Review: The Merchant Might Be Red Wing's Best All Rounder

FULL REVIEW + PICTURES: https://stridewise.com/red-wing-merchant-review/ ✪ Check out my 10 Best Boots On the Market! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kuHyyefNGE 11 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY ON BOOTS: https://stridewise.com/best-boot-deals If you want an informal boot but you find a lot of Red Wing’s offerings a little *too* informal (Iron Rangers and Blacksmiths, I’m looking at you) then you’ll be delighted with the Red Wing Merchant, an unassuming, unstructured boot that fits into business casual, khakis-and-button-down type outfits and Friday-night-at-the-bar outfits with ease. 00:48 Red Wing the brand 01:12 The Merchant’s aesthetic 02:37 The Amber Harness leather 03:35 Leather care and patina 04:44 Red Wing Merchant sole 06:04 Red Wing Merchant fit & sizing 07:45 Red Wing Merchant price 08:23 Pros 09:34 Cons AESTHETIC • Less bulbous, slimmer than their better known work boots • Unstructured toebox • Well suited for casual and business casual • No speed hooks Again, this has a leaner look than most Red Wing boots, but it’s not as pointed and dressy as their more expensive Williston boots. The big thing to emphasize here is the unstructured toe, also called a bump toe, which they say helps the toes “move more naturally.” It’ll show more wear and tear than the chunkier toes of the Blacksmith and especially the layered cap toe of the Iron Ranger, but these aren’t really boots for beating up in the great outdoors in the first place. SEE MY IRON RANGER REVIE