LL bean camp mocs or leather double sole slippers?
Which are the better choice? I really the leather soles of the slippers, but can I wear them outdoor. Will the soles be damaged very quickly?
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I can not tell you what the better choice is, because that depends on your intended aesthetic.
In practical terms:
Leather soles can be worn outside no problem. I would not go hiking in them, but your run of the mill city stuff is absolutely no issue.
They can be a bit slippery when wet though. I usually ty to avoid my leather soles when it is raining for that case
But if you use leather sole oil and let them dry with a shoe tree if they get wet the occasional rainfall will not kill them.
Alternatively you can have your cobbler add thin rubber soles to leather shoes, which alleviates the issue and gives a bit better traction without influencing the look too much.
Kepp in mind: Sole oil can sometimes be a solvent to glue used to attach soles. So in general avoid using it unless the shoe is of a sewn construction. Also once you do the sole oil thing adding rubber soles becomes difficult.
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What does the leather sole look like? I think folks are assuming it’s a classic dress shoe sole but slippers will often have a much softer leather wrap sole
I believe that the soles should be very soft.
You can wear them outside. I tend to keep my leather wrapped sole slippers as house shoes bc they hold on to small rocks and stuff and wear more quickly outside. It’s up to you how you want to wear them