sterlingindigo
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Single leather is more formal (think oxford suit shoes) and double leather is less formal (bluchers with trousers and odd jacket). Toe taps are helpful, even if they are the cheap plastic ones. I use a leather sole treatment for water resistance and jump the puddles. Double leather has a firm soft landing that’s not springy. Rubber is casual and for wet weather. Wet leather soles that aren’t allowed to thoroughly dry before using them again will shred them quickly. A good rotation will increase longevity exponentially. JR leather, butyl, and good oak bark tanned leather soles will last longer than deer skin or venetian loafer style soles.Leather soles, what and why? I've assumed, and read from all the avant garde fashionista journalists, that double leather soles make shoes last longer. But now I'm being told that double is for comfort and rough terrain, and has no effect on sole lifetime. Also that single leather can last hundreds of miles on concrete. Which someone should tell to my PA, which I only wear sundays and after a few months I've chewed halfway through the tip of the sole (less than 20 miles of concrete walking on em'). I read all this from veteran SF members (not the AE thread), so are they full of it? Because that thread was unanimous about the glories of single leather soles, which I'm beginning to think are distilled medocrity compared to rubber. As a humble college student who tries to dress well, leather soles seem to be the greatest obstacle, but I keep being told they're amazing! Why? And do double soles do anything? ?