WESCO

[pechelman]

ordered a pair of custom fit during an in-person visit july 2023 and just heard from Chris they should be ready to pickup next week.

[bluemantra]

@pechelman did you forget about them? lol what build did you go with?

[pechelman]

I didn't forget, especially not since my build was identical to one released about a year ago here. Did Lou's in the natural mayram hh.

[Giles]

@goosehd said in WESCO:

you are potentially making it more difficult to resell the boots later

Whilst that is true, I am a great believer in buying stuff that you like, not what someone else may like in the future.

I see a lot of people buying shit and paying more regard to resale, than how much they actually like the thing.

Fuck that, enjoy everything you do or buy to the max......

I think I am the only person I know who has not made money on property, which in the UK is like impossible over the last 40 years. But I have loved living everywhere I have lived/live.

[Pinkpan]

@bluemantra yes the rough out pair is BT boss from IH Germany.
only a few weeks old so the shaft is straight but i'm confident it will stay like that. my buddy have the same BT non rough out and the shaft is still straight after about 18 months.

the floppy shaft on the morrison is no issue at all, when you have your legs in and your jeans around it's fine

[NickD]

@Giles is spot on here. Buy what you like, not what’s likely to sell. And FWIW when I’ve sold custom ordered boots I’ve had no issue making the sale, quite the contrary.

[Erin758]

I have a question here for anyone that has a pair of lace ups and slip ons... do you go for the same size or need to adjust between the two, assuming they're in the same last? I love the look of Wesco's engineer boot, however when I tried one in the same size as my lace ups they had tremendous heel slip. It felt way beyond something that would go away with break in. I still want to give them another try so I'm thinking of going down a half size and up in width.

[bluemantra]

Does anyone have some photos of some well worn horween natural CXL? Does it Patina into a dark brown?

[Ross]

@Erin758 I think it really depends personally to person. While we do measure foot size in nice neat increments the reality is that no two feet are the same.

If you've tried the same size in engineers as you take in lace-ups and got too much heel slip then I'd say your plan of trying a half size down and going up in width is a good idea

[68degreesorless]

@Erin758 yes I wear 10 in Mr Lou and 10.5 in lace up chukka. The Lou’s require thinner socks later in the day or on airplane (once the feet swell) or the toes get a little smashed, but it was worth it to avoid too much heel slip. But this will vary from foot to foot and based on individual preferences.