My Torrid combat boots are falling apart, so I’m in the market for a new pair that are specifically platform boots that come in black.

Unfortunately, the pair from Solovair (pictured) that I’ve had my eye on for a while (their 8-eye derby platforms) is no longer being sold, and it was replaced with a visually worse alternative where the zippers face outward.

I’ve never owned Martens before, but knowing that Martens aren’t what they used to be, how much do I have to lose by picking up a pair of Jadon III’s instead? If anyone knows any alternatives in the same style that are also Goodyear Welt, that could also be an option.

  • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    Not that it is particularly helpful, but I still have my docs that I bought 30 years ago. They literally survived my house burning down, I dug them out of the ashes. Everything I have heard is that new docs suck and Solovair are essentially what the old docs are, so I’d go with those.

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      1 day ago

      They literally survived my house burning down, I dug them out of the ashes.

      This is freakin awesome. (er, sorry for your house, I meant that the shoes survived…) You shold give them a name, like: “Ashenborn” or something. They definitely give you plus one on your saving throws.

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        1 day ago

        A missed opportunity for sure, it feels a bit late to name them now. My Atari 2600 and games, as well as most of NES games survived as well (with a few of the NES games slightly melted, system itself was toast) were the only other things that survived the fire. Once cleaned almost all the games worked.