Crown Northampton - Dress Sneakers

[T4920]

@EdH what was Mrs H's price estimate when these came in..?

[WhiskeySandwich]

Thanks @EdH , now you got me geekin' over some hi-tops....y'all are a bad influence lol

[EdH]

@T4920 Ahem... I might have kept my feet under the desk and she hasn't noticed them yet...

It should be alright when I mention I paid for them over 4 instalments... And that with any luck they'll be my last pair of sneakers... Maybe...

[IrishHeart]

@EdH that definitely works! Very nice.

[jerkules]

How bloody nice do those look?! Never heard of the maker, now definitely on my radar as a potential future purchase.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@EdH that’s where I trapped myself lol. I said “these should last forever” and then it’s like “so this is your last pair, RIGHT?”

[EdH]

So after trying them on a few more times over the weekend, I decided to size up after all. They weren't uncomfortable exactly, I was just very aware that I was wearing shoes while I had them on. (You know how most of the time your brain gets used to the sensations of your clothing and screens that out - well that didn't happen.) And after doing a bit more research on breaking in shell cordovan and liaising with Crown Northampton, I was warned that they wouldn't give as much as other leather once broken in. So they've gone back to Crown Northampton for an exchange.

Hopefully it wont take another 11 weeks to get the size-up pair made!

[Cutlasshound]

Sorry only just seen this.

I have a pair of the Overstones in Horween CXL and also the Overstones TL in white calf.

The normal line look much bigger on foot than than the TL due to all the additional padding.

The Horween leather has not worn well for me. The surface of the leather has eroded at various points due to friction with the laces. Also found it to scratch very easily.

Were I to buy another pair I would buy the TL line due to the slimmer profile.

The white calf has aged fairly well.

Will happily post pics of both (bought them in 2020 if memory serves).

Will also provide further info on sizing when get a moment.

[doubletee]

These look amazing.

[Giles]

Anyone got their chukkas? If so, whats the last like? Slim/wide?

[Graeme]

Crown has just launched a version of their Everdon wholecut boot with a chunkier Viberg sole, which they've dubbed the Rambler.

I like them, particularly in the grey Horween buffalo.

@Giles the blog post about the Everdon Rambler boots mentions that all their footwear is available in narrow, standard, and wide fittings, with extra-wide options available on request. It might be worth dropping them an email to ask.

[Giles]

I contacted them and no mention was made about wide for the desert boots. But they have sent me a pair to try……I’ll let you know

[Cskarev]

@Giles I have a pair of their Woodford Desert Boots.
https://crownnorthampton.com/products/woodford-desert-boot-sand-janus-calf-suede

I got them in their standard width (they offer you the option to change the width when ordering). I can say the sole is quite narrow (even for my relatively narrow foot). They are true to size in terms of length.

Here are some (not so good) shots:

[Graeme]

@Giles I'll be interested to hear how you get on with them. I'm tempted by a pair of the Ramblers myself.

[Giles]

So, I got in touch with Crown re: the desert boots. They said that they would send me a pair to try on see if the fit worked as long as I placed an order. I ordered a pair of Brown Janus Calf. The sent me a pair of Sand Janus Calf that had been used in a photo shoot, and were therefore "not perfect".

They fitted, so they did me a deal on the Sand, and I await the brown....

[Mister_Brue]

@Giles Nice score!