Pylon
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I'm trying to find a decent pair of leather dress boots with some detailing on the toe (a medallion or wing tipping, for example). While I won't be using these for snow shoeing in the next blizzard or shoveling my driveway, they should be able to walk through mostly shoveled city sidewalks, withstand some rain and slush and the usual winter niceties. Add to the difficulty of finding something in a dress boot without squared-toes and I'm coming up short on options.
So I found this pair by Calvin Klein on Zappos and they've got these elastic "gore" sides to the boots. WTF? Is that what I think it is? A permeable fabric side to the boot? I mean, I have a pair of slip-on loafers with some sort of stretchy material around the tongue, but... the side of a boot?
Are these things permeable to water? Will they withstand the usual winter elements? Am I looking in the wrong places for a decent pair of leather dress boots that can both withstand some winter sidewalk walking, not have a cap-toe, not cost a house downpayment, and have a little decoration on the toe?
So I found this pair by Calvin Klein on Zappos and they've got these elastic "gore" sides to the boots. WTF? Is that what I think it is? A permeable fabric side to the boot? I mean, I have a pair of slip-on loafers with some sort of stretchy material around the tongue, but... the side of a boot?
Are these things permeable to water? Will they withstand the usual winter elements? Am I looking in the wrong places for a decent pair of leather dress boots that can both withstand some winter sidewalk walking, not have a cap-toe, not cost a house downpayment, and have a little decoration on the toe?