Clarks Desert Boots

spacemanvt · Sep 30, 2010

its weird, they are def not sized down too much because i wear 10.5s in chucks and 11.5s in most shoes and these are 11s.

im gonna push shoe trees in them and wear them around the house for a day or two.... hopefully that will stretch them out

if not they are going back.

lordgold · Sep 30, 2010

Originally Posted by Harrington

The leather DBs stretch decently, though the suede definitely expand more in my experience. That said, I don't ever remember either kind being painful on me, at any stage, and like you both my pairs are the same size. If you're confident in the sizing overall - if the next half-size up was definitely too big - then a rubdown with mink oil will soften them up and break them in more easily.

Edit: Just don't go crazy with the mink, because that leather will wrinkle like hell.

I just learned about the wrinkling the hard way.

Oh well, I can live with it.

clarksdb · Sep 30, 2010

When i bought them I thought 9.5 was perfect but after walking in them for a while they gave me blisters! I returned them and got 10 which seemed big before but this time they were perfect and since then i've only had a comfortable experience with my DB.

CrDPatt · Sep 30, 2010

Originally Posted by snuff_daddy

i think clarks look better worn casual like this:

image: D-rizzle from SUFU

^^ info on the Henley?...thanks!

inq89 · Sep 30, 2010

So I get extremely picky when it comes to shoes (as do us all!) and I exchanged my brand new Beeswax DBs for some Brown Suede DBs from Piperlime.com. My reasoning is that the brown suede is more versatile and works with jeans, chinos, and dress pants while the beeswax only works with jean IMO. Plus the brown suede looks better for formal, night time occasions while the beeswax looks more casual.

But I love the look of the beeswax so it was a hard decision....Did I make the correct choice?

spacemanvt · Oct 1, 2010

i really like the beeswax ones, i originally got the sand suede but went with these instead. i will prob cop a pair of lighter color suede ones as i love how they look beat up.

also do the width of the beeswax dbs stretch as well?
my little toe on my bigger foot is feeling kinda squished

johnH123 · Oct 1, 2010

Originally Posted by inq89

So I get extremely picky when it comes to shoes (as do us all!) and I exchanged my brand new Beeswax DBs for some Brown Suede DBs from Piperlime.com. My reasoning is that the brown suede is more versatile and works with jeans, chinos, and dress pants while the beeswax only works with jean IMO. Plus the brown suede looks better for formal, night time occasions while the beeswax looks more casual.

But I love the look of the beeswax so it was a hard decision....Did I make the correct choice?

There's a simple fix to this...get both. At the pricepoint you can probably afford to get a couple pairs. I'll be picking up brown suede and another colour (probably beeswax) in the near future tooo.

steve-b · Oct 1, 2010

To all the Size issues. Look what's written on the clarks official homepage:

This style comes in a narrow fit so we advise ordering half a size larger than normal.

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/product-is-20319309 Go with this recommendation and your shoe wouldn't be too tight.

Foxtrot56 · Oct 1, 2010

Unless you have wide feet, these seem almost impossible to wear unless you have narrow feet.

EndlessPearl · Oct 1, 2010

Originally Posted by Foxtrot56

Unless you have wide feet, these seem almost impossible to wear unless you have narrow feet.

huh?

Foxtrot56 · Oct 1, 2010

I have tried 9.5-10.5 and none of them fit, they are all too narrow. I usually wear 9 or 9.5.

spacemanvt · Oct 1, 2010

yea i think ******** up, my poor toe is getting crushed.
i think i need to go true to size, which is crazy, i must have wide feet

Foxtrot56 · Oct 1, 2010

Originally Posted by spacemanvt

yea i think ******** up, my poor toe is getting crushed.
i think i need to go true to size, which is crazy, i must have wide feet
If you aren't sure about your foot size it is pretty simple. Just trace it out on a piece of paper and then measure the length and then the widest part.

http://www.boot.com/bsizcvt.htm#SizeTable

AlbertCamus · Oct 1, 2010

Ok so I searched and read at least 100 pages of this thread before I'm asking this.

How do you take care of beeswax dbs (or leather in general I guess) in the long run? Every pic posted in this thread looks like they are almost new, except for some guy who posted some nice heavily worn taupe suede a while back. I have probably a solid 250 miles worth of wear on my beeswax now. They seem to continuously improve with time, but the leather is beginning to look dry.

I know nothing about shoe care, so whats the best way to handle these? Beeswax? Leather conditioner? Shoe polish? Mink oil? Saddle soap? Nothing at all?

milosz · Oct 1, 2010

Anyone know where I might locate a pair of Beeswax DBs in a 14?

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