Bolton Chelsea Boots

I’m comparing this to a pair of Allen Edmonds Liverpools in 12D. Are these as nice as the Liverpools? No. Do they make me wish I had just spent twice as much on another pair of Liverpools? Also no. These are good boots.

The last could be a bit sleeker, but the quality is very good and excellent for the price point. The ankle is snug, which is something many makers of Chelsea boots get wrong: you want them to be hard to put on at first.

Leather quality is good. Feel is good. The sole appears to be attached well to the upper. Fit wise, I consider these to be slightly wide. I wear a range of sizes: 11D in Red Wings. 12D or E in Allen Edmonds. 11.5EE in Rancourts. All sorts of sizes in other shoes, but I’m somewhere around a wide 11.5. I would consider these to be somewhere around the Rancourt size, but slightly longer.

Plenty of room in the toe box. I had to use a thin leather insole on my left boot, but my left foot is smaller than my right, so it’s not unexpected; I have used an awful lot of left-side Pedag Royal insoles.

The first day I wore these I walked around in a variety of terrains around town. Maybe 5 miles worth. No issues with blisters or pinching, and while they loosened a little (of course they did; they are shoes), they never became loose. I have worn them quite a bit since. The leather has not creased strangely, which is good, and they have taken a light polish very well, as needed. Sole wear is slight and even. I can’t tell if the heel block is stacked…