scuffed up stitching on paraboot toe?

I went out sober the other day with a group of friends who regressed into drunken children lol, and someone managed to step on the toe of my paraboots. 😭 I’m not really sure what’s going on here, it doesn’t look ripped, maybe scuffed somehow? I tried lightly applying some leather cleaner/conditioner on it and it made it look a bit better. Any tips on what’s up here and how to fix it? It weirdly looks worse from standing up, further away than it does up close.
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SouvlakiPlaystation
SouvlakiPlaystation•4mo ago
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Nayyyyy
Nayyyyy•4mo ago
Probably just dirty Get a cream/white fabric pen and colour it in I guess? Or embrace it. Not really noticeable
Nayyyyy
Nayyyyy•4mo ago
Something like this would be around $4-8 or equivalent
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bishopcorrigan
bishopcorrigan•4mo ago
Honestly the best thing you could do for yourself here is learn to forget about it
mattw282
mattw282•4mo ago
I genuinely can't see whats wrong here.
bishopcorrigan
bishopcorrigan•4mo ago
This is the smallest mark you will ever get, shoes will get worn, it will be okay, don’t stress about this and it will fade from your mind
raisinpie
raisinpie•4mo ago
michaels look good with some wear and tear, you'll do worse to them and itll be great
awburkey
awburkey•4mo ago
These are goals
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SouvlakiPlaystation
SouvlakiPlaystation•4mo ago
Dope sounds good fellas lol, I was kinda under the impression these were meant to be kept clean and maintain a “dressier” sort of look, but I can get down with the kind of boot breaking in aesthetic
mattw282
mattw282•4mo ago
They are a pretty casual shoe that originate in work wear and are not really traditionally dressy (beyond the way in which many people these days think any leather non sneaker shoe like these or docs are "dressy").
Digs
Digs•4mo ago
To avoid a scuff is a fools errand, reach true enlightenment by embracing the evolution of your footwear
max
max•4mo ago
My Paraboot Reims and Michaels both had scuffed up and slightly deformed stitching out of the box it’s normal The deformity was just at one point around the circumference But yeah it’s normal or else I have bad luck I guess
rej
rej•4mo ago
Beat em up, wear your shoes!
rej
rej•4mo ago
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briquebrutale
briquebrutale•4mo ago
The reason I‘m not buying any michaels 😄 I just don‘t like how they age and look when worn for a couple of years.
mikeyman159
mikeyman159•4mo ago
on this topic, do you guys store your michaels with cedar shoe trees like advised? i just got a pair but wondering if it’s really worth it to go the extra mile and buy the shoe trees
rej
rej•4mo ago
I don't, but I'm a bit of a slob.
awburkey
awburkey•4mo ago
I don’t The thick rubber sole means toe spring is less likely/severe
max
max•4mo ago
I do store them with shoe trees but that’s mostly cause I have them around I was debating not using them cause I do like the deformed look