While most Blundstone boots are equipped with a removable comfort footbed, an additional footbed may help to provide a more snug fit for those with narrow feet. Each pair of Blundstone boots purchased through Australian Boot Company come with an extra pair footbed at no extra charge. Sheepbeds also help insulate the boot from winter elements.
Our boots are fully compatible with custom orthotics and Superfeet footbeds and supports. How are Blundstone boots supposed to fit?
Length is primary consideration when fitting Blundstone boots. Walk around in the boots and get a sense of whether your front-most toe is touching the front of the boots. If they are consistently touching the front of the boots, then the boots are too small. Width can be focused on now that you have determined the length of the boot. Blundstone boots typically have a loose fit and a centimeter or two of heel lift is very common with Blundstone boots. If you still find that they fit too generously, the insoles provided in the box are helpful for snugging up the fit.
Take a look at our Blundstone sizing guide. Do Blundstones stretch out? The instep pressure will often dissipate with regular wear after a two to three week period, once the leather begins to stretch.
How long will my Blundstone boots typically last? There are many criteria to consider here. Where are the boots going to be worn and what will they be exposed to? Will they be used for work, casual, or both? How well will they be cared for? How hard are you on footwear, and so on? Each person's Blundstone boots will experience their own set of adventures and as a result each person's Blundstone boots can last to quite a varying degree. On average, when worn as an everyday boot and with good maintenance practices, Blundstone boots can last from 2 to 5 years.
This is only an average and as mentioned, each persons experience will vary depending on their use, exposure to elements and materials and the care given to the boots. Please note that this does not imply or guarantee an expectation of service life. Williams go through a minimum 68 hand-held processes and takes approximately one week to make.
Fit and Comfort From the first moment, they should feel like you've known them for years. They hold your foot snugly across the instep; they're shaped to give close support under the arch, then curved to match the shape of your heel. Materials R. Williams selects only the finest leathers for their dress yearling and greasy kip boots. Each yearling dress boot is lined with a soft, durable kid leather for breathability, comfort and ease of slipping on the boot. Each pair of boots is manufactured from the same piece of leather, so each pair will match grain, colour and texture.
In fact, I have had uncomfortably tight shoes become a tad loose just from doing this. From what I understand of the stretching process, a cobbler roughly does the same thing. You could probably replicate it by wrapping the trees in a paper towel or cloth to achieve that extra tightness-of-fit.
Sator said:. I have sent a number of emails, Steve will either respond or not. I have learned a good lesson on this one so things happen. The boots are lovely, too bad I cannot wear them.
Let me know how it works out. I have modified my guide. Let me know what you think. I need constant feedback like this. Steve already mentioned that he is steering people to size up or go up a width.
I modified the guide in light of this but now I am making the wording much more emphatic. Tom Bell-Drier Super Member. Guitone, I sympathise with your situation, I hope this does not deter you from further RM Williams purchases I am a big big fan myself with 5 pairs of boots in varying levels of "formality" from the work boots to the buckled stockmans boot I have also become an enormous fan of their clothing which I consider to be well made and robust and therefore to my mind good value.
But what I really wanted to say is how much I admire your decission to take on the responsibility yourself in respect of the sizing of your boots, It truly makes a refreshing change to see this when we now have a culture of blame - ie someone elses fault.
Tom, Thank you. I am not turned off to RMW, just not sure of sizing. I have had to stretch many pairs of my boots in certain places to achieve an optimum fit. Even my bespoke boots often need some minor tweaking to get them just right. It may be that if you go up a length and or width, the boots may be too large for you in the heel and or instep. With a pull on boot that leaves you with few options for adjusting fit, other than heavier socks, heel lifts, or innersoles.
Here's what I would do if I was in your situation. Try and determine if the length is correct by seeing if the ball of you foot is at the widest part of the boot. If the ball of your foot is sitting forward of the ball of the boot, the boots ar too short for you and will probably never fit right.
It is possible to cheat this fitting just a little either forward or backward from the ball, but only a little. If the ball of your foot is more or less in the right place on your boot, I would buy a boot and or shoe stretcher, and also a toe stretcher. They really come in handy for fine tuning the fit of one's footwear. If the leather is fairly soft and flexible, it will stretch. After the boot is stretched width wise, the wrinkles you are currently seeing across the vamps when you wear your boots will go away.
Don't be afraid of over stretching your boots. The boots may look distorted and ugly when you crank down on the stretcher. However, the vamps will return back to their normal shape when the stretcher is removed. I put multiple pairs of socks around my stretchers if I desire a stretch even larger than the boot stretcher will normally produce. You can try thinner socks. I have 5 different thicknesses of socks I wear with all my dfferent boots. If you have enough room in the instep area of the boot you can try adding a heel cushion.
This will help pull your toes back from the toe box slightly. If the toe box is made of leather or celastic it may be able to be enlarged slightly. I have been able to give myself a little extra toe room on some of my boots.
It takes a toe sretcher to really get down into the toe box. This is because high quality leather is always stiff which is why cheap leather shoes are already soft , and unfortunately it takes a while for them to stop being so rigid.
Still, this is a sign of high quality leather and an indication that your leather boots will be worn for years — or even decades — to come if properly looked after.
But to ensure that that stiff leather becomes nice to wear, your boots need to be broken in. Plus, the more you wear them, the quicker they will get to this stage, so rather than wearing them out only to get a lot of blisters, instead just wear them around the house at home and take them off when they start getting uncomfortable.
Good boot care can also be a very beneficial way for you to soften up the leather more quickly than it otherwise would.
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