 Hirei, how are you going? Welcome to Bootlossophy. My name is Tech. I'd like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands that I live and work on, the Wajik people of the Nungan Nation. Now today I'm going to do an update on three pairs of boots that I bought from Bordeaux, Colombia. The Tucano and two pairs of the Isidro. Okay, so I'm doing an update review of these three pairs of Bordeaux, Colombia boots that I bought in the last year or so. The first one is the Bordeaux Tucano which I bought on the second release of their boots way back in November 2021. So that's some time ago. You can see my review of them and how I've used them in various places out hiking, as you can see, reasonably well used. And then these two pairs of the same boot, which is the Bordeaux Isidro Chelsea boot, but with different outsoles. One is obviously the Christie Wedge sole from Vibram and this one is a Vibram Commander sole as well. Now these Chelsea boots were bought in the release in 2022. So they're not that long released but I have used them reasonably extensively around the house and in the summer heat that we've been having when I bought them, I didn't go out much into the bush but I did wear these on occasion in the Northwest when I went up there for work. So I've used them both reasonably extensively. Now Bordeaux released their boots through a group MTO type model, I think three or four times a year and they probably have got one coming up soon in May if they announced already. And the way they do it is they announce a batch that they're going to make, you make the order, then they start to produce the boots and send them out. Now first, who are Bordeaux? I'll put a link to their website down below. But Bordeaux on Colombia was started in 2019 between the co-founders Andres Silva and Natalia Herrera who are Colombian. They started with a history of making black stitched dressy kind of shoes made in Europe and then importing them into Colombia. But then in late 2021 they decided to move their production into Colombia because of COVID chain supply chain issues and so on. And they started their manufacturing using local artisans who handmade their boots. And in fact, in that 2021 period when they moved back into Colombia, they found their artisans who could support them, make these handmade boots and started producing internationally through a group MTO model, the range of lace up boots, primarily the first one being this jumper style boot, the Tocano. And then balanced with a plain toe boot called the Juanez in later releases. Bordeaux are actually an extremely eco-conscious company using every scrap in their boots or using the scraps in the mid-soles and so on so that nothing goes to waste or as very little goes to waste as possible. They also make sure that they support local artisans and training them as well as ensuring that the handmade nature of these boots gradually progresses with learning. I like the way that the names of their boots, the Tocano, the Juanez, the Isidro, relies on indigenous names of various tribes in South America. You know what? I love supporting new boot brands, particularly young boot brands that have a passion and a vision and really want to try something different in terms of the handmade nature of boots, the design of the boots and the eco-conscious social responsibility type of models and values that they hold. So I hope you join with me to support these kinds of new small bootmakers. So in this update review, let's start by looking at the Bordeaux Tocano. As I said, it's a jumper style boot by that I mean looks kind of like Doc Martin paratrooper ish but built much better. I ordered these in November 2021 and I received them in February 2022, which included four-week shipment at time because that was bang in the middle of COVID and shipment to Australia from Bordeaux involved going almost twice around the world. I have already reviewed this so you can go check that review when I used them out when I was hiking down in the southwest of Australia and you can see these sort of dirt on these boots. But let's go through these boots very quickly. They're made from Italian wax suede, very similar to Charles F. Stead's waxy commander suede in that it is a suede that's waxed over with these wax to provide a fairly stiff upper leather but supportive and natural on your foot. The stitching quality control is reasonably good. There are some loose stitches and to some extent I think being the second batch that they ever made that is of a stitch down construction, the first batch they made was was Blake stitched. I think it's pretty good for being a handmade boot being the second batch that you've ever made. They used a Montaigne Vibram sole, Vibram Montaigne sole where the commando lugs go right to the edge. And in terms of QC, this is one of the things I pointed out to Andres was that the stitching along there is possibly not as good as it could be because they're learning their craft because what happens is as the stitches go up and down each lug they kind of bridge the gap rather than go up and down the gap, very different from Nick's boots for example. But other than that I think the quality control is really good. The materials are good, it's all leather construction. There is a steel shank so you get that arch support from steel and the internals of the sole construction are cork and leather. You know, can't blame that. The fit is really good, this is a size 41 and it broke in really quite quickly for me despite it being quite a firm upper's leather and quite a firm veg 10 midsole and rubber outsole construction. I wore these on long hikes when I was on holiday a year ago and they were extremely comfortable, extremely supportive, and they stood up well. I wear them infrequently but regularly these days. I do find them one of my most comfortable boots. I think that that last is really perfect for my foot. If you look at that the heel is actually quite a narrow heel and then it broadens out to the ball of the foot with a rounded toe. Reminds me very much of Parkhurst 602 last. Now these two are actually the same boots but with different outsole so let me deal with the commando one first. This is the Isidro boot. Again I chose a wax suede from Italian tannery. You can also get these in full grain wicket and craig, particularly if they're offered in the next batch. They have provided them in a green wicket and craig, olive green but I do like the rough out feel of boots like these. Now chelsea's, many people would think that they're a lot dressier but I think you can make a chelsea that's quite a work boot style. This is really well designed to fit the vamp, fit the instep and then grip you around the ankle so that you're not flipping around because you can't tighten them up without laces. It uses a different vibram commando, I think this is its height yes I beg your pardon, it uses a different its height commando sole. You'll notice that learning from experience, they've got the one the design where the commando lugs are in board so that when they sew the stitch down construction onto this sole they're not having to meet that problem of going up and down lugs. Now that's clever. It's made of leather material so there's a leather heel stack leather midsole and the inside is again cork and leather. Now I've worn these for mainly casual occasions, I haven't had much chance to go out hiking in them even though they fit well enough and snug enough that I don't think I'll be slipping around in them if I go on uneven ground but I've worn these mainly on casual occasions around going around town. These ones on the vibram Christy sole I have worn doing work around the house. I did some intense gardening doing clearing a lot of the backyard which was really overgrown so there were roots to be dug out I put in some some gravel pathways so there was gravel to be shoveled onto crawled around and it's it's got a few scuffs much more than the other one and I did find that these were incredibly comfortable walking around because of that wedge sole but not fantastic for crawling around because it has this double thickness leather midsole as well as this super thick Christy sole so that actually bending the boot even after several months it's not that easy. When I was on my knees instead of bending my toes on my knees I found that I was actually scrabbling around right on the toes not ideal as work boots but super super comfortable. The quality control in these was a little bit amiss on this boot that gap between the two midsole split a little bit and I they hadn't come apart but they were definitely splitting so I took them to the cobbler who re-glued them back on and pressed them in. Now I want to touch on the customer service for Bordon so I contacted Andrews and I said look I'm getting this done I just want to let you know he asks for feedback so that they can improve so that's a tick mark. When I contacted him he was very apologetic immediately offered me payment for my cobbler which I didn't bother about 20 Australian dollars you know but immediately he started strategizing about how he would make that better in next batches about the formulation of glues the clamps and so on and he shared those with me. Now I think that is really good customer service in the sense that he takes on he apologizes and he helps it gets your help to strategize about what he might do next that continuous improvement I think is something that they should be proud of. So in summary what do I think of Bordon Colombia? The pros are quite unique designs and you know a jumper boots a jumper boot a service boot is a service boot but I think there's enough character in this to make this quite different. The design of a work booty Chelsea boot I think is also something that's very hard to find in this particular sort of charismatic kind of last and shape and so on so definitely in the pro side is the uniqueness of the design. I think they're very sturdy boots in all three I've clambered around well maybe in two of them anyway I've clambered around tough terrain on gravel on sand and mud they've really kept my foot in really well kept it really snug and made me feel very comfortable walking around in them they're also very comfortable in the sense that the leather cork leather combination in the sole helps the mold to your own feet so that after no more than four weeks breaking two weeks constant wear two weeks of on and off wear your feet really feel molded inside and I would easily slip in these into these every time I walked out the door in fact these are kept in my back door so that if I'm on stocking feet as I go out for something I'll put these on so comfortable they're not as comfortable as bedroom slippers which some people might say they're not as comfortable as sneakers these are boots but as boots they're very comfortable as for the con side yeah there was that problem with that with the the midsole sort of slipping away from each other yeah there's was a problem with a little loose stitching which I just burned off you know that's that's nothing much really I think you have to remember that these are handmade boots and in Bordeaux they're actually literally handmade they're hand lasted there's no machine that sort of sucks it into a mold a person guides a sewing machine through this so yeah it's not that even but you know I like that I can see that it's handmade that a person has made these so unless they fall apart which they don't I really like that quirky not quite perfect look customer service is definitely on the plus side easy to contact easy to talk to they engage with you and they'll fix things very quickly no problems there at all so it's my personal preference but one of the things I really like to do is look for these small batch bootmakers and I like to try and support them now they're small batch and they're small batch and Thursday love them as much as I love Thursday boots for an entry-level boot they make them in small batches but they're getting pretty big right whereas people like Bordeaux and Columbia people like Parkhurst still make boots in really small batches as and when they buy in the skins and the hides and I think we really need to try and use their skills help them grow and support that industry in the sort of boot world that we all love so I hope you like that little update on the Bordeaux and Columbia keep an eye on the website now put a link below so you can have a look they are going to bring out a batch pretty soon I think if not already but when I record this but check it out and give them a go look until then guys you take care and don't forget to click on like and subscribe and I'll see you soon