Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffer  The tiny Faith shop |
Faith in Brighton used to be my ex-wife’s favourite haunt. Your right, it is tiny - it must be their smallest branch!
So, we were back at Bluewater today:
In Schuh I tried on both of the two mens heeled Chelsea boots that they have in stock. The
Jeffrey West boots are the higher, and have a very casual, almost tatty look with various creases around the toe area, and a slight crumpled, "misshapen" look. (They have also sold out of some sizes, including the size 8 black, and won't get any more until late may.)
The lower
"Cuban High" boots were much smarter looking with their plain flat toe area, which I preferred, so I brought them.
(And my lady also brought
these which look much better on than in the pictures.)
Measuring the heel back home, it is 42mm / one and two thirds inches, on the UK size 8 I wear, and doesn't feel noticeably higher than any of my normal flat shoes (but then I am used to wearing my 68mm YSL Johnny boots most weekends). Also the toes don't look anywhere near as curved upwards as in the picture.
So in summery, a nice boot, but probably not something that the majority here would get excited about, but if we support these styles and they sell well, they will introduce more (and possibly higher).
I urge everyone here to try on either of these styles and buy them if you like them.