Other shoe-brands
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It's just an arbitrary dictate of fashion. Most of us don't care about such things. Boots were never made to be seasonal, aside from specific styles. Soldiers and workers don't start wearing other shoes come summer.
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IMO. A properly constructed pair of boots are not hot to wear. A properly constructed boot which breathes, is a million times more comfortable in hot weather than chucks et al which sole-wise do not breathe at all….
I wear OSB boat shoes on and off all summer, because they are easy to kick on and off, have superb grip, and again IMO look good with shorts and no socks.
And, I don't give 2 fucks what others think of what I wear...
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It's all psychological for me.
1. It gets hot => shorts, sneakers. Now nothing is saying I'd not be equally as cool in boots and jeans, but I associate boots and jeans with warmth.
2. It gets hot => people start wearing sandals. Now nothing is saying I truly càre what anyone wears, but I actually do not wanna see some fat bloke's hairy feet poking out of some summershoes, no matter what the brand is…
3. Cute girls with painted toenails can wear flip flops and Birkies all year long, of course.
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Well, I have painted feet…
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Alfred Sargent Dumfries - shortly about to come out of their summer hibernation.
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Lovely boots! Not a huge fan of the colour, but I figure they'll look way better worn in.
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I've been wearing them for the last 3 years - they'll be due for a resole soon! I look after them and keep them in shoe trees whenever they're not being worn. In person, they don't look new I can assure you.
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Ok, they still looked pretty new to me
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I have a pair of Loake Burford boots too, from their high-end 1880 range. The AS seem a more solid boot with a better quality of leather, softer and thicker. The Loake are also a slightly more refined, less rugged boot overall. Construction-wise, the Loakes are pretty good and there are no obvious differences between the two, although the AS have had a lot more wear. I bought both pairs at a healthy discount but if I were to choose, even at full retail, hands down I'd buy the AS again. All in all I have 3 pairs of Loake boots/shoes and 4 pairs of AS so there's room for both brands!
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@Maynard Friedman thanks a lot for the info. Appreciate it.
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i can never wear birks. feel super uncomfortable in them. i'm a havianas person.
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I just got some of the ones that are like shoes, with a lace-up front, and full backs. I think the model is called Dundee. They're so comfortable, and look pretty good with jeans. I know that kind of excludes their primary role as sandals, but I'm really loving em.
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