The Desert Boot and Chukka appreciation/review thread

[leparrain7]

Knowing that every feet are a world, my experience is what I wrote before in this thread, even though not everyone might agree with it.

These are mine, which are different from the one posted by @Johnniegold

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thank you for your answers, it's true that it looks lower like last, well, I'm between 8.5 and 9 and I ordered a 9 yesterday, we'll see what happens ...

 

[Johnniegold]

How is the fit on the Hi-tops at Sanders? should you take a size smaller or stay true to your size?

As @Mercurio indicated, I am wearing a different model shoe. While he is wearing the Hi-Top, I am wearing the Luther model, both made by Sanders.

There are subtle nuances between the two but the one that would impact sizing would be the toe box area. The Hi-Top has a more tapered look while the Luther has a more rounded toe box which provides for a roomier fit.

Here are the different two models:

If you are familiar with Alden sizing and their various lasts then think Barrie last (Luther) as opposed to the Aberdeen last (Hi-Top).

Conventional wisdom says to go up a half-size in the Hi-Top for reasons as indicated by @Kingstonian.

With the roomier Luther model, that half-size more may prove to be a tad too roomy so TTS may be just right.

Good luck with your order. You should be fine.

Speaking to the Luther model, I can say that it is a comfortable chukka that I enjoy wearing and the unique bumper outsole gives it that distinctive playboy style, coupled with the polo snuff suede, well... IMO, it’s just cool, man. ???

 

[leparrain7]

As @Mercurio indicated, I am wearing a different model shoe. While he is wearing the Hi-Top, I am wearing the Luther model, both made by Sanders.

There are subtle nuances between the two but the one that would impact sizing would be the toe box area. The Hi-Top has a more tapered look while the Luther has a more rounded toe box which provides for a roomier fit.

Here are the different two models:

View attachment 1608496 View attachment 1608497

If you are familiar with Alden sizing and their various lasts then think Barrie last (Luther) as opposed to the Aberdeen last (Hi-Top).

Conventional wisdom says to go up a half-size in the Hi-Top for reasons as indicated by @Kingstonian.

With the roomier Luther model, that half-size more may prove to be a tad too roomy so TTS may be just right.

Good luck with your order. You should be fine.

Speaking to the Luther model, I can say that it is a comfortable chukka that I enjoy wearing and the unique bumper outsole gives it that distinctive playboy style, coupled with the polo snuff suede, well... IMO, it’s just cool, man. ???

thank you for your very detailed answer.
it's clear that I thought it was a Hi-top ?

 

[Johnniegold]

thank you for your very detailed answer.
it's clear that I thought it was a Hi-top ?

Looking forward to hearing about your pair of Hi-Tops

 

[Reiver]

As @Mercurio indicated, I am wearing a different model shoe. While he is wearing the Hi-Top, I am wearing the Luther model, both made by Sanders.

There are subtle nuances between the two but the one that would impact sizing would be the toe box area. The Hi-Top has a more tapered look while the Luther has a more rounded toe box which provides for a roomier fit.

Here are the different two models:

View attachment 1608496 View attachment 1608497

If you are familiar with Alden sizing and their various lasts then think Barrie last (Luther) as opposed to the Aberdeen last (Hi-Top).

Conventional wisdom says to go up a half-size in the Hi-Top for reasons as indicated by @Kingstonian.

With the roomier Luther model, that half-size more may prove to be a tad too roomy so TTS may be just right.

Good luck with your order. You should be fine.

Speaking to the Luther model, I can say that it is a comfortable chukka that I enjoy wearing and the unique bumper outsole gives it that distinctive playboy style, coupled with the polo snuff suede, well... IMO, it’s just cool, man. ???

Can’t argue with that!

 

[Reiver]

Truman Boot Co. x Huckberry
Always wanted to try Truman Boots but the price was always at the top end of my budget. Scored these for $229. Beaver fur Kudu Chukka. View attachment 1607761 View attachment 1607762 Really nicely done.

Love those, very unique looking.

I know nothing about Truman except recognising the name.

 

[Johnniegold]

Good Morning...

 

[Johnniegold]

 

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[Dadacantona]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but the Sanders Japan hi-top model is noticeably rounder in the toe. Might be an option for anyone looking at the hi-top but wants more room.

Sanders Japan Sam Chukka Polo Snuff Suede

A reworking of a perennial classic, the "Play Boy Chuck", as it has become affectionately known, is a men's wardrobe staple and arguably a footwear icon. Formerly known as the Brit Chukka, the Sam comes in Sanders' new Polo Snuff Suede from CF Stead, which has a richer colour to compared to the...

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[Johnniegold]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but the Sanders Japan hi-top model is noticeably rounder in the toe. Might be an option for anyone looking at the hi-top but wants more room.

Sanders Japan Sam Chukka Polo Snuff Suede

A reworking of a perennial classic, the "Play Boy Chuck", as it has become affectionately known, is a men's wardrobe staple and arguably a footwear icon. Formerly known as the Brit Chukka, the Sam comes in Sanders' new Polo Snuff Suede from CF Stead, which has a richer colour to compared to the...

clutch-cafe.com

Thanks for that. Very interesting.

It’s like Sanders took the shape of the Luther toe box and put it on the Hi Top.

A common statement about the Hi Top is that narrow fit in the toe box.

 

[Dadacantona]

Thanks for that. Very interesting.

It’s like Sanders took the shape of the Luther toe box and put it on the Hi Top.

A common statement about the Hi Top is that narrow fit in the toe box.

Yeh I had to sell some hi tops for that reason

 

[emptym]

All I need are loafers and chukkas. The chukkas:

Top: DW Frommer George boots (higher quarters than a chukka) in water buffalo, Vass F last chukkas, DW Frommer in shell
Bottom: LP Open Walks, Rider Boot RBCB1 in #6 (though much darkened over 13 yrs), AS for BB desert boots (dyed w/ Angelus gray, brown and light blue)

 

[Mercurio]

Heschung GENET

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[c0de]

I love my Timebrland Wodehouse Chukka, I like the aesthetic, comfort, and supple yet distressed feel of the leather. No one here shares those, so I’m assuming I could do better (they’re not Goodyear Welted for one).
what do you guys think of those? I’ll have to buy a new one next year and wondering what could be a better buy with the same characteristics and design