Clinch not only gets close, they do make dress boots. My fd has one of their dressy Chukka boots the Geroge boots. The pair he has comes in leather closed channel bottom sole and lining etc.
Yeah they do make the George boots which are pretty dressy. Still, they mostly go for making casual boots with dress boot quality.
Thanks! C&J's are, along Alden's, my favourite shoe brand, what I love in all my C&J's is how sleek the profile and last is.
is the A-2 in the first photo a Platon Dubow?
What is your experience with shearling lined boots? The last years I have moved from workboots to dress boots and shoes, so I went for a shearling lined Meermin. It is great, especially if you take the price into account, however after every wear they need at least 36 hours in a dry place for the shearling to dry.
Its a Goodwear JA Dubow (John Chapman)
That's funny. I was in the market for exactly those Meermin boots. I didn't have any experience with their lasts so I decided to visit their recently opened store in Paris to try them on. Honestly, I was very disappointed with the quality. Every single shoe in their store seemed to have something wrong with them. From wobbly stitching to unevenly dyed soles or glue residu. What made it worse was that right next door was the crockett and Jones store. I ended up buying crockett and Jones.
I know what you mean, they have to cut costs somewhere and finishing and attetntion to detail (among labour costs) are obvious. Both my Meernin's cannot be compared to more expensive british ones, however this is also reflected in the price.
True. I think if you want a Goodyear welted shoe, Meermin offers a good looking shoe for a competitive price. However, I'd rather buy rapid Blake stitched shoes in same price range, but with higher attention to detail. Like velasca milano:
Once you're used to excellence, you can't settle for less. Id rather buy one pair of c&j, than two pairs of Meermins
