WESCO-MRLOU-CXL Wesco® -10" CXL Steerhide Engineer Boot - Brown The "Mister Lou"
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@Oaktavia dude, great snag!
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@LewisStonehouse I was so anxious all weekend waiting for them. They are amazing!
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Yeah I bet man, I’m looking to venture into my first pair of Wescos with these in black. Glad you’re loving them brother
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…@Oaktavia nice pick up! They look great!
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Right on man @vaquero357 I'm diggin' 'em.
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About how much will these stretch in the top-of-foot area? I have high arches and occasionally feel a bit of downward pressure on the top of my foot above/in between my ankles. More so on my left foot than my right.
Everywhere else fells perfect…just wanted to know how much/if at all these loosen up and if the pressure will go away.
I got this pair in a wide in the same size as my Vans, Converse and Red Wings if that helps any answers. They slip on fairly easily with socks and insoles left in. I only really notice the pressure when I'm seated and relaxed.
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I have the same in my left boot since I have to wear an additional insole to accommodate for difference in my feet (the left one is quite a bit smaller). I have the same pressure points at the arch, not everytime and only if the sock is a hair too thick. It did not go away after 6 months regular wear, so stretch for me in this area is not really given.
Since it’s only occasionally and I know which socks to avoid, I doesn’t bother me, but I have high hopes that I won’t have this issue with the custom last anymore. -
Interesting to learn and read that @Dmart … hopefully as the boots loosen up and break in I will not notice it as much. As I stated it is only noticeable when I'm sitting and thinking about it. Walking around and doing shit I don't feel it. I loosened up the lower buckle one hole and removed the insoles again. Just a minor question and wanter to see it t was normal.
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Hi @Oaktavia the break-in experience for everyone can be very different, the leather will take time to soften up but it will eventually. The boots are all made on one last and will take some manipulation to get them to mold to your feet, the only real way around this is as @Dmart touched on, is opting for a custom last. You could also explore the option of different insoles, trying to find some that give/take space in the right areas.
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I’ve never had engineers, but I’l got quite a high instep and have always found with boots that they fit better after the first time I wear them out in torrential rain and get them properly wet, so I’d say give it a whirl
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I’ve never had engineers, but I’l got quite a high instep and have always found with boots that they fit better after the first time I wear them out in torrential rain and get them properly wet, so I’d say give it a whirl
That's what I used to do with a new pair of Vans or something similar. Walking around in the rain would really help break them in. I know its apples to oranges but I'm willing to try this.
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If you can suffer through it for a while I bet they will stretch naturally, though it is understandable to accelerate the process @Oaktavia – but if it is any comfort, I've had even extremely thick leathers that were uncomfortably pressing on my foot (also high arches) ultimately tamed by powering through the discomfort (there are limits to what we should be willing to go through--I didn't have sores or anything like that and would have sought alternatives had it gotten to that point).
I love engineers and think they go great with your look so hope it works out!
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@mclaincausey I was also thinking this, since they have already stretched a bit in that one area. Loosening them up helped quite a bit too. If I go ahead and fill 'em with water I'll let you all know how it worked out.
But thanks for the insight. I don't have sores or even redness of any kind just a little pressure when wearing. I'm nit picky so anything that isn't perfect I try to resolve.
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OK–yeah I think you're going to be just fine then.
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I've chatted about this in other threads, but it seems pretty relevant here — I got a pair of Mr Lous late last year, albeit natural CXL. I felt a lot of the same tightness, as I've got super high insteps, on my right foot even more so than the left.
I wanted to add that my experience has been similar to others': they do really loosen up with regular wear. I took the insoles out of mine, which helped a lot, and the pressure to the top of my foot that I particularly feel on my right foot has lessened a ton.
I think you'll dig em the more you wear em. I've really enjoyed mine so far, and they're certainly a lot easier to deal with than my black CXL Lofgrens.
