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Originally Posted by zippyh 


If that were true, then the tongues of all his boots would slip over.
Some boots are just made with the tongue crooked and it slips over. I've got a pair of suede Indy boots where the left tongue slips to the right.
Crockett & Jones boots typically have the left side of the right shoe's tongue stitched down to prevent the slippage. (And of course the right side of the left boot's tongue).

I think the shoe contributes to it, but I think depending on how you walk, you can avoid it entirely. I have one boot from Alden that's more prone to it--all of my boots from them readily do it on the right, one does it very slightly on the left, but the tongue is thinner. And as you mentioned, C&J boots stich the tongue, so I haven't noticed it on them. Strangely enough, I just took off my boots the other day and the stiching on one of them ripped.

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Originally Posted by justsayno 

Dark Brown suede chukka Leydon last

Those socks look badass.

Hey all,

So I took my brand new #8 LWBs out for their first sunny day of wear yesterday and in the sunlight I saw that what appeared to be some minor color variation was quite a bit worse than I had imagined.

I've buffed my heart out but this doesn't seem to be a smear of polish or anything sitting at the surface. .What do you all think I'm looking at here and what should I do about it? I'm brand new to the world of shell but from what I've been able to find online, shell isn't likely to be impacted very much by polishes and other treatments I can do on my own. Considering how much these shoes set me back, I'm a bit disappointed and wary about making sure I get these taken care of now so that I'm not kicking myself down the road. I contacted Alden and they referred me to the retailer. I bought them from NRO and they have proved to be somewhat less than accessible.

Thanks for your thoughts!