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I got around Finland for two months in mine and 3 years later they're still kicking.

Just as long as you're not doing any activities which will damage the vamp - eg hiking, kicking the clutch of a motorbike, etc.
Are yours made of yearling? I don't plan on doing any crazy hiking, just a lot of walking, nothing intense.
 

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Alden Barrie/RMW sizing:

Any of you American chaps have something in the Alden Barrie last? May I ask what size you wear in your RM's?
This info would be most appreciated! :D


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Splits I think.
Excuse my ignorance, what is RMWs suede made of? (I'm guessing yearling).
He is correct that's it's split suede. Says so in their catalogs. Beyond that is anyone's guess.

Have any of you pulled off R.M. Williams and shorts before?

With turnouts perhaps (if I were a girl). Never with the craftsman last. The only turnouts I've seen have been on girls wearing shorts or summer dresses.
Men appear to generally favour the craftsman last from what I've seen (barring perhaps one or two exceptions), and the craftsman doesn't look good with shorts.

The only RM's that would look "not silly" in my eyes with shorts would be the stockyard disposable workboot (or whatever that blundstone surrogate made by RMW is called) or perhaps the yard boot. Something wide, clunky, and workboot like. Snub nosed, not chiseled. (Henly?) The dressier models wouldn't do for me.

The sleeker lasts wouldn't look too good (unless you perhaps wore very short shorts, tight short shorts, and shaved your legs).

my 2cents
 
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Alden Barrie/RMW sizing:

Any of you American chaps have something in the Alden Barrie last? May I ask what size you wear in your RM's?
This info would be most appreciated! :D


7.5 D in Barrie, 7 G in Craftsman and Turnout.
 

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Contacted RMWs - the split suede is yearling.
 

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So my brothers and I are planning on going on a road trip to the south starting memorial day, and coming back 2 weeks later. We're hitting VA, NC, SC, GA, LA, TN, KY and back to NYC again. I plan on bringing running shoes for any hiking we end up doing, but would RMs be suitable for the other days? I'd bring trees, but would they get completely destroyed from being work 10 days over the course of 2 weeks, and is this a huge, huge mistake? If the weather gets bad, or if I encounter mud, I plan to wear my trail shoes, but I mean for walking around, museums, sitting in the car, touring, dinner etc, would the RMs be the right shoe? I'd love to take them, but I'd need some sort of reassurance that they're a good travel boot. Any help is truly appreciated. 


There are not many types of footwear that will be destroyed after 10 days of walking around. Your boots will be fine and will even survive rain and mud.
 

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I wouldn't try. The only time I wear boots with shorts is when mowing the lawn or in the garden. I wouldn't buy RM's for that though :D (I wear blundstones).


That was me yesterday. Shorts, Blundies and a lawn mower.

I do however wear them with shorts quite often. Wool sock rakishly turned down at the top of the boot.
 

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That was me yesterday. Shorts, Blundies and a lawn mower.

I do however wear them with shorts quite often. Wool sock rakishly turned down at the top of the boot.


I'm still on styleforum, right?
 

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You bring the camel and the Lawrence props and we'll take some photos.

Until then, unless there are photos then this did not happen :D
 

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