The Official Artisanal "streetwear" footwear (boots, shoes, sandals) thread (Guidi, CCP, Augusta, M.

[bdude]

Re: Marsel - tried few pairs and never liked the design nearly as much as the brands discussed here. Quality seemed fine though. Just be sure you like the design.

 

[dreamsburndown]

EDIT: didn't see the $700 minimum.

 

[nicelynice]

eton, those Augusta boots are absolutely beautiful - makes me wanna pick up the white ones still...

 

[JSAN]

Would these boots hold up if you wore them 4-5 times a week?

 

[eton97]

Yes. 100%. No question about it.
Have you handled Augusta before?

FYI I have alternated everyday at work for the last 4yrs between my CCP bison derbys and my Augusta derbys and both are in perfect condition.
I re vibram soles and heels whenever needed. But there is no question they are built to last.

 

[eton97]

wearing my ccp bison derbyz today...these are 4 yrs old and have been worn consistantly 3-5x/week...only thing i had to replace were the laces which ccp were kind enough to replace....

 

[JSAN]

So from all my lurking:

Tier 1
CCP/Augusta/Carpe Diem

Tier 2
Japanese brands, Layer 0, MA+,

Tier 3
Guidi, Plokhov

And there are very little differences between the tiers, as in a large increase in price for a diminishingly smaller increase in quality.

 

[artishard116]

uh, not really.

 

[brad-t]

Take that, "Japanese brands"

 

[JSAN]

Welp, guess I'm wrong.

 

[t3hg0suazn]

ma+ is definitely "tier 1" and I believe layer-0 is as well. they are just different aesthetics

 

[ClambakeSkate]

Why put them into tiers?

 

[JSAN]

Because some are noticably more expensive than others, Guidi running at around 700 bucks while the tier 1s are much higher.

 

[fistinyoface]

No tiers, no tears.

re: Augusta dead end zips; I've got the same boots as Eton, except in bison. I quite like them. The leather's actually flattened out a bit with wear; the wrinkling isn't as heavy as when I got 'em.

 

[ClambakeSkate]

I'd like to know where you're buying guidi boots for $700.