TAFT JACK BOOT REVIEW - Are Wool Boots Worth It?

BUY THE TAFT JACK BOOT HERE: https://fave.co/3m9na69 *** THE JACK BOOT IS ONE OF MY TOP 5 FAVORITE BOOTS - SEE THE REST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y7_Bu7XGB0 Taft is a direct to consumer footwear brand that’s based in the United States, but all of their boots are made in Europe with European leather, but the Jack boot — indubitably their flagship model — doesn’t contain that much leather. TAFT JACK BOOT OVERVIEW These are very, very distinctive boots. With a woolen upper and oxblood leather toecap and counter, they’re sometimes described as something like what the Great Gatsby would wear. Because it has a Blake stitch and rubber soles the shoe is very lightweight and flexible, with a svelte silhouette and fully calfskin lining. It’s such an unusual shoe that it’s not super versatile — that’s just a necessary byproduct of a memorable shoe — but if you can find the right outfit I think they look great. *** FULL REVIEW + PICTURES: http://stridewise.com/taft-jack-boot-review *** TAFT JACK BOOT UPPER Mostly raw Portuguese wool with oxblood leather on the toecap and counter. The leather is called crust leather, which means it’s dried after it’s been tanned but it hasn’t’ undergone additional finishing. You might call it semi-finished or maybe describe it as an intermediary stage in leather production; I just think they used crust leather so they could paint it themselves. And that’s an interesting aspect here: the leather is hand-painted. It’s also vegetable-tanne