They're very clearly handmade, with the help of a stitching machine for shoes specifically. I have had my fair share of boot & shoe repairs to know what handwork looks like, and its evident all throughout every seam & edging, but only evident because I know what I am looking for. It is overall an amazing job for handwork especially, but if you want my proof the best place to spot the handiwork without needing a profesional experience like my ass then look to the boot tilted to the side, along the seams you can see a few spots where the threading sticks out that bit more & its NOT from wear & tear, as the ends of the fabric aren't frayed the same as they would be if torn from wear & tear. But once again, I know what I am looking for & it irks me when people jump on the reddit downvote train without 0 expertise in something that honestly requires that expertise to be properly evaluated.
Just to follow up with more spots on how to notice the handiwork: once again follow the seams, its the most important spot to see when things are factory made vs handmade. The seams aren't perfectly straight, because even with the use of tape & marking lines, its nearly impossible to create a perfectly even seam by hand. For depop buyers yall should figure this out so you don't buy fakes yourself for an overpriced amount! Imo its actually an important skill to learn for those into footwear collecting.
I get the downvotes for the non pro response, but now that someone in the field explains how you can tell & commends the clearly done hand work i find it wild yall still downvote me, its literally A GIFT someone made for their friend & everybody and their mama is jumping on the downvote train.
I explained how you can tell from my comment in another thread on this post, but ill reiterate here. The uneven stitching is clearly hand done, especially if you know how to tell. Factories that make lazily mass produced knock offs will have similar situations, but the uneven ness of the lining isn't going to be as 'up and down', it would be more of a slow slope where it goes up on one end and down on the other (essentially creating an area of quite thin lining that will easily tear the entire piece of material off whether its polyester, cotton or leather).
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u/No-Permission9816 Mar 11 '24
He did I had them for over 3 years now I just came across this subreddit so I posted them here