The Lamar

Loved my first pair of Lamars so much that I bought the other two and completed the set. I can’t rave enough about how much I love these boots, and I expect they’ll be in my “forever” rotation. The Hidalgo Honey has a warm, rich desert shade that looks good with a lot of colors, and I think they’ll wear nicely over time. They are also perhaps the comfiest—soft and glove like right out of the box. The Breakfast Stout Black were a little harder to break in. They were quite stiff at first, but this is a little more common with black boots. I conditioned them with the “Crack Kills” spray, kinda massaged the toe a little bit where it was bothering me, and they’re wearing in nicely. Got some great compliments on them within about an hour of going out! And of course, the Whiskey Brown are my “OGs” and I love how they’ve worn in. Forever a fan. 😁

I've enjoyed my Alvies so far but I have a few criticisms to go along with my praises.

First, the company vibes are awesome. The packaging and branding are as good as any in the business, especially at this price point!

Second, Eva is customer support was very helpful. I asked if the blue and white Alvies stickers were for sale because I would like to pick up a couple of extra. She told me that at them moment, they were not for sale on the website.

Now for a couple of observations since I have been wearing my Lamars off and on for several weeks. I got caught away from home and my boots got a little wet. The boots developed a strong odor of oils or chemicals. I've never had that happen with other boots. Also, the finish became a little blotchy and the color of the sole edges and heels became a lotte mottled, even after drying out. Now, these boots did not get soaked and I didn't step in a puddle. They just got rained on for less than a minute. After the boots dried, I used a cleaner to remove any leftover waxes from the factory that might have been on the leather uppers. I decided to go ahead and prepare the boots for sole savers, so I stripped the finish from the soles, sole edges, and heels. I then refinished the soles and heels with a lighter brown (which I really like much better than the factory finish) and then I added the sole savers. Once that was finished, I prepared the boots with Saphir Renovateur and then Saphir Creme Universelle to recondition the…