Larkspur Wool/Leather Lace-Up Boots (Black/Black)

Was looking for a while for nice boots to wear with my day dress and these boots are perfect. Closest I could find to a Robert Land shoe out there. I bought a half size larger so I'll be able to wear wool socks with them in the colder months.

These are very cute and comfy and fit my wide feet very well. The insides however, are unlined, except for a narrow leather band lining the top of the boot. I imagine this helps prevent stretching at the top, but it makes it look like the shoe is entirely lined in photos. I also have a pair of Keckleys and they are a similar fabric upper, but they're lined, and I've never had an issue with them. I just got this pair and have only worn them in normal spring weather and not for excessive exercise, so no more foot sweat or ambient moisture than one would normally expect. I wore these today with a pair of off-white socks, for a few hours, most of which were spent sitting down, and noticed later that my socks were now pink in exactly the areas where the uppers started. The shoe uppers are red. I guess until now I'd only worn these with darker coloured socks. So I like the shoes, but the fact that the dye is poor enough that it bled this easily is worrying, or if there's no way around that, that the shoes were then chosen to be made unlined, is a strange choice. I expect this isn't a concern with the version that has white uppers, but red and probably black too, seem to be bad options if you like your socks.

I was genuinely worried about the sizing as I had to do some conversion from other shoe sizes but they fit perfectly and the color is perfect for the other parts of my outfit.

good quality

Wonderfully received Christmas gift !