I like the direction they went with this boot. It looks slimmed down with the 270 degree welt, white contrast stitching and toe cap break up the vamp nicely and all eyelets is the way to go in my opinion. Still waiting for Color 8 to come back in stock in my size, hopefully by fall.
I desperately want this makeup to return because they are the ones that work best for my personal style. I don’t love their approach to this boot in that primarily use it to play around with “fun” leathers such as kudu or wooly suede leather. I’d love to see more traditional leathers with such a refined boot pattern.
I'm bias as well, I own 14 pairs two of them in the Garrison, green and the fuzzy ones. Waiting for the restock of the #8. These are going head to head with Viberg, at a fraction of the price. These would be to die for if they were stich down, speed hooks and a leather sole. Tell your wife to pass it on to Wyat.
I like these a lot as well, better than the diesel and Edward. I personally think you COULD wear something like this with a more casual suit like grey or tweed. The brogue cap toe Oxford may be the standard, but a brogue cap toe derby boot with a blacked out sole is pretty close.
@@almostvintagestyle yeah, after I typed the above, I realized I wore engineers with a suit an posted it on Instagram, but that was mostly a joke. 😁 I usually wear a pair of Allen Edmonds wingtip brogues that’s a derby style boot. I don’t see much difference.
I see no problem in acknowledging a boot your wife works for. Being exposed to something new on your end doesn’t signify bias in and of itself. Just means you were given a new perspective like the rest of us experience.
Great review. Thanks for doing a detailed review of the Garrison, which of course is harder to find info on compared to the Diesel. Thanks for sharing!
GS diesel was my first GYW boot and would have been perfectly happy with them if I didn’t go down the boot rabbit hole. Many Whites, Nicks, Lofgren, and indo boots later I still own a couple and recommend them all the time. Can’t go wrong and they are a great outfit to deal with.
Garrison is a gorgeous design. I'm also a huge sucker for a BCT which is why I'm really pumped for my Paratroopers from WM Beijing who I think does a fantastic job.
@@almostvintagestyle I just find them to be a pain to put on and take off. You wear a lot of Engineer’s, so you must not like the hassle either, right? I do own like 7 pairs of Grant Stone boots and I find them to be great quality and easy to break in.
I love all my various 6 pairs of my Grant Stone boots/shoes. I'd love to see them make a new last with a higher heel and more arch. Something akin to a PNW 55 last.
Wow those boots that you took off your rack look awesome, that is a real boot , I wish GS make something like that but without the heel being that big.
Just received my second pair of GS. Still sticking by my point that they’re made better than most American Boots. They also ship and arrive extremely quick, it took 2 days from ordering to delivery but maybe that’s because I live in Michigan. I’d say my only issue with GS is that their designs aren’t that interesting to me.
Interesting. When they came out they seemed like distorted Vibergs, I didn’t like them at all. Now when i saw them with your wool trousers something clicked in. I still think to go for disel boots in near future after getting PTB or brougs, i find those incredible, mind blowing designs though they are not something new, but proportions on leather on last are just spot on. Same i feel for brass boots i all ready own.
Great review. Appreciate the disclaimer about your conflicts of interest. Your transparency sets your channel apart, frankly. GS look like nice, high quality boots. I'm not a "Made in China" hater, but I do have serious concerns about the Xi regime. Seems like GS set up shop when there was a relatively higher level of economic and political freedom, particularly in the special economic zones like Xiamen. And now that the Party under Xi is cracking down on freedom again, GS is kind of stuck. It would still be great if they quit doing business there until Xi is gone. But maybe that's not really possible, I don't know. In the meantime, I'd rather send my hard earned boot money to the PNW than the PRC.
Thank you for the kind words! I'm certainly no fan of Xi (nobody with a brain or heart should be,) but I think it's always good to support good businesses when you can. I do agree eith your points overall though.
Just look up "WWII army wool field trousers" on ebay and other sites and they come up fairly easily. Just look closely at the condition and actual sizing. They run a little small
I have 20 pairs of Viberg boots and one pair of Grant stone. The Grant Stones will be given away while I look forward with great enthusiasm my next Viberg or whites purchase.
I prefer my White’s C355 Loggers and have never taken an interest in any foreign or domestic service boot. Do you have any thoughts on Trophy Clothing of Japan? I bought my grail leather jacket from them: The Ranger W
Jake, yes, Grant Stone the brand speak and stand up above the rest in quality, price, value. Like you, the Garrison along with the rest of the styles, ideal for our daily use and feel of the day. Now it's a matter of availability and leather. Nice video, and more videos like on fedoras, vintage jackets, clothes...
Love these boots but it’s a shame that they mostly have them in the mini lug outsole. I think these in a black or natural color would be killer. But with the dainite sole.
Jake since you have connection to GS people , please tell them to come up with a boot that is tough rugged similar to Truman boots , the Diesel is nice but if they beef up that diesel boot , it would be a hot sell because all of there boots are dressy to slight casual .
Jake lets be honest here , i saw your style of boots because you show and review them , so that garrison bot doesnt fit tour style , its way to dressy . Keep up the good work , and your video quality is great .
Nice boots but not for me , 100% dress boots and small amount of casual side to it . Give me boots for rugged look and nice with jeans and jacket . Hey like all your video reviews by the way. Oh one more , those are to dressy and my preference look is the brass boot and all of truman boots .
