Reddit reviews Minnetonka Men's Front Lace Knee Hi Boot, Black, 13 M US
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SIMPLE YET CHIC: The knee high moccasins for men should be your go-to festival boots, made by hand today from the same simple design that was introduced in 1968 yet has a modern vibe with its overall texture and color optionsALL DAY COMFORT: Made with genuine soft suede leather and comes with a padded insole, this men's knee high boots will keep your feet snug and comfortable no matter how long you've been standing or walking, a true companion for the fashionable concert goerSLIP RESISTANCE: These knee high leather moccasins are made with a textured rubber outsole which provides good traction to avoid slipping on any surface, as well as an adjustable rawhide lace so you can easily tighten or loosen up your men's knee bootsSIZING: Our lace up knee high boots for men runs true to size, the calf circumference is at 15 inches and the height of the knee high leather moccasins is at 18 inchesFOOTWEAR EXPERTS: The knee high boots for men are a product of countless years of footwear technology research by Minnetonka, rooted in a rich heritage and continuously providing generations with unique and comfortable footwear
Honestly, this is something that really doesn't have an answer unless you start getting into mass-produced apparel.
Sizing shoes in general is really difficult to do because of how different our feet are. My experience with small batch leather boots for an outfit of around 250 fighters all using the same kind yielded very different results; some needed the extra half size up and some didn't and claimed the fit was already on the snug side. Others said they were far too loose.
I don't know what you're leatherworking experience is like, but boots are the hardest things to make by a substantial margin. Unless you're a professional cobbler, odds are you're going to get some things wrong on the first few attempts regardless. Even if using a template, all templates vary in how much spare room there might be inside the shoe.
My feet are personally quite flat in the sense that arch to ankle is only around 2.5 inches, so I'd probably be able to get away with it without changing the size.
I guess the best I can offer if you're going to make them is to make them at-size and buy some insoles that can be cut and see. What matters absolutely most in a pair of boots is good ankle support so your choice of pattern and leather thickness matters a lot here as well.
If you're not a cobbler or using a pattern I'd recommend staying away from making leather boots unless you have the money to burn doing it as a learning experience rather than expecting a final product to come out well on the first attempt. There's a reason most shops stay away from footwear, and those that do it don't do much else.
Generally, it's just best to buy something and layer over it. A number of fighters I know, including myself, use these and just cut the fringe off and they look great (wax is recommended). They've lasted me over a year and show very little signs of wear and tear, and the soles are only sketchy on very wet days:
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