About a month or so later I noticed the insole of the shoe was slipping.
Really?! Dangit…turns out the soles are glued to the shoe and not stitched!? I was bummed, but its cool. These are still amazing shoes and I didn’t mind (not true, I kind of did). I mean I never had that issue with Sperry’s etc. I just paid over 200 for these dangit!
Quality?: 8.5/10
Hand sewn construction and Horween leather. I almost feel the need to type that 3 times. Even though the demand for well made products is increasing, it’s still hard to find things made by American hands. The quality of these materials are amazing; The leather has held up well, aged gracefully and the campsole has also barely shown any wear – and I’ve really worn these puppies.
Is it worth the money?: 7.5/10
From what I’ve been told, these shoes used to retail for less than $100. If they still retailed at that price I would’ve given them an 11 and this scale doesn’t even go to 11 (unlike some amps) I know leather isn’t cheap and Horween is probably the best tannery on earth. I don’t even mind paying the $200+ for them, but with all the beautiful hand sewing that has been done to it can you fix that sole?
Aside from that, if you want a real boat shoe and don’t want to skimp on quality…
