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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wesco Japan's Narrow Engineer
Picked these up at the Rin Tanaka's Inspiration show a few months back. Only a handful of these ever left Japan. "Real" pics have been pretty much non-existent..... Until now..... God I'm a loser
Compared to what?? I wear the same size in Wesco, Whites and Red Wing if that helps at all. I do find Wesco's pull on boots to fit snuggly in the width across the waist of the foot while new however. They take a good week or two to soften them up and get a good, solid, snug fit.
hehe, say if you wear a size 10.5 boots, would you get these special wesco narrow fit boots in a size 10.5 as well? I am wondering how the fit is because these were specially made for the japanese market.
Valid question... and the name "narrow" engineer is a bit misleading. It refers to the toe shape only...not the last. All the boots I saw were D widths. So if you're a 10.5D... You should be good to go
Most laceup boots of 8" heights will offer good ankle support. Loot at Whites or Wesco. Engineer boots (or any pull on boot) generally will not supply the ankle support of a laceup
Mine never made it to Japan! They were seconds so Wesco sold them off cheap on their site, been wearing them every day since...
ReplyDeleteGreat blog by the way.
what are height of your wesco boots?
DeleteThank you sir! Would love to see pics of your boots, if you were willing to share them. Info@craftworkwear.com
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-Bill
do these fit true to size?
ReplyDeleteCompared to what?? I wear the same size in Wesco, Whites and Red Wing if that helps at all. I do find Wesco's pull on boots to fit snuggly in the width across the waist of the foot while new however. They take a good week or two to soften them up and get a good, solid, snug fit.
ReplyDeletehehe, say if you wear a size 10.5 boots, would you get these special wesco narrow fit boots in a size 10.5 as well? I am wondering how the fit is because these were specially made for the japanese market.
ReplyDeleteValid question... and the name "narrow" engineer is a bit misleading. It refers to the toe shape only...not the last. All the boots I saw were D widths. So if you're a 10.5D... You should be good to go
ReplyDeletecool, thanks. Also, which boot/ brand have you found that has great support for the ankle?
ReplyDeleteMost laceup boots of 8" heights will offer good ankle support. Loot at Whites or Wesco. Engineer boots (or any pull on boot) generally will not supply the ankle support of a laceup
ReplyDeleteWhats the height of these Wesco boots?
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