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RTW Drop 8 : Iron Boots Infantry - Light Brown SB Foot Roughout
RTW Drop 8 : Iron Boots Infantry - Light Brown SB Foot Roughout
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Infantry draws inspiration from the American military service boots of the 1940s. We were drawn to their full, rounded toes, straightforward uppers, and the character they acquire through years of wear.
Those references became the starting point for an original Iron Boots design, developed around our Godfather-Anatomical last.
The Godfather-Anatomical Last
The Godfather-Anatomical last takes cues from the anatomical forefoot of vintage M-43 boots and the shaping of WWII-era paratrooper footwear.
A spacious toe box follows the natural outline of the foot, paired with a closely shaped heel. Pronounced toe spring and a moderate arch profile complete the silhouette: full through the forefoot, neatly drawn through the waist and heel.
The result is a quiet kind of beauty, with balanced proportions and a distinctly military character.
Three-Piece Bellows Tongue
A small detail with a long history.
The bellows tongue was already an established shoemaking technique before the First World War. Used in early military footwear, its folding sides helped close the openings behind the laces, providing a barrier against the elements while allowing the boot to open for entry.
Infantry carries this practical idea forward with a three-piece construction: a substantial central leather tongue joined to two separately cut and stitched side gussets.
Making these pieces separately lets us choose the leather for each role. The central tongue retains its structure over the instep, while the more supple side panels fold neatly beneath the lacing and help keep dust and debris out.
It is a traditional approach, thoughtfully worked into Infantry’s pattern for everyday wear.
About the Makeup：
- Light Brown SB Foot Roughout leather
- Three-Piece Bellows Tongue
- The Godfather-Anatomical Last
- Hand-welted construction
- Structured cap toe (no brogue)
- Dr Sole 1090 half rubber sole
- Brass eyelets
- Brown sole edge & welt
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High SPI
- Felt filler
- Leather shank
- Leather heel stiffener
About Bootmaker
About Bootmaker
All Iron Boots are fully handmade by our bootmaker Kai and 5 teammates together in a small studio at Guangzhou. They are built in handwelt or hand stitchdown, with channelled insole construction, which are stronger and last longer than normal Goodyear welted shoes/boots made by machines. Each pair is 100% hand welted, hand last, hand bottomed, and also hand-sewn outsole stitch.
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
What's Inside?
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Stitchdown Construction
Handwelt Construction - Welt Fudging
Handwelt Construction - Plain Welt
Leather
Leather
Sizing Guide
Sizing Guide
For size, generally we recommend you pick
- Same size as your US size in most PNW boots, like Red Wing, Wolverine 1000 mile, Whites, Alden, or Viberg
- Half size down your Brannock size
- Half size down from most sneakers, like Nike
- Half size up from your EG's UK size
- Full size up from your CJ / Lobb's UK size
Return Policy
Return Policy
Ready To Wear (RTW) Policy
Only Ready To Wear (RTW) items can be returned and refunded. We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging.
To start a return, you can contact us at info@iron-boots.com. If your return is accepted, you will need to send the original package back, and you are responsible for the shipping. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.
We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. You can get a full refund as store credit, or cash with a 5% fee for any return / refund, because Paypal / Stripe / Shopify won't return those fees to us. If you want to refund to your original payment method, it may take 10-15 business days. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.
Exchanges
The fastest way to ensure you get what you want is to return the item you have as store credit, and once the return is accepted, make a separate purchase for the new item.
MTO / GMTO / Østmo X Iron Boots Drop Policy
All Made To Order (MTO) items can NOT returnable / refundable, including GMTO orders, Ostmo X Iron Boots orders, Lil Monster orders with customized size. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items or gift cards.
For GMTO / Østmo X Iron Boots Drop, orders will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. We will close this out before this leather run out. After they are closed, we generally don't take those orders again.
7 days cooling off period
If you have ordered a MTO/ GMTO / Østmo X Iron Boots Drop item, you have 7 days after placing the order to change the configuration. You will be responsible for the additional cost on certain configurations. Your order will be locked 7 days after you placed the order, meaning no changes is allowed after that, because your order is put through our production pipeline.
Defects and Issues
Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, damaged or if you receive the wrong item, so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right.
Because we are a full hand craft maker, every pair could be slightly different and there are things we won't consider as "defects", including:
1. There could be slightly hand craft marks on the boot, like hammer marks, stitching machine's marks, etc.Those won't be very obvious, and none of those would impact the longevity of the product.
2. For hand dyed / hand patinated leather, slight color difference among pairs, or inconsistent coloring (like some parts could be darker and some parts could be lighter) on the same pair could happen. It's the nature of hand dye / hand patina
3. For natural color leather, there is a good chance that it will have some dark marks due to our hand last / craft process. Because we do hand lasting with a hammer, and the leather is very sensitive because it's designed to be dyed, it's unavoidable to get some minor marks. The light color would also make any mark / dent more evident than usual.
You can always contact us for any return question at info@iron-boots.com.
