Are Cheaney Shoes & Boots Really Good Value? 

If you want Cheaney go to the factory shop in Desborough, end of lines or factory seconds at bargain prices, i bought the Albert 11 Chelsea Boots in December there for £145 RRP £395.

Excellent points! Some people don't realize that let say an 8.5 size oxford worn by a 175lb man will wear quite differently than the same shoe worn by 240lb bouncer! Along with environmental aspects and shoe care! Well done sir.

I own a pair of Cheaney Hurricane II C’s in black kudu, and I love them. I’m almost ready to add a pair of Avon R’s in leaf calf. By the way, I recently bought a pair of Tricker’s Stow boots from The Show Healer. The process was easy, and the boots were perfect. The Shoe Healer has now joined Herring Shoes as my go-to retailers for fine English shoes and boots.

Can't believe how that chap has killed those Cheaneys!!! .... worn the sole a lot too! I've got two pairs and by god, that rouge has really done a job on them. Good calf leather will outlast us chaps normally, IF you cream them now and then. Yet to try Tricker's, hearing they are tough as old boots! ;)

Really like these videos explaining different items. Could you create a video explaining the different styles and construction methods.

Quality control is the main concern with Cheaney. A few years ago I found a nail sticking up from the inner sole on a new pair of Cheaneys. The Cheaney shop provided a refund but weren't overly apologetic. A friend of mine found a similar quality issue with a Cheaney re-sole.

Trickers are good, but do you think they are now value for money, prices just seem to keep rising, must be putting folk off.

Cheaney are the bees knees. I've got 3 pairs (dark leaf brogue, Chelsea boot, and a derby boot) - the other 3 pairs I have are Oxfords and are from Loake. Loake make a fine shoe and are great for work, but the Cheaney are the next step up. You can feel it in the weight of the shoe and see it in the thickness and quality of the leather. If you can afford a cheaney over a loake, then definitely worth the price stretch once you've figured out what lasts work for your foot. Can't speak for Trickers but they also look great quality. Great video 👌

I currently own 12 pairs of Cheaney boots and 6 pairs of their shoes and have owned a handful more. From my experience Cheaney went through a spell of quality control issues a few years ago but recent purchases have all been excellent. To be fair I do tend to scour the internet for clearance and sale items so may have picked up items like returns or that retailers wanted to get rid of instead of returning to the manufacturer. The QC issues weren't structural but were things like misaligned eyelets or crooked tongues. As mentioned, recent purchases have been very good and comparable with my C&J as far as quality control is concerned. I own 4 pairs of Trickers boots as well and though they have good quality leather and are pretty good QC they're still a little off in consistency unlike my 4 pairs of C&J footwear which are pretty much perfect with not a stitch out of place. Trickers prices are comparable with C&J now and unless you really like the Trickers aesthetic I'd only purchase them at sale prices.

Just bought myself my first pair of Trickers Stow boots. Which cream would anyone suggest is best for nourishing, etc ?

Cheaney are pretty much bang on price wise. Better material and and construction quality than Loake 1880 but finishing isn’t as good as C&J. My only personal qualification is that I think the proportions of the Capital Last are a bit more aesthetically pleasing than the 125.

I’ve got a few pairs in my van would the cold weather affect them, they are new & in boxes