Smith Boot Original
Details:
Introducing the Smith Original Boot in Cocoa. The Originals are our Ready-To-Wear boots that are aimed at being readily available, whether you are able to come into our store or are buying online. The Originals are a limited collection of our most popular styles in one configuration (ie: not customisable like our Heritage range). This wholecut Gusset boot is made from one piece of locally tanned Victorian bovine leather. This thick yet supple leather makes for a durable and comfortable boot that will mould and age with the wearer. The leather is hand finished in house. The sole is Mckay welted with a double midsole for durability and support and the black Vibram Tuscany rubber outsole offers good grip for various terrains. These boots come with a 3mm removeable innersole. For those with a high instep, it may require removing the innersole completely (there'll still be a heel pad underneath your heel for comfort) or alternatively remove this to wear your thicker socks.
Style: Round toe Gusset boot. The Smith Boot Original is our take on the classic Australian Chelsea work boot. The elastic sits lower than our dress Jack Gusset boots, so it's able to be worn more casually with pants and even shorts.
Upper: Australian raised and tanned wholecut bovine leather upper with full leather calf lining. Colour is Cocoa. Upper is stitched with a contrast stitch and dark brown elastic.
Sole: McKay Welt (blake rapid) construction. Veg-tan double mid-sole, hand-waxed raw edge finish, black Vibram Tuscany rubber outsole with a stacked leather heel.
Last Milton E fitting. The Milton last offers a more rounded generous toe box than our Jack Gusset Boot and it is designed to allow for a padded innersole (provided with boots) or thick socks (by removing the innersole).
The Original range is currently available in sizes 8-11.5 AU on our Milton E fitting last (including half sizes). They are a unisex style, but the sizes are listed in men's sizing (for reference, the conversion is usually men's 8 = ladies 10 AU). We are working on being able to offer this version in smaller sizes to suit smaller feet within the Originals range.
Fitting Guide:
Made on our Milton E fitting last, which has the same toe shape as our Cameron but is deeper to allow for a 3mm padded innersole (a removable padded innersole that comes with the boots).
These are a snug fit to get on, yet should feel generous at the toe. Removing the innersole will allow for thicker socks, higher insteps or mild orthotics (dependent on foot shape).
We'd typically find customers wear a half size down in this boot (the same fit as our Gordons with the Gordon or Cameron last) from their typical size in our Jack Gusset Dress boot. The Milton last measures and fits similarly to the Cameron last. The main difference between the Cameron last is a boot last and the Milton last is a shoe last. However if you have a high instep, you will probably find you wear the same size as your dress (Jack Gusset) boots, or you may need to remove the 3mm padded innersole to give yourself more room depth-wise. If you remove the innersole, you'll still have some padding at the heel like the rest of our boots do.
As some sizing examples, Jess is a 14 in the Cameron E fitting for his Gordon boots and fits the same size for the Smith Boot with thicker socks, but he removes the padding completely. It fits more firmly at his instep as there's no adjustment with no lacing.
Grace fits a size 8 Charlie last D fitting and fits the size 6 Milton E fitting last in the Smith Boot.
Krystina fits a size 9 Charlie last D fitting and fits the size 7 Milton E fitting last in the Smith Boot with her same thick socks, or the 6.5 with her thinner socks and padding removed.
David is a size 8.5 in his Gordon boots on the Cameron last, but has a higher than normal instep and preferred the fit of the size 9 in the Smith Boot with his explorer socks and padding left inside. Alternatively he could probably wear the size 8.5 with the padding removed or have it made 3mm deeper again to fit the padding (option to make deeper only available in the Heritage range).
To explore the toe shape of our Smith Boot versus the Jack Gusset dress boot, visit our blog post here https://wootten.com.au/toeshapesgussets/?nocache=true
By Request:
If unsure about your size, please get in touch via email and we can help guide you. Please contact us with your measurements as per the FAQ Size Guide and let us know what size you otherwise wear in dress boots (RMs), dress shoes, runners and other brands (please double check the size region and whether you're quoting in AU, US or EU so as to avoid confusion). Please quote measurements in cm (centimeters).
