Red Wing Heritage 8144 Classic 6” Boots - Round Toe, Factory 2nds (For Men)

Very pleased with my purchase of Red Wing Heritage 8144 classic boots. I shop for top brand clothing and Red Wing is one of the best, they have been around for a hundred years making boots in America and they have it mastered. Their Heritage line of boots are their best with only the very best leathers they have are used in their production, hand picked leather by people that know a good leather when they see it. These boots are comfortable with leather insoles and that broken in feeling that you only get with high quality footware. I love the colour of these boots, they go with all other colours and I have already recieved many compliments on them and they do draw attention and introduce you as a person of fashion. Get ya a pair, you want regret it and the price through Sierra Trading Post can't be beat. Step up in style, you owe it to yourself. Oh, and if the white laces are to bold for you they also come with a second set of laces in a brown colour and at no extra charge.

service is terrific!

This is my first pair of Good Year Welted boots, but they're wonderful so far. The roughout looks great in person, and really matches with what I wear (dark navy, khaki, white, etc.) They're taking quite awhile to break-in but I also have 3/4 orthotics for flat feet.

Since the list of Pros on these boots is really long, I'm going to write a short list of 'Cons', none of which were bad enough for me to take away a star considering that I plan on having these boots for a long time. If you don't see your concern/thought listed, I probably liked it.

Cons:
-Stock laces suck.
The stock laces that came with these boots were two pair, one funky synthetic leather type one (the white you see in the image) that was generally unpleasant to touch and tie (and didn't look great IMO) and a pair of paracord type ones that were vibrant yellow and brown. Yuck. Again, since I want these boots for a long time, I had no problem swapping out the laces for some nice leather ones. Just mentally tack on $5 when you buy these.

-Last was somewhat uncomfortable.
Again, I have flat feet that require orthotics. With my orthotics in, right at the arch of my foot, these boots were initially uncomfortable and pressed my feet down. Now as I break them in, they're considerably better, but if you have high arches, unlike what another posters said, I would not recommend these boots.

All in all, great boots. Would purchase again.

Well made, great fit, great color! As with all suede shoes, make sure to treat them (carefully) for stain and water resistance and be careful of the toes. Ain't no deal like a great deal! STP rocks. Keep in mind that Red Wings are made in the USA using lasts formed for American feet. If you wear a 12 in foreign made shoes and/or boots, a Red Wing 11 or 11.5 will be fine and you will have toe room to spare. The lasts that Red Wing uses also account for the widths of American adult feet, so if you have wide feet you won't go wrong with Red Wings.

Great Red Wing quality at a really nice price. Heads up: the pair I got were more blue than gray, and the arch was too high for my feet. If you have a high arch, these will be great boot for you.