IHWE-MRLOU-BLK - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black

[FlavourFade]

Thanks @pechelman and @Peterldavey !

Yeah I hope that some of IH Germany gets some wescos this year so I can try them on.. I am a Red Wing guys all over but everytime I see engineers I get that urge to buy them. Maybe the Mr Lou is better for me anyway compared with the Lofgrens since I do not have the widest feet.

[Peterldavey]

No probs, I am a engineer guy however it can be tricky to get the sizing right sometimes

[FlavourFade]

Do you maybe have the Lofgrens and can compare them?

[Dmart]

@FlavourFade I have both. The Lofgren in 10, Lou‘s in 9.5. the Lofgren has more room than the Lou. I would say they are quite similar in terms of sizing.

[FlavourFade]

Thanks a lot! @Dmart

[Oaktavia]

[Dmart]

They look great @Oaktavia

[Oaktavia]

Thanks man. Here are a few more. They feel great to wear now. Leather finally soft and pliable. They used to be so rigid.

[Luijim78]

@Oaktavia spectacular my friend , wonderful tea leaves... great work congratulations

[pechelman]

This sort of thing any cause for concern? Noticing the leather starting to show the stitching holes from behind the seam.

[Ross]

@pechelman shouldn't be anything to worry about in my opinion. just a sign that the hides are shifting a little as they're breaking in, those seams are triple stitched and the thread is tough AF! I'd be surprised if it shifts any more than that.

keep a weather eye on it though, if any of those stitches actually breaks then hit me up and we'll get them back to be repaired for you.

[pechelman]

Thanks, @Ross. It's exactly what I was thinking as well; nbd.

Though I did buy these direct from Chris and would drive on down to see him if anything popped up, but figured with the large number of people here with these exact boots I might get a quick answer. Hope that's alright

[bluemantra]

Wonder if I could get some help on fit from folks with more experience than me. I just got these horsehide mister Lou boots in and not sure if I should size down a half size or not. They fit like a firm hand shake. Not to tight. I get a little slight heel slip on one foot. In the photos you can see where my toe comes to where my thumb is placed. I went with the same size as my red wing classic Chelsea 3190. Thanks.

[pechelman]

Heel slip is a good thing and I'd be worried they are too small if you don't have any on the other boot. Don't worry about the toe so long as you have room. The instep is really the most important where the boot should fit snugly from just behind the widest part of your foot to just in front of the strap.

Do you have the insoles in right now?

[bluemantra]

@pechelman Same thing happened on my red wings. Left foot has no heel slip and right foot did, but went away with wear. Yes, the insoles are still in. I took them out in the foot with no heel slip and definitely felt roomier and snugness went away. I wouldn't say they are uncomfortably tight at the instep, but snug like a firm handshake. Just that little bit of heel slip in the right foot.

[Ross]

@bluemantra They sounds like they're probably about right, I little bit of heel slip is totally normal and to be expected and a bit of extra toe room is never a bad thing with engineers. As @pechelman says, getting that fit right in the main part of your foot is most important and a 'firm handshake' sounds good to me

[Dmart]

I would agree. Firm handshake sounds pretty much perfect. Heel slip is normal, especially in the beginning breaking them in. The length of the shoe should not be an issue, it is more important that your feet/toes align with where the boot wants to bend.

[bluemantra]

Thank you gents! I'm going to keep these and hopefully they'll break-in nicely.

[A Former User]

@bluemantra I recently had the same at first i thought they didn’t fit but after 2 weeks of wear they start to give a little and are getting better by the day

[bluemantra]

@Heavy_blue Yeah, they are very stiff currently and I'm guessing after the leather softens and bends more easily that should help with the heel slip. Sometimes you gotta take a chance. So hard to know when they're new and stiff.