savvysartorial
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Xpost from Alden thread.
Gents, need some advice. Just got this pair of Alden shell boots in the mail from eBay. After examining, I found what I think is the upper starting to separate from the welt on the outside of the foot, near the arch of my foot.
What I can't tell is if it's torn shell or it just needs to be rewelted and good to go. Unless you stretch the leather, you can't see what I've taken a photo of. It's not a critical point of stretching, but I certainly don't want torn leather. However, if it's just loose welt threads I'd wear them until they got worse then resole.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Gents, need some advice. Just got this pair of Alden shell boots in the mail from eBay. After examining, I found what I think is the upper starting to separate from the welt on the outside of the foot, near the arch of my foot.
What I can't tell is if it's torn shell or it just needs to be rewelted and good to go. Unless you stretch the leather, you can't see what I've taken a photo of. It's not a critical point of stretching, but I certainly don't want torn leather. However, if it's just loose welt threads I'd wear them until they got worse then resole.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!