Tetbury Antique Nubuck
Batman007
Posts: 40MI6 Agent
I'm confused on this matter regarding the material of the upper on the Tetbury boots. On the website as well as other pictures, the material clearly looks like calf leather. But is it really? I'm thinking about pulling the trigger in the future and I want to know for sure what it is so I can care for it accordingly.
Would you just brush it only like you would with suede? Or do you treat it like calf and use wax/polish? I'd like to have these boots to be able to wear them in less than ideal weather, I have the Ryder 3 and as awesome as they are, I can't wear them in wet weather.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Secondary question, how does this boot fit? In the Ryder 3 I wear a UK 7.5(US size 8). The 348 last seems pretty narrow.
Would you just brush it only like you would with suede? Or do you treat it like calf and use wax/polish? I'd like to have these boots to be able to wear them in less than ideal weather, I have the Ryder 3 and as awesome as they are, I can't wear them in wet weather.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Secondary question, how does this boot fit? In the Ryder 3 I wear a UK 7.5(US size 8). The 348 last seems pretty narrow.
Comments
I use a suede brush on the suede and polish and cream on the calf. Sorted.
http://www.crockettandjones.com/Product/Tetbury-Black-Ant-Nu#.Uhsjp9Ksigw
This is different to the black suede pair that you would brush.
http://www.crockettandjones.com/Product/Tetbury-Black-Suede#.UhsjqNKsigw
Here's a pic of my Tetburys.
They really just look like black calf, which requires cream and polish.
Well, aren't you the rude one. You wanted to know what they were made from and how to look after them, I told you. So much for 'any help being appreciated' 8-)
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
of the antique nubuck does look like plain calf leather ,it has a shine to it, if you click on the image of the suede
that has the classic velvet suede finish, but ASP 9MM is quite correct in his method of cleaning the respective pairs
nubuck is a corruption of new buck wich is the out side of the hide ie the side that gets rained on where as suede
is from the inside of the hide ,but to the untrained eye ,indistinguishable, I use good old black shoe polish on my
leather boots with parade gloss ,and on my suede I have a very old suede brush made of very fine brass hairs
to raise the knap back up, and of course good old unvarnished cedar shoe trees( French if you can get them?
hope this helps , but im sure if you ring /contact C&J they would be more than happy to explain they are very good
(I don't work for them by the way)
I must say that the Tetburys are the best work shoes I've ever owned, very comfortable and the support is fantastic. I'm thinking of getting the suede version this Friday!!! Or maybe the Highbury as an alternative.
Here's a shot i took of my own Tetburys on my Instagram account and a few other Bond related photos!
http://instagram.com/p/YiCRbHKqie/