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Chisel Toe or Round
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:56 am
by Guest
What's your preferred toe shape?
Does one shape go better with a type of outfit, say round for country, chisel for city?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:56 pm
by Guest
Used to be a strong partisan of the chisel, now gravitating toward round. I do think the chisel is a more "citified" shoe, but that could just be an irrational prejudice. The rounded toe done well works with pretty much any model/
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:18 pm
by Guest
Another consideration that may affect someone's choice is the width of their feet. The wider the foot, the wider the squared-off part of the toe-box of a chisel-toed shoe, unless the shoe is made longer than necessary. A wide chisel-toed shoe will be significantly less attractive than a wide round-toed shoe.
Regarding usage rules, I just think that a chisel-toed country boot might look weird.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:26 pm
by Guest
[Can't edit previous post]
Regarding usage rules, I just think that a chisel-toed country boot might look weird...but a well executed country shoe like the one found in the link below can be quite nice. Note that the heavier grained leather gives a more rounded appearance to the chisel.
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~aab38980/arcando.htm