DLT Men's Genuine Imported Leather with Rubber Sole Goodyear Welted Oxford Dress Shoes

I bought these on the recommendation of a friend. He suggested they ran large, so I ordered a half size down from my normal 11. I got the 10.5 but they were too tight for my liking, so I returned them for the size 11 which fit perfect. These boots are fantastic. If they need a break in period I didn’t notice it. The lining and insole are quite comfortable, more than I expected. Goodyear welting and Danite knockoff soles are an added benefit. As a previous reviewer mentioned, these boots are painted, which is often done to cover imperfections in the leather. I wasn’t fond of the color so I stripped it off with acetone and conditioned with Saphir Renovatuer. Then I added a little patina with brown dye and various colors of shoe cream followed with a mirror shine. In the process I found no defects in the leather, and I’m pleased with the finish, and they’ve fetched several compliments. My overall opinion is, these boots are a great value for the money, with features of quality associated with shoes costing four times as much. I will likely buy another pair and finish with a darker color.

First: at $129.00, these boots are an excellent aesthetic and practical value. They fit a bit large, and I could have benefitted from a US 12.5, but they don't offer it. I probably could have gone a full size smaller than my normal 13D, due to the generous width and toe room, but foam insoles fixed it up just fine. No complaints here. When they say "hand painted" they mean it. I guess they paint them to save time on finishing. I stripped the colored surface finish off with acetone, and got down to the real leather. Paint hides blemishes, but I found none. It is not top-shelf leather, but I did not expect it to be. The leather seemed a bit dry, so I applied some leather balm, then some Safir Renovateur. This was brushed off to a polish after a 30 minute wait. I then commenced with Kelly Cognac shoe cream and polished them with the new color. They took this slightly darker color nicely. Several separate applications of Renaissance clear wax were applied, and now the leather is nice and supple with a mirror shine just like a $500 pair of boots. The glove leather lining in these boots is delightful. I would rather have had leather outsole, but the dainite sole is fine, and likely far more durable. It took about a week to break them in. They now fit like a glove. My feet are cocooned inside them. I would buy them again, and likely will. When I do, I will likely buy a size smaller than my normal 13. They are comparable to my Trickers; not as nice, but not nearly so expensive. Four pair of these boots are less than my Trickers. I will use them as work boots. I am very pleased, especially since I took the time to put a good finish and shine on them. The photo is post re-finish and break-in. Added 7/11/20: I did buy a second pair, size 12 rather than 13. They fit perfectly. Pair 1 are work boots. Pair 2 are dress boots. I am still pleased.

Updated: I returned the 10.5 for a 10. I’ll be keeping the shoes but the overall width fit is loose. shoes from companies like the below mentioned in 10.5 D fit my foot perfectly with no slippage in the heal or side to side slop. These definitely aren’t made like that. They fit kind of like a pair of crocs. If you like loose shoes for thick socks or have wider than average feet you’ll be golden. I ordered a 10.5 based on my USA sizing on a Brannock device and the fit is loose in both length and width. I have shoes from Allen Edmonds, Frye, Thursday boots, foot joy and Johnston and Murphy that all fit the same In my 10.5 size. The lasts being used to make the DLT boot are a bit large. I’ve ordered a 10 and will see if that takes care of things. I do like the shoe and feel it’s a well made item at a reasonable price. I think since they aren’t offering width sizing they are trying to make a one size fits all width. All the other shoes I mentioned are in a D width. I believe this boot is pushed more towards E.

These are great .... the bottom has a strong anti-slipping design very useful. The leather is amazing, and the design too. The room inside is not too much, but not too little as there's a bit for Fall or Spring thicker socks. The size chosen, fits right. The only improvement, would be to replace the very thin laces, with stronger, thicker ones, as my experience tells me those will rupture short-term. The construction is solid, as a construction boot feels. Finally, it is not obviously that when worn, that they are boots, as a hanging pair of pants will conceal the top of it, only showing the shoe aspect. Good job!

Love this wingtip boot. Love it. High quality, strong and stiff bottom. Love the all leather boots, allows for easy removal and insert of foot into boot. Seems like these will last a long good while. These fit great! Has great room and once laced up fits like a really good pair. Love it.

I ordered the Tan version of these shoe's with the black ones but I got the tans first. The quality, fit and finish and feel are great but when I got the ones in black the shoe wasn't nearly as nice. The leather if one can call it that was more like plastic and the shoe was uncomfortable and even if I didn't get the tan ones first I'd have still done just what I did with the black ones and send em back.

Authentic leather. Really liked it, but the size was a little bit large. Overall the shoes is perfect!

i ordered these to use as my uniform shoes for work at a high end air charter company. They look and feel great. The leather is a bit hard but that will soften over time with wear. I do a lot of leather work on the side and see how they will wear for a very long time. The leather also shines very well for that classy polished look (used Saphir mirror gloss shoe pollish on the toe/heel and Saphir creme 1925 on the flexing areas). The laces on the other hand broke with the first wear probably due to the cut of the holes and the veg tanned area the laces go through. I replaced them with larger diameter waxed lace and the are holding up great. Very happy with this purchase.