Bj S.
8 de julio de 2025
NIce boots, can work for women if you can find a non-defective pair
I wear women's size 8.5 to 9. I tried the Durango Women's brown harness boots, and they did not fit right in a size 8.5, as the heel was too wide and toe box tighter and they never fit right. So I sized down to an 8 in the women's and just took a rubber mallet to pound out the sides of the boots where they were too tight. I had seen a video where it works to use a rubber mallet and pound the leather to loosen and soften it up on too tight boots. It worked but took a LOT OF WORK, and use of stretch spray. After a while I finally donated them as I did not ever really like the shorter 10" height.A few years later when again lookin for the impossible to find brown harness boots (you can't find brown in women's except for Frye's which do not fit the human foot); I thought to try the Durango men's version of the brown harness boot: as they are 11" tall (instead of the women's 10"), also, a men's boot would be wider.So I tried the men's size 7 and it worked great. I really like these boots! I used a cushioned insole with them and it fits great, very comfortable, and no pinching of the toes on the sides! The leather is thick and the soles are thick non-slip rubber. These can work if you are a woman size 8.5 to 9, the men's size 7 can fit, you can add an insert to help with the fit (3/4 inserts can help for loose heels). They are super comfortable this way. I like the tighter shaft as my calves are skinnier, and they fit and look great.The only problem is that the ones sold on amazon can have defects: I bought and returned 2 pairs. the first one 1. the heels were separating from the sole on the inner side of the heels facing the toes on both boots; 2. there were glue spotches on the rubber sole of the left boot, 3. the left heel had a nail hole on the side of the heel. The 2nd pair had the defect of: 1 boot was in perfect condition and shape and 1 boot- the left boot had defective leather that had a rough weak unraveling like texture on the inside of the boot that you could see the difference, and so on the outside of the boot it ws wrinkled and the leather buckled inwards at both heels b/c the defectvie leather was weak. So it looked like a mismatched pair. I finally found a good pair of brown ones that fit and look great.Next try: Tried the Black size 7. These are different fitting boots: The leather is thinner and these are more lightweight - the black boots felt more lightweight than my brown ones comparing them. 2. The heels are wider, so wide that I had to return as the boots slipped up and down when walking and flopped too much. No amount of inserts or combinations of inserts worked, they just made the heel region too wide, and the rest of the boot fit like normal. I might try a different pair, but I suspect they cheapend them (cheapflation perhaps) and the newer ones are thinner leather and just fit differently. I hope not. Wish I could find a pair of black size 7 just like the brown ones that finally worked.Ver másVer menos
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