The Beaters

Is there a need for durability and wear resistance to dress shoes?? This question is very complicated.

Many civil servants wear leather shoes, some go to countryside and the road is not very friendly to dress shoes. The upper has to be dusty or even gritty, and the sole is choked with stones, which is obviously a case of wearing formal leather shoes with durable needs. Most people under this circumstance will probably choose rubber-soled gumboots.

If you are a heavy lover of stitched shoes and you only buy stitched shoes, then how will you choose?

The answer could be very simple as so many outdoor-oriented boots are for this.

For example, Crockett & Jones Coniston.

The vast majority of British shoe manufacturers have very durable boots, especially the mid-range to entry-level brands, but Gaziano & Girling as a premium brand does not.

In China, this type is not well seen, I can only think of Bruckner from Mattina, which is still a special edition for SuirRide event in Shanghai and I do not know if it is a regular model.

Galway from Edward Green and Tanker from Alden are both considered the king of boots, but they are just not as hardcore as the ones above.

This is the special Galway that ShoesofStefan offers, upper leather and sole are both changed.

Downwards, it can be less hardcore, degenerating from boots to shoes, and Crockett & Jones has a widely received model, Pembroke.

I remember Yearn Shoemaker and Mattina from China may have these models but leaning to delicate style. I certainly like this style and with rubber sole the degree of resistance is also enough.

Some may say such shoes are not very dressy.

OK, then enter the highest level, known as Rolls Royce of the beaters, Edward Green Dover.

Dover is Edward Green’s best seller, and one that I’ve never been a big fan of. I’m a big fan of the best-selling, evergreen models, but I still didn’t feel this pair until I saw this statement, and yeah, if you wear it as a beater, then everything makes sense.

Taking the Dover as beaters is indeed very extravagant and the wear resistance is actually limited, why? It does have the option of a double leather sole, but the upper leather is still too delicate.

I think pattern can be a choice of individuals, but the sole is best to be a thicker and heavier rubber sole, double leather sole is also OK, but not as tough as rubber sole. Then is the upper, smooth leathers are not only water absorbent, afraid of salt, more importantly, they do not quite match rough scenes. Grained leather is much better, such as the most common one, Scotch Grain, similar to Pebble Grain, or more wild and tough buffalo leather.

I do not have Rolls-Royce, I only have a Citroen, grained leather J.M. Weston Demi Chasse, double leather bottom, storm seams, fearless wind and snow!