The Chelsea is a very popular work boot style in Australia. Particularly on construction sites. The ease of putting it on/taking it off is particularly appealing.
I'm going against the grain by saying I enjoyed these boots. I have them in the muleskinner leather and no complaints. Granted, they aren't dressy boots and aren't winning in the looks category, but the sheer comfort and durability is a green light for me.
I like Chelseas. I love Red Wing. I love and support American Made. I love this boot. The Ebony Harness leather is beautiful. They’ll look great with my selvedge American denim. Thanks for the review…
I bought a pair of factory 2nd’s of the Ebony Chelsea’s. Just like you said, it’s a work boot, not meant to dress up in. Of all my boots these are the most comfortable. I can walk for hours in these boots.
Really hate the clickbait title / thumbnail, but your review was decent, agree with the premise that it's not quite an icon like the other heritage boots. But a bomb proof high quality chunkier Chelsea is great. I've always avoided Blundstones because I don't trust the quality, and the ebony harness leather looks really nice.
I disagree with you here. I prefer bulkier chelseas, and this is an obvious answer to Blundstones since they are so extremely popular. I think this will sell alot.
I think that there are those who want a work style boot similar to a blunder stone or redback boot and those who want a dressier Chelsea style boot with a sleeker narrow toe box. Redback was more going for that first market, the work wear rather than fashion wear.
i wish red wing would make it look like a normal chelsea boot. i love the black smith and iron ranger but im not a fan of red wings version of the chelsea boot. red wing needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.
The edges of the leather (the perimeter of each leather piece in the boot) are skived thinner to get a consistent stitch appearance, so if you measure the thickness of the leather at the edge, it will be thinner than what the leather actually is.
Excellent point! Do you know of any ways to measure the true thickness of the leather? Most bootmakers don't advertise that, but it's something I'd love to compare from brand to brand
I've got my reservations on the classic Chelsea's, because of the synthetics, and the food bed not being veg tan on cork like everything else. but regardless, I still wear them
my problem with chelseas are the elastic noone has yet to invent an elastic that doesn't wear out. i would love to own slip on boots like that but the elastic man.
I always look forward to your reviews, man. Yeah, every brand doesn't need to try to do everything. Taco Bell doesn't need to offer breakfast, Thursday doesn't need to do a logger boot, and Red Wing doesn't need to do a Chelsea boot. Sometimes people should just stick to what they do best.
Good review, Totally agree with your overall assessment. If you’re going to have a Chelsea I think the best look is a slimmer profile, like an RM Williams, superb quality. On saying that I do own a pair of Blundstones myself. I got them to walk in the woods and wet fields while I’m walking my dog, I didn’t want to ruin my Iron Rangers for everyday muddy walks. They are obviously half the price and are super comfortable though, and do for just knocking around. If I wanted a similar boot, but better quality that’s where this Red Wing Chelsea would fit in.I guess what I’m trying to say is this style of Chelsea is a lot more casual than the likes of RM Williams. I enjoy your reviews keep up the good work
If you want chelseas built for the tough, nowadays you get Redbacks. Have had mine for a year and a half now, my favourite thing to wear out and about. That said RM Williams is the quintessential slick Chelsea. Dang, Aussies do know how to make em!!
@@omar8634 Obviously when it comes to looks, that’s a subjective thing, but as far as quality, RM’s are another level up to Redbacks in terms of construction,so you can’t compare the two. A more apt comparison would be Redbacks to Blunstones. For the price point though and to do a job, Redbacks are tough to beat!
Ian Harold better than RM Williams and way cheaper, RM Williams quality has gone dramatically downhill in case you didn't know. Overrated overhyped overpriced
@@richyclubsport5155 I had heard that, and looking at Rose Anvils assessment a guess you’d have to agree the quality seems to of gone down. As far as Ian Harrold boots they seem superb quality and probably as good as RMs, but the boots are not made in Australia now. Which is a shame but they are super quality.
@Rigz727 I sold both my pairs of RM Williams on eBay, admittedly bought recently 2022 I didn't know that they had been taken over, my old pair from the 80s still going strong, unlike the newer ones. Bought two pairs of Ian Harold boots, vastly superior, worn the he'll outer them, with minimal wear. Fantastic boots at half the price of RM Williams.
@@Elazarko I have Thursday Captain, Vanguard, Earth Chelsea and Logger. Compared to my Grant Stone Diesel and Brass and Chelsea Boots, the bar for quality materials and build go to GS without question. Try them for your self. You won’t regret it!
Mock toe….chelsea….or work chukka? Trying to decide which boots to go with as a residential renovations General Contractor. Ive been wear Merrell shoes for many years, wore boots years ago. Looking for a good quality boot that will be easier to keep clean for meeting clients. Good tough wearing boot, but clean look for meetings. On a personal note, I have many casual and nicer boots, including several chelseas. I do like the convenience of easy on off without laces
Did you only measure the very edge of the forefoot leather? Because you realize the edges were most likely skived. So the leather is most likely 2mm throughout.
The woman's version of their Chelsea is what this boot should look like. If I bought a 12 in a woman's Red Wing. Would it fit my size as a man or would my foot be too wide?
New subscriber here 👋 I have heard that the footbed is no longer leather in these, they have a poron foam footbed with a texon fibreboard lasting board. Not the same as other red wing models.
I was going to say the same thing. All their Chelsea boots have the layered insole. The Texon and Poron are covered with a thin layer of chrome tanned leather maybe he was fooled by the top layer. Bottom line is, the thin chrome tan layer will not have nearly the durability of the near 1/4 inch thick veg tan insoles of the rest of the Heritage line, and the Poron foam will collapse and turn to powder and the Texon will crumble. These boots are garbage by the normal Heritage standard and DO NOT even fit the basic standards of what a heritage boot actually is. Redwing should be ashamed of themselves.
size 10.5 will likely do the trick. You can also read my full Red Wing Sizing guide (link in the description) if you'd like more information before making the choice
Looks like a boot for doing small jobs around the house. I agree with you on the slimmer Chelsea boots styles. Those boots prolly not the best for a night out. Nice video.
Im pretty sure that Red Wing made these boots to compete with blundstone and the likes. However it is going to be a no from me aswell. I think they should bring back the Mil-1 Congress or the Williston chelsea boots or even the 8201 and 8200 chelsea boots, now those were some nice chelsea boots.
My house slippers have elastic. My girlfriends hair ties are elastic. Boots should not have elastic. Too feminine for me and the design was originally for queen victoria. Perhaps I am shallow but I just can’t get into these things in any brand.
Likewise, I don't look at a Chelsea and think, "Oh, that looks like a great work boot!" I've also never considered getting a Chelsea due to the elastic, as it will eventually wear out and be flimsy.
It is just an ugly and stupid boot! I don't know what Red Wing was thinking. I think they have moved down the wrong track lately. Look at their stupid commercials. People dressed like clowns! I have great respect for Red Wing. They have made a lot of great boots since the beginning in 1905. Red Wing should take a look at Nicks Boots, White's etc. Stop making stupid boots and stop making stupid commercials, please! Great video btw. 👍
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The Chelsea is a very popular work boot style in Australia. Particularly on construction sites. The ease of putting it on/taking it off is particularly appealing.
I'm going against the grain by saying I enjoyed these boots. I have them in the muleskinner leather and no complaints. Granted, they aren't dressy boots and aren't winning in the looks category, but the sheer comfort and durability is a green light for me.
Yeah I wouldn’t wear them but I believe in the brand. I’m sure they’re making more sense with each step.
I like Chelseas. I love Red Wing. I love and support American Made. I love this boot. The Ebony Harness leather is beautiful. They’ll look great with my selvedge American denim. Thanks for the review…
Very true. I think he forgets this is a work boot lol
The bulkier Chelsea boots are nice I wear Chelsea’s and I do construction so this is nice for it to be a little beefier
Agreed. Ive been really torn though between this classic work chelsea or the moc toe 1907. Tough decision
I bought a pair of factory 2nd’s of the Ebony Chelsea’s. Just like you said, it’s a work boot, not meant to dress up in. Of all my boots these are the most comfortable. I can walk for hours in these boots.
Really hate the clickbait title / thumbnail, but your review was decent, agree with the premise that it's not quite an icon like the other heritage boots. But a bomb proof high quality chunkier Chelsea is great. I've always avoided Blundstones because I don't trust the quality, and the ebony harness leather looks really nice.
I disagree with you here. I prefer bulkier chelseas, and this is an obvious answer to Blundstones since they are so extremely popular. I think this will sell alot.
I hope so! I'm a big red wing fan, so if this is a big seller, that would be great!
I think that there are those who want a work style boot similar to a blunder stone or redback boot and those who want a dressier Chelsea style boot with a sleeker narrow toe box. Redback was more going for that first market, the work wear rather than fashion wear.
I got each color and I found the ebony harness is same exact sizing as other colors, we're slightly larger
these are actually very nice boot and I own all three color now after bought the first amber harness one.
Had mine for a couple years-love them. The pull on use is great to use for a work boot in wet and cool wear.
i wish red wing would make it look like a normal chelsea boot. i love the black smith and iron ranger but im not a fan of red wings version of the chelsea boot. red wing needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.
I where a 10.5 in shoes same with boots but I go a full size down to. A 9.5 love a snug fit and still has alot of room
The edges of the leather (the perimeter of each leather piece in the boot) are skived thinner to get a consistent stitch appearance, so if you measure the thickness of the leather at the edge, it will be thinner than what the leather actually is.
Excellent point! Do you know of any ways to measure the true thickness of the leather? Most bootmakers don't advertise that, but it's something I'd love to compare from brand to brand
@@BootSpy yep. Cut them in half like rose anvil does hehe perfect way to analyze the boot
Chelsea boots are very popular in the UK
I've got my reservations on the classic Chelsea's, because of the synthetics, and the food bed not being veg tan on cork like everything else. but regardless, I still wear them
my problem with chelseas are the elastic
noone has yet to invent an elastic that doesn't wear out.
i would love to own slip on boots like that but the elastic man.
blundstones from my experience have a really nice elastic gusset and they are also really easy to replace
Thats why Chukkas are better.
Can’t you just pick the material out and stitch new elastic in?
A cobbler can replace the elastic
@@bassheadlife492 my thoughts also. I wouldn’t have thought even stitching that yourself would be that hard.
Does that boot come with a white sole also in a tan leather
Hawthorne Muleskinner.
I have a black pair of these and really like them, I sized down 1 whole size and they fit perfect for me.
I always look forward to your reviews, man. Yeah, every brand doesn't need to try to do everything. Taco Bell doesn't need to offer breakfast, Thursday doesn't need to do a logger boot, and Red Wing doesn't need to do a Chelsea boot. Sometimes people should just stick to what they do best.
It's basically just a ranch boot..not their first either
thank you for coming back and watching! I really appreciate it!
How are the soles on these in slippery, oil environments?
Good review, Totally agree with your overall assessment.
If you’re going to have a Chelsea I think the best look is a slimmer profile, like an RM Williams, superb quality.
On saying that I do own a pair of Blundstones myself. I got them to walk in the woods and wet fields while I’m walking my dog, I didn’t want to ruin my Iron Rangers for everyday muddy walks.
They are obviously half the price and are super comfortable though, and do for just knocking around.
If I wanted a similar boot, but better quality that’s where this Red Wing Chelsea would fit in.I guess what I’m trying to say is this style of Chelsea is a lot more casual than the likes of RM Williams.
I enjoy your reviews keep up the good work
If you want chelseas built for the tough, nowadays you get Redbacks. Have had mine for a year and a half now, my favourite thing to wear out and about. That said RM Williams is the quintessential slick Chelsea. Dang, Aussies do know how to make em!!
@@omar8634 Obviously when it comes to looks, that’s a subjective thing, but as far as quality, RM’s are another level up to Redbacks in terms of construction,so you can’t compare the two. A more apt comparison would be Redbacks to Blunstones.
For the price point though and to do a job, Redbacks are tough to beat!
Ian Harold better than RM Williams and way cheaper, RM Williams quality has gone dramatically downhill in case you didn't know. Overrated overhyped overpriced
@@richyclubsport5155 I had heard that, and looking at Rose Anvils assessment a guess you’d have to agree the quality seems to of gone down. As far as Ian Harrold boots they seem superb quality and probably as good as RMs, but the boots are not made in Australia now. Which is a shame but they are super quality.
@Rigz727 I sold both my pairs of RM Williams on eBay, admittedly bought recently 2022 I didn't know that they had been taken over, my old pair from the 80s still going strong, unlike the newer ones. Bought two pairs of Ian Harold boots, vastly superior, worn the he'll outer them, with minimal wear. Fantastic boots at half the price of RM Williams.
I see that La Aurora Ruby box on the shelf. Top shelf quality right there
Best I’ve ever had. I’m big on the torpedo shape because of them now
Denim jacket is so nice !!
Please wich brand and modell ?
Just do what I did. Buy a Grant Stone Chelsea and call it a day.
Do you know what specifically makes Grant Stone more expensive and possibly a better every day compared to Thursday Chelsea boot?
@@Elazarko I have Thursday Captain, Vanguard, Earth Chelsea and Logger. Compared to my Grant Stone Diesel and Brass and Chelsea Boots, the bar for quality materials and build go to GS without question. Try them for your self. You won’t regret it!
Love the nato strap you have on your watch. What's the watch?
The watch is a vaer D5 --- great piece from an awesome brand. I recommend checking them out for sure
Mock toe….chelsea….or work chukka?
Trying to decide which boots to go with as a residential renovations General Contractor. Ive been wear Merrell shoes for many years, wore boots years ago. Looking for a good quality boot that will be easier to keep clean for meeting clients. Good tough wearing boot, but clean look for meetings.
On a personal note, I have many casual and nicer boots, including several chelseas. I do like the convenience of easy on off without laces
Do you know of Chelseas from any brand in wider widths like EEE and H (EEEE)?
I like Chelseas but they are mostly in D or EE widths.
Did you only measure the very edge of the forefoot leather? Because you realize the edges were most likely skived. So the leather is most likely 2mm throughout.
hey William, do you still have them? if so have you changed your mind about them? //all the best troutbumandsam
The woman's version of their Chelsea is what this boot should look like.
If I bought a 12 in a woman's Red Wing. Would it fit my size as a man or would my foot be too wide?
New subscriber here 👋 I have heard that the footbed is no longer leather in these, they have a poron foam footbed with a texon fibreboard lasting board. Not the same as other red wing models.
I was going to say the same thing. All their Chelsea boots have the layered insole. The Texon and Poron are covered with a thin layer of chrome tanned leather maybe he was fooled by the top layer. Bottom line is, the thin chrome tan layer will not have nearly the durability of the near 1/4 inch thick veg tan insoles of the rest of the Heritage line, and the Poron foam will collapse and turn to powder and the Texon will crumble. These boots are garbage by the normal Heritage standard and DO NOT even fit the basic standards of what a heritage boot actually is. Redwing should be ashamed of themselves.
If you had the half sole of the Beckman, you'd have a great boot. The Rancher was beautiful, just couldn't get it in the UK.
Yes, I have chelsea rancher half sole in 2E. Have worn then for about 10 winters, with 1 resole). Great shoe
I am new to Redwing so if I wear a size 11 in vans and most sneakers what size should I get in these?
size 10.5 will likely do the trick. You can also read my full Red Wing Sizing guide (link in the description) if you'd like more information before making the choice
I’ve always been an 11 in vans. These classic Chelsea’s I’m an 8. I don’t know how or why, but they fit
@@BGSHOTS-ki1qr Are you serious?? I had to go down to a 10 and there's still tiny room. I think 9.5 would be too tight
Looks like a boot for doing small jobs around the house. I agree with you on the slimmer Chelsea boots styles. Those boots prolly not the best for a night out. Nice video.
Im pretty sure that Red Wing made these boots to compete with blundstone and the likes. However it is going to be a no from me aswell. I think they should bring back the Mil-1 Congress or the Williston chelsea boots or even the 8201 and 8200 chelsea boots, now those were some nice chelsea boots.
Not My first choice but I’d put it in rotation…. 😊
Thanks . Not really for me . Maybe if I worked on a farm . And stepped in s... all day . Lol
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While no doubt it's a well made boot. Something about it just looks off to me.
Cause if your a smaller guy or have a small build it just looks big.
I love it. I wanted but not available
yeah, red wing is terrible with stock...
this vs redback
We need to keep buying American made keeping jobs in the USA red wing one of the best boots
I hope Redwing sent those boots to you for free because they are ugly as sin.
I can't stand the looks of Chelsea boots. I would never buy or wear them.
My house slippers have elastic. My girlfriends hair ties are elastic. Boots should not have elastic.
Too feminine for me and the design was originally for queen victoria.
Perhaps I am shallow but I just can’t get into these things in any brand.
Understandable
Likewise, I don't look at a Chelsea and think, "Oh, that looks like a great work boot!" I've also never considered getting a Chelsea due to the elastic, as it will eventually wear out and be flimsy.
Great review. Just not for me
It is just an ugly and stupid boot! I don't know what Red Wing was thinking. I think they have moved down the wrong track lately. Look at their stupid commercials. People dressed like clowns! I have great respect for Red Wing. They have made a lot of great boots since the beginning in 1905. Red Wing should take a look at Nicks Boots, White's etc. Stop making stupid boots and stop making stupid commercials, please! Great video btw. 👍
I can’t get past elastic on boots 🤮
RW please release back the muleskinner one again!!!! @RedWingHeritage1905 come on!!!!!