** Quintessential Crockett & Jones Thread ** (reviews, quality, etc...)

[martin92]

These are scotch grain leather. I called to London store and they adviced me to kept smaller size, but I wanted know your experience.

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Any thoughts which help me decide which color should I take? To be honest I like more dark brown, but these don't have Vibram, which I prefer for winter conditions. So I will have to create special order request, or pay for resole. Worth to pay more for brown, or should I take black? I like them as well but my daily outfit consists of blue jeans (light / mid / dark indigo) which works better with brown boots IMO.

 

[Ypuh]

I like both colors, but honestly, the times I wear black shoes in a year can be counted on one hand. Also, a lot of manufacturers produce a decent black grain and you lose a lot of the visual appeal between C&J and other brands (e.g. Tricker's has black zug grain Stow's in their Factory shop for half the price).

Personally not a fan of Dainite either, but would go for brown and wear them 1-2 years, and then go for a full resole to my liking.

 

[Fenners81]

I like both colors, but honestly, the times I wear black shoes in a year can be counted on one hand. Also, a lot of manufacturers produce a decent black grain and you lose a lot of the visual appeal between C&J and other brands (e.g. Tricker's has black zug grain Stow's in their Factory shop for half the price).

Personally not a fan of Dainite either, but would go for brown and wear them 1-2 years, and then go for a full resole to my liking.

Your comment made me look at the outlet site which I haven’t done for ages. I noticed they now clearly differentiate between discontinued styles and samples which is a positive move and removes the ambiguity that made me wary of buying from there.

 

[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

Your comment made me look at the outlet site which I haven’t done for ages. I noticed they now clearly differentiate between discontinued styles and samples which is a positive move and removes the ambiguity that made me wary of buying from there.

Its a lame website. If you do a search for shoes/boots by size, the results it shows will include pairs that are both the discontinued style items AND the sample sale items. So you cant tell which is which when the results are showing under your size. Also, both discounted style pairs and sample sale pairs are priced the same. Previously, the sample sale items used to be cheaper than the discontinued style items.

 

[DorianGreen]

Any thoughts which help me decide which color should I take? To be honest I like more dark brown, but these don't have Vibram, which I prefer for winter conditions. So I will have to create special order request, or pay for resole. Worth to pay more for brown, or should I take black? I like them as well but my daily outfit consists of blue jeans (light / mid / dark indigo) which works better with brown boots IMO.

I also prefer brown, generally, and find it more versatile, especially in a more classic wardrobe (thinking of corduroy, flannel, cavalry twill, gabardine, moleskin). In your case though, wearing mostly denim, I even think that black would suit better.

In any case I would take the boot with the sole provided.

 

[bemk]

DBSG🚶‍♂️

- Crockett & Jones Coniston, Dark Brown Scotch Grain -

 

[Fenners81]

DBSG🚶‍♂️

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- Crockett & Jones Coniston, Dark Brown Scotch Grain -

Those DBSG are giving serious TSG vibes.

 

[bemk]

Those DBSG are giving serious TSG vibes.

Because of the brightness? A bright sky at noon makes that DBSG glow big time.

 

[Fenners81]

Because of the brightness? A bright sky at noon makes that DBSG glow big time.

From DBSG to TSG. It’s the boot version of the ugly duckling.

 

[Duke Santos]

Any thoughts which help me decide which color should I take? To be honest I like more dark brown, but these don't have Vibram, which I prefer for winter conditions. So I will have to create special order request, or pay for resole. Worth to pay more for brown, or should I take black? I like them as well but my daily outfit consists of blue jeans (light / mid / dark indigo) which works better with brown boots IMO.

Brown is much more versatile. Black derby boots (particularly with any type of lug sole) tend to have a real military/skinhead vibe that I don't dig.

 

[jellyroller]

Brown is much more versatile. Black derby boots (particularly with any type of lug sole) tend to have a real military/skinhead vibe that I don't dig.

I feel the same way.

 

[martin92]

@jellyroller @Duke Santos ou :/ I didn't think about it in that way. I was almost decided to take black but now I have dilemma again.

 

[jellyroller]

@jellyroller @Duke Santos ou :/ I didn't think about it in that way. I was almost decided to take black but now I have dilemma again.

Aren't you glad you have StyleForum to make you second guess every sartorial decision?

 

[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

@jellyroller @Duke Santos ou :/ I didn't think about it in that way. I was almost decided to take black but now I have dilemma again.

Buy what makes you happy mate. Both are a great colour choice and work with jeans and more.