RM Williams: Craftsman vs. Turnout

[Mugnut]

I know that I need some RM Williams boots. They make my Blundstones look like snowshoes (though they are still effective for grungy yard work).

For the devotees: what's your preference between the Craftsman's chisel toe and the Turnout's round toe, and why?

Can't get a chance to try on and compare. Intended use is business casual - which for me in the fall/winter is mostly widewale cords and heavy (cavalry twill and the like) khakis.

I ask because, though I am inexorably drawn to the Craftsman as an acknowledged classic, I don't think I own a single pair of chisel or square-toed shoes, and wonder if anyone has been put off by the shape.

Thanks.

 

[DocHolliday]

I dislike excessively chiseled/pointy shoes, but I really like the shape of the Craftsman. It's not too sharp of a chisel -- just enough to add a little elegance to the potentially clunky shape of the boot. Looks great under slimmer-fitting cords and khakis.

 

[sammy]

I tried on both and chose the craftsman. Its dressier and more elegant than the rounded toe. If you plan to wear this for business casual occasions, then the craftsman is the way to go. I wear mine with flannels and other heavy woolens dress trousers and they look great. They are also very comfortable, and one of the best shoe purchases I've made in a while.

 

[Mustapha]

Originally Posted by Mugnut

I know that I need some RM Williams boots. They make my Blundstones look like snowshoes (though they are still effective for grungy yard work).

For the devotees: what's your preference between the Craftsman's chisel toe and the Turnout's round toe, and why?

Can't get a chance to try on and compare. Intended use is business casual - which for me in the fall/winter is mostly widewale cords and heavy (cavalry twill and the like) khakis.

I ask because, though I am inexorably drawn to the Craftsman as an acknowledged classic, I don't think I own a single pair of chisel or square-toed shoes, and wonder if anyone has been put off by the shape.

Thanks.

I own 2 pair Blundstones; the 'Original' and the 'Chisel toe'.

And 2 pair RM Williams; the Gardener and the Craftsman.

As you correctly concluded the Craftsman is the most elegant/dressiest of the 4.

As others have posted the Craftsman is not so pointy as to be pimpy. It's just right

 

[Mugnut]

that makes perfect sense. I'd like the Craftsman as a dressier shoe; but I think the Turnout might suit my needs better - I usually wear loafers with cords, or my blunnies on bad days - so I need an upgrade to about the formality of penny loafers, but with some burliness - sounds like the Turnout level. For what I'm used to, the Craftsman sounds a little too "elegant" for the way I would be wearing them.

This is how one goes from needing one to two to three pairs of shoes. I really want: 1 pair turnouts, 1 pair craftsman, and one pair of gardeners. - but can;t do that it all at once or I would be kicked out of the house.

 

[TheHoff]

I chose the Turnout; I wear them with jeans, cords, and moleskins, but they are too rounded and casual for slacks or suits, IMO.