Lucchese Classics Men's Burke-Ch Giant Allig/ Cafe Riding Boot

Fit is on the smaller side for a "D" standard width. Anyone with even a hint or question of width should prolly go for a wider width from the get go.Great Lucchese packaging and well protected for shipping. Was on the fence quite awhile about purchasing a distressed alligator hide pair of boots. Can say I was pleasantly surprised at the new condition of the distressed reptile hide on my particular pair. Giant alligator looks much better in person and wasn't nearly as chalky looking as the photos in many of Lucchese's images. Lucchese quality is evident for these Mexican origin boots. Made in Leon is my guess. Definitely handmade as you would expect. Vamp wasn't overly dry as I thought they might be. Manufacture date of 09/15 stamped in my pair. Treated with Bickmore exotic straight out of the box and would recommend to others. Toes are somewhat sharper than say a Cinch brand champion toe. No. 7 toe I think Lucchese calls it. Kinda looks like a 1 1/2- 1 3/4 inch walking heel on these. Shafts are lined and a little thicker than what I presumed they would have. Definitely not a run of the mill dress boot. Prices seems to be coming down a little and took the plunge on a pair of these in the chocolate color. You'll positively know they are real giant alligator for sure. Characteristics of true alligator hides of size look impressive and are cool. I don't think anyone will ever assume or ask you if they're the real deal or not. I just hope they wear and last as long as I've always heard they would with proper care. Have a lot of other reptile boots and these are my 1st giant alligator purchase. Un mistakenly a fine pair of boots that I'll cherish and take care of.... And wear the hell out of. : )

Update to first review of these boots: worn them a few times and they keep getting even better! Loved them out of the box, definitely go up 1/2 size. Much better looking in person, liked them so much I also ordered the chocolate brown. Top quality product.Update: wore these all day, two days in a row. Very comfortable.

I bought these for my husband as a Father’s Day gift. He loved them. They are beautiful and well made the online picture did not do them justice. . He said they are very comfortable.

Dress casual

I ordered 11 D, what I got was 11.5 D but feels as if it's EE. I decided to work with it rather than having to deal with sending it back