x what they'd cost at Payless. Neat business model!
@LuvU2x Жыл бұрын
In my experience, you want your dress shoes built the same way you want your boots built.
@tvrbob8681 Жыл бұрын
I can't figure out whether this is a late April Fool's video. The fact that you keep calling them "dress shoes" leads me to believe it is.
@reubenmcloughlin423 Жыл бұрын
I thought that when reading the thumbnail
@omarmufti7033 Жыл бұрын
Maybe consider the Eddie Bauer K6 boots!
@kyleashdown518 Жыл бұрын
Second this
@alex_ottomano Жыл бұрын
Rose! Are you ever going to dig into any JK boots?? I'm shocked they've never been mentioned on your channel. Would love to see the O.T cut in half
@MichaelPlum Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see golden foxes dissected. It looks like a good budget moc toe
@terranempire2 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps once the current series is over start a series on off the shelf dress shoes obviously price is a factor so keep it below say $300 that should include brands like. Thursday, Florishime imperial and regular line ( I can already tell you the imperial is the better deal), Allen Edmonds, CobblerUnion, Beckett and Simonon, red wings, Cole Haan and Grant stone.
@UnknownUser-rb9pd Жыл бұрын
Outlast technology has been around for 20 years now in clothing. It has frequently been used in gloves and a few outdoor jackets but has mostly been dropped by the big outdoor brands. I don't think most people noticed any real benefit.
@lorenzobrogi6359 Жыл бұрын
of course you're saying they're worth the money, they sponsor you!
@goekmannen Жыл бұрын
does it have a soft heal counter? Have issues with my Achilles and normally wear knit-upper sneakers but would be nice with something more formal on occasion.
@failsauce8455 Жыл бұрын
What does the center cut score mean? Is it the entire manual cut of the shoe or just the back? It feels like it's just the back, but sometimes the back is near perfect and doesn't get a high score.
@timvibes Жыл бұрын
Can you please cut the New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trainer? The midsole is unique.
@edmansour6233 Жыл бұрын
PLEASE do a video on Louboutin’s!!!
@vgamedude12 Жыл бұрын
If these were actual zero drop, wide toe box, and less padding I'd be really interested.
@Andres-ul4wy Жыл бұрын
I think a wider toe box would detract from the sleek look they are going for.
@vgamedude12 Жыл бұрын
@@Andres-ul4wy it would be worth it for comfort and not squeezing toes imo
@JvariW Жыл бұрын
@@Andres-ul4wy he’s saying he wants a barefoot dress shoe
@y89r Жыл бұрын
Hey man can you please do the Georgia Wedge Work Boot?? I’m thinking about buying some but I’d like to see the insides and get your opinion please.
@cmiller7299 Жыл бұрын
Wish they did the chukka in other leathers besides suede
@koryleach9660 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know that I’d classify these as “dress shoes”. They could certainly fall into casual or even smart casual though! Dress shoes are more whole cuts, oxfords, blutchers and wingtips in my experience.
@koryleach9660 Жыл бұрын
@Rose anvil Why are you impersonating the author of this channel?
@HandsomeJackHere Жыл бұрын
Would be great if you could do a review on one of the a.s. 98 boots (repunk or samurai), it's an Italian bootmaker brand that's still very underground and claims great craftsmanship, so it would be very interesting to see.
@israeldavila27 Жыл бұрын
8:53 That is the best use of blockchain that isnt cyptobro schemes, using it to verify if your sneakers are legit! Brilliant.
@zachmiller9175 Жыл бұрын
The most shocking part of these is honestly the price, I was braced and ready to be slapped by a $500+ price tag after hearing about all the tech built in but I couldn't have been much more wrong.
@kso808 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video! Maybe they need to start making sneakers that look like this chukka! 😊
@Cadwerx1 Жыл бұрын
Another Tracking feature?? Seem like nice shoes though. Thanks for the content.
@nurahmed1321 Жыл бұрын
Please look in to Berluti. Huge dress shoe and sneaker maker in Europe
@jeyhunhashimov3478 Жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Florsheim Imperials vintage vs new generation comparison.
@mackenziedowlearn891 Жыл бұрын
Did someone say Fibonacci? *discordant bassline in a strange time signature intensifies*
@colmcgillveray1010 Жыл бұрын
Oh, if they are "Backed up on the blockchain" that changes things!
@gc2696 Жыл бұрын
Why are 99.99% shoes NOT shaped like our feet ?!!!
@1thehandyvan Жыл бұрын
Have you ever done a review on caterpillar boots
@R.J._Lewis Жыл бұрын
I'm sure it matter to somebody, but I've got to be honest: I could not give less of a crap if my shoes were on the block chain. It doesn't do me a single bit of good. I buy my shoes to wear them, then when they are worn out and no longer fixable, I get rid of them.
@haiman116 Жыл бұрын
Would you do a review and inside look of the under armour hovr dawn boot?
@markknister6272 Жыл бұрын
Olukai just came out with a boot. $150. I love their flip flops! Wonder about the boot?
@shraka Жыл бұрын
These look very interesting, but that toe box is just SO narrow. Couldn't do it. I need a wide toebox.
@Elazarko2 ай бұрын
Same here. Any recommendations for comfortable dress shoes with a wider than average toe box?
@shraka2 ай бұрын
@@Elazarko Unfortunately no. At the moment the narrow toe box seems to be ubiquitous. Get something with soft leather?
@Elazarko2 ай бұрын
@@shraka good idea, what I have currently I'd a pair of Cole Hans which I also got half a size larger which are great overall..
@shraka2 ай бұрын
@@Elazarko I have a pair of old Florsheim's they don't make anymore that are okay. I often just wear my nicer New Balance 574s when I can get away with it. Probably the widest mainstream toe box I can get in Australia.
@usmnt4423 Жыл бұрын
The moment I heard blockchain, I basically tuned out everything that came after that but at least the shoe's insides are pretty cool
@captainrichman Жыл бұрын
Didnt know fibonacci was a brand and thought this was a shoe by Nasa using fibonacci technology. Kinda disappointed now, that concept is way cooler.
@thezestypatriot8513 Жыл бұрын
Please do a video on either the Garmont T8 bifida or the garmont NFS, its the most popular boot people wear in the US Army
@capnspicy5565 Жыл бұрын
It's split leather? No blake stitch? So many better options out there.
@tabom23418 ай бұрын
Sad, ordered a pair size 10.5 they send me a box labeled 6.5 with size 6 shoes inside. Their phone number doesn’t connect and they haven’t answered any emails. I also contacted them thru payment company and still no response. Please beware of this company.
@SG-zr9rj8 ай бұрын
Yeesh, I was interested in getting one seeing the sales but I might have to rethink about this. Thanks for the heads-up!
@screwthishi5thing Жыл бұрын
I love the idea behind these
@mygroinisonfire Жыл бұрын
Fibonacci? Bro I love Tool
@bekajuma9582 Жыл бұрын
What do you think Crown Northampton chukkah boots? Are they worth the money? Thanks!
@JC-ni8ph Жыл бұрын
In this same lane, the ultra comfort-centred “well made”, Camper is a very interesting option. Would love to see a break down of how they construct the Beetle
@Kesslerification Жыл бұрын
Can we expect a Dress Shoe December then?
@StroppyDog Жыл бұрын
BMW Motorcycles used the wax ball "technology" on lining layer shirts & pants (made to be worn under their textile motorcycle gear rather than leathers) in the late '90s/early '00s. Neat gimmick but not very effective.
@savoryflan Жыл бұрын
Those chukkas look perfect for my 9 to 5 at the office. Imma have to give them a try
@haroldcampos9661 Жыл бұрын
Hmm. Know what they remind me of..? Remember the doc marten shoe? Those were a good idea for a while, but the soles on mine did start getting a little bit of dry rot after cleaning with bleach and degreaser at work, then they got too slick to walk on. Not sure if normal or not because I wouldn't put my made in englands thru that kind of torture. I had canvas ones and greasy leather ones. My favorite docs are the really old ones without any toe reinforcement! Or the pointy toe. Witchy!! Ps. I've seen videos with products that water beads and rolls off suede. I'd like to maybe see something about that on your channel if you have any experience with products like that! I know one of the products I've seen is by chemical guys but it's a bit pricey! It's always a fear in the back of my mind with tan color suedes or nubuck, I always feel like some ketchup is about to land on my shoe or boots! Impending doom! Also I took my black doc marten boots that the front was a bit scuffed up to a shoe repair shop, and they used a type of airbrush to paint them and I was like meh.. and then the paint got ugly and cracky where it bends. how would you restore a pair of black boots with heavy scuffing on the tip?? Vidz about how to go about maintaining your boots would be great content imo.
@Natterdarmus Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you analyse a Vibe Remake Lab "Jordan 1" and compare it to the authentic Jordan 1s you did
@vechainmillionaire Жыл бұрын
Awesome to finally see VeChain being used in real world use cases - pretty cool!
@jeremiahmclane2374 Жыл бұрын
I need you to do the white's chore boot to know if it's worth it, I bought Redwing moc toes based on your videos.
@neildeu3575 Жыл бұрын
You have to cut the Reebok Club C 85!
@MrPrediluted Жыл бұрын
Sneaker / dress shoes is something Rockport has been doing for a while... I still have a few pairs of rockports that get worn at least 1-2x a week. A bit ugly compared to a well constructed quality dress shoe or boot, but the comfort and practically makes up for it.
@tamirnahmani8296 Жыл бұрын
Do Rick Owens Tractor Boots
@mikearmstrong9979 Жыл бұрын
This isn't really relevant to b this video, but I was just watching breakfast club and John Bender has some sweet boots on, so I started searching, looks like they are frye engineer boots, so I naturally looked to see if you had ever cut any in half, and you have not. I formally request that you do.
@PerfectTangent Жыл бұрын
Slippers with laces for too much money.
@evanfontaine1195 Жыл бұрын
Have you done a review of altama maritime assault shoes?
@mausball Жыл бұрын
I've worked with phase change materials quite a bit in industry, but I've never heard of it in clothing or shoes. That's wild. And yeah, the physics is solid.
@zeroelus Жыл бұрын
These shoes remind me of tennis racquets quite a bit in that if you're buying one that's using some form of carbon or graphite, you're getting a decent material and construction, along with the benefits/drawback of said construction (balancing out power, feel and control in some measure depending on the thickness of various points of the racket as well as any additional material and how the carbon was layered up) while also finding the most gimmicky form of tech in order to market the racket and try to justify you buying the latest model and a questionable verdict on whether it works or not, it got so out of hand there where lawsuits lost when one manufacturer just plain didn't use tungsten in the racquets, while prominently branding said racquet as using the material, and all manufacturers have used "nano", "i" or "tech" at some point to say why their model is the best, only to unceremoniously dump the revolutionary tech on the next iteration for a new one. The leather and construction of this shoe/sneaker seems legit and using gel along with foam seems like a good idea but anytime "NASA tech" is touted, I'm skeptical sorry. And blockchain is a solution looking for a problem and I'll say no more, I'm not saying that those implementations of said tech here don't work, but as with tennis racquets I'd be doubtful of the value they are truly adding vs choosing another tried and true but less marketing friendly way.
@Andres-ul4wy Жыл бұрын
Yeah I hear ya, sometimes you have to market the things like NASA as a form of credibility. Especially when a company is a start up.
@larsschutte3048 Жыл бұрын
Could you test original German army trainers from the Bundeswehr
@MegaTrick77 Жыл бұрын
Please do the rapha cycling shoes 🙌
@bobmarley2140 Жыл бұрын
Do the Nike air max 90 premium or air max 1 premium
@Michael_Schumacher Жыл бұрын
The fact that the wax doesn’t melt until over 400 degrees just means that it won’t do anything to cool you down lol.
@Aperson156 Жыл бұрын
I don't think he was seeing if the wax melted, he was seeing if the capsules did.
@lyonowens Жыл бұрын
SAS shoes. My grandma got some for me once. They were really comfortable.