Billy Reid's collection... - Page 4

Ty.

ok, so how exactly do i tell. i thought shell cordovan was "shiny". this feels somewhat like patches of rough suede. almost like they put the shoe together, then hit it up with sandpaper haha. as you tell i don't know much about leather. someone wanna school me?

btw, you get big ol white shoe bags, if that makes any difference

Honestly from just the perspective of just looking at the website I highly doubt their shell cordovan (the thick leather made from a horse's ass) unless the website pictures are a horrible representation of them. The texture, look, and creasing suggest otherwise. They look more likely to be horsehide called cordovan, or worse some marketing term they decided to use for a different type of leather.

Shell cordovan is also really heavy compared to comparable calfskin shoes. I'd imagine a cordovan boot would be really heavy.

Or cordovan colored calf leather, like the Paul Smith Cordos.

FWIW, I own some Billy Reid dirty buc suede shoes. Nice last, I really like them.
I have been in the store often and tried stuff on, but have yet to buy a shirt or blazer. I really like the whole aesthetic, i just seem to go other places when it comes time to actually buy something.
This will probably change.

gyea, we're talking about these boots: http://www.billyreid.com/lace-boot-d...p-4030603.html

Emailed Billy Reid regarding this before and said, " The boots are made from cordovan skin."

They can call it whatever they want SHELL cordovan doesn't look like this out of the box: It looks more like this: The texture, creasing, and thickness is all wrong. They look nice and are still well made boots, but I vote no to shell. That doesn't mean they're not worth buying by any means. In fact I sold my cordovan shoes because I preferred calf generally. EDIT: I hope zjpj83 doesn't mind me borrowing a picture of his Aldens for the comparison, as they're already posted publicly on the forum in another thread... If there's is an issue I'll unlink the picture immediately. Thanks.

Agreed! Fit's that boot style's origins better.

My apologies, maybe I was out of place but I thought someone was inquiring about the lace up boots.

^ Oh, I don't really see the need to apologize... As this wasn't confusing to just you, but to myself, andI'm sure some others. Honestly I don't think it's that big of deal, those lace-up boots are hot!