Alico North Cape Wellington Boots - Shearling Lining (For Men)

Handsome, rugged, well made boot. Comfortable. Great deal. Bring on the snow...

I spent hours picking these out. They are clearly very finely constructed boots. They look good and fit my style perfectly. However, I had to send them back because the size was WAY too big and STP doesn't carry a 7.5 in this boot. I tried 2 pairs of my thickest socks because I really wanted to keep these, but sadly, had to send them back. Buying online is just too risky and is the main reason retail outlets will stay alive.

Around the farm

Couldn't have bought these if I hadn't had a monster coupon from STP. Even with 35% off, they were [$]. However, I'm glad I did buy them, since they're incredibly solid. Alico makes serious mountaineering boots, the kind that can keep you standing up straight all on their own. These have those bottoms -- stiff, strong, supportive. However, they slip on and off easily since they're Wellington style. The shearling lining is luxurious, but their sizing is off -- they don't understand American feet in Italy. (Could never buy shoes when in Italy because none were made in 12 or 13 ...) So while these are large enough in my actual size (a rarity), they have a good amount of heel slippage. But I've only worn them a few times, so the slippage could be from the need to fully break in. Will see ...In the meantime, wearing thicker socks.

if you have high arches very hard to get off