ARIATMen's Groundbreaker Wide Square Toe Work Boot

Durability: So far, these boots are holding up great. The tread grips well in muddy job site conditions, and they’ve been extremely water-resistant even after long days in wet environments. I expect them to last.Wearability: They run a bit snug out of the box—especially if you wear thick socks—but they’ve been gradually breaking in. Just something to note for all-day wear.Style: Clean and simple design. They look good for both the job site and casual wear, but don’t expect them to stay sharp-looking if you're around drywall dust daily.Stiffness: There's a bit of stiffness at first, which is expected for work boots. They're supportive without feeling like bricks on your feet.Leather Quality: The leather feels solid, but it does dull out quickly—most likely because I’m in and out of drywall-heavy areas, which tends to suck the moisture right out. A little-used motor oil helps.Scuff Resistance: They’ve picked up some wear marks, but nothing unexpected. The uppers are still holding shape.

My 4th pair of Ariats, 1st pair of square toe work boots. Out of the box-1st, out of the box comfortable. 2nd, good fit-ordered my regular size. Amazon said the I should order a size bigger, but I didn't. Glad I didn't pay attention to their comment. So far, I think break in will be less than an hour. It did, fit great. UPDATE-returned for a 1/2 size from regular everywhere. Fit is better. UPDATE- wearThe boots were comfortable out of box. After a few weeks the boots fit like a glove. I'll buy again if these wear out. UPDATE, 4 months after purchase. I wear these boots everywhere. Work all day in the yard, brush them good and wear them out to dinner. One review said the leather will root before the soles will wear out. The soles show no wear. These boots are the most comfortable ones I own.

My husband loves them. Good quality. Comfortable. Easy to slide on. Stylish. Great brand.

I read all the reviews and as usual, eliminated 50% of the bad reviews. I want to like these, I ordered the usual size I wear; 12W(EE). For me, I tried them with my normal "thick" socks, NO way I could get them on! Tried them with thin dress socks.... and with all my might, I got them on. Once on, they felt a bit small in the instep, arch/ top of foot- see my second picture. I have a high instep and they felt OK once on, but a bit on the tight side- as do some lace-up shoes do when new. I tried them both around the house for an hour or so and felt as if they were going to stretch out.At first glance, I thought as many other reviewers complained about that they would be too big. For me, with boots, I want them to stretch to fit due to the fact that there are no laces to tighten. But I want them to be easier to put on than they were.I will try my old trusty wooden shoe stretchers for a day or so to see if they loosen up in 'my' problem spot.Other fitment areas: toebox is adequate, heel slide is ok to large. All in all, I have only purchased a few pairs of shoes online and am learning that it is often a crap shoot!Amazon was late on delivering these to me, 9 days is not what I am conditioned for here!

The durability style and quality the airat always has the fit is a little snug but as with any quality leather boot, they’re gonna be slightly stiff and a little bit tight to start with get some mink oil and a boot stretcher and work with it. It will take some time to break in, but my other pair has lasted three years. You will put them on and think I know these are entirely too small but you can’t get these broken in. You get good traction on a slip resistant boot, and the leather is nice and thick where it matters and they’re stylish. Lol

Great fit, still can't review the comfort or durability as I'm in the break in period. I will say they scuff but I don't care about that too much. But even now, it feels good. Knees didn't hurt at the end of the day, after walking on concrete for 8 hours, and it's easy to take on/off, but it holds my foot in place perfectly. Slip resistance is amazing, working on oily/wet floors all day as a mechanic.I wouldn't recommend getting a wide size unless you've tried it in person. I thought I was a 10W but it actually slightly slipped on me when I tried it at my local boot barn. Got a 10 regular online, since they only had a 10W in person, and it fits perfectly.

I have very small feet. I wear a men's size six. I ordered this boot in a size six and they were way too small. I barely got them on and could not wear them for more than 30 min. I exchanged them on Amazon and got a size seven. The left boot is a little tight but it should break in and be ok. the right boot is way too loose. The size sixes were like size fives and the sevens had one size seven boot and one size 6 boot. I am not at all pleased with these boots.

Very comfortable boots! These are my 2nd pair.