Clarks Point Taken Desert Boots

[hossoso]

Clarks Desert boots with a more pointed toe. Only available in Europe and Asia. Has anybody seen or tried these on? My parents are leaving for London tomorrow and I am thinking about asking them to pick me up a pair but I don't know anything about the fit. Here's a link:

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/keyword...ks+point+taken

 

[jet]

Looks like a rip off of my pierre hardys.

Much better than the original.

 

[Robert]

Sorry. I don't get it. "Owes much to the Originals..."

Makes me go: "What the **** is wrong with the Originals?"

 

[ahjota]

Heh. Nothing wrong with the originals. Ignore the marketspeak.

I like these. If I ever get another pair of desert boots I might have to get the brown suede PTs.

"Clark PTDBs" ?

 

[onion]

Originally Posted by Robert

Makes me go: "What the **** is wrong with the Originals?"
The shape of toe box is what is wrong with the originals. It's way too round and down right inelegant. I really like desert boots in general, but I have never liked Clark's original Desert boot. These however, at least in the picture, look much better.

 

[Robert]

Originally Posted by onion

The shape of toe box is what is wrong with the originals. It's way too round and down right inelegant.

I really like desert boots in general, but I have never liked Clark's original Desert boot. These however, at least in the picture, look much better.


Seriously? I just don't see that. Maybe I do.

I guess my point is that the desert boot original seems like it's a difficult thing to improve on. To me, at least, it seems perfect. It worked for Steve McQueen, after all. It's classic. Why change a classic? It's like saying the John Coltrane's Favorite Things LP doesn't sound good because it wasn't recorded with today's technology.

Sorry. I still don't see it.

 

[erdawe]

I see life a change, but knowing where you came from.

These actually look good, they seem to have been on the market at least a year now. Wish they'd stock 'em stateside. The model name of them is a little amusing, but I think this is a neat direction.

 

[hossoso]

It looks like I may have to just take my chances. I'll submit a consumer report.

 

[dusty]

Originals are a lot better IMO. Classic for a reason, as they say.

 

[pg600rr]

I like both, the originals look more casual and the point look more fashion-forward, imo desert boots are meant to be beat up and worn casually with cords or denim, but I think both look great, I would like to try these on in person tho, too bad they arent avail here

 

[djh]

I don't really see that big a difference?
Judging from the pair I have in real life and those pics...

 

[snuff_daddy]

i like the slightly narrower toe on those point takens compared to their desert boots

i just had a friend in the UK to do a pickup and send em to me in US

 

[kixslf]

yeah those are pretty sweet

reminds me of OC dessert boots

 

[snuff_daddy]

^ya i wanted the OC desert boots but dont have 300+ to spend on shoes :-/

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by hossoso

Clarks Desert boots with a more pointed toe. Only available in Europe and Asia. Has anybody seen or tried these on? My parents are leaving for London tomorrow and I am thinking about asking them to pick me up a pair but I don't know anything about the fit. Here's a link:

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/keyword...ks+point+taken

Much better last shape from above, "Fran." But it's the line of the vamp viewed from the side that bugs me about both models.