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Woolrich (made by Thorogood) today at the office.

These boots surprised me. They were inexpensive and look great IMO and are super comfortable. Very well made as well. 👍

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What brand of shoe is that? Is the leather shell cordovan? That leather looks like the leather on my old Florsheim Imperials in shell cordovan. I still have them, but never wear them. 2 pair in the plain toe and 1 pair of wing tips. I suppose they’re not in style anymore. I see them on eBay for top dollar.
Allen Edmonds Dundee chukkas in espresso shell cordovan. They have a nice double oak tanned sole and storm welt. Very solid. Sadly no longer made. I got a pair of Dundee 2 in bourbon shell in one of the trunks sales a few years ago. A nice boot but not as heavy duty as the older Dundee.

Those Florsheim Imperial gunboats in shell with the steel sparker heels are excellent. If I could find a pair in wide fitting I’d certainly grab ‘em.
 

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Allen Edmonds Dundee chukkas in espresso shell cordovan. They have a nice double oak tanned sole and storm welt. Very solid. Sadly no longer made. I got a pair of Dundee 2 in bourbon shell in one of the trunks sales a few years ago. A nice boot but not as heavy duty as the older Dundee.

Those Florsheim Imperial gunboats in shell with the steel sparker heels are excellent. If I could find a pair in wide fitting I’d certainly grab ‘em.
Steel sparkler heels! That’s a great description. I also have a wide foot. I had a person tell me they look like bumper cars. Another asked me if I could water ski in them. Cordovan shoe prices are crazy. I guess the cordovan leather is scarce. Horween leather in Chicago was a well known supplier of leathers including shell cordovan.
 
Cordovan has certainly got much more expensive over the last few years. Oddly, there seems to be a lot more of the lighter colors available these days. It used to be almost all color 8 with occasional drops (usually only in medium width) of other colors. Now the tan shades and even blue and a kind of camo pattern seem to be offered for a variety of styles. Horween is what I am familiar with. I believe that there is some production by Toscana in Italy and Shinki Hikaku in Japan. Probably some others.
 
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