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All interesting to hear, thanks a lot for posting.
I bought them as snug as I could get away with and in a narrower width than is typical, as I read that they can stretch a bit. The trees don’t feel excessively large for the shoes – they slip in fairly easily – but should I not use them all the time?
I’ve read of people who hardly use polish at all, advocating just using a slightly damp cloth and polish as rarely as possible (twice a year?). I’ve looked into it all but there are a lot of different opinions out there. I’m especially cautious as I think I’ve managed to spoil my Tricker’s boots very slightly over the last couple of years by not conditioning them often enough, relying mostly on polish to keep the leather nourished.
While I don’t really understand the use of the word of boring, I get that the texture of cordovan is imperfect. Despite the gloss it does have a slightly ruddy texture to it. On the other hand, the thing I love about it, especially Horween’s Colour 8 (dark burgundy), is the richness of the colour and the way it lightens at the creases (which are in fact bends rather than creases on cordovan). I really like the look of the leather, it’s very unique. We shall see though.
Lastly, given what they cost I might have to leave it at just one pair!