Iron Boots
The Great Escape (MTO with all options!)
The Great Escape (MTO with all options!)
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- Inspired by those military boots in WWII, especially the pair from movie The Great Escape. That's why we name the boot after it.
- Last is original designed with inspiration from heritage lasts. We name it M43 to remind where this style is coming from. This last features wide toe box just like our 5515 last (but slightly lower volume), with mild arch support.
- All The Great Escape(TGE) come with rivets by default. Unfortunately we only have brass color rivets.
- All come with unstructed toe & handwelt construction
- All TGE will be fully unlined, even for the vamp. This is based on the feedback we have collected from our lovely customers!
- All come with rivets by default
- High SPI
- Using felt as filler (instead of cork)
- Using leather shank (instead of steel)
- Using leather as stiffener for the heel (unstructed toe)
- Dr Sole rubber sole included
- Express shipping included
- Note : photos are using Toscanello (brown) Maryam Horse Butt TPR, Coffee Brown waxed bullhide, and black Seidel oiltan leather
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
Customization Options
Customization Options
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
Lead Time
Lead Time
Current lead time is around 5 months (orders from Mar. - Oct.)
Due to Lunar New Year holiday break and end of year surge, orders from Nov. - Feb. can take around 6, or even 9 months to finish.
FYI, lead time is just an estimate, which means the actual lead time can be shorter or longer. We don't accept cancel / refund for MTO orders, even it takes longer than the estimated lead time. But if you have already waited more than the estimated lead time, you can reach out to us. We will investigate what has happened, and try everything we can to make things right.
Unfortunately it's just the natural of how customized stuff is made in a small workshop. If that's a deal breaker, you can take a look of our Ready To Wear collection instead.
Return Policy
Return 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.
