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Not worried about the colour itself, I love the colour.
Just wanted to know the name of the colour so I could get the appropriate polish.
Put some leather conditioner on my shoes and this is their colour now. I'm now more confused!
Yes my first pair was Dark Tan yearling with leather sole, once the sole wore thin i had then replaced with rubber sole, they are over 20 years old now, the colour is now way darker than the first day I wore then. I think today, they look so close to chestnut in colour as all the years of leather conditioner and polishing has made it appear a lot darker. My first pair are now aging so fast, with hair line cracks appearing around the last toe area...
^^ The rum leather is pretty nice actually. Probably the only RMW calf leather than has real depth of colour out of the box, and as you noted, much richer than chestnut. I would describe it as a mid-to-dark brown with blonde highlights, though it's possible it has some red as well. I get the feeling the exact colour of rum boots would vary depending on the batch of leather used.
The samples I saw last year were quite similar in colour and "antiquing" effect to vesta leather boots such as these.
I actually think it is a very versatile colour as it is both dark brown and light at the same time, and goes well with a broad range of colours from denim to dark brown to grey.
Thanks for the reply.I agree wholeheartedly with milw50717's advice to you.
This pic does make it look more like the Cognac to me. However, I was under the impression that the new seasonal cognac colour was only available in calf, not yearling. At least, I've only ever seen them in calf myself, and on the RMW's own site they're only listed as calf, whereas Dark Tan and Tan are both available in yearling.
(what's with all the alcoholic seasonal names of late? Whiskey, brandy, rum, cognac? couldn't be anything but an Aussie company lol - I wonder what's next?)
There is a dark tan stockman's polish, as well as tan and neutral. I think tan would be too light for your boots now. There's surely no cognac polish.
I like the cognac, it's a richer, deeper shade than my darkened-by-conditioning tanbark roo's. If I didn't already have the tanbark roo's I might've considered this latest seasonal.
Thanks for the reply.
So would you recommend the dark tan polish to keep that colour? or would it make it too dark? or would you use a natural polish?
Also how do I confirm what leather it is. As obviously the tag on the shoe was wrong. Did they evermore cognac with yearling?
Does the stamp on the inside of the shoe mean anything (apart from the size obviously)
The only polish I have used for my Dark Tan is the tins that RMW sell, and that colour on the tin was called Dark Tan, the leather conditioner is the RMW one. Now looking at the tins I used, it appears just a few shaded lighter and less redness than chestnut colour tin. I will say more coffee or chocolate hue compared to the redder/claret chestnut colour.
Hey folks,
Just put a pair of 8.5G Chestnut Comfort Craftsman boots in the Marketplace; got them today but sadly there's about 1/2 to 1 inch of room in the toe box, which is odd b/c I am generally a size 9.5 US, and I gathered on this thread that sizing down 1 was the move.
Perhaps its the chiseled toe? Does anyone know if there's a significance sizing difference between the chiseled and rounded toe lasts? My heel was sliding significantly when I first put them on, but not as much when I tried them on a second time. I'm worried that I might just be between sizes on this model.
I ordered the boots from Bootsonline, hopefully their great customer service extends to returns/exchanges if I can't get rid of these guys soon.
http://www.styleforum.net/t/382389/rm-williams-chelsea-boots
That is unusual because the Comfort model fit somewhat more snug than the regular Craftsmans which I have in 8.5G. I too wear 9.5D in most shoes. Unless you're willing to take a loss selling them, I suggest buying a thick aftermarket insole and wearing thick socks. Perhaps they'll slip less. The shipping back to Australia will be expensive.
How can I make these boots snow ready? Should I even bother?
RM boots aren't made for the snow and ice. They were designed for horsemen and stock agents who get around dusty, or muddy semi-arid/occasionally flooding pastural land in country Oz. Bear this in mind when thinking they will make good snow boots if you live in icy climes.My thoughts exactly. I'm planning to email bootsonline or another retailer to discuss a makeup that could work. The catalogue shows some tougher materials you can make your boot out of and add a flat rubber sole. With the right conditioning and proper care, I don't see why these boots couldnt handle an urban winter (in rotation with other boots).